Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Commercial cleaning in the UK
44,863 active companies; 10,824 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
44,863
Active UK companies
10,824
Formed in the last twelve months
24% of the sector
5,827
With a website we could match
13%
Commercial cleaning: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,096
2019
2,129
2020
2,184
2021
2,600
2022
3,585
2023
4,710
2024
9,604
2025
9,059
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London8,042
Birmingham963
Manchester933
Glasgow622
Leeds534
Bristol509
Nottingham466
Liverpool454
Cardiff448
Leicester418
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
New sites11
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 8121, 8122. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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