What Key Safe does

The Key Safe Company (legal entity Supra UK Ltd) is a Worcester, UK-based manufacturer of mechanical key safes founded in 1996 by David Ogden. The company designs and produces wall-mounted, push-button key safes used to control physical access to residential and commercial properties, with flagship products including the ark Tamo and ark Tamo Pro (£129.95–£179.95) featuring proprietary multi-push keypad technology delivering 9.7 million code combinations, patented LED illumination, and anti-pick/anti-saw/anti-drill protections. The ark Tamo is the world's only mechanical key safe to achieve the LPS1175 Issue 8 A10 rating, and the company holds Secured by Design police-preferred certification, ISO 9001 since 2010, and the 2026 King's Award for Enterprise in Innovation.

The business operates a primarily direct-to-consumer model through keysafe.co.uk, supplemented by Amazon marketplace, an approved installer network (£69.95 per install), a dedicated trade enquiry channel for enterprise buyers, and international distributor partnerships. Customer segments are vertically organised: domiciliary care and healthcare providers, home and family, holiday-let accommodation, in-home service providers, and local authorities/housing associations — with police and emergency services as a strategic priority. Sister brand ark Life handles R&D and OEM manufacturing, and the company has extended beyond hardware into software via the KiCall cloud platform (filed as pending IP), a QR-code-based access information-sharing service.

Revenue is concentrated in the UK, with international expansion begun at Intersec 2024 Dubai and the company claiming over 3 million cumulative products sold worldwide. Pricing is one-time/perpetual across hardware, with professional installation and accessories as add-on revenue streams. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or revenue figures.

Name

Key Safe

Legal name

Supra (UK) Ltd

Website

https://keysafe.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Key Safe (The Key Safe Company) is a UK-based manufacturer of mechanical push-button key safes, selling police-preferred products to care providers, homeowners, holiday lets, and local authorities, with a 30-year track record and over 3 million units sold worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Hardware - Key Safes & Access Management

NAICS

Locksmiths (561622)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Seals & Locking Devices (Cable Seals, Padlock Seals, Meter Seals) (IMALANAG)

Keywords

• Mechanical key safes
• Police preferred key storage
• Secure key management
• Access control hardware
• Care industry key safes

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Key Safes: One-time purchase of physical key safe products including Police Preferred range (Supra C500 Pro, Supra P500 Pro), ark Tamo, ark Tamo Pro, classic key safes, and electronic safes. Products are sold directly to consumers and businesses.
2. Professional Installation Services: Fee-based professional installation service offered at £69.95 per product for UK customers. Approved installers contact customers within 5-7 working days to arrange installation.
3. Accessories and Components: Sales of installation accessories including fitting packs (£5.99), wall plug kits, T30 screwdrivers, and masonry drill bits.
4. Trade and Bulk Sales: Exclusive trade pricing offered to businesses including local authorities, housing associations, care providers, and commercial property managers through dedicated trade enquiry process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

The Key Safe Company designs, manufactures, and sells mechanical and electronic key safes and secure key storage solutions, including the flagship ark Tamo and Supra Police Preferred ranges, providing secure outdoor and indoor key storage for residential and commercial properties. The company also offers a professional installation service across the UK, accessories for DIY fitting, and the KiCall cloud-based access information sharing platform using QR code technology.

Product overview

The Key Safe Company offers a portfolio of security-focused key storage solutions centered around mechanical and electronic key safes. Core products include the award-winning ark Tamo and ark Tamo Pro (flagship maximum security mechanical key safes with multi-push technology and 9.7 million code combinations), Supra C500 Pro and P500 Pro (police-preferred key safes with enhanced security features), and Supra J5 (portable over-the-door solution). The portfolio also includes electronic safes, key cabinets, and Squire padlocks. Supporting offerings include professional installation services, DIY installation resources, and accessories (fitting packs, drill bits, screwdrivers). The company operates as both manufacturer (through ark Life brand for OEM) and distributor, with products designed, produced, and marketed from Worcester, UK since 1996.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ark Tamo Maximum Security Key Safe
• ark Tamo Pro Maximum Security Key Safe
• Supra C500 Pro Key Safe (2nd Generation)
• Supra P500 Pro Key Safe (2nd Generation)
• Supra J5 Over the Door Key Safe

