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Working capital when a pest control business is sold

The cash collected and the visits still owed

Connect pest-control completion balances to customer advances, visits still owed, unpaid invoices and stock.

For sellers 12 pages 9-minute read Updated Oct 2026

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Who this guide is for

For pest-control owners preparing to discuss a sale. Use it to organise the balances and service commitments behind the customer book.

What you will take from it

  • Separate operating working capital from cash, borrowing and business value.
  • Match customer advances to the service periods and visits still owed.
  • Build a dated record of receipts, payments and unresolved completion questions.

What is inside

  1. Agree what the balance includes
  2. Find the visits already paid for
  3. Test invoices and stock separately
  4. Put dates beside the balances

The tool: pest control completion cash checklist

A two-page fillable worksheet for balances, supporting records, exclusions, service periods and cash dates.

It comes as its own file as well as a page of the guide.

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Tell us who you are and the guide opens on this page, with the pest control completion cash checklist as its own file.

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Prepared by Simon Read

Founder & Managing Director, Reads Advice Partners Ltd

Simon founded Reads M&A Advisory to specialise in trades such as HVAC, electrical, fire safety and facilities management, and has spent many years selling businesses to independent buyers, trade companies and private equity-backed groups across the UK.

Updated Oct 2026. The Autumn Budget is scheduled for Oct 2026, and we review every guide after it.

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