Collingwood Services

What Collingwood Services does

Collingwood Services is a family-run, UK-based event medical and security services provider headquartered in Amesbury, Wiltshire, operating with 11-50 employees. The company delivers four integrated service lines: Event Medical Cover (ambulances, 4x4 rapid response vehicles, cycle response units, static first aid points, and deployable medical centres), Security Services (SIA-licensed guarding for festivals, corporate and live events), a Training Academy offering FREC3/FREC4, First Aid, Fire Safety and Mental Health courses (now including 200+ online courses), and CQC-registered Patient Transport Services operating 24/7 nationwide.

Underlying capability is operationally driven rather than technology-led: the firm relies on a flexible pool of clinically qualified personnel and security officers, accredited by Qualsafe Awards and the Qualifications Network, with a physical fleet and event-deployable infrastructure. The CQC rating was reported as "Requires improvement" as of July 2023, which is a relevant quality and compliance data point for due diligence.

Revenue mechanics are professional-services based: event cover and security are quote-priced with multi-year contracts available for long-term bookings; training and patient transport operate on a pay-as-you-go basis with individual and corporate enrolment. Customer segments span event organisers, corporate clients, organised sports bodies (e.g., British Cycling), country and equestrian shows, healthcare and social care providers, and individual trainees. Geographic coverage is UK-wide through mobile deployment, with a documented presence at major London venues and corporate live events alongside the Wiltshire operational base.

Name

Collingwood Services

Legal name

Collingwood Services Ltd

Website

https://collingwoodservices.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collingwood Services is a family-run UK event medical, security, training, and patient transport provider based in Amesbury, Wiltshire, serving event organisers, corporates, healthcare providers, and individual trainees with CQC-registered, accredited services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Ambulance Services (621910), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Medical Services & Standby Coverage (HLAFANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE), Medical Emergency Response & On-site First Aid/Paramedics (BPABANAG), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Healthcare & Medical STAT Courier (Specimens, Blood, Pharma) (TLAAADAE)

Keywords

• Event medical services
• Patient transport services
• First aid training
• Pre-hospital emergency care
• Event security services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Medical Cover Services: Professional medical teams provided for events, filming, and private functions. Revenue generated through service fees based on event size, staffing requirements, and duration. Special rates available for long-term bookings (6+ months) or annual contracts. Covers events from 1 to 25,000+ attendees with flexible scaling.
2. Training Academy: Accredited training courses including First Aid at Work (1-3 day courses), FREC3/FREC4, Fire Safety, and Mental Health Awareness. Over 200 online courses available. Revenue generated through course fees, with in-house training at Amesbury site or on-site delivery at client locations.
3. Security Services: Static guarding services for businesses and business parks. Revenue generated through security personnel provision contracts.
4. Patient Transport Services: CQC-registered patient transport across Salisbury and surrounding areas, available 24/7. Revenue generated through transport service fees for various transfer types including hospital appointments, dialysis, chemotherapy, care home transfers, and end-of-life journeys.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Collingwood Services provides event medical cover, security guarding, accredited workplace compliance training, and CQC-registered patient transport. Event medical cover scales from single responders to fully equipped ambulances and pop-up A&E-style medical centres for events of 1 to 25,000+ attendees. Training is delivered through in-person courses at the Amesbury academy or on client sites, plus over 200 online courses covering first aid, pre-hospital emergency care, fire safety, and mental health. Patient transport operates 24/7 across Salisbury and surrounding areas for hospital appointments, dialysis, chemotherapy, and end-of-life journeys.

Product overview

Collingwood Services is a family-run multi-service business operating across medical cover, security, and professional training. The portfolio consists of four core service lines: Event Medical Cover (providing medical teams, ambulances, responders, and on-site treatment centres for events of all sizes), Security Services (static guarding for businesses and business parks), a Training Academy (offering accredited first aid, pre-hospital emergency care, fire safety, and mental health courses via online and face-to-face delivery, including FREC3 and FREC4 qualifications), and Patient Transport Services (CQC-registered ambulance and response car transport for medical appointments and hospital transfers). The services are delivered from the company's Amesbury, Wiltshire base and cover events and clients across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Medical Cover Professional medical teams providing coverage for events, filming, and private functions. Services scale from single event responders through FREC3 responders, fully equipped ambulances with paramedics or technicians, on-site treatment centres, and pop-up A&E-style medical centres for large outdoor events. Coverage ranges from 1 to 25,000+ attendees and is aligned with the Purple Guide.
• Security Services Static guarding services for businesses and business parks, plus crowd control, site security, and event protection delivered alongside event operations.
• Training Academy Accredited training programmes delivered online and face-to-face through in-house training at the Amesbury site or on-site at client locations. Covers First Aid at Work (1-3 day courses), FREC3, FREC4, Fire Safety, and Mental Health Awareness, plus over 200 online courses. Registered with Qualsafe and Qualifications Network to support HSE compliance for individuals and corporates.
• Patient Transport Services CQC-registered non-emergency patient transport operating 24/7 across Salisbury and surrounding areas. Provides ambulance transfers and response car journeys for hospital appointments, admissions and discharges, dialysis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, care home transfers, home assessments, and end-of-life journeys, with accommodations for walk-on, wheelchair, and stretcher-bound passengers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning service recognised 2020-2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Qualsafe Awards (training accreditation competitor): Leading UK awarding organisation for first-aid and pre-hospital care qualifications. Collingwood is registered with Qualsafe to deliver its courses; Qualsafe-adjacent training centres compete for the same student and corporate training market.

Broad incumbents

• British Red Cross (Event Medical & Training): Major UK charity providing event first-aid cover, ambulance support, and first-aid training (competing directly with Collingwood's training academy). Overlap on event medical and training, but at national scale with a charitable mandate.
• St John Ambulance: UK's leading first-aid and ambulance charity providing event medical cover, training, and patient transport nationwide. Direct overlap with Collingwood across event medical services, training academy, and patient transport, but at vastly greater scale with a charitable rather than commercial model.
• Falck UK: Part of global Falck Group, Falck UK provides ambulance services, event medical cover, and patient transport across multiple UK regions. Comparable on event medical and patient transport, but at significantly larger scale as a multinational incumbent.

Direct peers

• Medical Cover UK: UK-based private event medical services company providing first aid, paramedics, ambulances, and medical teams for events of all sizes. Closest direct competitor to Collingwood in the private commercial event medical segment.
• Event Medical Services Ltd: Private UK company specialising in event medical cover, first aid, and ambulance provision for festivals, sporting events, and corporate functions. Directly comparable on service mix, target customer (event organisers), and scale.
• Marden Medical: UK event medical cover provider offering first responders, paramedics, ambulances, and cycle response units to events. Highly comparable on service portfolio (responders to advanced life support), customer type, and UK regional footprint.
• Medi-Sport: UK-based event medical provider focused on sporting events, mass gatherings, and crowd safety. Comparable on target verticals (sports competitions), service lines (responders, ambulances, treatment centres), and customer base.
• Life Medical (EventMedics): UK private company providing medical cover for events, festivals, and film/TV productions, with staffing from first aiders to paramedics and doctors. Closely comparable on services offered and entertainment/sports event focus.

Regional players

• Medics 1 (Event Medical Group): Private UK event medical provider delivering first aiders, paramedics, and ambulance crews to festivals, concerts, and sporting events. Comparable service offering and target customer, though concentrated in different UK regional territories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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