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168 Security Ltd t/a Sword Security

Cardiff
Large

Sword Security is an international award-winning company that provides security, crowd management, and risk management services to the entertainment and hospitality industry. They work with high-profile clients on challenging projects worldwide.

swordsecurity.com ↗

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Quick answer — 168 Security Ltd t/a Sword SecurityUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

168 Security Ltd t/a Sword Security has won — across 1 public-sector buyer, with 1 live contract. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime at 0% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
1 of 2Live contracts
0%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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

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.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 1
Security ServicesProviding security, crowd management, and risk management services.

Extracted automatically from swordsecurity.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 5

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
World Meeting of Families - Papal Visit IrelandSword provided staffing and security planning for the Congress venue and secured accommodation for high-profile attendees. ↗All Star Weekend in TorontoSword was awarded the contract to secure the All Star Weekend, the first time the event was held outside the USA. ↗Pan Am Games TorontoSword was the official security supplier, deploying over 1000 personnel across 22 venues. ↗European Games Baku, AzerbaijanSword deployed a team of managers and crowd safety consultants for the first European Games. ↗Commonwealth Games GlasgowSword provided security and logistical support with over 800 staff deployed during the Games. ↗

Extracted automatically from swordsecurity.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

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

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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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 · 1 live · 1 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
LS053 - Framework for Provision of Crowd Safety Staff at Events
Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime—03 Sept 2025—7.9 yrspending
LS053 - Framework for Provision of Crowd Safety Staff at Events
Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime————Live
Total live value — · mean award —

Top buyers · 1 buyers · top 3 = 0%

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

✓ From notices
1
Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime
2 contracts
0%
since 2025

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 0% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs and buyers.

✓ From notices
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No close peers found

Not enough categorised awards yet to compute a comparable peer set.

Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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 11 Nov 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.
07967784
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
28 Feb 2012
Reg. office
8 Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4BY
SIC codes
80100 · 82990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LARDNER, John Joseph — director
    Appointed 02 May 2014
  • Mr John Joseph Lardner — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent · voting rights 50 to 75 percent · right to appoint and remove directors · significant influence or control as firm

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.

↔ From Cos House
168 SECURITY LIMITED
07967784 · this company

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