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The Kingdom Story:

From Humble
Beginnings to National Strength

In 1993, Terry Barton, Kingdom’s founder and CEO, took a leap into entrepreneurship, inspired by his wife’s encouragement to "go it alone" despite limited resources. With the backing of a bank manager who believed in his vision, Terry launched Kingdom as a small, local business with big ambitions and a focus on care, unity, and quality.

Growth Through Opportunity and Vision

It didn’t take long for Kingdom to expand. Within ten months, the company made its first acquisition—a testament to the ambitious DNA that would drive Kingdom forward. By 2006, Kingdom was recognised nationally, a milestone that transformed our service offerings and scale.

As Kingdom grew, we remained committed to investing in what we CARE about:

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Diversity

The diversity and inclusion of our colleagues.

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Well-being

The well-being of our colleagues and their families.

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Better Futures

Creating better futures for the next generation.

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Communities

Supporting the communities we live and work in.

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Partnerships

Building lasting, meaningful partnerships.

Through all the growth, our core values of family and care continued to guide us then, just as they do today.

The Journey Continues

A Legacy of Care and Global Impact

Spotting opportunities and keeping the customers we have has been at the heart of Kingdom's journey. More than ten years ago, Kingdom Cleaning were introduced to better serve our customers with a combined service model. Kingdom India, born from Terry's charity work in a rural village, has since created 2,500 jobs. This venture was never about profit; it was about making a meaningful impact - a mission that continues to drive us today. Recruitment came about because we were employing so many people and it just made good business sense to enter recruitment to what is now a £100m recruitment business.

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Building Resilience and Community

In the face of challenges, Kingdom has always found strength in unity. The COVID-19 pandemic was a pivotal moment that brought our management team closer together. We adapted, evolved, and invested in leaner, smarter ways of working, enabling us to emerge stronger and more resilient.

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Guided by Vision for a Better Future

Led by a dedicated and experienced Board of Directors and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Kingdom’s structure today is the strongest it has ever been, positioning us for a future filled with purpose and growth. A key focus is helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our long-standing involvement with Youth Zone provides hope and aligns with our CARE values to create better futures for the next generation

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The Journey Continues

The Kingdom story isn’t just about a series of successes; it’s about evolution. Together we have reached incredible heights, and as a united team, we will continue to listen, involve our customers and colleagues, innovate and grow, always grounded in care and purpose and always ready to evolve for a better tomorrow.

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Our services with care

The Kingdom Group delivers service solutions with care in the specialist areas of security, cleaning, and recruitment. Through Kingdom Academy, we provide training that empowers both our colleagues and customers.

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Meet Our CEO

Terry Barton (CEO) has led Kingdom since 1993 and continues to guide our journey as one of the largest and most innovative privately-owned companies in the UK. Terry is supported by a Group Board of Directors team. Our Group Board provide strategic direction for the group through unity, collective responsibility, ideas and empowerment.

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Meet our Board and SLT

Our Board Directors and Senior Leadership Team are our service experts committed to delivering innovation, tailored solutions, and providing exceptional service with care for every customer. Their hands-on leadership is agile, responsive, and people focused. Our SLT are supported by Head of Centres to provide our SLT with the time required to remain intricately connected and visible to you and to actively immerse themselves in your business brand

Mark Wallace

Group Director

Michael Fisher

Group Director

Jaimie Potts

Group Financial Director

Rob Barton

Group Director

Nigel Whittle

Non Executive Group Finance Director

Kevin Chute

Non Executive M&A and Recruitment Director

Lucy Lloyd

Kingdom Cleaning COO

Graham Allison

Security COO

Mike Rogers

Kingdom People COO

Sara Roberts

Kingdom Academy COO

John Roberts

LAS Head of Service

Jay Thinsa

Kingdom Healthcare Head of Service

Paul Worsley

Kingdom Systems Head of Service

Together, we are a united team of passionate professionals with extensive experience and expertise, dedicated to providing services with care to customers we can genuinely support and build long term partnerships with.

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