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Contract Office & Private Cleaners


Ref.GC045

Location Relocatable

Asking Price £ 120,000

Confidential offered for sale

Asking price includes:

Turnover circa £133,000
Major blue chip contracts
Extensive repeat business
Fully re-locatable business
Excellent reputation
Strong growth potential
Advertising
Trusted Name
Finance available to buy this business subject to status. All regulated business is passed to independent financial advisors who are regulated by the FSA

Business profile:

This successful business was established in 1970 and specialises in providing expert cleaning for its repeat client base including lettings agents, solicitors, offices and shops. All of which are based in the city and the east London area. The business also offers a private cleaning service including windows and carpets. The first class work it carries out bearing testimony to its excellent reputation throughout the area and currently has holds many ongoing contracts with blue chip companies.

Equipment:

All associated cleaning tools and materials are used to ensure the company’s high standards are maintained.

Customer Service:

The business’ staff are extensively trained and, with on-the-job experience. Staff ensures that client’s individual needs are met, and that close attention to detail is maintained through the entire process. All workmanship is undertaken under strict quality guidelines, and rigorous quality is continuously insured.

Key Strengths:

The business reputation and strong record of success lies in its basic operating structure and low overheads, quality workmanship and first class service. The ever-increasing new home build market provides an excellent base for this well-established business to grow further. The business offers both a stable and extensive client base, together with excellent growth potential.

The business ensures an excellent approach and line of communication with its clients at all times. Staff are flexible and adapt easily to industry trends and innovations. Furthermore the staff are meticulous in the manner in which the work is carried out, ensuring that a personalised and professional service is provided at all times.
Growth and Expansion:

There is unlimited potential within this business, with a tried and proven history of success and profitability. Further strategic marketing and planned expansion of there existing service offering plus investment into additional operational personal would promote more orders and lead to the expansion and profitable growth of the business.

Key Opportunities:

This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a well establish company and expand upon it’s already well established client base. Key opportunities for a new owner to consider include door to door leaflet drops and launching a website.
Premises:

The owner operator works from home the business is fully re-locatable:

Business Hours:

7 am – 12 noon 5 days a week.
Advertising and Marketing:

The business has a large repeat client base, and benefits extensively from word of mouth recommendation, the finest form of marketing. Further and more assertive advertising in the form of the local press would expose the business to a much larger segment of the market. Current advertising is undertaken in the Phone Book.
Financial profile:
The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

The current turnover is in excess of £133,000 per annum with a gross profit of 40%.
Employees:

The current owner runs the business with the company secretary. There are 10 part time staff consisting of 9 cleaning staff and 1 window cleaner.
Support and Training

The present owner is happy to assist with the handover and training.
Reason for Sale:

This is a genuine retirement sale.
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Turner & Co (GB) Limited registered in England and Wales under company no. 2477988 of registered office Savoy House Savoy Circus London W3 7DA, trading as Turner Butler © Shaun Sweeney October 2006

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