Cleaning business companies in Leeds
288 cleaning business companies have a registered office in Leeds, and 117 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £6,127 in cash and owed £9,277 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Leeds | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 288 | 19,632 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 117 (41%) | 42% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 35 (12%) | 11% |
| Typical cash at year end | £6,12742 accounts | £5,810 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £9,277104 accounts | £8,238 |
| Typical number of employees | 2117 accounts | 2 |
What this means if you’re starting one
Most of your competition will be other newcomers
41% of the 288 cleaning business companies in Leeds were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in Leeds. Nationally, that share of new companies is higher than 98% of UK industries.
New rivals are arriving faster than in most trades, so your customers already have fresh options. Being new is not a difference on its own.
Most of these businesses are run by one or two people
The typical cleaning business company in Leeds reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (117 filings).
You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.
More of these companies are closing than in most trades
11% of cleaning business companies in Leeds are currently being struck off, against 6.2% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 82% of UK industries.
Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.
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Check my ideaWhat these figures can’t tell you
Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.
Cleaning business in other places
- Sheffield259 companies
- London3,773 companies
- Birmingham623 companies
- Manchester523 companies
- Romford357 companies
- Bristol317 companies
- Leicester311 companies
- Coventry310 companies
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