Norse Group

Name

Norse Group

Legal name

Norse Group Limited

Website

https://norsegroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Facilities Management Services: Facilities management services including building maintenance, cleaning, catering, security, grounds maintenance, and customer contact centre operations delivered to local authorities and public sector clients.
2. Property Consultancy Services: Multi-disciplinary property consultancy including architecture, building surveying, civil and structural engineering, planning and advisory, and programme and project management.
3. Care Services: Residential care homes and care services through NorseCare division, including housing with care and mobility equipment.
4. Waste and Environmental Management: Waste collection, recycling, and environmental management services through joint ventures with local authorities.
5. Highways and Transport: Highways maintenance, management, and transport services through Norse Highways and Norse Transport divisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Norse Group is a UK facilities management and property services provider operating as a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo). It delivers building maintenance, cleaning, catering, security, waste and recycling, highways maintenance, property consultancy, and residential care services through wholly owned subsidiaries and joint venture partnerships with local authorities across England and Wales.

Product overview

Norse Group is the UK's largest local authority trading company (LATCo), operating a diversified portfolio of facilities management, property consultancy, and care services. The organization is structured around three main trading areas: Norse Commercial Services (facilities management), NPS Property Consultants (property consultancy), and NorseCare (residential care). These are supported by specialized divisions including Norse TFM, Norse Transport, Norse Highways, Norse Security, Norse Catering, Norse Cleaning, and NEWS (waste solutions). The group delivers services through a network of joint venture partnerships with local authorities across England and Wales, with operations spanning built environment consultancy, facilities and compliance management, engineering and technical services, environmental services, care services, and professional services. Services are delivered to sectors including education, local government, healthcare, commercial, property and housing, and blue light services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Norse Commercial Services Provides facilities management services including building maintenance, cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance, security guarding, and customer contact centre operations for local authorities and public sector clients.
• Norse Consulting Group (Property Consultancy) Multi-disciplinary property consultancy providing architecture, building surveying, civil and structural engineering, cost management, quantity surveying, planning, and programme/project management services to public and private sector clients across the UK.
• NorseCare (Residential Care Services) Provider of residential care homes for older people offering short-term and full-time care, support, housing with care, and mobility equipment services.
• Norse Highways Highways maintenance and management services including pavement engineering, materials testing, geotechnical and geoenvironmental services, and highways training for local authorities.
• NEWS (Norse Environmental Waste Solutions) Waste and recycling services including household waste collections, recycling centre operations, and environmental management delivered to local authorities and their residents.
• Norse Security Services Security guarding and monitoring services, plus fire, security, and access systems installation and maintenance for public buildings and facilities.
• Norse Cleaning Services Professional cleaning services for schools, public buildings, and businesses including specialist hygiene services such as road traffic collision cleaning response.
• Norse Catering Services Catering services primarily for educational establishments and care settings, providing school meals and food services with Food for Life accreditations.
• Norse Transport Services Passenger transport services for vulnerable children and adults, including minibus drivers and passenger assistants for school and care transport.
• Carbon and Energy Management Services Energy management and carbon reduction services helping clients achieve net zero targets through sustainability consultancy.
• Mobility Equipment and Assistive Technology Services Equipment and technology services supporting independence and mobility for individuals requiring care and support, including walking aid recycling in partnership with the NHS and HMP Norwich.
• Joint Venture Partnership Model (LATCo) Strategic joint venture partnerships with local authorities delivering council services through co-owned companies including Alliance Norse, Barnsley Norse, Calderdale Norse, Medway Norse, South West Norse, and Norse South East.

Quantifiable outcome

• £800K invested in apprenticeships in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Calderdale CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026Eight-year joint venture partnership to deliver waste and recycling services across the Calderdale borough from August 2026. Forms Calderdale Norse co-owned company handling over 7.5 million scheduled collections annually from 95,000 households. Annual partnership value exceeds £11 million.
• High Peak Borough CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Alliance Norse, formed in 2022 to provide estates and asset management functions from April 2025.
• Staffordshire Moorlands District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Alliance Norse, delivering estates and asset management services.
• Medway CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Medway Norse, one of the largest joint ventures within Norse Group, delivering grounds maintenance and facilities cleaning services to residents.
• Norfolk County CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent local authority that wholly owns Norse Group. Primary strategic partner enabling the LATCo model structure.
• LocalisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent think tank partnership publishing research reports including 'New Values: Local Public Contracts for Networked Social Prosperity' and 'Design for life: The smart regeneration journey to 2030'.
• LGIUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Local Government Information Unit to publish strategic reports on service delivery and local government reorganisation.
• Norfolk Community FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term charity partnership supporting initiatives including Nourishing Norfolk and Good for Good to tackle food insecurity and strengthen community services.
• Norwich City Community Sports FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership including Active Canaries and Onside programmes promoting sport, inclusion, and health for young people.
• Forces Transition Group (FTG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting service leavers into meaningful employment across the East of England.
• HMP NorwichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Future Horizons initiative helping ex-offenders access education, training, and employment.
• NHSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalking aid recycling project collaboration between NHS, NEWS recycling centres, and HMP Norwich.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sodexo UK & Ireland: Subsidiary of Sodexo S.A. delivering FM, catering, cleaning and workplace services to UK public sector, education and healthcare clients — comparable multi-service bundle and contract structures.
• Veolia UK: UK arm of Veolia, a leading waste management, recycling and environmental services provider working with local authorities — direct overlap with Norse's NEWS waste and environmental management JV offering.
• Serco Group: UK-listed outsourcing group providing facilities management, waste, healthcare and public services to central and local government — the closest peer in scale, public-sector focus and JV-style contracts.
• Mitie Group: UK-listed integrated facilities management and property services company serving public-sector and commercial clients — directly comparable on FM, security, cleaning, waste and property consultancy.
• Amey: UK infrastructure and facilities services provider (owned by Ferrovial) serving local authorities with highways maintenance, FM and environmental services — overlaps Norse's Highways and NEWS divisions.
• Biffa: UK-listed waste management company providing municipal waste collection, recycling and environmental services — direct comparator in the waste/recycling JV services Norse delivers to councils like Calderdale.

Emerging players

• Bidvest Noonan: Ireland-headquartered FM services provider with strong UK public-sector contracts in cleaning, security and building services — overlaps Norse's commercial FM and security offering across council contracts.
• WSP UK: Global professional services firm with a UK property and infrastructure consultancy practice (architecture, surveying, engineering) — comparable to Norse Consulting Group's property consultancy division.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group UK: UK arm of Compass Group, a global leader in contract catering and support services including significant public-sector and education food service exposure — overlaps Norse's catering/education offering.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services provider with significant UK public-sector presence across cleaning, security, catering and building maintenance — broader global scale but overlapping services to education, healthcare and government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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