Every year, thousands of people in the UK start cleaning for extra cash or build it into a full business. It's real, valuable work — and it's one of the fastest, lowest-barrier ways to earn independently. The problem isn't the work. It's that there's never been a straightforward, checkable way for a client to know a cleaner is safe, competent and serious before letting them into their home.
Review platforms like Checkatrade and Rated People help, but a star rating isn't a competency test. TrustMark is a genuine, government-endorsed quality scheme — but it covers general trades, not cleaning specifically.
Spot is built to close that specific gap: the UK's first dedicated competency-tested verification and directory standard built specifically for independent cleaners. Test. Verify. List. — one system, so a client can check a claim instead of just trusting a badge.
Spot launches with a Founding Cohort — the first 15–25 real UK cleaners recruited directly, offered free or discounted accreditation in exchange for feedback and becoming the first genuinely listed, verified profiles. That's the only real proof that matters at launch: real people, tested, listed, checkable.
We won't claim to be "the biggest" or "the official" scheme — those are the kind of claims the ASA and CMA take action on, and they're not true. We'll only make claims we can defend, and we'll get the test content reviewed by a real cleaning/health & safety professional before it's used to certify anyone at scale.
Spot is built and operated as part of the Phantiq Studios portfolio.