17,398 active companies in the UK are classified under general cleaning of buildings (SIC code 81210). This sector falls under Section N — Administrative and support service activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17.2% dissolution rate — 17,398 of 23,806 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 440.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 127% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. With an average company age of just 4.5 years, this sector is dominated by newer entrants. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 530 government contracts valued at £1.4B.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 440.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The general cleaning of buildings sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 4.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the general cleaning of buildings sector have been awarded 530 government contracts worth £1443.0M in total.
There are 17,398 active companies classified under SIC code 81210 (General cleaning of buildings) in the UK, out of 23,806 total registered.
SIC code 81210 stands for "General cleaning of buildings". It belongs to Section N — Administrative and support service activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (3,240), BIRMINGHAM (377), MANCHESTER (369).
The average active general cleaning of buildings company in the UK is 4.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1947.
Our database contains 120,192 data signals across 10 categories for active general cleaning of buildings companies. The largest category is Governance with 71,446 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.