NetWatch Global

What NetWatch Global does

NetWatch Global is a Birmingham-headquartered open-source intelligence (OSINT) and investigation company serving UK insurers, law firms, corporate clients, and police forces. Founded in 2012, the company combines a proprietary SaaS platform (Rapid) with a trained in-house team of investigators to deliver police report retrieval, due diligence, OSINT analysis, interviews, site visits, and court-admissible evidence packs. Over a decade of operation the company has completed 200,000+ investigations across 30+ countries and claims a 100% client retention rate.

The core product is the Rapid platform, a secure online portal that integrates directly with the UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA KADOE) for vehicle keeper lookups, hosts a live police disclosure turnaround dashboard across all 43 UK forces, and provides a free Rapid for Police module that lets UK police forces upload Road Traffic Collision disclosures to insurers via MFA/SSO-authenticated workflows. The platform is ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and BS 102000 certified. Supporting the platform are five service lines: vetting and due diligence, interviews and site visits, online investigations, police report retrieval, and OSINT tools, alongside an OSINT training programme.

NetWatch monetises through per-investigation fees and retainer arrangements with enterprise insurance and legal clients, subscription access to the Rapid platform, and transaction-based fees for DVLA lookups and police report retrieval. GTM is sales-led with direct enterprise engagement. The company is privately held as an affiliate of The Surveillance Group and discloses no external venture or private equity backing.

Name

NetWatch Global

Legal name

NetWatch Global Limited

Website

https://netwatchglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NetWatch Global is a UK-based open-source intelligence company that combines its Rapid SaaS platform with an in-house investigative team to deliver police report retrieval, OSINT analysis, due diligence, and court-admissible evidence to insurers, law firms, corporates, and all 43 UK police forces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investigation and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital/Online Investigations & OSINT (Non-cyber) (BPAKAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Civil Investigations (Witness/Asset/Skip Tracing) (BPAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Open-source intelligence
• Police report retrieval
• Insurance fraud investigations
• Corporate due diligence
• OSINT training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Intelligence Investigation Services: OSINT investigation services delivered by in-house trained investigators. Services include vetting/due diligence, interviews/site visits, online investigations, and police report retrieval. Revenue generated through per-investigation fees or retainer arrangements with enterprise clients.
2. Rapid Platform Subscription: SaaS platform access for ordering intelligence. Approved organisations pay via NetWatch account for services including police reports, OSINT searches, DVLA KADOE lookups. Pricing varies by organisation and usage volume.
3. Police Report Retrieval: Platform-mediated service for requesting and retrieving police disclosure reports on behalf of insurance clients. Includes DVLA KADOE vehicle keeper lookups for approved organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NetWatch Global delivers open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations and police report retrieval to insurers, law firms, corporate clients, and UK police forces. Its flagship Rapid SaaS platform enables approved organisations to order police reports, DVLA KADOE vehicle keeper lookups, OSINT searches, and full investigations through a single secure, auditable workflow. An in-house team of trained investigators produces evidentiary intelligence packs admissible in court, with 200,000+ investigations completed and 100% client retention over a decade.

