City of London Crime Prevention Association

Name

City of London Crime Prevention Association

Legal name

City of London Crime Prevention Association

Website

https://cityoflondoncpa.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CoLCPA is a registered charity that delivers the Building Security Assessment Scheme (BSAS) certification and Project Kestrel Fire Awareness Training to commercial property owners, managing agents, and occupiers in the City of London. It also runs a paid organisational membership scheme, a members-only magazine, regular member meetings, and curated crime-prevention and fire-safety events for the Square Mile business community.

Product overview

The City of London Crime Prevention Association offers a membership-based organization providing security and fire safety services to the City of London business community. The core offerings include the Building Security Assessment Scheme (BSAS) certification for commercial properties, Project Kestrel Fire Awareness Training for security officers, regular meetings and events, and a members-only magazine. The organization operates as a registered charity focused on crime prevention and public safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project Kestrel: Fire awareness course developed in partnership with the London Fire Brigade, the Skills Network, CoLCPA and the City of London Corporation.

Products and services

• Building Security Assessment Scheme (BSAS) A certification scheme for commercial premises in the City of London, administered via a formal partnership with the National Security Inspectorate (NSI), that assesses and certifies the security posture of buildings owned or managed by member organisations.
• Project Kestrel Fire Awareness Training A fire-awareness training programme delivered to occupiers and staff of commercial buildings in the City of London, in conjunction with the London Fire Brigade, providing practical fire-safety education tailored to high-density office and commercial premises.
• CoLCPA Organisational Membership A paid membership scheme for commercial property owners, managing agents, and corporate occupiers in the City of London, providing access to BSAS certification, Project Kestrel training, a members-only magazine, regular meetings, networking events, and an annual dinner.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Security Commonwealth: A UK umbrella body coordinating collaboration across security trade associations, professional bodies and standards organizations. Its cross-association convening mission aligns directly with CoLCPA's role as a forum for security stakeholders in the City of London.
• British Security Industry Association (BSIA): The trade association for the UK's private security industry, operating on a similar membership-based model that delivers standards, guidance, lobbying and events to security suppliers and buyers. It is the closest UK analogue to CoLCPA's role as a membership-driven security convener.
• The Security Institute (SyI): The UK professional body for individual security practitioners, offering membership grades, continuing professional development and a register of qualified professionals. Comparable to CoLCPA in serving a UK security audience through credentialing and member services.
• Association of Security Consultants (ASC): A UK-based membership association for independent security consultants, providing professional recognition, networking and standards guidance. It mirrors CoLCPA's combination of membership services with implicit standards-setting authority within the UK security community.

Others

• Fire Industry Association (FIA): The largest UK trade association for the fire safety industry, covering manufacturers, installers, maintainers and training providers. It is thematically and structurally comparable to CoLCPA's Project Kestrel fire-awareness training line, though it operates across the full UK rather than the City of London.
• National Security Inspectorate (NSI): The UK certification body that audits and certifies security and fire safety service providers. NSI is not a competitor but the operational partner through which CoLCPA delivers BSAS assessments and awards joint certificates — making it the most strategically important adjacent entity.

Broad incumbents

• ASIS International: The largest global professional association for security management practitioners, offering certifications (CPP, PSP), standards and chapters worldwide. It represents the global, broader-incumbent version of CoLCPA's UK-focused professional security association role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

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