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LockWise Ltd

Birmingham · Ltd · Est. 2014

MLA-accredited locksmith business with a publicly signed transparent pricing charter — all call-out rates, evening/weekend rates, and job pricing published online and on engineer vans. Living Wage accredited. Partners with Age UK Birmingham.

Founded
2014
Employees
10 staff
Turnover
Under £1m
Companies House
09334488
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
77/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.6
ecoCommunity
7.8
paymentsTax
7.4
groupsEmployment
8.4
campaignCause
7.2
Score updates from live register data
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Why LockWise Ltd scores 77/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.6
ecoCommunity
£6,000 donated in FY2024 (1.7% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission7.8
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19.8% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.4
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 10.2%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.4
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (2 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors7.2

LockWise Ltd

LockWise was founded in Birmingham in 2014 in direct response to widespread complaints about opaque pricing in the locksmith industry. The transparent pricing charter was the founding principle, and the company has never deviated from it.

How LockWise Ltd treats its people

£13/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
10.2%
Gender pay gap
UK avg: 14.3%
2
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years

Tax transparency

LockWise Ltd's effective rate
19.8%
UK corporation tax (2024)
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. LockWise Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.