Infologue.com Top 30 Table of UK Security Companies 2014

UPDATE: Due to two large aquisitions made by Kingdom Security, The Infologue.com Top 30 table has been amended to reflect the new position of Kingdom from the 14th position to 9th position as of the 13/02/2015.

Infologue.com believes that in 2014 the regulated security sector has remained static in terms of turnover at £3.2 billion for the past year. Due to the popularity of the Infologue.com Top 30 companies list as well as numerous requests we have decided to increase the Infologue.com Top 30.

The annual turnover of the new Infologue.com Top 30 is estimated at £2,953,000,000 representing 92.42% of the annual turnover of the regulated security sector

The “Top 5” G4S, Securitas, Mitie TSM, VSG and OCS share approximately 55.9% of the regulated security market between themselves which has decreased marginally from 2013 (56%).

There are five new entrants to the Infologue.com Top 30 which includes Cardinal Security, Guarding UK, Ward Security, Lodge Service, and Interr Security.

The march of the bundled services providers (BSP) continues with approximately 77.1% of the regulated security sector with 18 BSP companies featuring in the Infologue.com Top 30. The Infologue.com Top 30 mirrors the regulated private security sector which includes companies operating within the following security disciplines; Guarding, Cash and Valuables in Transit, Close Protection, Door Supervision, Public Space Surveillance (CCTV), Security Guarding, and Key Holding.

The Infologue.com Top 30 table of UK Security Companies 2014 is set out below:

RankCompany Name2014 TurnoverEst Market Share
1G4S Plc£790,000,00024.69%
2Securitas Security Services Ltd.£370,000,00011.56%
3Mitie Total Security Management£340,000,00010.63%
4Vision Security Group Ltd (VSG)(Compass)£160,000,0005.00%
5OCS Group UK Ltd£122,000,0003.81%
6Interserve Plc (First Security(Guards) & Knightsbridge£115,000,0003.59%
7Loomis UK Ltd£105,000,0003.28%
8Advance Security (UK) Limited£89,000,0002.78%
9Kingdom Security Ltd£74,500,0002.33%
10Wilson James Ltd.£72,000,0002.25%
11The Shield Group£68,000,0002.13%
12ISS Facility Services Limited£65,000,0002.03%
12TSS (Total Security Services)£65,000,0002.03%
14ICTS UK Ltd£50,000,0001.56%
14Ultimate Security Services Ltd£50,000,0001.56%
14Axis Security Ltd£50,000,0001.56%
17Corps Security Ltd£49,500,0001.55%
18Sodexo£45,000,0001.41%
19CIS Security Ltd£36,000,0001.13%
20Carlisle Security£30,000,0000.94%
20Bilfinger Europa Services Ltd£30,000,0000.94%
22Cardinal Security Limited£29,000,0000.91%
23Profile Security Services Ltd£28,000,0000.88%
24Servest Ltd£27,000,0000.84%
25SecuriGroup£25,000,0000.78%
26Guarding UK£22,000,0000.69%
27Emprise Services Plc£19,000,0000.59%
28Ward Security Limited£19,000,0000.59%
29Lodge Service Ltd£18,000,0000.56%
30Interr Security£15,000,0000.47%
Estimated Turnover of Top 25£2,978,000,00093.06%
Est. Turnover of UK Regulated Security Industry£3,200,000,000100

The above table is based on estimates and historical published data of annual turnover and should be viewed only as a guide to the approximate size of the largest companies in the manned security industry. The turnover is calculated on an annualised basis as of end November 2014 and relates only to revenue derived from the regulated sector of the Private Security Industry. Some companies have non related areas of business in their statutory accounts which Infologue.com attempts to estimate and factor out of the estimated turnover. Whilst some companies are now providing information on turnover to Infologue.com all figures will not be accurate as statutory information can be up to two years out of date. Infologue.com welcomes input from the companies in the Infologue.com Top 30 and will amend any verified inaccuracies as soon as possible.  We will not entertain new entrants to the Infologue.com Top 30 during 2014/5 unless there is a vacancy. Therefore these figures should be treated with caution and be regarded as a best guess. The Infologue.com Top 30 UK Companies in the Regulated Security Sector 2014 is an exclusive production of Infologue.com and may not be replicated without the express written permission of the producers thereof.