Product overview

NetWatch Global offers a unified platform-plus-services model combining proprietary software (Rapid) with expert investigative services. The core offering is the Rapid SaaS platform, which provides access to police reports, OSINT tools, and complete investigations in one secure, auditable environment. Rapid serves insurers, solicitors, and law enforcement as three distinct user segments. The platform integrates DVLA KADOE vehicle keeper lookups as a native feature. Supporting the platform, NetWatch delivers five key service lines: OSINT Tools, Police Report Retrieval, Vetting/Due Diligence, Interviews/Site Visits, and Online Investigations. A separate OSINT Training programme provides half-day professional courses. All services leverage a highly trained in-house investigative team alongside the technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rapid Platform Secure online SaaS platform that enables insurers, solicitors, and law enforcement to request police reports, access OSINT tools, commission complete investigations, and run DVLA KADOE vehicle keeper lookups. Built with full audit trails, encrypted data handling, MFA/SSO, role-based access, and GDPR/DPA 2018 compliance.
• OSINT Tools Open-source intelligence tools integrated within the Rapid platform that enable investigators to search social media platforms, analyse digital footprints, locate social media accounts across major platforms, and build lifestyle intelligence reports on individuals. Used for insurance, legal, and fraud investigation purposes.
• Police Report Retrieval Service enabling users to request and retrieve police reports and Road Traffic Collision (RTC) disclosure documents through the Rapid platform, simplifying the traditionally complex process of obtaining disclosure material from police forces.
• Vetting / Due Diligence Investigative services providing background checks and due diligence assessments for corporate clients, helping identify risks before business commitments through open-source intelligence gathering and verification.
• Interviews / Site Visits On-the-ground intelligence gathering through professional interviews and site visits conducted by trained investigators, providing real-world verification and evidence collection.
• Online Investigations Digital investigation services that search public online sources, social media, news, registries, and corporate records to find relevant details and evidence in the public domain for insurance, legal, and fraud investigation purposes.
• OSINT Training Regular half-day training courses in open-source intelligence techniques offered by NetWatch, providing professional development opportunities for investigators and organisations needing OSINT skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• Police report turnaround reduced from months to days or hours through Rapid platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 43 UK Police ForcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2025Rapid for Police provides all 43 UK police forces with free secure upload platform for RTC disclosures to insurers. Supports national policing priorities around information assurance, digital transformation, and operational efficiency. Forces receive automatic confirmation when reports are retrieved.
• DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)coreTechnology or IntegrationNetWatch serves as a link provider for DVLA KADOE (Keeper At Date Of Event) service, enabling approved organisations to request vehicle registered keeper information at the date of an incident through the Rapid platform.
• The Surveillance GroupcoreOthersParent company and affiliate. NetWatch Global Limited is an affiliate of The Surveillance Group. Certain administrative and support functions (HR, finance, compliance) are carried out within The Surveillance Group structure with shared security policies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Long-standing global investigations and corporate intelligence firm with insurance-sector investigations capabilities. Much larger and broader than NetWatch but overlaps on due diligence, asset tracing, and claims investigations.
• Control Risks: Global risk consultancy with deep investigations, intelligence, and due diligence practices. Overlaps with NetWatch on corporate due diligence, vetting, and online investigations for enterprise clients, though broader in scope (political, security, integrity risk).
• FTI Consulting (Investigations): Global consulting firm with a dedicated forensic and investigations practice serving insurers, law firms, and corporates. Comparable on litigation support and insurance intelligence, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Capita (Investigations): Capita runs a sizable UK investigations and document-services practice serving insurers and public-sector clients. Direct overlap with NetWatch on police report retrieval and claims-support investigations, but as part of a much broader BPO/outsourcing portfolio.
• Kroll: Global investigations, risk consulting, and forensic services firm with broad insurance claims-support and OSINT capabilities. Larger and more diversified than NetWatch, but overlaps materially in litigation support, due diligence, and intelligence services for insurers and law firms.

Direct peers

• Bite Investigations: UK-based private investigation firm offering surveillance, OSINT, and due diligence services to insurers and solicitors. Most directly comparable peer in size, geography, and customer base.
• S-RM: London-headquartered intelligence and risk consulting firm offering OSINT, cyber, and corporate investigations. Closely comparable in size, boutique positioning, and enterprise client mix (insurers, law firms, corporates).
• Intelligence Fusion: UK-based intelligence and OSINT firm providing threat intelligence and investigations to enterprise clients. Comparable on platform-plus-analyst model and UK mid-market positioning.

Emerging players

• Veremark: Digital background-check and due diligence platform serving HR, compliance, and corporate clients. Overlaps with NetWatch on vetting and corporate due diligence, with a stronger SaaS/automation tilt.

Others

• Cifas: UK fraud prevention membership organisation operating the National Fraud Database. Not a direct competitor but a complementary data partner/adjacent in insurance fraud intelligence workflows used by NetWatch's customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/netwatchglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/netwatch-global

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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