NIC Local is a contract cleaning and facilities management franchise that empowers driven, commercially-minded people to lead and scale a management business in one of the UK’s most resilient sectors.
Doing the cleaning is your team’s job, not yours! You’ll be running your company, building a team and managing client relationships.
Since launching my business with NIC Local, we have achieved an incredible 240% of our business plan forecast for the first year of trading after just 5 months.
Join NIC Local
NIC Local is a contract cleaning and facilities management franchise that empowers driven, commercially-minded people to lead and scale a management business in one of the UK’s most resilient sectors.
Doing the cleaning is your team’s job, not yours! You’ll be running your company, building a team and managing client relationships.
The Support Behind You
With over 50 years of experience, a team of 10,000+ people, and partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest brands, with NIC Local you’ll benefit from:- 1-to-1 mentoring: every franchisee is supported by a dedicated Business Development Manager (typically working with just 5 franchisees each)
- Training and onboarding: an in-depth, week-long course at our Leeds support office to kickstart your success. Hotels and meals provided by NIC Local.
- Centralised support: administration, invoicing, credit control and compliance handled by the NIC head office team, freeing you to grow
- Marketing and bid support: help winning contracts and setting up new clients
- Access to cutting edge equipment: through NIC Group’s buying power and expertise
A proven, scalable model
This is a management franchise, designed for people who want to lead from the front and build an asset.
Your team provides essential cleaning and facilities management services to local businesses – schools, offices, retail units, healthcare providers and more – creating recurring income month after month.
- No territory limits: build your business as large as your ambition allows
- Recurring contracted income: 80% of revenue is regular, repeat business
- Stable sector: cleaning is a necessity, not a luxury
- Asset creation: successful franchisees often sell for 2-4x earnings
The ongoing support from NIC Local enabled me to build a near-£4m business. I am now able to focus on maintaining my work/life balance.
Your Franchise Journey
| Stage 1: Prep & Launch | Stage 2: Build Your Team | Stage 3: Grow to £1m+ | Stage 4: Expand Without Limits | Stage 5 – Build an Asset for the Future |
| Get going quickly. You can recoup your initial investment within the first 12 month | Recruit and lead your own management and operational team with NIC Local’s full support. Many franchisees scale fast to employ 100+ colleagues within 2-3 years. | 25% of NIC Local franchisees now run businesses turning over £1m+ annually, built on recurring revenue and long-term client relationships. | Unlike most franchises, you’re not restricted by territory. Your potential is unlimited. Our top three franchisees turnover £2.5m–£4m per year. | When you’re ready, you can pass the business to family, sell it, or even arrange a management buyout, with valuations averaging 2–4x profit multiples. |
I had no business experience prior to NIC. The guidance and support given every step of the way has helped me build a multimillion-pound business.
What you need to succeed
This is a leadership and management role, not an operational cleaning job. You’ll thrive if you bring:
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Commercial acumen and the ability to build relationships
- A strategic mindset and focus on growth
- Experience managing people or projects
- Determination to build a valuable, scalable business
NIC Local helped me develop a successful business and new skills to deliver a great return on my investment.
Investment and returns
- Franchise Fee: £30,000 plus VAT
- Personal capital: £14,000
- Bank funding available: major UK banks lend up to 70%
- Typical payback: regularly achieved within 12 months
- Proven performance: 25% of current franchisees turnover £1m+ per year
Join NIC Local
Build your management business. Lead your team. Create your future
Have Your Summer Holidays Sparked a Career Re-think?
Phil Harrison, NIC Local’s Head of Franchise Recruitment, has spent years helping professionals transition from traditional careers into successful franchise ownership.
In his role, he regularly speaks with individuals who are looking for more freedom, balance, and control in their working lives – especially those coming from corporate backgrounds.
You can find out more about Phil’s vital role in his A Day in the Life article.
In the article below, written in his own words, Phil shares the shift in mindset he’s observed among professionals following the summer break, and explores why more people are considering franchising as a pathway to a more flexible and fulfilling future.
Have Your Summer Holidays Sparked a Career Re-think?
Since the summer holidays, I’ve had more and more conversations with corporate professionals rethinking their careers. Many have returned from time off with their families and found it harder than ever to readjust to the demands of traditional employment. That quality time, school runs, slow mornings, family meals, offered a glimpse into a different kind of life. One with more balance, more flexibility, and more control.
Now, as the nights begin to draw in and that summer holiday feels like a distant memory, those same professionals are questioning whether they want to keep doing what they’ve always done. It’s a familiar story, especially in my role in franchise recruitment at NIC Local.
“Lack of work-life balance,” “burnout,” “office politics”, these are the recurring themes. After years of following rigid structures and chasing KPIs under someone else’s agenda, many are starting to think: what if I could build something for myself, with support, but without a boss?
That’s where franchising comes in.
The reason I chose a franchise, and the reason many others do, is because it offers a proven model, built-in support, and a potentially faster route to profitability than going it alone. It’s an attractive middle ground between the risk of starting from scratch and the constraints of corporate employment.
But let’s be clear: it’s not easy money. Franchising takes grit, leadership, and full commitment. The big difference? You’re building a business that’s yours. A saleable asset that grows in value and reflects your own hard work.
At NIC Local, we’re looking for people who are highly organised and capable of managing teams effectively. Our most successful franchisees are strong leaders who take pride in delivering excellent service and building high-performing businesses. You don’t need to come from a cleaning background, but you do need drive, structure, and people skills.
Having been on both sides, corporate and self-employed, I can say there’s no “easy” route to success. But what franchising offers is the opportunity to work hard on your own terms. Whether it’s attending the school play, taking an afternoon off, or just avoiding the daily commute, franchise life gives you the flexibility to make those choices.
As the seasons change and many professionals settle back into the same routine, others are choosing something different. They’re swapping burnout for ownership, office politics for autonomy, and long hours for a business that fits around life and family.
