Protects Plus

What Protects Plus does

Protects Plus is a UK-based, privately held specialist provider of statutory compliance services for healthcare estates, primarily serving NHS Trusts, mental health units, private healthcare providers, and acute hospital departments. The company delivers a unified compliance programme spanning anti-ligature load release testing (in line with HBN 00-10), fire safety, electrical, water hygiene, mechanical/HVAC, LOLER inspections, Authorising Engineer services, and ancillary services such as guano removal and radiator cover audits. Its customer base is anchored by at least six named NHS Trusts across England, including Greater Manchester Mental Health, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Cornwall NHS Trust, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Trust.

The operational backbone of the business is the Protects Plus Portal, a purpose-built cloud-based compliance management platform that gives estates teams real-time visibility over every asset, test result, certificate, and remediation action across their healthcare estate. Engineers upload inspection and testing results via a mobile app directly into the portal, which then provides live dashboards, downloadable audit-ready reports, automated notifications for upcoming tests and expiring certificates, and full audit trails to support CQC and Trust board reporting. The company holds exclusivity from Yewdale to perform annual load testing of the Kestrel Magnetic Anti-Ligature System and is an approved supplier on the NHS Anti-ligature Framework Agreement across three lots.

Commercially, Protects Plus operates a sales-led, direct-to-enterprise model using phone-based inside sales, website enquiry forms, and industry events such as Design in Mental Health and IHEEM Healthcare Estates. Revenue is generated through a mix of project-based compliance contracts and recurring annual compliance management agreements, with pricing provided via custom quotations rather than published tiers. The company is independently owned (no disclosed institutional investment or parent company), employs 11–50 people based in Essex, and is led by General Manager Greg Myatt and Operations Manager Jaegar Parsons.

Name

Protects Plus

Legal name

Protects Plus Ltd

Website

https://protects-plus.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wickford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Compliance Auditing and Testing Services: Ongoing compliance services including anti-ligature load release testing, fire door inspections, electrical compliance testing, water hygiene assessments, mechanical/HVAC servicing, and LOLER examinations. Services include initial audit, remedial works, installation, and retesting with certification. Revenue generated through project-based contracts and annual maintenance agreements.
2. Annual Compliance Management Contracts: Recurring annual contracts for ongoing compliance management covering multiple services (anti-ligature testing, fire safety, electrical, water hygiene, mechanical/HVAC, LOLER). Clients receive access to the compliance portal, scheduled testing, and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Protects Plus is a UK specialist provider of statutory healthcare compliance services, delivering auditing, testing, remedial works, and retesting across NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers. Their offering is anchored by the Protects Plus Portal, a purpose-built cloud-based compliance management platform, paired with specialist service lines covering anti-ligature, fire safety, electrical, water hygiene, mechanical/HVAC, and LOLER compliance for healthcare estates.

Product overview

Protects Plus is a UK specialist provider of statutory compliance services for healthcare environments, offering a unified compliance management approach through their purpose-built Protects Plus Portal. The portfolio consists of the core compliance portal platform paired with multiple specialist service offerings including Anti-Ligature Compliance (curtain tracks, blinds, fixtures testing), Fire Safety Compliance, Electrical Compliance, Water Hygiene Compliance, Mechanical & HVAC Compliance, LOLER Compliance, Authorising Engineer Services, Guano Removal & Bird Proofing, Curtain Track Compliance Management, and Radiator Cover Compliance. The portal serves as the central hub connecting all services, enabling real-time visibility, asset tracking, reporting, and automated notifications across the entire compliance ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Protects Plus Portal: Purpose-built compliance management software portal for healthcare estates providing real-time visibility of assets, test results, certificates, and compliance status

Products and services

• Protects Plus Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• One NHS Trust saved thousands of pounds in a year and saw decreased patient self-harm incidents after partnering with Protects Plus
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NHS Commercial Solutions / Procurement in Partnership (PiP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023NHS Commercial Solutions, on behalf of Procurement in Partnership (a four-hub collaboration including NHS Commercial Solutions, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, NHS London Procurement Partnership, and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative), established the Anti-ligature, Specialist and General Doors, Windows, Furniture, Accessories and Associated Services Framework Agreement. Protects Plus is an approved supplier in Lot 1, Lot 2, and Lot 5, providing a compliant procurement pathway for NHS organisations to access their services.
• YewdalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Yewdale, manufacturer of the Kestrel Magnetic Anti-Ligature System, granted Protects Plus exclusive rights for annual load testing of their system in 2022. This followed incidents where Kestrel products had been installed, maintained, or tested incorrectly by other parties, resulting in product malfunctions. Protects Plus was appointed as the independent agent to provide audit trails and ensure proper testing procedures. Yewdale provides stringent test procedures and a fixed price matrix that Protects Plus must adhere to.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alcumus: UK-based provider of compliance, certification, and risk management services (including health & safety). Comparable as a UK compliance services business with technology-enabled delivery, serving regulated industries.
• NG Bailey: UK building services and engineering contractor with services spanning electrical, mechanical, and compliance testing. Comparable UK-based building services provider with overlapping technical compliance capabilities for regulated estates.
• WorkNest: UK health & safety, HR, and compliance consultancy serving SMEs and mid-market. Comparable as a UK compliance services business, with similar recurring-revenue and accreditation-led GTM.
• Peninsula Group: UK provider of HR, employment law, and health & safety services to SMEs. Comparable UK compliance services model with subscription-style delivery, though primarily targeting smaller employers rather than healthcare estates.
• Citation Group: UK provider of health & safety, HR, and compliance services to SMEs and mid-market businesses. Highly comparable as a UK-focused compliance services business, though broader in customer verticals and less healthcare-specialised than Protects Plus.

Broad incumbents

• Serco Group: Global public services company operating healthcare facilities management contracts for the NHS. Operates at much larger scale across multiple public sector verticals, but competes in the same NHS healthcare estates services space.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services provider with healthcare estate contracts including technical and compliance services. Significantly larger and broader than Protects Plus, but serves the same healthcare facilities customer segment.
• CBRE (Healthcare): Global real estate services firm with dedicated healthcare advisory and facilities management practices. Comparable through healthcare estate advisory, though primarily focused on real estate strategy rather than compliance testing.
• Mitie Group: Large UK facilities management and professional services company with significant healthcare estates exposure. Broader and far larger than Protects Plus, but competes in adjacent areas of healthcare estate compliance and maintenance services.
• Sodexo (Healthcare): Global food services and facilities management company with a healthcare division serving hospitals and care homes. Comparable through healthcare estate services, but at vastly larger scale and broader scope than Protects Plus's compliance niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ProtectsPlusLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProtectsPlus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/protect-limited

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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