What Radiant Cleaners does

Radiant Cleaners Ltd is a Nottingham-based, for-profit social enterprise delivering commercial, construction-site, and warehouse cleaning services across Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. Founded in 2017 and operating as a subsidiary of the Grace Enterprises charity, the company employs people who face significant barriers to work — including homelessness, addiction, domestic abuse, mental and physical health challenges, neurodivergence, refugee status, and criminal-justice involvement — paying them the Real Living Wage (£13.45/hour in 2026) and supporting them through trauma-informed HR practices, opt-in mentoring, and a proprietary Living Life Index wellbeing framework.

The core service offering comprises three primary verticals — commercial office cleaning, construction-site cleaning, and warehouse/industrial cleaning — supplemented by add-on deep cleaning and carpet cleaning for existing contract customers. Service scope ranges from 2 hours per week to 30 hours per day, delivered under a fully managed model with consistent team assignment, dedicated operations support, holiday and illness cover, and site-visit assessments prior to contract commencement. Revenue is generated through recurring monthly-invoiced contracts at custom quote-based pricing, with optional managed provision of cleaning materials.

Go-to-market is consultative direct sales with regional field-based outreach, supplemented by partner referrals (FAR UK, Grace Church Nottingham), tier-1 contractor partnerships (Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure), and earned media coverage. Customer base spans construction (Wates Construction, Thomas Bow City Asphalt), industrial manufacturing (Lindab, Western Automation), heritage/tourism (Nottingham Castle), technology (Mitrefinch), and faith/charity sectors. The company has accumulated multiple industry recognitions including the 2021 UK Social Enterprise Awards (Education, Training and Jobs category), the 2020 National Social Value Award, and the 2019 Living Wage Champion Award, which it uses as a social-value procurement differentiator in UK ESG-driven tender processes.

Name

Radiant Cleaners

Legal name

Radiant Cleaners Ltd

Website

https://radiantcleaners.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radiant Cleaners is a Nottingham-based social enterprise providing commercial, construction-site, and warehouse cleaning across the East Midlands, employing people facing barriers to work at the Real Living Wage and selling social value alongside professional cleaning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Cleaning Contracts: Recurring cleaning contracts for offices, construction sites, warehouses, and other commercial spaces. Services range from two hours per week up to thirty hours per day. Monthly invoicing for services rendered.
2. Construction Site Cleaning: Specialized cleaning services for construction sites including offices, toilets, canteens and staff welfare cabins.
3. Deep Cleaning Services: One-off deep cleaning services available for existing regular customers with advance notice, prioritized based on schedule flexibility and team availability.
4. Carpet Cleaning: Additional carpet cleaning services available as add-on to regular contracts.
5. Cleaning Materials Provision: Optional provision of cleaning materials at additional cost, or customers can provide their own materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Radiant Cleaners is a social enterprise that delivers recurring professional cleaning services to commercial clients across Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands. Its core offerings are Commercial (office) Cleaning, Construction Site Cleaning (offices, toilets, canteens, welfare cabins), and Warehouse Cleaning, with optional add-on Deep Cleaning and Carpet Cleaning services for existing regular customers. All services are delivered by a trauma-informed, Real Living Wage-paid workforce recruited primarily from people facing barriers to work.

