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Your Man With A Van
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At a glance
Your Man With A Van at a glance.
- Industry
- Haulage and Logistics
- Franchise category
- Removals Franchise
- Sub industry
- Light Removals & Man With A Van Services
- Founded
- 2010
- Franchising started
- 2023
- Approximate franchisees
- 70
- Approximate locations
- 70
- Headquarters
- Berwick
- BFA member
- No
- UK origin
- Yes
- Recruitment status
- Active
Investment
Franchise investment.
- Investment from
- £4,000
- Home based
- Yes
- Mobile
- Yes
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Five Fibre assessment
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Your Man With A Van demonstrates a proven and established business model, having operated since 2010 before launching its franchise opportunity in 2024. Its expansion to approximately 70 branches suggests the model can be replicated successfully across multiple territories. The franchise has a clearly defined target franchisee, a differentiated proposition built around affordable entry costs, fixed monthly fees and flexible operating arrangements, and published franchisee earning expectations of £25,000 to £50,000 annually before tax. However, individual franchisee profitability has not been independently verified, and the continued involvement of the founders in operational and recruitment activities raises questions about how independently the business can operate at scale.
Your Man With A Van has developed a substantial operational infrastructure to support franchisees, including structured onboarding, training, branded marketing materials, dedicated local landing pages, booking systems, administrative tools and ongoing operational support. The business also provides regular development sessions, central communication channels and guidance designed to maintain consistency across its growing network. Its approach demonstrates that considerable effort has been invested in creating a repeatable franchise model. However, publicly available information does not fully confirm the completeness of its operational manuals, the extent to which all resources are centrally accessible or whether new franchisees can launch entirely independently of the founders.
Your Man With A Van presents a particularly strong franchise proposition, clearly communicating its affordable entry costs, fixed monthly franchise fee, potential earnings, ongoing support and benefits of joining the network. Its dedicated franchise website provides a structured recruitment journey covering initial enquiries, discovery conversations, territory assessments and supported onboarding. The franchise also benefits from testimonials, published recognition and visible leadership activity across social media, where the founders regularly communicate the opportunity and share business ownership insights. Its substantial franchise expansion demonstrates that the proposition is attracting applicants, although the effectiveness of individual recruitment campaigns and the conversion performance of its discovery process cannot be independently verified.
Your Man With A Van has demonstrated considerable franchise expansion, growing from approximately 17 branches in early 2024 to around 70 by October 2026, indicating an established ability to attract and recruit franchisees. The business benefits from a dedicated franchise recruitment website, active social media presence, visible founder involvement and a structured enquiry process. However, there is insufficient publicly available evidence confirming consistent monthly franchise enquiry volumes, recruitment source tracking, enquiry to franchisee conversion rates or a documented territory expansion strategy. The founders also remain closely involved in recruitment, raising questions about how independently and predictably the recruitment operation can function as the network expands. These uncertainties limit the score despite the strong historical expansion.
Your Man With A Van demonstrates particularly strong support for helping individual franchisees attract local customers, providing dedicated location landing pages, Google Business Profile setup, search visibility support, centrally managed social media activity, marketing materials and customer enquiry referrals. Its established national website and branch directory help connect customers with local operators, while its reported 3,800 plus five star Google reviews provide evidence of customer activity and reputation development across the network. The business also encourages franchisees to participate in local social media activity and benefits from central marketing infrastructure designed to maintain consistent visibility. However, publicly available information does not fully establish whether individual franchisee enquiry sources, conversion rates and local marketing performance are consistently measured and reported, preventing a maximum score.
Your Man With A Van demonstrates strong franchise growth foundations, supported by an established business model, a compelling franchise proposition, structured operational support and an impressive expansion to approximately 70 branches. Its greatest strengths lie within Launch and Amplify, where clear recruitment messaging, an accessible franchise opportunity and substantial local customer marketing support create a solid foundation for attracting franchisees and helping them succeed. Assess and Build also perform strongly, reflecting the commercial appeal of the model and the infrastructure developed to support consistent operations across the network. However, Grow presents the greatest opportunity for improvement, with limited publicly available evidence of structured franchise recruitment performance tracking, enquiry conversion measurement, territory expansion planning and recruitment independence from the founders. As the network continues expanding, strengthening these areas could help transform demonstrated franchise growth into a more predictable, measurable and sustainable recruitment operation. Overall, Your Man With A Van appears well positioned for continued expansion, with the greatest opportunity lying in connecting its existing strengths to a more systematic franchise growth strategy.
Benchmark
How this network compares.
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Sources
Research sources.
24 public sources used for this profile
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/franchise/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/about-us/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/branches/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/press/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/category/awards/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/how-a-uk-removal-franchise-really-supports-its-branch-owners/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/imagine-joining-a-franchise-where-the-franchisor-never-stops-working-for-their-branch-owners/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/cat-robson-scarborough-of-your-man-with-a-van-named-woman-who-awards-2026-finalist/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/your-man-with-a-van-named-most-accessible-removals-and-franchise-network-2026/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/your-man-with-a-van-wins-best-emerging-franchise-2025-at-business-awards-uk/
- https://yourmanwithavan.com/news/your-man-with-a-van-wins-2025-global-recognition-award-for-innovation-service-and-leadership/
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10821378
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10821378/officers
- https://uk.linkedin.com/company/yourmanwithavan
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catrobsonscarborough
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/danielrobsonscarborough
- https://www.franchise-association.org.uk/faouk_directory/your-man-with-a-van-franchise/
- https://www.franchise-association.org.uk/directory_type/members/?pages=29
- https://business-awards.uk/2025-franchise-business-awards-results/
- https://uk-franchise-opportunities.org/news/your-man-with-a-van-named-finalist-in-2026-great-british-entrepreneur-awards-mqjl41yn
- https://uk-franchise-opportunities.org/news/ymwav-franchise-director-named-global-woman-award-2026-finalist-mqzdnkhx
- https://uk-franchise-opportunities.org/news/your-man-with-a-van-named-removal-company-of-the-year-2026-27-mskw07a2
- https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/04/15/removals-firm-loads-up-on-award-nods
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