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1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED

Kettering
SME

1st Reaction Security Limited offers a range of security services including security guarding, mobile patrols, key holding, and electronic security solutions. Established in 1999, the company is committed to providing high-quality security services.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.0m
Live
8
Buyers
5
12m
—
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 12
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — 1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITEDUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED has won £2.0m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Cambridgeshire County Council at 45% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 12Live contracts
45%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 9
Security Guarding ServicesMobile Patrol ServiceKey Holding & Alarm Response ServiceCCTV Monitoring & 24 Hour Control RoomElectronic Security ServicesIntruder Alarm SystemsCCTV SystemsAccess Control SystemsFire Detection Systems
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 23029 Cambridgeshire County Council Security Services FrameworkCambridgeshire County Council · £915k
  • Cambridgeshire County Council Security Services FrameworkLGSS · £275k

Extracted automatically from 1st-reaction.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 6

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 6
SIA Approved Contractor SchemeSIA · Certification
National Security Inspectorate Guarding Gold Passporting AwardNSI · Certification
NACOSS Gold ApprovalNSI · Certification
NSI BAFE Fire GoldNSI · Certification
Fire Industry Association Membershipmembership
Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce Membershipmembership

Extracted automatically from 1st-reaction.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 4 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Security Services, North Northants Council
North Northamptonshire Council7971000001 Apr 2024£275k12 moClosed
23029 Cambridgeshire County Council Security Services Framework
Cambridgeshire County Council7971000001 Apr 2024£915k3 yrsLive
North Northamptonshire Council Security Services Contract - Property
North Northamptonshire Council7971000001 Apr 2022£400k12 moClosed
Cambridgeshire County Council Security Services Framework
LGSS7971000001 Apr 2020£275k3 yrsClosed
Manned guarding at Saunders Close, Kettering
North Northamptonshire Council————Live
Security service for multiple NNC properties
North Northamptonshire Council————Live
WNC Security Services Framework
West Northamptonshire Council79710000———Live
Manned guarding at Saunders Close, Kettering
North Northamptonshire Council————Live
Security Services Framework - Lot 4 (Out of Hours Services, Monitoring and Maintenance)
West Northamptonshire Council————Live
PAN2407 - Fire & Intruder Alarm installation, repairs, maintenance & monitoring
Leicester City Council31625000———Live
Total live value £915k · mean award £169k1–10 of 12

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Cambridgeshire County Council
2 contracts
45%
since 2023
2
North Northamptonshire Council
6 contracts
41%
since 2022
3
LGSS
1 contract
14%
since 2019
4
West Northamptonshire Council
2 contracts
0%
5
Leicester City Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands10 contracts
55%
Eastern2 contracts
45%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). 1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MF
Mitie FM Limited
No£35.9m2
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NE Security Ltd
Yes£9.0m1
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SSG SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP LTD
Yes£7.5m3
GW
Garda World Consulting Nigeria Limited
No£5.5m1
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AMULET (CHURCHILL SECURITY SOLUTIONS) LIMITED
No£5.4m1
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1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 09 Dec 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
03883037
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
25 Nov 1999
Reg. office
Unit 4 Linnell Way, Telford Way Industrial Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 8PS
SIC codes
82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SMEATHERS, Claire — secretary
    Appointed 31 Mar 2022
  • SOUTHERN, Wayne Anthony — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2010
  • BOURNE, Paul David — secretary
    Appointed 25 Nov 1999
  • BOURNE, Paul David — director
    Appointed 25 Nov 1999
  • Mr Wayne Anthony Southern — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED
03883037 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.