Proguard Security Services

What Proguard Security Services does

Proguard Security Services (UK) Ltd is a private regional manned security provider founded in July 1995 and headquartered in Prescot, Merseyside. The company delivers SIA-licensed uniformed security officers, female security guards, mobile patrols with GPS and electronic checkpoint monitoring, key holding and alarm response, reception and concierge duties, CCTV remote monitoring, risk assessments, and corporate security consultancy to licensed premises, commercial and industrial properties, local government, and entertainment venues across Merseyside, Cheshire, and Lancashire — a roughly 40-mile radius around Prescot. Its operational backbone is a 24-hour ISO 9001:2000-accredited control room supported by NAVMAN Halo & Qube vehicle tracking and Deister electronic patrol monitoring, with an advertised alarm-response SLA of under twenty minutes. Approximately 70% of staff join through the TUPE transfer process on existing client contracts, indicating contract acquisition is driven heavily by staff transfers on incumbent engagements rather than greenfield sales. Commercial terms are bespoke and quote-based, billed monthly, with no publicly disclosed pricing; the company maintains Safecontractor and Constructionline accreditations and is a member of the Liverpool & Knowsley Chamber. The business is founder/owner-operated under Chief Executive Martin Mulholland, with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and a headcount in the 11-50 range consistent with a small-to-mid regional guarding firm.

Name

Proguard Security Services

Legal name

Proguard Security Services (UK) Ltd

Website

https://proguard.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Proguard Security Services is a regional UK manned security provider based in Prescot, Merseyside, offering SIA-licensed officers, mobile patrols, key holding, reception, CCTV monitoring, and security consultancy across the North West for licensed premises and commercial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manned Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Manned Guarding & Site Security (Static Guards) (BPABAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concierge / Customer-Service-Oriented Security Officers (BPAKAAAM), Manned Guarding & Patrol Services (IMAIAEAA)

Keywords

• Manned security guarding
• Mobile security patrols
• Alarm response services
• Security risk assessment
• Security consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prescot

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Security Personnel Services: Provision of uniformed security officers to clients on contract basis. Services include static guards, mobile patrols, female security guards, key holding and alarm response, reception duties, and risk assessment services. Revenue derived from recurring service contracts with businesses requiring manned security presence.
2. Security Consultancy: Professional security consulting services including interim security management, corporate security reviews, security audits, programme design, event security, and transportation security consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Proguard Security Services provides contracted manned security guarding to businesses and licensed premises in North West England, with uniformed SIA-licensed officers, mobile patrols (GPS and electronically tracked), a 24-hour in-house control room, key holding and alarm response, reception/concierge cover, and professional security consultancy and risk assessment. Services are sold on recurring monthly contracts, with approximately 70% of staff joining via TUPE transfer on existing client engagements.

Product overview

Proguard Security Services (UK) Ltd operates as a single, unified physical security service platform offering manned guarding solutions. The core portfolio consists of Uniformed Security Officers as the primary service, complemented by specialized Female Security Guards, Mobile Security Patrols with GPS tracking, a 24 Hour Control Room for monitoring and coordination, Key Holding and Alarm Response services, Reception Duties, Security Consultancy, and Risk Assessment services. These services are designed to work independently or together, providing comprehensive security coverage from static guarding to mobile patrols, 24/7 monitoring, and expert advisory services across Merseyside and the North West region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uniformed Security Officers Provision of fully screened and vetted uniformed security officers for static guarding at client premises. Officers are licensed by the Security Industry Authority, vetted to BS 7858:2004, and trained to NVQ Level 2 in officer roles and conflict management. Targeted at commercial, industrial and licensed-premises clients requiring on-site manned security cover.
• Female Security Guards Licensed female security personnel deployed to customer-facing roles including door supervision, security receptionist, events officer and security supervisor positions. Targeted at venues and clients requiring or preferring female officers for customer-facing security duties.
• Mobile Security Patrols Scheduled or irregular mobile patrol visits to client premises, tracked in real time via the NAVMAN Halo & Qube fleet tracking system and validated at checkpoints using Deister electronic monitoring. Provides start/stop times, time on site, customer visits, routes taken and distance travelled for accountability. Targeted at commercial and industrial properties requiring out-of-hours or intermittent presence rather than full-time static guarding.
• 24-Hour Control Room In-house 24-hour communications centre supporting employees and customers, monitoring intruder and attack alarm systems, managing security officer check-ins and coordinating alarm response within twenty minutes. Integrated with CCTV, access control and alarm monitoring systems. Functions as the central coordination hub underpinning the firm's manned guarding, mobile patrol and key holding services.
• Key Holding & Alarm Response Secure key holding with out-of-hours alarm activation response, including external visual patrol prior to entry, zone investigation and customer notification from the 24-hour control room. Targets businesses wanting professional alarm response without placing the burden on their own staff.
• Reception Duties Professional receptionist and concierge services including visitor check-in/out, delivery handling, policy adherence, telephone answering, administrative duties and PA support. Targeted at commercial premises wanting a combined security and front-of-house presence.
• Security Consultancy Professional security advisory services covering interim security management, corporate security reviews, security audits, programme design, physical security system design, event security and transportation security consulting. Targeted at larger organisations needing specialist security expertise beyond day-to-day guarding.
• Risk Assessment Security risk analysis using quantitative methods such as Annual Loss Expectancy calculations and qualitative approaches covering threats, vulnerabilities and control assessments. Targeted at organisations requiring formal security risk evaluation as part of their operational or insurance planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Alarm response time within twenty minutes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kingdom Services Group: UK-based security services company offering manned guarding, door supervision, key holding and event security. Highly comparable in service mix, customer segments (including licensed premises and local authority work) and regional operating model.
• Corps Security: UK-focused manned security provider with a long operating history, supplying SIA-licensed officers, key holding, mobile patrols and security consultancy. Closely comparable in service portfolio, customer base and approach to compliance-led guarding.
• Wilson James: UK security and logistics services firm specialising in manned guarding, front-of-house and security consultancy. Comparable in offering a high-quality, compliance-focused service to commercial and infrastructure clients.
• Lodge Service: UK security services company with established manned guarding, mobile patrol, key holding and monitoring offerings. Comparable in size and service breadth, with similar focus on retail, commercial and licensed premises.

Emerging players

• Fenix Security Solutions: Smaller UK security services provider offering manned guarding, mobile patrols and event security. Comparable in service mix and customer type but typically smaller and earlier-stage than Proguard.

Broad incumbents

• Mitie Security: UK-listed facilities management and security services group with a dedicated security division. Competes in the same manned guarding, mobile patrol and key holding space as Proguard, particularly for enterprise and public-sector contracts.
• Securitas UK: One of the largest global security services providers with a substantial UK manned guarding operation. Direct competitor in static and mobile guarding across UK commercial and public-sector clients, with significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bidvest Noonan: UK and Ireland security and facilities services provider offering manned guarding, mobile patrols, key holding and reception/concierge services. Direct overlap across most of Proguard's service lines for commercial and public-sector customers.
• Loomis UK: While primarily cash-in-transit, Loomis also offers guarding and security services in the UK. Broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities in manned security and alarm response, often competing for the same multi-service contracts.

Regional players

• SGC Security Services: North West England-based security services provider offering manned guarding, dog handling, event security and key holding. Comparable regional competitor in the same North West geography as Proguard.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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