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Sold. Professional Commercial Contract Cleaning Company

LISTING DETAILS
Firms For Sale ID:
34181
Vendor reference:
GC114
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BUSINESS DETAILS
Location:
Primary sector:
Secondary sector:
Asking price:
£52,500  
Turnover / revenue:
£160,000
Net profit / cashflow:
Undisclosed
Number of employees:
23
Employees / staffing:
The current owner works on the business rather than in it and is responsible for finance, accounts and some sales. The business employs some 3 full time members of staff and has a pool of some 20 part time staff.

OTHER DETAILS
Reason for selling:
Genuine retirement.
Support and training:
The vendor is happy to provide a comprehensive handover to ensure a smooth seamless transition of ownership. It is envisaged this should be a relatively simple process as the business model is relatively straight forward.
Business is relocatable:
Yes
Business is web-based:
No
Business is home-based:
No
PROPERTY DETAILS
Lease terms:
The business operates from ideal premises on a well-known and centrally located business estate. The premise are leased but the business could easily be relocated if need be.
 
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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Professional Commercial Contract Cleaning Company
Ref.GC114
Location Herefordshire
Asking Price GBP 52,500
This successful commercial contract cleaning company has enjoyed impressive growth and profitability since inception and this trend is continuing with sales for the current financial year expected to be in excess of GBP150,000p.a. The growth has been organic and driven by the companys belief that customer service is key. This has led it to develop its customer base in Hereford and the surrounding areas. The company currently has some 3040 regular commercial customers who value this companys exceptional service levels.
The business specialises in providing all cleaning requirements for commercial offices, facilities, retail units and company premises, generally within a 50 mile radius of its base. The company has contracts in place which ensures consistent levels of work.. The company has a good spread of business and is not over reliant on any particular client or market sector.
The business provides a friendly professional and efficient service to the client. The quality of work is very high and the staff are reliable, polite and flexible in their approach. The business only uses quality cleaning products and has its own internal quality assurance principles.
The company is very proud of the excellent working relationships that have been developed with clients. Many clients are long standing and provide regular repeat business opportunities, having been with the business for many years.
The company is fully conversant with all current legislation and guidelines relating to health and safety and has its own strict policies that it adheres to at all times. The busienss utilises various health and safety and employment packages to ensure its complaince.

Expansion Potential
There is room to expand the offerings further and to develop the existing business into a fully-fledged facilities management company serving Herefordshire and perhaps beyond.

The business survived and prospered during the difficult years since 2008. Now confidence is coming back, there is potential for more growth through additional sales and marketing activity.

As already mentioned the company has in place the building blocks of an ISO system and merely need to pull them together (and the time to implement it) to make it work. This would no doubt open up more doors for business going forward.

Market / Competition / Non-Competition Agreements
The business has an informative website and does some limited marketing. There are excellent opportunities to increase this in line with a new sales and marketing push which would reap immediate rewards in existing and new market sectors. A high proportion of the business's revenue has been due to its excellent reputation for quality and service and strong word of mouth recommendation and this is expected to continue.