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Lark Cleaning Services trading as Betterclean

Harrogate
SME

Betterclean Services is a professional cleaning company that offers a wide range of commercial cleaning services across various sectors in the UK. They focus on high standards of cleanliness and compliance with industry regulations.

bettercleanservices.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.8m
Live
8
Buyers
7
12m
£2.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 10
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Lark Cleaning Services trading as BettercleanUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Lark Cleaning Services trading as Betterclean has won £5.8m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Collaborative Learning Trust at 42% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 10Live contracts
42%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 5
NHS-Compliant CleaningDelivering CQC-Compliant Cleaning That Meets NHS 2025 Standards ↗GP Surgery CleaningProfessional cleaning services tailored for GP surgeries. ↗Dental Practice CleaningSpecialized cleaning services for dental practices. ↗Commercial Office CleaningComprehensive cleaning services for commercial offices. ↗Leisure Centre and Gym CleaningCleaning services designed for leisure centres and gyms. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • 263_25 Total Cleaning Service SolutionsEspo · £1.6m

Extracted automatically from bettercleanservices.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 2/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityISO ↗✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalISO✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
BICSBritish Institute of Cleaning Science · membership ↗SAFEcontractorHealth & Safety Assessment Scheme · Certification ↗

Extracted automatically from bettercleanservices.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 2 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Carlton Academy Trust Framework Cleaning Tender
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST—01 Sept 2026—3 yrsLive
Collaborative Learning Trust Cleaning Services Framework
Collaborative Learning Trust—09 Mar 2026£2.4m4 yrspending
263_25 Total Cleaning Service Solutions
Espo2431530001 Jan 2025£1.6m2 yrsLive
Cleaning Services to Ripon Grammar School
Ripon Grammar School9091930021 Dec 2024£568k5 yrsLive
Swinegate Caretaking and Cleaning
City of York Council9000000001 May 2023£157k3 yrsClosed
Kettlethorpe High School ~ Cleaning Tender
Kettlethorpe High School9091930001 Nov 2023£1.1m5 yrsLive
263_25 Total Cleaning Service Solutions
Espo90910000———Live
Ripon Grammar School - cleaning services
Ripon Grammar School90919300———Live
Kettlethorpe High School ~ Cleaning Tender
Kettlethorpe High School————Live
DPS Ref: 879 - Lot 2 Cleaning & Caretaking
Risedale Sports & Community College90919300———Live
Total live value £3.2m · mean award £576k

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 87%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Collaborative Learning Trust
1 contract
42%
since 2026
2
Espo
2 contracts
27%
since 2025
3
Kettlethorpe High School
2 contracts
19%
since 2022
4
Ripon Grammar School
2 contracts
10%
since 2024
5
City of York Council
1 contract
3%
since 2023
6
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
1 contract
0%
since 2026
7
Risedale Sports & Community College
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire7 contracts
73%
East Midlands2 contracts
27%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Lark Cleaning Services trading as Betterclean highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SR
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
No£360.0m2
BD
BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Yes£13.9m1
CM
CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED
Yes£13.9m1
PE
Pure energy group
Yes£13.9m1
S&
S.I.Sealy & Associates Ltd
Yes£13.9m1
LC
Lark Cleaning Services trading as Betterclean
Yes£2.4m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Aug 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 27 Nov 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
08193203
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Aug 2012
Reg. office
3 Hornbeam Square South, Harrogate, HG2 8NB
SIC codes
81210
Last accounts
31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due
31 May 2027

Directors & PSC

  • JEFFERSON, Richard Alan — director
    Appointed 01 Mar 2020
  • Chalegreen Services Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
LARK CLEANING SERVICES LTD
08193203 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.