Clearabee
TypePrivate
IndustryWaste management
Founded2012 (2012)
FoundersDaniel Long
Rob Linton
Headquarters
Birmingham
,
UK
Number of locations
175
Area served
United Kingdom
BrandsClearabee, Beebag, Waste Express, Junk.London
Number of employees
380 (2022)[1][2]
Websitewww.clearabee.co.uk

Clearabee is the UK's largest on-demand bulky waste management company.[3] The company is headquartered in Birmingham and has 175 additional locations throughout Britain.[4][5] Clearabee is accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.[6]

History

In February 2012, Clearabee was founded with an initial investment of £500 by Rob Linton and Daniel Long.[2][7] The company launched its on-demand waste management service in February 2013.[8] In June 2015, the company opened its 15th location in Edinburgh, the new location allowed the company to operate across mainland Britain and Northern Ireland.[9] That same year, it was reported that the company had cleared waste from over 30,000 customers and reached £4.1m in revenue.[10][2] Clearabee ranked #258 on the 2018 Inc. 5000 with €7.6M in revenue for 2016 operating from over 60 locations,[11]rising to 175 locations and a turnover in excess of £23m by 2021[12]

In April 2018 Clearabee was named in the Financial Times FT1000 list of the fastest growing companies in Europe ranking at number 70 for the whole of Europe and number 17 in the UK with three year revenue growth of 1,578% and Compound Annual Growth rate of 156%.[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/EmployerReport/SWjZdcZR/2022
  2. 1 2 3 Williams, Henry (6 June 2016). "Clearabee". Startups. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/clearabee-ltd-a19-1044229-clearabee-ltd.html
  4. ↑ Griffin, Jon (20 April 2015). "Former Rothschilds Banker Has Found Brass in Muck". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Clearabee Establishes Dedinburgh Depot to Complete Nationwide Roll-Out". MHW Magazine. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Employers West Midlands". Living Wage Foundation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Long: Clearabee". Startups. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Williams, Henry (11 May 2015). "Clearabee The On-Demand Service Collecting the Nation's Rubbish". Startups. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Coyne, Andy (19 June 2015). "Clearabee Takes the High Road to Establish New Base". The Business Desk. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Edinburgh Depot for Clearabee in National Roll-Out". Scottish Business News Network. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Profile: Clearabee-limited Not Found".
  12. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07938514/filing-history
  13. ↑ Smith, Ian (11 February 2018). "The FT 1000: the complete list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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