Excell Security

What Excell Security does

Excell Security, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned security services company headquartered in El Cajon, California, that has operated since around 2000 under California Private Patrol Operator license PPO 16051. The company's core offering is BSIS-licensed security guard services, including overnight watch, event security, mobile patrols, and tailored coverage for commercial properties, residential communities, and special events across the San Diego metropolitan area. Guard deployments are supported by GPS-verified patrol logging and digital reporting, with contracts structured as minimum 32-hour-per-week engagements on 6+ month terms.

Complementing the guard business, Excell Security operates a Live Scan electronic fingerprinting service from its El Cajon office, capturing and electronically transmitting fingerprints to the California Department of Justice and FBI for background checks required for employment, licensing, and volunteering. Live Scan is delivered through a self-serve online appointment scheduler with 15-minute time slots, alongside walk-in and phone-based booking, with organizational account billing for volume customers. Revenue per appointment is $65-$89, inclusive of mandated government and rolling fees.

The company has expanded into a portfolio of downloadable digital compliance products sold through its online store, including an SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) Compliance Toolkit ($99 and $149 tiers), California SB 970 / AB 1788-compliant Human Trafficking Awareness Training ($249), and individual security guard training modules ($15 each). These products monetize the company's regulatory expertise in California-specific compliance frameworks and are sold to a broad set of buyers including hotels, schools, churches, HOAs, commercial property managers, and California employers — extending reach beyond the local San Diego guard-services footprint.

Name

Excell Security

Legal name

Excell Security, Inc.

Website

https://excellsecurity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Excell Security is a family-owned, BSIS-licensed private security firm in El Cajon, California, providing security guards, Live Scan fingerprinting, and California SB 553/SB 970 compliance toolkits to HOAs, hotels, schools, and commercial clients across San Diego.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification (ID, SSN Trace, KYC-lite) (BPACALAD)

Keywords

• Private security services
• Security guard services
• Live Scan fingerprinting
• Workplace violence prevention
• Background check services

Headquarters

HQ city

El Cajon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Guard Services: Recurring security guard services contracted to commercial, residential, and event clients. Contracts require minimum 32 hours per week on 6+ month terms. New customers receive promotional free hours on initial contracts.
2. Live Scan Fingerprinting Services: Per-transaction electronic fingerprinting services for individuals and organizations requiring DOJ and FBI background checks. Billed per appointment including government fees and rolling fees. Organizations can set up account billing for volume processing.
3. Digital Compliance Toolkits: One-time purchase of downloadable SB 553 WVPP Compliance Toolkit products sold via payment links. Toolkit priced at $99, Toolkit + Training at $149. Additional Human Trafficking Awareness Training sold at $249.
4. Security Guard Training Modules: Individual training module courses for security guards sold as one-time purchases at $15 per module. Topics include professionalism, workplace violence, and other compliance topics.
5. Human Trafficking Awareness Training: 2-hour interactive training program compliant with California SB 970 and AB 1788 for hotels, motels, and security personnel. Sold as a one-time purchase for $249 including student manual, instructor guide, and scenario-based knowledge checks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Excell Security is a family-owned private security firm based in El Cajon, California, that provides licensed BSIS-trained security guard services for commercial properties, residential communities, hotels, schools, and events. The company also operates a Live Scan electronic fingerprinting service that submits fingerprints directly to the California DOJ and FBI for background checks. In addition, it sells digital compliance toolkits and training programs covering California SB 553 workplace violence prevention and SB 970 human trafficking awareness requirements.

Product overview

Excell Security operates as a multi-service security company offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on professional security guard provision and compliance-focused digital products. The core offering is Security Guard Services (including Overnight Watch and Event Security), complemented by LiveScan Fingerprinting Services for background checks. The product line extends to digital compliance tools including the WVPP Compliance Toolkit for California SB 553 workplace violence prevention, Human Trafficking Awareness Training for SB 970 compliance, and individual Security Guard Training modules. These products serve both direct service clients (property managers, HOAs, hotels, businesses) and organizations needing compliance documentation and training materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security Guard Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 free hours (valued at $544) for new customers signing 6+ month security contracts at 32+ hours per week
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• National Security Systems (NSS): California-focused security guard and patrol company offering licensed guards, mobile patrol, and alarm response in Southern California markets. Direct regional competitor with comparable service mix (guard + monitoring) and overlapping geography to Excell Security's San Diego base.
• American Guard Services: California-based security services firm providing licensed guards, event security, and patrol services across the state. Compares directly to Excell Security's core guard offering with similar vertical focus on commercial, residential, and event clients in California.

Broad incumbents

• Allied Universal: One of the largest physical security services companies in North America, providing contract security guards, janitorial, and security solutions across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping guard services to commercial, residential, and event clients in the same broader market as Excell Security.
• Prosegur Security USA: International security firm offering guarding, surveillance, and security consulting in the U.S. Competitor in the contract guard market serving similar commercial and residential clients, albeit at substantially greater scale.
• Fieldprint: National provider of electronic fingerprinting (Live Scan) and identity-related background check services for employment, licensing, and volunteer screening. Directly comparable to Excell Security's Live Scan fingerprinting offering, particularly the DOJ/FBI electronic submission model.
• GardaWorld Security Services USA: Major North American security services firm offering uniformed guards, mobile patrol, and risk consulting to commercial clients. A relevant broad incumbent peer given the overlap in property management and event guarding segments served by Excell.
• Securitas Security Services USA: Global security services giant operating in the U.S. with a heavy focus on on-site contract guarding across commercial, industrial, and residential verticals. Directly comparable to Excell Security in core offering (uniformed contract guards), differing by scale, geographic reach, and breadth of services.
• IdentoGO (IDEMIA Identity & Security USA): Operates one of the largest U.S. electronic fingerprinting networks with multi-state Live Scan submission capability for FBI and state checks. Directly relevant to Excell's Live Scan revenue stream as a scaled, multi-state incumbent in the identity verification service category.

Direct peers

• Universal Protection Service: California-licensed private patrol operator offering on-site security guards, mobile patrol, and alarm response to commercial and residential clients in Southern California. Closest comparable regional direct peer to Excell Security in service mix and customer profile.
• Guardian Security Agency: Mid-sized California security guard provider focused on commercial property, HOA, and event security with BSIS-licensed guards. Directly comparable in operating model, vertical mix, and service area to Excell Security.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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