KM Cleaning & Maintenance Services Limited (07241601): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2022-02-25
- Administrators
- Philip Lewis Armstrong, Philip James Watkins
- Administrators' firm
- FRP Advisory
- Incorporated
- 2010-05-04
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 81210 General cleaning of buildings
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 4 May 2010 and provides cleaning and maintenance services, both in London and the surrounding counties. The Company specialises in commercial and office services. The Company operated from leasehold premises located in Dartford, Kent.
The Company traded successfully for many years with turnover exceeding £3m at its peak with the original focus on office cleaning contracts. The Company expanded into school cleaning contracts which grew considerably after recruiting a sales manager. To service the growing client base, the Company employed over 220 individuals and operated from two units in Dartford, Kent.
In 2019 the Company expanded by offering an online platform selling cleaning products which exceeded expectations. In 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst there were restrictions in place limiting the Company’s operations alongside the closure of many commercial premises, the business saw an increase in sales from the online platform while the majority of employees were placed on furlough. The platform showed many regular customers purchasing products, with the cleaning supplies being ordered in bulk to service the extra demand.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2022-04-09) · Companies House register