Privacy Policy
How FM Business Sales collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
Last updated: Oct 2026
How we found your details
If Simon Read has emailed you about selling your business, your details came from the sources below, and you can be removed at any time.
Where your details came from
Your name and role come from the public register at Companies House, which lists the directors and people with significant control of every UK limited company. Your email address is either published on your company's own website or follows the format your company uses for its addresses, and we check that it is valid before we use it.
We only email business addresses on a company's own website domain. We never use personal or free webmail addresses, and we do not email sole traders or partnerships.
What we hold
We hold your first name, your business email address, and your company's name and registered details. We do not hold your home address, phone number or date of birth.
Why we may contact you
Our lawful basis is legitimate interests. We help owners of businesses like yours to sell them, and letting a company owner know that buyers are looking for businesses like theirs is a normal part of that work. We have weighed this against your interests: we email no more than once in any four weeks, and you can stop it with one click.
How to be removed
Every email we send ends with a line that removes you with one click. You can also reply asking to be removed, or email enquiries@facilitiesmanagementbusinessforsale.co.uk. Once you are removed, we keep your email address only on our suppression list, so that you are never contacted again.
Your rights
You can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to us using it, by emailing enquiries@facilitiesmanagementbusinessforsale.co.uk. We always act on an objection to marketing. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
1. Who we are
FM Business Sales is a trading division of Reads Advice Partners Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 12124192). In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Reads Advice Partners Ltd trading as FM Business Sales.
Our website is https://
2. What information we collect
We collect information you provide when you contact us, request a valuation, download a guide, or otherwise interact with us. This typically includes:
- Your name and job title
- Your email address and telephone number
- Your company name and postcode
- Information about your facilities management business (turnover, profit margin, contract structure, workforce, accreditations, sectors served)
- Any additional information you choose to share about your situation or timeline
We also collect standard technical information when you visit our website, such as your IP address, browser type, the pages you visit, and how long you spend on each page. This is collected to help us understand how visitors use the site and improve it.
3. How we use your information
We use your information to:
- Respond to your enquiry and provide the information or valuation you have requested
- Prepare a personalised assessment of your business
- Contact you about services that may be relevant to you
- Improve our website, service, and communications
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
We will never sell your information to third parties or use it for purposes you have not consented to.
4. Confidentiality
Information you share with us about your business is treated as strictly confidential. We do not discuss your business with anyone outside our team without your express permission. If we present your business to prospective buyers, we do so only after you have approved each step, and all parties sign non-disclosure agreements, promising to keep what they see confidential, before receiving any identifying information.
5. Legal basis for processing
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we rely on one of the following legal bases to process your personal information:
- Consent: where you have explicitly agreed to us processing your information
- Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests and does not override your rights
- Contract: where processing is necessary to perform a service you have requested
- Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement
6. How long we keep your information
We retain your information only for as long as is necessary to provide our services and meet our legal obligations. If you have asked not to be contacted again, we will keep a minimal record (your name and contact details) solely to ensure we honour that request.
7. Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct any inaccurate information
- Ask us to delete your information
- Restrict or object to our processing
- Receive your information in a portable format
- Withdraw consent at any time where consent is the legal basis for processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at enquiries@
8. Cookies
With your consent, we use analytics cookies from Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. Google may also set its own cookies when the map on our contact page loads. Our cookie policy lists each cookie and how to opt out. We do not use advertising cookies.
9. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, or misuse. No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, however, so while we do our best to safeguard your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
11. Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
FM Business Sales
Email: enquiries@
Phone: 01285 704466