General cleaning of buildings: UK companies
19,893 live UK companies list general cleaning of buildings as their main trade, or 0.3% of the register. It ranks 48th among the 60 trades we cover. 4,325 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 336 still live from 2015. 2,185 (11.0%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 199 |
| 2013 | 243 |
| 2014 | 258 |
| 2015 | 336 |
| 2016 | 358 |
| 2017 | 509 |
| 2018 | 644 |
| 2019 | 875 |
| 2020 | 851 |
| 2021 | 889 |
| 2022 | 1,027 |
| 2023 | 1,482 |
| 2024 | 2,018 |
| 2025 | 4,325 |
| 2026 | 4,360 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Millard's Cleaning ServicesFormed 1947
- Wetton Cleaning ServicesFormed 1949
- Ideal Cleaning ServicesFormed 1950
- Lombard Cleaning ServicesFormed 1959
- Folkestone Cleaning ServicesFormed 1960
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 81210) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.