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Our Story · Founded 2024

Built for people
who care.

Scrubly exists because booking a trustworthy cleaner was harder than it should be — and being a great cleaner paid less than it should. We fixed both.

2,400+

Cleans completed

400+

Vetted cleaners

4.9★

Average rating

48hrs

Application turnaround

The Story

Good cleaning is hard to find. Good cleaning work is harder.

Scrubly started with a frustration shared by two people at the same dinner table: one who couldn't find a cleaner they trusted, and one who had been cleaning professionally for six years and was still being underpaid and undervalued.

We spent a year speaking to cleaners across the UK — in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol. We asked them what made work sustainable, what made customers difficult, what platforms had got wrong. We listened more than we talked.

The result is Scrubly: a marketplace built with both sides in mind. Customers get bespoke cleans with transparent pricing and vetted professionals. Cleaners get fair pay, full insurance, consistent bookings, and a team that actually picks up the phone.

We're not the biggest cleaning platform. We intend to be the best one.

What we stand for

How we think.

Transparency first

You see the price before you book. No hidden charges, no surprises. We believe trust starts with honesty about money.

Cleaners are the product

We invest heavily in vetting, training, and paying cleaners fairly. Happy cleaners do better work — that's not idealism, it's how quality is made.

Bespoke, not batch

Every home is different. Our booking flow is designed for customisation — room counts, products, frequency, preferences. Your clean, your way.

Real accountability

If something isn't right, we make it right. Our satisfaction guarantee isn't small print — it's the standard we hold ourselves to.

The Team

The people behind it.

JH

James Harper

Co-founder & CEO

Former operations director at a UK logistics company. Built Scrubly after struggling to find a reliable cleaner for his own home.

PO

Priya Osei

Co-founder & CPO

10 years in marketplace product at two of Europe's fastest-growing platforms. Obsessed with reducing friction for both sides of the market.

TK

Tom Kieran

Head of Cleaner Success

Spent 5 years working directly with service professionals in the gig economy. Ensures every cleaner on Scrubly has what they need to thrive.

Ready to see it in action?

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