Sword Security

What Sword Security does

Sword Security is a UK-based facilities services firm headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, founded in 1999 and operating with a workforce of 501 to 1,000 employees. The company's core service offering centers on facility security, patrolling, and cleaning services — labor-intensive, on-site managed services delivered directly to customer facilities. The firm operates within a broader facilities management service portfolio that includes technical services, electronic security (CCTV and access control), risk and security consultancy, energy management, transport cleaning, reception services, industrial cleaning, and integrated facilities management, alongside specialized workspace management and FM transformation consultancy offerings.

The business model is a B2B managed services model targeting enterprise and public-sector clients across multiple verticals, including Healthcare, Education, Transport, Central & Local Government, Life Sciences, Food Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, and Corporate. Revenue is generated through multi-year service contracts priced on a customized, quote-based basis with services delivered directly at customer sites by dedicated field teams. The firm's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, supported by a proprietary digital operations platform ('Task') that provides mobile-based real-time performance tracking, live data visualization, and operational analytics. Geographic reach extends across the UK and Ireland via office presence in London, Belfast, and Dublin, with the firm positioned within the broader Bidvest Noonan / Noonan Group FM ecosystem.

Name

Sword Security

Legal name

Bidvest Noonan

Website

https://sword-security.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sword Security is a Belfast-based UK facilities services firm (founded 1999, 501–1,000 employees) delivering facility security, patrolling, and cleaning services to enterprise and public-sector clients across healthcare, education, transport, government, and other regulated verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Facility Security Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Manned Guarding & Patrol Services (IMAIAEAA)

Keywords

• Facility security
• Manned guarding
• Patrolling services
• Commercial cleaning
• Building security

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Facilities Management Services: Recurring service contracts providing integrated FM solutions including cleaning, security, technical services, and facilities management delivered directly to customer sites across UK and Ireland
2. Standalone Service Contracts: Individual service offerings including cleaning services, security services, electronic security, risk and security consultancy, and transport cleaning that can be delivered as standalone or bundled solutions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sword Security provides three on-site service lines for commercial and institutional customers: facility security, patrolling services, and cleaning services. Operations are based in Belfast, United Kingdom, with a workforce of 501 to 1,000 employees delivering these services directly at client sites. The company was founded in 1999.

Product overview

Bidvest Noonan is a facilities management (FM) company offering a portfolio of integrated and standalone services across security, cleaning, technical, and energy management. The company operates a multi-brand architecture comprising core service lines (Security Services, Cleaning Services, Facilities Management, Electronic Security, Technical Services, Risk and Security Consultancy, Transport Cleaning, Reception Services, Industrial Cleaning) supplemented by specialized sub-brands (London Security) and technology-enabled offerings (TwinSpace, FM Service Transformation). Central to the portfolio is Task, a proprietary digital operations platform that provides real-time performance analytics and mobile data access across service delivery. Services are delivered to sector-specific client groups including Healthcare, Education, Transport, Life Sciences, Food Manufacturing, Retail, Real Estate, and Corporate segments. The company employs over 27,000 people across the UK and Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• London Security: Specialized security solutions brand operated by Bidvest Noonan
• Task
• TwinSpace

Products and services

• Facility Security On-site security services for commercial and institutional customers, covering guarding and access-control support at the customer's facility. Delivered by Sword Security's in-house teams to businesses and organizations that need continuous or scheduled on-premises security coverage.
• Patrolling Services Mobile patrolling services in which Sword Security staff carry out scheduled and ad-hoc patrol rounds across customer sites to provide a visible deterrent and rapid response. Targeted at organizations whose premises require periodic checks rather than continuous on-site guarding.
• Cleaning Services Commercial cleaning services delivered by Sword Security staff at customer premises. Aimed at the same commercial and institutional customer base as the security and patrolling offerings, enabling bundled facility-support contracts.

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mitie: UK-listed integrated facilities management and professional services company with a large security services division and bundled soft-FM contracts; comparable as a UK security + cleaning operator at much larger scale.
• Sodexo: Global food and facilities management services company with UK security and cleaning offerings; comparable as a large bundled soft-FM provider serving similar UK enterprise customers.
• G4S (Allied Universal): Global manned security services provider with significant UK security guarding operations; relevant peer for facility security and patrolling services, including UK regional accounts.
• Compass Group: UK and global support services conglomerate operating through brands that provide contract cleaning and facility services; relevant peer given its bundled soft-FM contracts in UK corporate and public sectors.
• Serco Group: Public-sector-focused UK outsourcing and facilities services firm providing security, cleaning and FM contracts; relevant as a large UK security/FM operator competing in similar tender environments.

Direct peers

• Kingdom Services Group: UK-focused security, cleaning and FM services provider operating across multiple UK regions; comparable as a like-sized UK security and cleaning peer competing for similar contracts.
• Carlisle Support Services: UK cleaning, security and facilities services company providing integrated soft-FM solutions to commercial and public-sector clients; comparable as a UK mid-market peer in security and cleaning.
• Bidvest Noonan: UK and Ireland facilities management operator combining security, cleaning, and related soft services under integrated contracts; directly comparable as a security + cleaning multi-service FM provider with Belfast presence.
• Atalian Servest: International facilities services provider active in UK security, cleaning and integrated FM; comparable as a direct competitor in multi-service soft-FM contracts across UK commercial real estate.
• OCS Group: International facilities services group offering security, cleaning, and integrated FM to UK commercial and public-sector clients; comparable as a multi-service soft-FM competitor in the same geographies.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BidvestNoonan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sword-security-ni-ltd
• Xx.com/swordbelfastfm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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