£9.4bn
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Building cleaners' revenue is forecast to dip at a compound annual rate of 4% over the five years through 2024-25 to £9.4 billion, including an estimated expansion of 0.7% in 2024-25. The average profit margin is expected to ballon to 6.2%. Despite challenges from escalating interest rates, inflation, and residential construction decline, cleaning service revenue has grown due to an increase in commercial building construction and a backlog of government contracts in the UK. However, the adoption of hybrid working models has slightly reduced demand for building cleaning. While lockdown measures initially stifled demand, the need for increased sanitisation standards in open businesses during the pandemic boosted profit. The need to get commercial premises ready for operations led to revenue shooting up sharply in 2022-23. Despite some disruptions, overall market trends indicate a positive outlook for the cleaning services industry.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £9.4bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Ideal Cleaning Services Ltd | 66.9 | |
Molly Maid UK Ltd | 29.4 | |
The Cleaning Services Group Ltd | 14.0 |
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General Building Cleaning in the UK
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Carpet cleaning, Exterior cleaning and Hard surface cleaning. Carpet cleaning is the largest segment of the General Building Cleaning in the UK.
Hard surface cleaning and other services have suffered from poor economic conditions
This industry provides general cleaning services for residential and commercial buildings. This mainly includes interior cleaning services. Industrial cleaning and other specialised cleaning services are not covered (IBISWorld report N81.220).
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SIC 81.21 - General Building Cleaning in the UK
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The market size of the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £9.4bn in 2024.
There are 13,549 businesses in the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 3.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the General Building Cleaning market in United Kingdom are Ideal Cleaning Services Ltd, Molly Maid UK Ltd and The Cleaning Services Group Ltd
Hard surface cleaning and Bathroom and toilet cleaning are part of the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Ideal Cleaning Services Ltd.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the General Building Cleaning in the UK industry in United Kingdom.