One Less Thing Franchise

Target £90,000 per Year with a Home-Based Cleaning Franchise

As a One Less Thing franchise owner, you’ll build a professional domestic cleaning business in your local area while working from home and avoiding day-to-day cleaning altogether.

This is a management franchise. You focus on growing the business: attracting clients, vetting reliable self-employed cleaners, and matching the two using our proven systems and purpose-built software. Cleaners are paid directly by clients — you manage the operation.

With recurring revenue, low overheads, and strong demand across the UK, franchisees can target £90,000 per year in revenue as the business becomes established, with profit margins of up to 73%.

Watch how the business works

Hear directly from our founder, Daniel Atherton, as he explains how the One Less Thing franchise model works.

Why choose One Less Thing?

• No cleaning required - you run the business, not the jobs
• Home-based - flexible hours, no commuting
• Fee-free first six months - franchise fees start from month seven
• Exclusive territory - choose from high-potential UK areas
• Purpose-built software - manage clients, cleaners, and jobs in one place
• Direct Debit payments - no invoicing or chasing payments
• £8bn+ UK market - strong, proven demand
• Full training and support - from launch through growth
• BFA member - emerging member of the British Franchise Association

Fresh, exciting and pioneering brand & systems

Forget the tired and twee branding of others. Your new One Less Thing business will benefit from a world-class brand and marketing.

Business Launch Working Capital & Target Earning Ranges

• Franchise fee: £10,000 + VAT, equal to £12,000 inclusive of VAT (includes your first 60 qualified client enquiries).
• Business launch and working capital: We recommend allowing approximately £10,000 to support your business launch and early-stage growth.
• Target revenue by year 2: Franchisees can work towards the target revenue of £56,620 by the end of year two.
• Potential earnings in years 3 to 5: As the business becomes more established, target annual revenue can grow towards the £70,000 to £90,000 range.

Great earning potential

Break even in your first year and target £90K+ per-year revenue once established.

Work from home with flexible hours to suit you

Run your One Less Thing business flexibly from home with no commuting.

You don’t do the cleaning

This is a management franchise - you find excellent cleaners and place them with your clients.

Get a large, exclusive territory

A common complaint of older franchises is the best territories were taken long ago, leaving just the scraps. However, with One Less Thing you’ll choose a fantastic territory with lots of opportunities, at a much lower price.

We’re members of the BFA

One Less Thing are proud to be emerging members of the British Franchise Association.

Next steps

If you’d like to learn more then request your copy of our franchise prospectus now. You’ll learn how the business works, the earning potential and next steps to becoming a One Less Thing franchise owner.

What other say

”The training was hands-on, practical, and immediately useful. The real examples, scripts, and exercises helped me understand exactly how to run the business. By the end, I had better systems in place and a clear roadmap for growth - it exceeded my expectations.” - One Less Thing Franchisee.