Upbeat Clean

29/07/2026

Very proud of the partnerships we've built with some incredible companies!!

These aren’t just organisations that buy cleaning from us. They are partners who value excellent service, but also believe that business can be used to create opportunities and change lives.

We've captured what a few of our partners feel about working with us: Vaillant Live Arena, Derby Museums, the University of Derby, Vaillant UK , Enspired Consulting Ltd, Vibrant Accountancy and Getinge.

08/05/2026

Upbeat Clean has its first franchise launching in Tees Valley this week!!!!!
With over £1m paid in Real Living Wage salaries to our team in Derbyshire each year, we are eager to expand across England so refugees can have the opportunity to find employment, support their families and integrate into their wider communities.

We’ve spent the last 3 years preparing for franchising, bottling up everything that makes Upbeat Clean what it is - combining excellent cleaning with life-changing employment. We are so pleased to be partnering with Open Door North East as our first charity franchise partner across Tees Valley.

Great to see Andy Colclough getting training early this morning from Ella and Roberto alongside our amazing team Tanya, Paul and Michael Gladwell. Seeing the knowledge, culture, processes and values of Upbeat Clean being passed on like this made the last few days feel very special.

If you know any organisations looking for great commercial cleaning alongside real local social impact in Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees or Hartlepool, we’d love to connect.

Excited for what comes next.

21/11/2025

We did it!!! 🤩

Super proud of our amazing Enterprise team for winning the Social Venture of the Year, Upbeat Clean, and Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Fantastic achievements for the team at Upbeat Clean who work incredibly hard to transform lives through cleaning.

Catherine Atkinson

01/08/2025

Such an honour to host French Ambassador Hélène Duchêne and her team yesterday. Sharing our learnings together about transforming refugee communities with employment opportunities through Upbeat Clean.

Refugee women are so eager to work hard, integrate into our communities and support their children, we just need more organisations like Vaillant UK that can see the huge potential around us. Thank you so much Hélène for coming to visit us with your team. It was an experience our cleaners and our team will remember for years to come.

06/05/2025

Upbeat Clean has been recognised by His Majesty the King for transforming lives through cleaning – and we're proud to be the first cleaning company to receive the King's Award for Enterprise in the Promoting Opportunity category!

This is a massive win for our team, many of whom have fled horrific situations with kids as refugees and have worked tirelessly to rebuild their lives and support their families.

It’s also a win for our amazing clients and partners. You needed excellent cleaning and you chose one that creates jobs, restores confidence and changes lives.

We can’t wait to see the King’s emblem on our uniforms – a proud moment for everyone at Upbeat Clean.

13/12/2024

Hear from Bob Newson, Managing Director, talk about his experience of partnering with Upbeat Clean to keep Getinge UK HQ, Centre for Excellence shining.

07/08/2024

What if we did our best to build a society where people were welcomed when they had to run because their country or city was destroyed or their family was under threat of violence or persecution. Where individuals could find work and friendship and rebuild their lives as part of the local community.

Upbeat Clean is proud to be dedicated to pursuing this vision. Upbeat Clean has a team of 32 cleaners and managers, many have fled war and violence and some are Derby born and bread, working together, building friendships and creating the society we should all want to be part of.

Proud to partner with over 30 companies in Derby who support us in this mission.

23/04/2024

Really excited to be celebrating our 3rd Birthday!! It's been an incredible few years for our fantastic team. We've been so encouraged by the support of the business community who have been eager to partner with us to change the lives of refugee women in Derby through their office cleaning contracts.

Special thanks to Marketing Derby and the MD Bondholders for their support over the past 3 years!

17/04/2024

09/04/2024

We are very proud of our social enterprises and the life-giving employment they provide - with all profits going towards our work welcoming refugees.

We're looking for a skilled General Manager to ensure Upbeat Clean and Derby Language School continue to thrive.

Please SHARE this opportunity widely. For more info, including how to apply, go to: https://www.upbeatcommunities.org/jobs/general-manager