Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Stoke Charity
Canopy and hood cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stoke Charity. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Poor capture at the hood
- Condensation and grease dripping together
Grease, kitchens and Stoke Charity
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Stoke Charity. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Stoke Charity are the job of Winchester City council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For kitchens in and around Stoke Charity, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Stoke Charity is about 6 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Stoke Charity, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Stoke Charity is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 16 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in SO21 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Stoke Charity: Hunton (1 mile north-west), Egypt (1 mile north-west), Sutton Scotney (1 mile west), South Wonston (2 miles south-west) and Worthy Down (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (12 miles north-east), Winchester (6 miles south), Eastleigh (13 miles south), Andover (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south) and Alton (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Stoke Charity
In Stoke Charity, that means kitchens and buildings near The Wonston Arms and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Micheldever station, about 3 miles north-east.
About our canopy cleaning in Stoke Charity
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. If you have wet, greasy drips from the hood and a greasy hood noticed by an inspector, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Stoke Charity (SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Stoke Charity
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Stoke Charity?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Stoke Charity. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Stoke Charity?
That is Winchester City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stoke Charity. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We’ll tell you what to expect.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean when the kitchen is closed: after service, overnight or before opening. Equipment under the canopy needs to be off and cool.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What we’re called out for in Stoke Charity
A canopy in Stoke Charity picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- An EHO comment about the canopy
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Stoke Charity, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
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What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a village or hamlet like Stoke Charity, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we will show staff where it is.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. With notice, the visit to Stoke Charity can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.