What Glen Cleaning Company Limited does

Glen Cleaning Company Limited, trading as Glen Group Ltd, is a privately owned UK commercial cleaning and facilities services provider headquartered in Bristol and operating nationally since 1984. The company delivers three core service lines: commercial cleaning for offices, schools and retail environments; specialist cleaning including deep cleans and high-level cleaning; and facilities support services covering window cleaning, grounds maintenance and consumables supply. Its named enterprise customers include CBRE, Burges Salmon, South Devon College and Sopra Steria, with the CBRE engagement alone mobilising more than 50 operatives across 19 sites.

Glen Group operates on a contract-based, tender-driven enterprise sales motion, supplemented by a self-serve client portal powered by TemplaCMS that handles service requests, workbills, site and employee management. A colleague-facing mobile app is currently being upgraded for release on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The technology stack is operational rather than AI-driven, focused on service delivery tooling and client administration.

The business is monetised primarily through recurring commercial cleaning contracts, supplemented by periodic and project-based specialist work. The company holds four ISO certifications (9001, 14001, 45001, 50001) certified by ISOQAR and is an accredited Living Wage employer, with these credentials functioning as procurement gating requirements in competitive enterprise tenders. Glen Group is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent entity, and no recorded funding rounds or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

Glen Cleaning Company Limited

Legal name

Glen Group Ltd

Website

https://glencleaning.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Glen Cleaning Company Limited (Glen Group) is a privately owned UK commercial cleaning and facilities services provider, founded in 1984, delivering recurring and specialist cleaning plus facilities support to enterprise clients nationwide through a 3,000+ strong directly employed workforce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Cleaning Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

General Recurring House Cleaning (Whole-Home) (HSAEAAAA)

Keywords

• Commercial cleaning services
• Facilities management
• Specialist cleaning
• Office cleaning
• Janitorial services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Commercial Cleaning Services: Core recurring cleaning services for offices, schools, retail environments, and other commercial facilities. Services include regular scheduled cleaning delivered consistently by trained teams.
2. Specialist Cleaning Services: Expert solutions for complex requirements including deep cleans, high-level cleaning, and periodic specialist services.
3. Facilities Support Services: Beyond cleaning, including window cleaning, grounds maintenance, and consumables supply.
4. Periodic/Project-Based Services: One-off or periodic specialist services such as deep cleaning and high-level cleaning as required by clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Glen Cleaning Company Limited (Glen Group) provides national commercial cleaning and facilities support services across the United Kingdom. The core offering includes scheduled daily cleaning for offices, schools and retail environments, specialist cleaning such as deep cleans and high-level cleaning, and ancillary facilities services including window cleaning, grounds maintenance and consumables supply. Services are delivered by trained teams under long-term contracts and managed through a client portal and internal mobile app.

Product overview

Glen Cleaning Company Limited (Glen Group Ltd) operates as a national commercial cleaning and facilities services provider offering three core service lines: Commercial Cleaning for offices, schools, and retail environments; Specialist Cleaning for complex requirements including deep cleans and high-level cleaning; and Facilities Support Services covering window cleaning, grounds maintenance, and consumables. The company also provides a mobile app for employees/colleagues and a client-facing customer portal powered by TemplaCMS for service management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Cleaning Reliable, high-quality scheduled cleaning services tailored to offices, schools, retail and other commercial environments, delivered consistently by trained teams on recurring contracts. Designed for enterprise organisations that require dependable daily or periodic cleaning across multiple sites.
• Specialist Cleaning Expert cleaning solutions for more complex requirements, including deep cleans, high-level cleaning and periodic specialist services. Targeted at commercial clients with non-routine or technically demanding cleaning needs.
• Facilities Support Services Ancillary workplace services beyond cleaning, including window cleaning, grounds maintenance and consumables supply. Intended for commercial clients seeking a single provider for broader facilities support.
• TemplaCMS Customer Portal Client-facing web portal where existing customers access cleaning service information, manage contracts, submit and track service requests, view workbills, and manage sites and employees. Aimed at enterprise clients who require ongoing visibility and control over their cleaning service delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully mobilised across 19 sites and over 50 operatives for a single contract
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TemplaCMScoreTechnology or IntegrationTemplaCMS powers the Glen Group Customer Portal, providing the technological platform for client service management including service requests, workbills, contracts, sites, employees, and administrative functions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group UK: UK arm of global contract services group offering cleaning and workplace support alongside catering and hospitality. Comparable on commercial cleaning contracts with enterprise clients, though cleaning is one of several large service lines.
• Mitie Group: Major UK-listed facilities management and cleaning services provider with national coverage across commercial offices, retail and public sector. Directly comparable to Glen's commercial cleaning and FM support offering, though at significantly larger scale and with broader service portfolio.
• Serco UK: Major UK outsourcing group with significant facilities and cleaning contracts in public sector, education and large commercial accounts. Comparable on large-scale, multi-site tendered cleaning, though broader in service scope.
• Sodexo UK: Global FM and cleaning services giant with extensive UK operations serving corporate, education, healthcare and government clients. Comparable commercial cleaning capability plus broader FM bundling, but operates as a much larger multinational incumbent.
• ISS A/S: Global workplace experience and facility services company with substantial UK cleaning operations across offices, retail and education. Closely comparable in commercial cleaning scope and enterprise tender approach, but a publicly listed multinational incumbent.
• Spotless Group (UK): Cleaning and facility services group with UK and Australia operations serving commercial offices, retail, education and government. Comparable commercial cleaning capability and enterprise tender approach, though operates as a broader multinational.

Direct peers

• Principle Cleaning Services: UK commercial cleaning specialist serving corporate offices, financial services and education estates with a tailored, multi-site model. Most directly comparable to Glen on customer profile, service scope and privately owned positioning.
• Cleanology: London-based commercial cleaning and support services provider focused on corporate offices, schools and high-end commercial environments. Comparable on contract commercial cleaning model and customer segments, though smaller in scale than Glen.
• Atalian Servest: UK-headquartered cleaning and facilities services provider serving commercial offices, retail and education estates. Direct peer to Glen with comparable multi-site enterprise tender approach and bundled FM service offering.
• Bidvest Noonan: UK and Ireland cleaning, security and FM provider with a similar enterprise-tender-led model serving commercial offices, retail and public sector. Closely comparable in scale, service mix and customer profile to Glen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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