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Professional Security

Professional Security

3.5(193 reviews)See reviews ↓·Leeds

About the company

Professional Security was established in 2005 by David and Abby Fullerton. Before founding the business, David Fullerton worked as a Door Supervisor across Leeds. The company is part of Fullerton Group and operates as Effective Security Services Ltd t/a Professional Security. It holds SIA Approved Contractor Scheme status for Security Guarding, Door Supervision and Close Protection within the UK, and achieved a score of 140 out of 145 in its latest Approved Contractor Scheme audit.

Professional Security has more than 7,000 SIA-licensed security professionals and operates across over 2,000 sites. Its services include Door Supervision, Security Guarding, Event Security and Spectator Safety, Close Protection, and Retail Security and Loss Prevention. It supports clients across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, where services are delivered in accordance with applicable Private Security Authority licensing requirements.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

In Leeds, Professional Security supplies door supervision and guarding staff, and the accounts from people who have worked with or encountered its teams vary sharply. A recurring positive theme concerns area manager Dave Andrews, who is repeatedly described as approachable and professional, and as someone willing to go beyond his duties to keep venues and door staff running smoothly; one long-serving doorman calls him the finest manager encountered across sixteen years. Individual door staff such as Kuba Stratford are also singled out for courteous and reassuring behaviour that helped customers feel safe.

Set against this, a number of reviewers report confrontations with door staff, describing aggressive or heavy-handed treatment during ID checks and ejections, with allegations of injury and damage to property. Communication after such incidents is described as poor, with several people saying they received no response when raising concerns. Concerns also appear about the use of agency subcontractors. The company is well regarded by some employees for its management, while the conduct of frontline staff at venues is the subject of repeated complaints.

Professional Security — Customer photo
Professional Security — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Evie14 June 2026

extremely unprofessional and horrible was floored and pinned for protecting myself even the police are on my side please avoid this company

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tate14 June 2026

i was assulted by a women and the bouncer slammed me to the ground and sat on me pushing my arms up behind my back pulling the muscles in them i protected myself and even the police who saw the cctv said it was wrong the owner of the company will laugh at you and call you a liar the staff and bouncers are just as rude i have a head injury and multiple bruising i do not recommend this place at all i am 5,4 65kg 19 and i had a grown man who looked to weigh about 400 pounds sat on my back because i protected myself

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A22 May 2026

Matthew from the Welsh branch calls staff complete waste of space & a shambles - they’re called professional security the irony is uncanny pardon the pun because how do they call themselves professional when this is the manner they communicate to staff with

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Micahel5 May 2026

Unfortunately, despite the word “professional” in the title, my experience of working with the company has been anything but professional. Also concerned about their use of agency subcontractors, many of whom are being paid less than minimum wage, unlikely they care as they make better margins. Avoid!

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Chloe Large4 May 2026

Saturday 2nd May 2026 - time est. 10:30pm Attended Wetherspoons in Stourbridge town centre for a nice quite girls night out after being fresh postpartum. The abuse I had of the security staff all night was appalling we just wanted to have a nice quiet drink and was hounded constantly for doing absolutely nothing and all I seen all night was security staff dragging and pulling on men. I feel like the security staff professionalism had gone to their head. Endless amounts of time I was approached and spoken to in a terrible manner there was nothing professional about the staff. Firstly it was because my friend put her coat on her head outside as is was tipping it down of rain the security staff approach herand said “get it off your head I’m not gonna tell you again or your getting kicked out” second occasion was my friend adjusting her shoe by the toliet so she didn’t fall down the stairs and we had “get down stairs now” and lastly because we had enough of the abuse we were receiving we decided to leave we were waiting for the taxi by the door as it was raining I asked the security staff member on the door if it was okay and to clarify that we waited here as we was fed up of being hounded, he politely responded yes and low and behold the bald headed security guy started shouting at us to move I politely responded your colleague said it was okay and he said “move in there I’m telling you to get in there or I’ll chuck you out”. Last time Wetherspoons will be getting my custom as security staff have ruined the place and will be complaining to Wetherspoons personally.

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Liam Burns19 April 2026

Absolutely appalling experience from start to finish. This is, without question, the worst security company I have ever dealt with. The guards provided were unreliable, unprofessional, and clearly lacked the training and standards you would expect from a company trusted with safety and security. Basic responsibilities were ignored, communication was poor, and standards slipped constantly. Management was even worse. Extremely disorganised, dismissive, and impossible to deal with when problems were raised. There was no accountability, no urgency, and no interest in putting things right. Customer concerns were brushed aside and contractual obligations appeared to mean nothing. Their failures ultimately contributed to us gaining a premises licence review, causing serious damage and unnecessary stress. For a company that is supposed to protect businesses and provide reassurance, they delivered the exact opposite. No regard for customers. No respect for contracts. No professionalism. No standards. I would strongly advise anyone considering this company to look elsewhere

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Josh Clarke21 March 2026

Very good company, But we desperately need a pay rise please

Security guarding in Leeds compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 5 businesses in this category in Leeds are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1Kingsman Group★ 5,083Yes
24 Site Security Services Ltd★ 4,9114Yes
3Golden Crown Security★ 4,840Yes
4city secure security Ltd★ 4,913Yes
5Professional Security (this page)★ 3,5193Yes
Contact
+441132042410www.professionalsecurityuk.com14 Pontefract Rd, Leeds LS10 1TB
Working hours
Monday00:00–24:00
Tuesday00:00–24:00
Wednesday00:00–24:00
Thursday00:00–24:00
Friday00:00–24:00
Saturday00:00–24:00
Sunday00:00–24:00