Of the 11,020 security enterprises operating in the United Kingdom in 2025, the majority were businesses that employed fewer than five people. Security enterprises that employed between five and nine people numbered 1,070, while there were just 90 companies that employed 250 people or more.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 24, 2025). Number of VAT/PAYE enterprises in the security and investigation activities sector in the United Kingdom in 2025, by employment size-band [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/320833/security-enterprises-in-the-uk-by-size/
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