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Commercial cleaning in Dublin, Ireland

Spotless Commercial Cleaning

Since 2018 · owner Aoife Byrne

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$928,550Revenue, last 12 months
+16%vs last year
$00Kept from every $100
$77,379Average month
26Employees

12 months to Sep 2026Verified via Stripe + XeroUpdated today

About this business

Spotless Commercial Cleaning is a commercial cleaning company in Dublin, founded in 2018 and run by Aoife Byrne. It has 26 staff.

“No client is allowed to be more than a fifth of revenue. That rule saved us in 2023.” — Aoife Byrne

How Spotless Commercial Cleaning stays in business

The owner explains what the first year looked like and what changed once regular customers came back.

Main risk managed: Most of theVs last year +16%Kept from every $100 $00

Part 1How Aoife built it

Part 2What’s working

Most of the work came from a few dependable sources, and the owner says which ones paid off and which did not.

Prices were set early and checked again each season against what similar businesses charged nearby.

A slow month taught them to keep cash aside and to plan the quiet weeks before they arrived.

Part 3The numbers behind it

Over the last 12 months Spotless Commercial Cleaning took $928,550, 16% more than the year before. Its best month was Aug 2026 at $83,050 and its quietest was Jan 2026 at $51,491, a swing that matches the trade's pattern: steady all year.

How much it keeps from every $100 in sales is for members — sign up to see it. Average monthly revenue is higher than 97% of the 141 verified commercial cleaning companies in Europe. Every revenue figure comes from Stripe and Xero.

Financial snapshot

How it compares

Average month vs 141 verified commercial cleaning companies in Europe. It earned more than 97% of them.

Bottom 10% $4.6kTypical $14.6kTop 10% $46.4k
Middle halfMiddle 80%Typical

Part 4How Spotless Commercial Cleaning wins new customers

  1. 1

    The owner explains

    “The owner explains what the first year looked like and what changed once regular customers came back.”

    About 5 in 10 commercial cleaning companies do this

  2. 2

    Most of the

    “Most of the work came from a few dependable sources, and the owner says which ones paid off and which did not.”

    About 5 in 10 commercial cleaning companies do this

  3. 3

    Prices were set

    “Prices were set early and checked again each season against what similar businesses charged nearby.”

    About 5 in 10 commercial cleaning companies do this

What Aoife learned

Most of the work came

The owner explains what the first year looked like and what changed once regular customers came back.

Prices were set early and

Most of the work came from a few dependable sources, and the owner says which ones paid off and which did not.

A slow month taught them

Prices were set early and checked again each season against what similar businesses charged nearby.

How Aoife guards against the common failures

RiskWhat Aoife doesCheck your own business
Risk

The owner explains what

What Aoife does

Most of the work came from a few dependable sources, and the owner says which ones paid off and which did not.

Check your own business

Prices were set early and checked again each

Risk

Most of the work

What Aoife does

Prices were set early and checked again each season against what similar businesses charged nearby.

Check your own business

A slow month taught them to keep cash

Risk

Prices were set early

What Aoife does

A slow month taught them to keep cash aside and to plan the quiet weeks before they arrived.

Check your own business

The owner explains what the first year looked

Part 5Starting a commercial cleaning company? Watch for these

Warning signHow to avoid itCheck before you commit
Warning sign

One client above a quarter of revenue

How to avoid it

Cap any single client at 20–25% before taking on more big contracts.

Check before you commit

What happens if your largest client leaves next month?

Warning sign

Fixed-price contracts with no uplift

How to avoid it

Price per square metre with an annual inflation clause.

Check before you commit

Do your contracts rise automatically when wages do?

Warning sign

High staff turnover

How to avoid it

Pay above minimum and keep teams on the same sites.

Check before you commit

What share of cleaners have stayed a year?

Part 6Why commercial cleaning companies fail, and how often

Still trading after 3 years
65%
About 7 in 10
Still trading after 5 years
55%
About 5 in 10
Most common reason for closing
Lost an anchor client
Given by 29% of owners who closed

Spotless Commercial Cleaning is built around avoiding “most of the”, which accounts for % of closures in this trade.

Check your own oddsSurvival and income for commercial cleaning, by your budgetRead the commercial cleaning guideEarnings, start-up costs and what owners keep

Main reason for closing, commercial cleaning companies

Lost an anchor client29%
Underpriced contracts25%
Staff turnover21%
Late-paying clients15%
Other10%

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Spotless Commercial Cleaning

Cleaning supervisor

This job is inDublin, Ireland

Full-time$44k–50k a yearPosted 15 days ago

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Lead the evening cleaning teams across ten office sites and be the person clients call. You check the work, fix problems and keep the rota full.

Experience
2+ years
Education
None needed
Openings
1 person
Apply by
Oct 16, 2026

What you'll do

  • Run a team of 6–8 across 10 office sites
  • Quality checks and client walk-rounds

What you'll need

  • 2+ years in contract cleaning
  • Comfortable with rotas and timesheets

Hours

  • Monday to Friday, 1pm to 9pm
  • On call one weekend in four

What you get

  • Company car
  • Paid holiday
  • Pension
  • Phone and laptop

Skills you'll use

Team leadingRotas and timesheetsQuality checks

You'd be joining a commercial cleaning business with $929k in verified revenue over the last 12 months, +16% on the year before.

Open for 15 more days

Spotless Commercial Cleaning

Office cleaner (evenings)

This job is inDublin, Ireland

Part-time$16–18 an hourPosted 12 days ago

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Clean small offices after staff have gone home, working to a checklist for each site.

Experience
None needed
Education
None needed
Openings
1 person
Apply by
Oct 19, 2026

What you'll do

  • Evening cleans for small offices
  • Restocking and basic reporting

What you'll need

  • Reliable and detail-minded
  • Evenings, Monday to Friday

Hours

  • Monday to Friday, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

What you get

  • Paid holiday
  • Uniform and supplies provided
  • Paid training

Skills you'll use

Attention to detailTime keeping

You'd be joining a commercial cleaning business with $929k in verified revenue over the last 12 months, +16% on the year before.

Open for 18 more days

Part 7Ask Aoife a question

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