Established Domestic Cleaning Business for Sale in North West
A management-run franchise with established income and minimal day-to-day involvement.
The current owner works around two days per week, with a manager handling daily operations.
This is an opportunity to acquire a long-established Merry Maids business that is already structured, staffed and generating consistent revenue. You step into a business that is operating today, with systems, people and customers already in place.
Business snapshot
| Business structure | Two established territories operating as one |
| Established | 2002 and 2011 |
| Turnover | £367,000 (last full year) |
| Current turnover | £182,000 in first 6 months |
| Customers | 144 regular customers |
| Team | 16 experienced staff with Manager and Supervisor |
| Operations | Centrally managed with two locations |
| Population covered | 530,669 |
Asking price |
£185,000 |
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Proven financial performance
The business shows consistent turnover with stable earnings across multiple years.
| Year | Turnover | Gross Profit | Net Profit |
| 2023 | £ 306,314 | £125,342 | £42,958 |
| 2024 | £361,243 | £149,159 | £52,574 |
| 2025 | £367,261 | £158,857 | £57,702 |
This reflects a business with reliable income, an established customer base, and a model that continues to perform.
A management-led business from day one
This is not an owner-dependent business. The structure is already in place.
A Business Manager runs scheduling, recruitment, staff management and customer service. A Supervisor supports delivery, and the wider team completes the work.
The current owner focuses on oversight, including financial management, pay reviews and pricing decisions. That role can be retained or adapted depending on how you choose to run the business.
Built on recurring revenue
The value of this business sits in its customer base.
There are 144 regular clients, most on fortnightly or four-weekly cleaning cycles. This creates predictable monthly revenue and reduces reliance on one-off work.
You are acquiring an income stream that is already established and repeatable.
Backed by an established franchisor:
This is part of a proven franchise system.
Merry Maids is the world’s largest domestic cleaning franchise, supported in the UK by ServiceMaster Ltd, a franchisor with over 65 years of experience.
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As an owner, you benefit from:
- Recognised national brand
- Ongoing operational and training support
- Dedicated marketing support and campaigns
- Established systems and processes
This reduces risk and gives you support to maintain and grow the business.
What is included
- Experienced team of 16 staff
- Management structure handling day-to-day operations
- Established customer base of 144 regular clients
- Cleaning equipment and operational setup ready to use
Everything is already running, which reduces risk and time to full operation.
Premises
The business operates from an attractive, recently built and purpose fitted premises on a 5 year lease. The option to purchase these premises could be made available to a purchaser at the end of the next 5-year lease period. An additional satellite office on a monthly all-inclusive licence acts as a cost effective kit base for the employees in the second territory.
Reason for sale
The current business owner is semi-retired and plans to fully retire over the next few years. The business has already been structured to operate without heavy owner involvements and as a management-led franchise.
Next step
If you would like to find more about this exciting opportunity to own an already established domestic cleaning business in the North West area, call 0116 275 9000 or enquire here.
