Resources
Everything we use to run a cleaning business
Our book and our paperwork, written by a real UK cleaning company. Take the free downloads, or get the full set of templates and guides.
Start and Run a UK Cleaning Business
Templates, Checklists & Guides
by USparkle · SPARKLEGO LTD
Nine guides in one book, covering the first year: setting the company up, insurance and paperwork, pricing your work, the checks you need on file, and how to answer council and school tenders. Written from our own experience, not copied from the internet.
What's inside
- Start-up checklist (week by week)
- Risk assessments
- Policy templates to fill in
- Room-by-room cleaning checklists
- Pricing guide with worked examples
- Contracts, terms & quote template
- Staff training manual
- Tender pack guide (councils, schools, housing)
- Green leaflet design
Amazon sells it as a Kindle ebook and paperback, and pays us per sale. The listing is with Amazon for approval, so the button searches Amazon for the title — once it's live that search goes straight to the book. Want it today? The shop on this site takes card payment and downloads instantly.
Free downloads
The real documents we use. No sign-up, no payment.
Chemicals, slips, lone working, manual handling and more.
DownloadInsurance, policies and the paperwork customers ask for.
DownloadEverything needed to answer a council or school cleaning tender.
DownloadA4 tri-fold leaflet, ready to print and hand out.
DownloadProof of our £5m public liability cover to show customers.
DownloadWordings and tips for job boards, Facebook and Gumtree.
DownloadThe cleaning services businesses ask for most, and what they pay.
DownloadWhere cleaning work is hardest to find enough cleaners for.
DownloadHow partner earnings work and how to post a free job advert.
DownloadMore help
- Business templates shop — every guide sold separately at £19, instant download.
- Business documents — our insurance, policies and leaflet in one page, with print buttons.
- Cleaning guides & checklists — free articles for customers and cleaners.
- Register as a cleaner — self-employed work, choose your own days and areas.
USparkle is a trading name of SPARKLEGO LTD, company number 17471969, 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. Our guides are general help for business owners, not legal or tax advice — have a solicitor check contracts and an accountant check your figures.