DRAFT v0.1 / FILE REF CDD/2026/UK-MID-MKT / INDEPENDENT REFERENCE - NOT M&A ADVICE
§ TEMPLATE
TX2.

CDD Report TOC Template

Ungated CDD template, on-page, refreshed quarterly.

§ DIRECT ANSWER

CDD Report TOC Template: structure, sample columns and when to use.

The TOC mirrors the seven-chapter spine. A £20k boutique TOC carries the spine plus a one-page IC summary and a risk register. A Big-4 TOC adds a separate ops chapter, a regulatory chapter and a longer appendices set.

§ 1.1£20k boutique TOC

  • Exec summary
  • I. Market
  • II. Customer
  • III. Competitive
  • VI. Risk register
  • VII. IC summary
  • Appendices

§ 1.2£120k Big-4 TOC

  • Exec summary
  • I. Market
  • II. Customer
  • III. Competitive
  • IV. Operations
  • V. Financial-commercial bridge
  • VI. Risk register
  • VII. Synthesis
  • Appendices: interview transcripts, sources, workbook
VERIFIED 21 JUN 2026NEXT REVIEW 21 SEP 2026SRC: ICAEW CF; BVCA Industry Activity 2025-26

Marked-up by Oliver Wakefield-Smith. Draft v0.1, 21 June 2026.