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Facilities Management & Cleaning Supplier Due Diligence
Vendrpulse runs vendor due diligence on facilities management & cleaning suppliers across the UK — Companies House filings, director history, insolvency flags and sentiment, scored against the value of the contract in front of you.
What we check for facilities management & cleaning suppliers
- check_circleCompanies House filing history and confirmation statements
- check_circleDirector history, disqualifications and prior company failures
- check_circleInsolvency and County Court Judgment (CCJ) flags
- check_circleCharges and mortgages registered against the company
- check_circleSentiment and reputational signals from UK press and reviews
Common risks in facilities management & cleaning
- warningLate or overdue accounts and confirmation statements
- warningRecent director resignations or frequent officer churn
- warningDeteriorating liquidity against sector benchmarks
- warningUndisclosed group structure or related-party dependence
Check a facilities management & cleaning supplier
Pulse £25 or Pulse Premium £500, both inc VAT. Or get a free sample for this sector first.
Facilities Management & Cleaning due diligence — FAQs
- How do I verify an FM supplier holds the right safety accreditations?
- Check SafeContractor, CHAS or SMAS membership directly on the issuer's register rather than trusting a logo on the bid PDF. For hard-services work, also confirm Gas Safe and NICEIC registrations sit against the legal entity quoting, not a dormant sister company.
- What does TUPE risk look like in an FM contract handover?
- If you're moving cleaning or soft FM from an incumbent, TUPE will almost certainly apply to the on-site team. Ask the bidder how they've priced inherited liabilities (holiday accrual, pension, sickness) and whether they've completed measured-employee liability information requests. Bidders who quote below the inherited wage bill are setting up a service-failure quarter three.
- Why do FM suppliers fail mid-contract even when accounts look healthy?
- FM groups often consolidate at parent level while the contracting subsidiary runs on negative reserves. Look at the specific entity on your contract, not just the group, and check for intercompany loans or charges registered to the parent. That's where a sudden withdrawal of group support shows up.
- What working-capital signals matter most for a cleaning contractor?
- Cleaning is weekly-billed, weekly-paid wages, so liquidity is everything. A current ratio below 1.0 and creditor days stretching past 75 in the most recent accounts is the textbook setup for a wages-week failure. Also look at the size of the trade creditor balance against turnover.
- How do I check an FM supplier's modern slavery exposure?
- Cleaning, security and catering sit in the highest-risk categories on the Home Office's Modern Slavery Statement framework. Suppliers above £36m turnover must publish a statement; check it exists, is dated this year, and names a board sponsor. Absence on a sub-threshold supplier isn't a red flag, but a stale statement on a large one is.