A ‘Merry Maids’ Home Cleaning Franchise For Sale

Business description

This business provides specialist cleaning of domestic properties. Various ‘cleans’ are offered to provide choices to meet the individual needs of each client. Cleaners operate in units of 2, for both health and safety considerations and also for the reassurance of clients. This is a ‘local’ business backed by a well-known national franchise in this popular sector.

Merry Maids is part of the ServiceMaster family of brands and is the acknowledged market leader in the home cleaning service industry. There are over 15,000 Merry Maid businesses worldwide receiving full support and back-up services. The asking price for this profitable franchise is £89,950.

Franchise terms

Full details may be obtained from the company’s web-site www.merrymaids.co.uk. The franchisor, who will provide full training for the new owner takes 7% of the business sales by way of service charge, reducing to 5% when sales exceed £308,000 p.a.

Property information

Lease terms:

Whilst the business can be home based, the current owner rents offices in the NG6 area on ‘easy-in’ / ‘easy-out’ terms from Nottingham City Council. The rent of the office is £228.50 p.c.m. with business rates of £500 per annum.

Other information

Expansion potential:

Ths franchise has shown steady growth, which is expected to continue.

Competition / Market:

Merry Maids are the acknowledged market leaders in this field.

Support & training:

Full support and training wil be given.

Reasons for selling:

The owner has other business interests.