Simon Read runs your sale himself, and six colleagues each look after one part of it.
We deal only with pest management, prevention and wildlife control businesses. Pest Control Business Sales is a division of Reads Advice Partners Ltd, working with Reads M&A Advisory.
Who we are, and why pest control.
Reads M&A Advisory is the specialist business brokerage Simon Read set up after many years in business sales. He has advised on the sale of accountancy practices and businesses across a range of sectors, and has built strong relationships with private equity investors (investment firms that buy companies to grow and sell on), business investors and family offices looking for acquisitions.
That network is why we have launched a dedicated specialist service for pest control sales.
Simon leads it.
We know what BPCA membership signals to a buyer.
We understand why route density matters, why recurring commercial contract revenue transforms a valuation, and why a contract book with low customer concentration sells faster and for more. We bring that knowledge to every conversation, alongside a buyer network that is already active and interested.
If you are exploring a sale, you will deal directly with Simon, our Founder & Managing Director, and every decision on your sale is made with him. The rest of the team each look after one part of the work.
Key Facts
- Part of Reads Advice Partners Ltd
- Company No. 12124192
- Registered in England and Wales
- Nationwide coverage
- pest control sector specialists
- Free initial consultation
- Confidential process
A direct line to the person who runs your sale.
Simon Read leads our Pest Control division and works with every seller through to completion. Once a sale is under way, Emily Jeans keeps the case moving day to day, but the decisions and the negotiation stay with him.
Simon brings many years of business sales process expertise and a buyer network that includes private equity investors, family offices, and businesses already in the trade.
He understands what matters in this sector: BPCA membership and what it signals to acquirers, the difference between a contract book of 300 recurring commercial accounts and a residential callout operation, why route density is the hidden multiplier buyers focus on, and how a business that leans too heavily on you affects the multiple you can achieve, the number your yearly profit is multiplied by to reach a price.
This direct, personal approach means nothing is lost in translation.
Your business is positioned accurately, your concerns are heard by the person making decisions, and you always know exactly where you stand in the process.
You set the pace.
Every conversation starts with understanding what matters most to you: the price, the legacy, the staff, the timing, or simply getting out with certainty.
Nothing is decided until you are ready.
The people who work on your sale.
Simon runs every sale himself. The six others each look after one part of the work, from getting the business ready in the years before a sale to the paperwork at completion. See how the programme works.
Simon Read
Founder & Managing Director
Simon founded Accountants For Sale, then Reads M&A Advisory, which he set up for specialist trades including pest control. He has many years of experience in business sales, bringing owners together with trade buyers (businesses in the same line of work buying to grow), private equity-backed groups and investors across the UK. He does not work on volume: he takes the time to understand what each owner wants, finds the right buyers and runs the negotiation himself. Away from the office he presents Business Forum on Cotswold Radio.
Runs the sale itself, through to completion and the handover after it.
Nick Hunt
Strategic Growth & Exit Adviser
Nick is a non-executive director, trustee and EMCC-accredited executive coach, and a former FTSE100 financial services executive with more than 15 years' experience in strategy, governance and risk. He coaches founders and leadership teams through growth and change, helping them make clearer decisions. He also founded Cotswold Lakes Brew Co., an award-winning certified B Corporation.
Helps you lift profit and get the business running without you.
Ian Mills
Non-Executive Director
Ian is an entrepreneur, business adviser and author who founded, built and sold a global professional services firm. He has worked across more than 60 countries and mentors senior leaders of mid-sized businesses. He is co-author of three books, the latest The Leader's Secret Code, and a charity director.
Joins when the business is larger, or when the sale has to do more than fund a retirement.
Angela Roberts
Office Manager
Angela is Office Manager at Reads M&A Advisory and keeps the business running smoothly. She has a background in IT and marketing, and founded Cotswold Networking, a network of business groups across the Cotswolds, Bristol and Bath. Organised and approachable, she supports the team and its clients through the buying and selling process.
Keeps the office and the process running while your sale moves through each stage.
Ben Davies
Financial Preparation Specialist
Ben is a CIMA-qualified management accountant. He spent ten years at a building society, working his way up from apprentice to accountant, before founding his own practice. He helps owners understand their figures, from management accounts to cash flow forecasts, and explains the financial picture to buyers in plain terms.
Gets your accounts in order, so a buyer's questions are answered before they are asked.
Martin Dugan
Head of Deal Origination
Martin's job is to find the conversation before it becomes a listing. He looks for owners who are weighing up a sale but have not yet gone looking for an adviser, and connects them with buyers already registered with Reads. The work is research, careful targeting and patient direct approaches, made quietly and without pressure. He also runs AA2, a B2B data and outbound business.
Alongside either route, Martin leads Buyer-ready presence, putting the online foundations in order for customers and a future owner. He also leads growth marketing, which puts the same research, careful targeting and patient direct approaches into winning the commercial contracts buyers pay more for.
Emily Jeans
Marketing and Administration Manager
Emily is the person owners stay in touch with once a sale is under way. She is the point of contact from the initial agreement to completion, keeping each case moving and chasing the small details so nobody else has to. Calm and quick to reply, she is the name you will come to know well.
Your day-to-day contact once your sale is under way, right through to completion.
Reads also works with specialist partners: experienced financial planners who help owners with their own finances before and after a sale. Simon can introduce you. See how financial planning around the sale works.
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