The HALO Trust

Name

The HALO Trust

Legal name

The HALO Trust

Website

https://halotrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Mine Action

NAICS

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akta.pro primary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) (BPADADAM), Demilitarization, Disposal & Ordnance Remediation (EOD Support) (IMABAHAM)

Keywords

• Humanitarian landmine clearance
• Explosive ordnance disposal
• Weapons stockpile management
• Mine risk education
• Conflict area remediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dumfries

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: HALO raises funds from individual donors through its website, direct mail, and fundraising events. Donation tiers include £25, £50, £100 amounts visible on website. Monthly giving programs available.
2. Government Grants and Aid: Major funding from government donors including US Government, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, EU, and various national governments. Funding supports specific country programs and operational costs.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate donors and partners provide funding and in-kind support including equipment donations from companies like JCB, Viterra, Cargill, John Deere, Meta, ADM, FMC Corporation, Trimble, and others.
4. Gifts in Wills: Legacy giving program where supporters leave bequests to The HALO Trust in their wills

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The HALO Trust is the world's largest international humanitarian mine action organization. It clears landmines, cluster munitions, and unexploded ordnance from conflict-affected areas, secures weapons and ammunition stockpiles, and delivers risk education to vulnerable communities. Operations are conducted directly in the field by over 9,000 locally recruited staff across 30+ countries and territories.

Product overview

The HALO Trust is the world's largest international mine action organization offering a portfolio of humanitarian services centered on clearing landmines and explosive remnants of war. Their core offerings include landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance, weapons stockpile management, and community risk education. They supplement traditional manual demining with technology services including AI-powered drone imagery analysis (achieving ~70% accuracy for mine detection), remote-controlled mechanical clearance equipment (boosting output from 1.9 to 200 sq meters/day), GIS mapping in partnership with Esri, and authorized in-situ explosive destruction capabilities. They operate workforce development programmes such as the '100 Women in Demining' initiative in Angola, and have established centres of excellence for research and development in Ukraine to accelerate demining through technological innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clearing Explosives (Landmine and UXO Clearance)
• Securing Weapons (Weapons and Ammunition Management)
• Teaching Safety (Mine Risk Education)
• Non-Technical Survey
• 100 Women in Demining Programme
• Medical Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 million mines and explosives destroyed globally
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and major.

• EsricoreTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2022Global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software providing cutting-edge mapping technology. Partnership mobilizes immediate humanitarian response in Ukraine by mapping contaminated areas with explosives, supporting planning for future clearance operations, and providing safe land for displaced families. Esri has collaborated with HALO since 2008.
• NATOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHALO and NATO are working together to establish a comprehensive weapons and ammunition management project in Moldova, including construction, infrastructure improvements, and training. Project aims to reduce unplanned explosions and increase security of weapons stockpiles, aligning Moldova with EU and international standards.
• TrimblesupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing equipment for Ukraine operations.
• SoftwareOnesupportingTechnology or IntegrationCorporate technology partner for HALO.
• National GeographicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Okavango Wilderness Project supporting conservation work in Angola. HALO provides safe passage through mined areas to reach Okavango river headwaters. National Geographic has launched the Okavango Wilderness Project since 2015, with HALO support each season. Discovered 30 new species to science through this collaboration.
• MMD (Mining and Mining Devices)supportingTechnology or IntegrationDeveloped custom-made sizer rig for Zimbabwe operations with capacity to destroy over 100,000 landmines. Collaboration since 2012.
• CobhamsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDeveloped advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) detection systems including Minehound detector. Working with HALO in Cambodia since 2012 to trial new systems including Amulet Robot.
• FAUN TrackwaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationTemporary roadway solutions for accessing difficult minefield areas and creating stable bases for heavy machinery.
• National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (Nigeria)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nigerian government body for Physical Security and Stockpile Management training programme. 90 personnel trained across 15 security agencies in second batch, with international ammunition management standards alignment.
• Nigeria National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light WeaponsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for capacity development programme in Nigeria funded by Kingdom of the Netherlands. Training security personnel across arms-bearing agencies in three phases covering practical skills, leadership-level stockpile management, and train-the-trainer methodologies.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): One of the world's largest humanitarian mine action NGOs, operating in ~30 countries clearing landmines and ERW and delivering risk education. Directly comparable to HALO in mission, donor base (US/UK/EU governments), and end beneficiaries.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA): Major international mine action operator running clearance, weapons management, and advocacy programs across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Directly comparable to HALO in scope, government funding mix, and operational footprint.
• Danish Demining Group (DDG): Humanitarian demining arm of the Danish Refugee Council, active in Africa and the Middle East delivering manual and mechanical mine clearance plus risk education. Directly comparable to HALO's core program set.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): International NGO running mine action, victim assistance, and risk education programs alongside broader disability-inclusion work. Directly comparable to HALO on the risk-education and victim-assistance overlap.
• Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD): Geneva-based humanitarian NGO conducting manual and mechanical mine/ERW clearance and weapons management in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Similar funding base (Swiss/UK/EU) and operational profile to HALO.

Emerging players

• APOPO: Tanzania-based NGO using trained detection rats (HeroRATs) and metal-detection dogs for landmine and TB screening. Overlaps HALO's mine-action mission with a differentiated, lower-cost detection technology approach.
• Golden West Humanitarian Foundation: US-based NGO focused on training local demining capacity and supporting clearance of post-conflict ERW, particularly in Southeast Asia. Comparable smaller-scale operator overlapping with HALO's mission and risk-education remit.

Broad incumbents

• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): Multilateral centre of excellence supporting the mine-action sector with standards, IM (Information Management) for Mine Action (IMSMA), research, and treaty support. Operates in the same sector as HALO from a policy/coordination angle rather than direct field clearance.

Others

• International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL-CMC): Nobel Peace Prize-winning advocacy coalition behind the Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty). Adjacent to HALO as a sector-shaping organization rather than a clearance operator, but central to donor/regulatory context in which HALO works.

Regional players

• BACTEC International: UK-based commercial mine action and EOD services provider operating in post-conflict environments, more visible on commercial contracting than HALO's grant-funded model but directly comparable on capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-halo-trust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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