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Security Guarding Firm With Freehold Premises In Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
Formed in 2024, this guarding firm supplies security officers to retail, healthcare and commercial sites around Portsmouth, along with mobile patrols and alarm response. Its freehold building, away from the centre, is included in the sale. The firm employs 31 people. Turnover has grown quickly, from £744k in its first year to £900k, with EBITDA up from £72k to £93k. Margins are about 10%, as is usual for labour-led guarding. Net assets of £397k include the property. A buyer gets scale reached in a short time and a base to grow from.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold premises included
- Turnover up from £744k to £900k
- Officers, patrols and alarm response
- Workforce of 31
Reason for sale
The founders are selling to fund a move into a different sector.
Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first
No flagRevenue going backwards and one client being too much of it are the two things that end most deals in due diligence. Both are shown here up front, from the figures the seller supplied.
- Revenue directionNo flag
Turnover rose +11.5% in 2026.
- 2024: baseline
- 2025 (+8.5%)
- 2026 (+11.5%)
3 years of turnover, 2024 to 2026, as supplied by the seller.
- Client concentrationNot stated
The seller has not declared what share of revenue the largest clients represent.
No declaration supplied. Client concentration cannot be derived from accounts.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
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What happens next
Submit an enquiry to the seller. Once they approve it, you sign a non-disclosure agreement and gain access to the information memorandum, the financials and a secure deal room with the seller.