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Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd

Leeds · Ltd · Est. 2012

Commercial window cleaning company serving retail and office clients across Yorkshire. Unite union recognition. All 16 cleaners on permanent contracts. Living Wage accredited. Partners with St Gemma's Hospice for annual volunteer day.

Founded
2012
Employees
16 staff
Turnover
£1m–£5m
Companies House
08001234
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
76/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.4
ecoCommunity
7.8
paymentsTax
7.2
groupsEmployment
8.6
campaignCause
7.2
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Why Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd scores 76/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.4
ecoCommunity
£6,000 donated in FY2024 (1.5% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission7.8
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 20% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.2
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 9.8%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.6
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (2 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors7.2

Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd

Glean Clean was founded in Leeds in 2012. Union recognition came about through an approach from a Unite organiser in 2017 — the founders agreed immediately, believing that formal recognition would formalise and strengthen their existing good employment practices.

How Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd treats its people

£13/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
9.8%
Gender pay gap
UK avg: 14.3%
2
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years

Tax transparency

Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd's effective rate
20%
UK corporation tax (2024)
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Glean Clean Yorkshire Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.