CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED

1. CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED 2010-01-28 → present
2. C.L.E.A.N. LINEN SERVICES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 2010-01-28
3. MAIDENHEAD DISTRICT LAUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED(THE) 1906-03-09 → 1978-12-31

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts to the end of 2029 using predictions based on the information currently available, and formed its going concern assessment to cover the period of 12 months from the signing of the financial statements. In each of the forecast scenarios prepared for the UK, Alsco Inc have confirmed that they will support the Group and Company. Alsco Inc have also confirmed that they will have sufficient cash reserves and facilities to support the Company for the next 12 months until the next annual review. The financial support includes the funding requirements for the development of the new Nottingham site mentioned in the Strategic Report. As such, the Directors have prepared the financial reporting on a going concern basis. The forecasts assume operating activities are cash generative by the middle of 2026.”

Group structure

1. CLEAN LINEN SERVICES LIMITED · parent
   1. Paris Laundry Systems Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant company
   2. Matco Direct Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Provision of laundry service

Significant events

• “Following the total loss of our Ross-on-Wye laundry in 2022 after a fire, we continue to maintain our presence in the West of England and South Wales serviced by our other laundries. The decision to replace the site with a larger operation at Nottingham was made at the beginning of 2025.”
• “The Company has restructured its workwear division with a view to maximise its potential to gain further market share and is investing in a new laundry in Nottingham to enhance our coverage in the Midlands and North of England.”
• “The Company purchased the land for the new Nottingham development in early 2025, and is currently committed to spending £36,800,000 on the construction of the new site and the installation of machinery, of which £nil was committed at 31 December 2024. It is estimated that the project will be completed before the end of 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

5

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +7.3%

  £75,741,641 → £81,233,116

• Cash

  +61.5%

  £17,188,462 → £27,759,452

• Net assets

  +9.8%

  £50,743,748 → £55,732,264

• Employees

  +1.1%

  1,233 → 1,247

• Operating profit

  -154.4%

  £6,364,454 → -£3,461,206

• Profit before tax

  -150.8%

  £6,417,708 → -£3,259,341

• Wages

  +8%

  £37,345,373 → £40,347,557

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers