CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£21m
-22.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£76m
+37.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,273
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.3m
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £75,741,641 | £81,233,116 | £84,107,587 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,364,454 | -£3,461,206 | -£3,411,346 | +1.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,417,708 | -£3,259,341 | -£3,314,435 | -1.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,919,851 | -£2,761,484 | -£3,314,435 | -20% | |
| Cash | £17,188,462 | £27,759,452 | £21,490,595 | -22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,241,605 | £58,832,264 | £79,517,829 | +35.2% | |
| Net assets | £50,743,748 | £55,732,264 | £76,417,829 | +37.1% | |
| Equity | £50,743,748 | £55,732,264 | £76,417,829 | +37.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,233 | 1,247 | 1,273 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £37,345,373 | £40,347,557 | £42,014,018 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £415,125 | £428,588 | £448,703 | +4.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | -4.3% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | -3.4% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | -5.9% | -4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.6% | 20.3% | 23.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.82x | 4.56x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | -22.02x | -17.38x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED 2010-01-28 → present
- C.L.E.A.N. LINEN SERVICES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 2010-01-28
- MAIDENHEAD DISTRICT LAUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED(THE) 1906-03-09 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Across all forecast scenarios, Alsco Inc. has confirmed its continued financial support for both the Group and the Company, including assurance that sufficient cash reserves and committed facilities are available for at least the next 12 months. On this basis, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going-concern basis.”
Group structure
- CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Paris Laundry Systems Limited 100%
- Matco Direct Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2025, the trade and assets of Matco Direct Limited were transferred to its parent company, Clean Linen Services, as part of an internal reorganisation. Following the hive-up, Matco Direct Limited ceased trading as a separate entity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODLEY, Kevin Michael | Director | 2019-06-25 | Dec 1979 | British |
| KEARNS, James Dean | Director | 2018-05-31 | Mar 1963 | American |
| STEINER, Andrew | Director | 2023-12-19 | May 1985 | American |
| STEINER, Robert Cowie | Director | 2018-05-31 | Oct 1950 | American |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSSON, Ian Charles | Secretary | 1993-08-06 | 2009-06-09 |
| HARMES, David Orlando Spencer | Secretary | 2009-06-09 | 2013-11-14 |
| TAPLEY, Richard Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-08-06 |
| BISHOP, Peter Neal | Director | — | 2010-06-24 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Peter | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2018-05-31 |
| DONOVAN, Keith | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2015-06-15 |
| FERGUSSON, Ian Charles | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2008-04-01 |
| HARMES, David Orlando Spencer | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2013-11-14 |
| KING, Robert | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2017-01-25 |
| MILLER, Helen Louise | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2014-12-12 |
| MILLER, Jason Clyde | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2019-06-21 |
| OXLEY, Martin | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2017-10-24 |
| ROGERS, Elizabeth | Director | — | 2004-11-30 |
| ROGERS, Melvyn Frederick Henderson | Director | — | 2010-06-24 |
| TANN, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2014-12-12 |
| TAPLEY, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1997-01-28 |
| WATSON, Cyril William | Director | — | 1997-04-02 |
| WATTERSON, John Munro | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2004-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Viking Acquisition Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.