Get paid for business records you already have
We buy your records, or arrange a sale directly to an AI developer. You get paid, and you pay us nothing – buyers pay Bayeset.
- Find out for free In a short call, we'll tell you whether your emails, quotes and project files could sell. You don't need to send us any data.
- Agreed in writing first We don't take any records until a written agreement is signed, and you decide what's included.
- Names become codes Before we pass any records on, we replace the names and contact details of people and companies with codes.
- Trading or not You can sell whether you're still trading, have stopped, or are in administration or liquidation.
Two ways to get paid
To train and test their models, AI developers need examples of real work – whole jobs, from first enquiry to final invoice. They rarely turn up in public data, but they do in files like yours.
We buy your records
We pay you a fixed price once you've approved a sample. Suits you if you want one payment, with our safeguards in place.
We find you a buyer
An AI developer, or a data provider working for one, pays you directly. Suits you if you'd like to deal with the buyer yourself. Some buyers pay us a referral fee for introducing you. You never pay us anything.
The price we pay depends on how many records there are, how many years they cover, how complete they are and what kind of work they show.
In our guide, with sources:
Example
Names become codes –
the work stays
This is how we prepare what we buy. Dates and places become less precise, and working hours show only as totals per job.
Quote request: structural design
Dear Ms Smith,
We're planning a 24 × 40 m extension to our warehouse in Reading and would like a quote for the structural design.
Kind regards
Joe Bloggs
Bloggs Logistics Ltd
Quote request: structural design
Dear Ms P-07,
We're planning a 24 × 40 m extension to our warehouse in South East England and would like a quote for the structural design.
Kind regards
P-12
C-0412
C-0412 stands for the same company in every document, so this request stays linked to the quote, order and invoice that followed.
How it works
Ask for a valuation
Answer five short questions in our form, or email us.
We take a look, free of charge
On a half-hour call, we'll tell you which records, if any, could sell and which way suits you.
We put it in writing
You get a draft agreement to check with your adviser: what's included, what's left out, what it's for and the price.
You approve a sample, and we pay
An IT firm you choose makes an encrypted copy at our expense, so we never get access to your systems. It comes in two parts, a small sample and the rest, and you release the rest once we've paid.
You decide what's shared
The rules on this page cover records we buy. If we find you a buyer, your own agreement with them sets the terms.
- Leave out whatever you like Any customer, project, system or document. If something reaches us that should have been left out, we delete it.
- Some things we never take
- HR files, job applications and payroll
- Health and other special category data
- Employees' private emails and chats
- Records kept under a professional duty of confidentiality, such as a doctor's or solicitor's
- Material others hold rights in, such as customers' plans, manufacturers' manuals, third-party code or documents under a confidentiality agreement
- It's still personal data As well as replacing names, we remove other identifying details or make them less precise. This is pseudonymisation, so we treat the records as personal data under the UK and EU GDPR. Whoever receives them never gets the raw data or the key to the codes, and mustn't try to identify anyone.
- We won't name you Whether or not you sell, we'll never name your company in public without your written permission.
Stopped trading or insolvent?
Records are often lost once the servers are switched off, so get in touch before anything is shut down or the company is struck off. Sold in time, they bring in money for the company or its creditors, and records left only in archives or backups can still sell.
- If you're the administrator or liquidator You sign, and we pay only into the account you nominate. Before you commit, we'll send you a draft agreement and set out in writing how we worked out the price (the same formula in every insolvency), how we'll handle data protection and whether we're connected to the company, its shareholders or directors. Whether the sale needs formal approval is for you to judge.
- In an insolvency, we buy as is As is normal in insolvency sales, we don't ask for any warranties, not even about rights in the records. Once you've approved the sample, we owe the price even if we can't find a buyer. In return, the company won't sell further copies to other data buyers. The business itself can still be sold, and its buyer isn't bound by this.
How we buy from closed and insolvent companies · The facts for administrators and liquidators, with sources
Common questions
Are we big enough?
We don't go by size alone. A small firm with years of complete records can be worth more than a bigger one with gaps.
Do companies really sell business records?
Yes. In August 2026, Google won the auction for Spirit Airlines' business data in the airline's US bankruptcy (Chapter 11) case. As of 15 October 2026, the sale was still awaiting court approval.
Will we lose our records?
No – you're selling a copy. We delete the raw data once we've prepared it, and the agreement sets out how long we keep the key to the codes.
How do we know we'll get paid?
You keep the keys to the encrypted copy and give us the key to the sample first. You only give us the key to the rest once we've paid, by the date set in the agreement.
Can we change our mind?
Yes. You can pull out free of charge at any time before you approve the sample. You can also pull out if we don't pay on time. Either way, we delete everything we've received, including the encrypted copy of the rest, and confirm this in writing. Anyone we've shown the sample to must delete it too.
What about data protection law?
Before anything changes hands, we set out in writing who decides how the data is used at each step (the 'controller') and which lawful basis each side relies on. Agreeing to sell isn't a lawful basis in itself. It's for you to judge whether yours holds up – we don't give legal advice.
Who ends up with our records?
Companies that develop or test AI, and data providers working for them. The same records can go to more than one of them. Each must stick to the agreed purpose and can pass the records on only as your agreement allows, to someone who takes on the same duties. Recipients outside the UK and EEA get them only where data protection law allows the transfer, for example under standard contractual clauses with the UK Addendum. Prospective buyers don't see the sample until you've approved it, and then only to review it.
Who pays Bayeset?
Not you. Companies that license what we buy pay us, and buyers we introduce you to may pay us a referral fee. No one on your side gets a commission or any other benefit from us.
Who signs the agreement?
Florian Findeis signs it in his own name. If a company takes over Bayeset's business later on, your agreement will only pass to it with your approval. This page describes how we intend to work. Only a signed agreement is binding.
About Bayeset
We help companies get paid for their records – and protect the people in them
Bayeset buys copies of business records from UK and German companies, including closed and insolvent ones, and prepares them for AI developers. We're based in Munich.
Bayeset is run by Florian Findeis. He spent three and a half years at Tacto, which builds AI for industrial procurement, latterly as Head of Strategy & Operations. You'll deal with him from the first call, and when we buy your records, he signs the agreement himself.
Find out if your records could sell
Answer a few questions, and we'll arrange a free call with no obligation.
Please don't email us any records, passwords or access details. We only accept records once the agreement is signed, and only in the way it sets out. If a request claiming to be from us looks odd, call us before you reply.
Is your name in a company's records?
When we buy a company's records, we prepare them and pass them on to companies that develop or test AI, and to data providers working for them.
- We replace names and contact details with codes. Other details that could identify you are removed or made less precise.
- We still treat the records as personal data. Whoever receives them mustn't try to identify you.
- We don't take HR files, health data or employees' private emails and chats.
To see your data, have it erased or object to its use, email contact@bayeset.com.