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.1 million hours of domiciliary care enabled weekly across UK
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Race Against DementiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024The Key Safe Company has partnered with Race Against Dementia, founded by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE after his wife Helen's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. The company donates 5% from every ark Tamo key safe sold through a dedicated webpage. This partnership aligns with Key Safe's work enabling care access and supports breakthrough dementia research.
• Bob the Bus (Totnes and Rural Community Transport)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2024Community partnership supporting South Devon community initiative. Key Safe donated ark Tamo key safe to the charity transport scheme to provide drivers with secure, remote vehicle access for their fleet of adapted buses serving rural areas.
• MyfolkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Partnership with Myfolks, an organization offering practical and emotional help to elderly people within their own homes. Myfolks provides 24/7 call-out services including friendly visits, odd jobs, and household tasks. Key Safe products enable Myfolkers to safely access clients' homes using key safes, addressing social isolation among elderly populations.
• Prism RacingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2024Key Safe sponsored Prism Racing, a team of students from The King's School Worcester competing in the F1 in Schools Professional Class competition. Engineering team provided mentorship to students pursuing engineering careers. Team qualified for national finals.
• ClimateCareminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2022Key Safe partnered with ClimateCare, a sustainable development expert, to offset the company's carbon footprint through carbon financing to projects developing greener infrastructures. Partnership supports Key Safe's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and Net Zero emissions.
• TSA (TEC Services Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSA is the Technology Enabled Care industry association. Key Safe is a TSA founder member and was first key safe supplier to achieve TEC Quality Standards certification. Partnership enables integration with telecare services allowing emergency call centers to share key safe codes with authorized personnel.
• Living Wage FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccredited Living Wage Employer ensuring all staff (directly employed and third party contracted) earn at least the real Living Wage. One of only 7,000 UK Living Wage employers alongside household names like IKEA, Nestle, and Aviva.
• Best CompaniesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBest Companies runs the UK's Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For recognition scheme. Key Safe achieved 'Very Good' accreditation placing #44 nationally in 2023, demonstrating workplace culture and employee engagement credentials.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABUS: German manufacturer of security products including padlocks, bike locks, and home security. Comparable in mechanical security hardware engineering and similar use cases (residential, travel, care), though ABUS operates at significantly larger scale with broader international reach.
• ERA Home Security: ERA is a long-established UK manufacturer of door hardware, locks, and home security products. Comparable in targeting UK residential and trade channels with overlapping product categories (locks, padlocks, security hardware) and a similar heritage of serving the UK security market.
• Burg-Wächter: German family-owned manufacturer of safes, letterboxes, locks, and security products. Comparable as a European mid-market security hardware company with overlapping categories (safes, key storage, padlocks) and similar trade and direct-to-consumer go-to-market approaches.
• Master Lock: Master Lock (owned by Fortune Brands Innovations) is one of the largest global manufacturers of locks, padlocks, and security hardware. Highly comparable as a security hardware brand with overlapping end customers (residential, commercial, institutional), though much broader in scope than The Key Safe Company's focused key safe portfolio.
• Mul-T-Lock: Mul-T-Lock (part of ASSA ABLOY) manufactures high-security locks, cylinders, and padlocks. Comparable in targeting security-conscious institutional and residential customers with premium mechanical locking products, and in seeking certification-driven differentiation in regulated security markets.
• Yale (ASSA ABLOY): Yale is a global residential lock and smart home security brand owned by ASSA ABLOY. Comparable in targeting the same homeowner and care-sector security use cases, with overlap in padlocks, door hardware, and increasingly smart locks — a direct competitive and adjacent category.

Direct peers

• Brisant Secure: UK-based manufacturer of high-security door hardware, most notably the Ultion lock. Comparable as a UK-focused, certification-driven (Secured by Design, BSi) security hardware business targeting similar homeowner, trade, and institutional channels with a premium product positioning.
• Lockey (by Howard Safe): Lockey is a US-based specialist manufacturer of mechanical push-button keyless locks and key cabinets, one of the closest direct product-line comparables to The Key Safe Company. Serves similar residential, commercial, and institutional use cases with mechanical coded locks.
• Squire (Henry Squire & Sons): British lock and padlock manufacturer, already a brand partner of The Key Safe Company (Squire Padlocks are sold on keysafe.co.uk). Squire produces high-security padlocks and bike locks with comparable mechanical security positioning and a similar UK manufacturing heritage.

Regional players

• UAP (Universal Animal Pounds / Door Hardware): UAP is a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of locksmith hardware, cylinders, and door furniture. Comparable as a UK-focused trade-channel security hardware business serving locksmiths, housing associations, and trade installers with overlapping customer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/keysafeuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/keysafeuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/supra-uk-ltd

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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