Product overview

Radiant Cleaners is a social enterprise cleaning company offering a unified suite of professional cleaning services. The core offerings include Commercial Cleaning, Construction Site Cleaning, and Warehouse Cleaning services, with add-on services such as Carpet Cleaning and Deep Cleaning available to regular customers. All services are delivered with a focus on providing supportive employment to individuals facing barriers to work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Cleaning Services Professional office cleaning for commercial clients, ranging from two hours per week up to thirty hours per day, with consistent quality and embedded social value impact for buyers seeking ESG-aligned procurement.
• Construction Site Cleaning Cleaning of construction-site offices, toilets, canteens and staff welfare cabins, raising standards of hygiene and cleanliness onsite. Suited to tier-1 and mid-tier contractors with social-value procurement mandates.
• Warehouse Cleaning Professional cleaning of warehouse offices, toilets, kitchens and other service areas to ensure good working environments for staff and the right impression for site visitors.
• Carpet Cleaning Carpet cleaning services available as an add-on to regular cleaning contracts for existing commercial customers.
• Deep Cleaning One-off deep cleaning services available with advance notice for existing regular customers, prioritised based on schedule flexibility and team availability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% of employees experience barriers to work, demonstrating social impact mission
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grace EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent charity and umbrella organization for Radiant Cleaners and sister social enterprises (Half the Story, Jubilee Events). Provides administrative support, HR infrastructure, and referral pathways for employees and funding opportunities.
• Social Enterprise UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership organization providing credibility, networking, and award recognition for social enterprises. Radiant Cleaners is a member and award winner.
• Living Wage Foundation / Living Wage UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccreditation body for Real Living Wage employers. Radiant Cleaners is a certified Real Living Wage employer and Living Wage Champion award winner.
• Clean SheetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting employment for people with criminal records. Radiant Cleaners is a registered Clean Sheet employer.
• School for Social EntrepreneursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization supporting social entrepreneurs through training and development programs.
• Cinnamon NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork supporting churches in social action. Recognized Radiant Cleaners through Project Incubator.
• Supply ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted supplier network for social value procurement.
• Grace Church NottinghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal church that has supported and referred employees to Radiant Cleaners. Dave Hepworth from partner organization St Nic's cited Grace Enterprises as aligning with their values of 'seeking the Kingdom of God and healing the city.'
• Co-op Local Community FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-op membership program supporting local causes. Members can choose Radiant Cleaners as their cause and donations are made automatically through shopping.
• Morgan Sindall Construction & InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTier-1 construction contractor partnership delivering 10/10 quality on time on budget with real social value. Radiant Cleaners part of team providing cleaning services with social impact.
• Citizens UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organizing organization that launched the Living Wage campaign. Partnered on advocacy for government contract workers and living wages.
• FAR UKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferrer that recommended Radiant Cleaners to Western Automation, demonstrating referral network effectiveness.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JDM Group: UK commercial cleaning and property services provider with a regional operating model similar to Radiant's, serving offices, construction sites, and industrial premises. Closely comparable on customer profile, contract structure (recurring vs one-off), and scale, though JDM is not structured as a social enterprise.
• Jani-King UK: UK franchise-based commercial cleaning company offering contract cleaning services to offices, warehouses, and construction sites via regional franchisees. Comparable to Radiant on service mix, contract duration, and customer verticals, providing a useful benchmark on franchise-driven scaling versus Radiant's employed-team model.
• Cleanology: London-based commercial cleaning company that is also a certified social enterprise, paying the London Living Wage and employing people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Closest direct peer given the overlapping social-enterprise-plus-commercial-cleaning positioning, though it operates in London vs Radiant's East Midlands focus.

Broad incumbents

• Atalian Servest: Large UK and international facilities services company offering commercial cleaning, waste management, and security to enterprise and construction clients. Overlaps with Radiant in core service offering and customer verticals, competing primarily on scale and integrated service bundling.
• Churchill Group: UK-based cleaning and support services company with a strong social value agenda, including Living Wage Foundation accreditation. Comparable to Radiant in customer base (offices, construction, industrial) and in using social credentials as a brand pillar, but at materially larger national scale.
• OCS Group: Major UK and international facilities services provider with a substantial commercial cleaning business serving offices, warehouses, and construction-related sites. A broad incumbent against which Radiant competes on enterprise contracts; relevant for understanding pricing and SLA norms in the segment.
• Mitie Group plc: One of the UK's largest facilities management and cleaning services companies, serving offices, construction sites, and industrial premises. A broad incumbent with overlapping customer types (enterprise, construction) but at vastly larger scale; Mitie has also launched social value sub-initiatives, making it a relevant comparator on differentiation.
• Sodexo UK & Ireland: Global food services and facilities management company with a significant UK cleaning and workplace services operation serving corporate, construction, and industrial customers. A broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise contracts as Radiant, typically at much larger scale and with bundled FM offerings.
• Rentokil Initial UK: UK hygiene and pest-control services provider, part of the global Rentokil Initial group, with an extensive contract cleaning presence in commercial and industrial facilities. Relevant broad incumbent for benchmarking service breadth and contract structure in the UK contract-cleaning market, though its primary focus is hygiene services.

Emerging players

• Gather & Gather (CH&CO) — Social Enterprise Division: UK contract caterer and facilities services provider that has incorporated social value and inclusive-employment practices into its operating model, serving corporate and public-sector clients. Comparable to Radiant as an emerging player pursuing social-mission-aligned commercial services in adjacent workplace-services categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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