Security services
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
40492
Active companies
27774
Formed in latest 12 months
4610
Median active-company age
4.7 years
Revenue known
420
Importers
463
Exporters
250
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 40,492 |
| Active companies | 27,774 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 4,610 |
| Importers | 463 |
| Exporters | 250 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 420 known, 27354 unknown (1.5%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 343 | 363 |
| 2025-12 | 293 | 434 |
| 2026-01 | 399 | 367 |
| 2026-02 | 329 | 401 |
| 2026-03 | 411 | 492 |
| 2026-04 | 398 | 365 |
| 2026-05 | 336 | 355 |
| 2026-06 | 368 | 289 |
| 2026-07 | 411 | 558 |
| 2026-08 | 229 | 400 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 24,661 |
| Dissolved | 12,140 |
| Dormant | 3,113 |
| Liquidation | 556 |
| In Administration | 15 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 2 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 2,549 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 2,104 |
| Inner London - West | 1,753 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 1,573 |
| Greater Manchester | 1,474 |
| West Midlands | 1,380 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 1,115 |
| Essex | 1,046 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 1,044 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 1,030 |
Geography coverage: 27509 known, 265 unknown (99.0%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 15,101 |
| 1m-15m | 2,326 |
| 15m-54m | 71 |
| 54m+ | 70 |
Revenue-range coverage: 17568 known, 10206 unknown (63.3%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 9,833 |
| Small | 6,997 |
| Medium | 20 |
| Large | 143 |
| Holding | 41 |
| Dormant | 3,113 |
Company-size coverage: 20147 known, 7627 unknown (72.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 4,141 |
| 1–9 | 11,168 |
| 10–49 | 1,209 |
| 50–249 | 324 |
| 250+ | 59 |
Employee coverage: 16901 known, 10873 unknown (60.9%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 4,502 |
| 1–3 years | 6,204 |
| 3–5 years | 3,730 |
| 5–10 years | 6,663 |
| 10–20 years | 4,741 |
| 20+ years | 1,934 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 27774 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Private security | 16,482 |
| Security systems | 10,902 |
| Investigations | 2,026 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 275 |
| Exporter only | 62 |
| Both | 188 |
| Neither | 27,249 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 353 | £75,356,599,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 190 | £32,732,826,728 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 137 | £4,923,693,794 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 70 | £1,019,234,055 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 54 | £2,319,553,365 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 48 | £2,497,376,239 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 41 | £80,152,994 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 31 | £815,285,293 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 30 | £2,063,136,875 | 2017-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 26 | £2,831,743,666 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 209 | £25,187,939,848 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 98 | £8,437,677,101 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 91 | £4,252,445,936 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 42 | £467,836,028 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £1,213,396,622 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 29 | £357,984,014 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 22 | £731,581,333 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 20 | £1,323,777,871 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 16 | £18,593,638 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 13 | £34,623,598 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 1,786 | 25,818 | 1,956 | 93.0% |
| Holding company | 3 | 25,818 | 1,956 | 93.0% |
| Solo founder | 16,283 | 25,818 | 1,956 | 93.0% |
| Ecommerce | 39 | 368 | 27,406 | 1.3% |
| Website | 449 | 460 | 27,314 | 1.7% |
| 360 | 460 | 27,314 | 1.7% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| T.s.s. (total Security Services) Limited | £132,667,433 |
| Asel Integrated Security Solutions Ltd | £108,048,000 |
| Corps Security (uk) Limited | £86,370,000 |
| Verisure Services (uk) Limited | £86,118,197 |
| Assa Abloy Global Solutions Uk Limited | £61,699,005 |
| Openview Security Solutions Limited | £59,160,804 |
| Lodge Security Limited | £46,235,039 |
| Effective Security Services Limited | £42,220,930 |
| Stm Group (uk) Limited | £40,161,790 |
| First Advantage Europe Ltd | £38,297,486 |
Revenue coverage: 420 known, 27354 unknown (1.5%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 811,244 |
| Real estate | 686,300 |
| Construction | 575,639 |
| Retail | 517,235 |
| Technology | 365,184 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 309,768 |
| Health & social care | 272,823 |
| Business support | 258,874 |
| Personal services | 257,103 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,533 |
| Entertainment | 180,281 |
| Wholesale | 172,377 |
| Transport & storage | 171,657 |
| Education | 155,904 |
| Activities for own use | 141,864 |
| Holding companies | 139,236 |
| Industry not specified | 136,002 |
| Dormant company | 111,136 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,015 |
| Facility Services | 93,797 |
| Other | 653,139 |