Personal touch, professional standards
Earn £100,000+ a year without getting your hands dirty
Poppies' technology, systems and processes make this a business that’s simple to operate and control. The Poppies bespoke business management system minimises your admin and lets you focus on what’s important: stellar service and stellar growth.
By running a successful home based cleaning business you will be minimising overheads, and only move to an office when your cash flow allows – meaning no further investment is required.
Poppies is Britain’s oldest-established domestic cleaning franchise and has been setting the standards others follow since 1980. Our most successful franchisee, Chris Wootton, now owns and operates the franchise network as the Poppies MD. The result is a culture of rare and genuine passion to help people like you with the oomph and the ambition to build your own financial freedom and security, just as he did.
The Poppies Cleaning Service Franchise Opportunity
The primary role of the franchisee is to build and maintain great relationships with both clients and staff. The ability to get on with people and enjoy providing help to other people’s lives is one of the cores Poppies are looking for in their franchisees. The skills around cleaning they can teach; but the understanding of how to create happy clients is something that is invaluable.
As a Poppies Franchisee, you will employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. Poppies will share with you their extensive inside knowledge about recruitment in the industry, which has been built up over many decades. From cleaners to managers and administrative staff, rest assured they will guide you through the very best practices to recruit and retain a dream team who will ensure your franchise flourishes.
Note: the above figures are based on 2019 financials for the top 20% of franchisees who have their own management team.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies franchisee
Buying a franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of a high-profile business, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
We’ll let you into our trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before.
1. A great communicator
2. Business-minded
3. Methodical and motivated
4. Proud and personable
5. Willing to reinvest to grow your business
A business journey, taken together
You can have your own Poppies domestic cleaning business either by setting one up in a new territory or by buying one that’s already established. Either way, Chris and his team will mentor and guide you on following the proven business model.
Poppies prides itself on the personal touch – something our customers have appreciated for decades. As a franchise owner, you’ll employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. They won’t raise an eyebrow if the house they’ve cleaned is in uproar the next time they visit, and they’ll even park your liveried van around the corner if the customer wants to claim the credit for all their hard work! Like you, they’ll make it their business to keep clients happy.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies Franchisee
Buying a Poppies franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of an established brand, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
Poppies will let you into their trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies Franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before, but you do need to be:
- A great communicator
- Driven and determined
- Methodical and motivated
- Proud and personable
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build and lead your own team
Find out more
If you’d like to know more about the Poppies franchise and…
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build something of your own, surrounded by experienced people
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Poppies franchisees celebrate seven decades of sparkling success
This year marks an extraordinary milestone for Poppies as three territories celebrate a collective 70 years of unwavering service. Their stories are not just a testimony to their commitment but also a brilliant case study of the franchise model done right.
Poppies gives driven and innovative entrepreneurs from all walks of life opportunities to become valuable contributors and to help move the franchise forward. The new franchisee of Poppies Leeds, Dan Reid, is no exception, as he took over the franchise during the pandemic in advance of its 20th anniversary. Family-run Poppies South Tyne & Wear and Poppies Newcastle, owned by Andrew Wishart, are also celebrating 25 successful years of business.
Established in 2003, Poppies Leeds now delivers over 1,700 cleaning hours per month to homes and business across the region. Dan Reid purchased the franchise from the sole previous owner in early 2021. “When I first set out, my aim was to bring trade back up to pre-Covid levels, which was the peak of sales over the 17-year history,” said Dan. “While I’m thrilled to have more than doubled my target, what I’m actually proudest of is the reputation Poppies has built with our local community. Over our total of 20 years of trading, we’ve created jobs, provided our excellent service to our community and built an incredible network of cleaners. I’m completely focused on continuing to grow that reputation, and to expand and deliver the exceptional service people have come to associate with us to as many of our community as possible.”
Poppies North owner, Andrew Wishart, has reached an impressive landmark of 25 years each for two of his four territories in the northeast – South Tyne & Wear and Newcastle Central. Collectively, the Wishart family has been part of the Poppies brand for 93 years and the business continues to grow from strength to strength. Andrew has been involved in the family business since 1995 and then took over the reins in 2018 to carry on his father’s legacy. Together with his wife and a manager in the Northeast, they continue to run and grow a successful business. “We would not be enjoying this success without our great staff so a big thank you to them all,” added Andrew. “I’m really excited about the future for Poppies North and am looking forward to strengthening the business even further to allow us to cope with increased sales.”
“The longevity of Poppies is truly a testament to our network of franchisees’ consistent dedication and hard work,” said Chris Wootton, Managing Director of Poppies. “We know this is just the beginning for our franchise, and with a network of people like Andrew and Dan who embody everything we strive for, we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
Poppies’ 40+ years’ experience and continued nationwide expansion in the cleaning industry shows that leading brands have been investing in staff development and protection since long before the pandemic. Today, the national network of 25 offices build their own businesses to suit their own ambitions and needs, creating over 500 jobs and delivering high-quality cleaning to every customer
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