Commercial cleaning companies to acquire in the North East
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a commercial cleaning company in the North East? Firmbase ranks 158 commercial cleaning companies using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 10 staff and has been in business for 7 years. Looking beyond the North East? Explore the full UK list of commercial cleaning companies.
158
Firms
UK 4,872
24%
Every director 55+
UK 27%
53%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 55%
7
Median years in business
UK 8
10
Median headcount
UK 10
Under £250k
Median turnover band
UK £250k to £500k · includes our estimates
Towns with the most firms
- Newcastle upon Tyne 63 firms
- Middlesbrough 50 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runitem Washington, Tyne & Wear | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 02120758 · Companies House |
| 2 | Abel Solutions Darlington | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 08268198 · Companies House |
| 3 | French's Commercial Cleaning North Shields, Tyne & Wear | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 12799065 · Companies House |
| 4 | Richards Cleaning and Washrooms Services Sunderland | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 05151287 · Companies House |
| 5 | Clean Sweep Gateshead, Tyne & Wear | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 08472217 · Companies House |
| 6 | Contracts and Consultancy Services (U.K.) Chester LE Street | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 02223022 · Companies House |
| 7 | TCC Cleaning Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 08443533 · Companies House |
| 8 | Capital Cleaning North East Middlesbrough | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 13189933 · Companies House |
| 9 | I-Maintenance NE Newcastle Upon Tyne | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 11181984 · Companies House |
| 10 | Upstairs Downstairs Professional Housekeeping Guisborough, Cleveland | Approach Score 77/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 06622701 · Companies House |
| 11 | MM Tyneside South Shields, Tyne and Wear | Approach Score 75/100 |
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Company no. 11862286 · Companies House |
| 12 | Industrial Deep Cleaning Seaham, County Durham | Approach Score 75/100 |
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Company no. 04991099 · Companies House |
| 13 | Garbutt Cleaning Services Middlesbrough | Approach Score 75/100 |
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Company no. 10699159 · Companies House |
| 14 | Rider Industrial Darlington, County Durham | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 13063434 · Companies House |
| 15 | Diamond Commercial Cleaning (north East) Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 05814147 · Companies House |
| 16 | MIS North East Peterlee, County Durham | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 07436009 · Companies House |
| 17 | JGH Cleaning Services Newcastle Upon Tyne | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 14329245 · Companies House |
| 18 | QCS Northern Darlington | Approach Score 73/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 03134741 · Companies House |
| 19 | Turner & Budd Chester LE Street, Co Durham | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 04688055 · Companies House |
| 20 | City Clean Wallsend | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 08881883 · Companies House |
| 21 | Blenheim Court Properties Stockton-on-Tees A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 72/100 |
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Company no. 02783994 · Companies House |
| 22 | Diamond Office Clean Newcastle Upon Tyne | Approach Score 70/100 |
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Company no. 07968239 · Companies House |
| 23 | CMG Cleaning Services Ashington, Northumberland | Approach Score 70/100 |
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Company no. 07391657 · Companies House |
| 24 | Cass Stockton-on-Tees | Approach Score 69/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 06357934 · Companies House |
| 25 | Oubinov Cleaning Services Newcastle Upon Tyne | Approach Score 69/100 |
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Company no. 12986166 · Companies House |
133 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the North East.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Commercial cleaning has no single sector regulator. For waste transport, check authorisation in the Environment Agency, SEPA, Natural Resources Wales or NIEA waste carrier and transporter public registers.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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