G4S

Summary

G4S is a business^[1]. G4S ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,214 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• G4S is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• G4S is in the country of GB^[4].
• G4S's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• G4S's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• G4S's instance of is recorded as private security company^[7].
• G4S's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• G4S followed Securicor^[9].
• G4S followed Rock Steady Group^[10].
• G4S followed Group 4^[11].
• G4S's headquarters location is recorded as London^[12].
• G4S's chief executive officer is recorded as Ashley Almanza^[13].
• G4S's Commons category is recorded as G4S^[14].
• G4S's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[15].
• G4S's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S^[16].
• G4S's industry is recorded as private security company^[17].
• January 1, 1901 marks the founding of G4S^[18].
• 2003-12-11 marks the founding of G4S^[19].
• G4S's parent organization or unit is recorded as Allied Universal^[20].
• G4S's official website is recorded as http://www.g4s.com^[21].
• G4S's topic's main category is recorded as Category:G4S^[22].
• G4S's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+618260'}^[23].
• G4S's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'G4S PLC'}^[24].
• G4S's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[25].
• G4S's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[26].
• G4S's name is recorded as {'lang': 'syl', 'text': 'ꠎꠤbꠄꠍ'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300L3KWKK8X35QR12^[28]

• Registered legal name: G4S Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2003-12-11^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-03-12^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-20^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-24^[38]

• Managing LOU: 549300O897ZC5H7CY412^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 04992207^[41]

• Other names: Precis (2395) Limited, Group 4 Securicor PLC, Group 4 Securicor Limited, G4S PLC^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1901^[18] and 2003-12-11^[19].

Identity

G4S's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'G4S PLC'}^[24]. Predecessors include Securicor^[9], Rock Steady Group^[10], and Group 4^[11].

Leadership

G4S's chief executive officer is recorded as Ashley Almanza^[13].

Operations

G4S's headquarters location is recorded as London^[12]. G4S's parent organization or unit is recorded as Allied Universal^[20].

Industry

G4S's industry is recorded as private security company^[17].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange^[15] and Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S^[16].

Why It Matters

G4S ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,214 views/month).^[2] G4S has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] G4S is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]