NIC Local

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
  

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.

Disclaimer: These financial results are all based on historical and current actual performance to provide clarity of what NIC Local franchisees have achieved in the past. We offer no guarantee of future success.

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
  

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

NIC Services Group proudly remains a family-owned business, combining corporate strength with personal support. With no limits on your growth, a proven business model, and decades of industry experience, you’ll be joining one of the UK’s most respected names in commercial cleaning and facilities management.

Build your management business. Lead your team. Create your future