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Month 2Pressure washingNew this month

Spotless Drives

Ryan ClarkeLeeds, United Kingdom · first sale August 2026

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Coming up next

Winter: commercial forecourts or nothing

Aiming forEnough commercial work to get through winter.

  • Next update: early November
  • Verified sales and a few lines from Ryan, once a month
58 following

Sales, month by month

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Sales in Sep
£3,380
▲ 133% on Aug
Sales so far
£4,830
2 months
Best month
£3,380
Sep 2026
Cost to start
£4,200
Owner’s figure

Month 1 is usually a part month: it starts on the day of the first sale. Sales are before costs. Figures to September 2026.

Ryan’s updates

  1. Month 2Sep 2026
    First commercial job

    Joined HumDays. 22 driveways and my first commercial job: a car dealer’s forecourt.

    Sales that month: £3,380
  2. Month 1Aug 2026
    First sale

    Washed my neighbour’s drive for free and put flyers through 400 doors.

    Sales that month: £1,450

How it’s set up

  • Prices£60 a driveway, £120 with sealing
  • Hours a weekAbout 40
  • TeamJust the owner

Where customers come from

  • Flyers50%
  • Neighbours watching35%
  • Facebook15%

What it cost to start: £4,200

  • Pressure washer and surface cleaner£2,600
  • Van racking and tank£900
  • Insurance£450
  • Flyers£250

How it compares

Sales a month in the first year

Bottom 10% £800Typical £2.6kTop 10% £8.8k

A typical new pressure washing business in the United Kingdom takes about £2,600 a month in its first year; the middle half take £1,400 to £4,900. Spotless Drives has averaged £3,380 a month since month 2.

84 in 100still trading after a year
63 in 100still trading after three years
Cost to start
Usual£4,500
Ryan£4,200

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