Horus Security Consultancy

What Horus Security Consultancy does

Horus Security Consultancy Ltd is a UK-founded, Oxford-headquartered intelligence-led security consultancy established in 2006 by Jonathan Whiteley, a former military intelligence officer. The firm delivers a portfolio of five service lines — Insight (24/7 intelligence monitoring), Security Screening (BS7858, BPSS, DBS, and open-source pre-employment vetting), Investigations & Due Diligence, Security Consultancy (SABRE, BREEAM), and Travel Security — across higher education, pharmaceutical, energy, construction, transport, and government verticals, with named UK customers including the University of Oxford, Imperial College London, UCL, King's College London, and the London School of Economics, alongside Fortune 500 pharma firms served via Horus North America.

The technology stack comprises four proprietary platforms: HOSS (third-generation online screening system with direct DBS and identity-verification integrations), HART (research and analysis toolkit for harvesting internet sources), Horus-I (consumer-facing travel security app, 3,000+ downloads), Horus360 (ISO 31030-aligned pre-travel risk assessment launched July 2025), and HRAMS (bespoke asset mapping system). An Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Essex is developing NLP and machine learning capability to deliver real-time automated recommendations across hundreds of data sources — described as the first use of AI in this manner within the security sector.

Revenue is generated through professional services project fees (screening, investigations, consultancy), subscription recurring contracts (Insight, Horus-I enterprise tier), and a single annual subscription model for organisation-level duty-of-care travel services; pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed, with a documented £900/month university surveillance tier indicating low four-figure ACVs at the entry point. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supplemented by an IACLEA channel partnership in North America, with regional entities in Austin, Texas (since 2021) and Singapore (since 2015), and the firm maintains ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, PBSA, and Crown Commercial Service supplier credentials.

Name

Horus Security Consultancy

Legal name

Horus Security Consultancy Ltd

Website

https://horus-security.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Horus Security Consultancy is a UK-founded, Oxford-headquartered intelligence-led security consultancy delivering pre-employment screening, open-source intelligence monitoring, investigations, security design, and travel risk services to higher education, pharmaceutical, energy, construction, transport, and government clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Consultancy Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive/Board Security Advisory & Risk Briefings (BPAKADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Managed Services (BPAEADAJ), Security Training & Compliance (Guard Training, SOPs, Drills) (BPABAMAN)

Keywords

• Security consultancy services
• Pre-employment screening
• Intelligence monitoring
• Travel risk management
• Investigations due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Screening / Pre-employment Vetting: Bespoke pre-employment security screening services including Basic, Standard, Enhanced DBS checks, BS7858 screening, open-source checks (Horus Standard, Enhanced, Ultra), and overseas criminal record checks across approximately 110 jurisdictions. Delivered via the HOSS platform. Revenue is project/contract-based per candidate screened.
2. Insight / Intelligence Reporting: 24/7 intelligence insight service providing immediate security alerts, tactical weekly digests, key information reports, strategic threat assessments, and bespoke thematic reports. Subscription-style recurring service with monthly/quarterly reporting cadences.
3. Investigations & Due Diligence: Expert in-depth investigations service including law enforcement expertise, complex criminal investigation experience, vulnerability assessments, and product/brand security. One-time project fees.
4. Security Consultancy: Bespoke security consultancy services including security design advice, SABRE assessments, security needs assessments, risk registers, and strategic assessments. Delivered across full project lifecycle.
5. Travel Security: Travel security services and app (Horus-I) providing 24/7 monitoring, COVID-19 alerts, and emergency assistance. Available as app-based service for travellers and organisations with duty-of-care obligations. Annual subscription model for organisations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Horus Security Consultancy delivers intelligence-led, end-to-end security services to enterprise and institutional clients. Core offerings include 24/7 open-source intelligence monitoring (Insight), bespoke pre-employment security screening (BS7858, BPSS, DBS and open-source checks), expert investigations and due diligence, accredited security consultancy (SABRE, BREEAM, security design), and travel security supported by the Horus-I mobile app. Services are delivered globally from offices in Oxford, Austin and Singapore across higher education, pharmaceutical, energy, transport, construction and government sectors.

Product overview

Horus Security Consultancy offers a portfolio of intelligence-led, end-to-end security services delivered through a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include Horus-I (travel security app with 24/7 alerts), HOSS (online pre-employment screening platform), HART (research and analysis toolkit), and Horus360 (pre-travel risk assessment). These technology products are complemented by four service pillars: Insight (intelligence monitoring), Security Screening (pre-employment vetting including DBS and BS7858), Investigations & Due Diligence, Security Consultancy (design and risk assessments), and Travel Security. The company operates globally from offices in Oxford, Austin, and Singapore, serving sectors including higher education, pharmaceuticals, transport, and construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Horus-I: Intelligence dissemination platform providing 24/7 global travel security alerts and monitoring app for travelers
• HOSS
• HART
• Horus360
• HRAMS

Products and services

• Insight Service Comprehensive 24/7 alert and intelligence insight service providing timely summaries, bespoke requirements, strategic threat assessments, comprehensive open-source monitoring, and geo-political reporting and assessment for enterprise and institutional clients.
• Security Screening High quality, high volume pre-employment security screening service including BS7858 and BPSS checks, Basic, Standard and Enhanced DBS checks, open-source checks (Horus Standard, Enhanced, Ultra), CV fraud checks, and overseas criminal record checks across approximately 110 jurisdictions. Delivered to organisations that need to vet staff, contractors or candidates to evidential standard.
• Investigations & Due Diligence Expert and highly specialised in-depth investigations service drawing on law enforcement expertise and complex criminal investigation experience, including vulnerability and due diligence assessments, and product and brand security for corporate and institutional clients.
• Security Consultancy Specialist accredited security consultancy providing security design advice, Security Needs Assessments for BREEAM, SABRE Assessor and SABRE Professional assessments, security reviews and risk registers for organisations across the full project lifecycle.
• Travel Security Safety and travel security services for staff, students and travellers wherever they are, including family-friendly options, 24/7 always-on monitoring, 'WatchMeClosely' direct assistance, and a fully integrated travel app for organisations with duty-of-care obligations.
• Horus360 Pre-Travel Risk Assessment An innovative pre-travel risk assessment solution enabling organisations to identify likely risks associated with domestic and international travel, providing duty-of-care and legal advantages. Part of the wider Horus travel risk management service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £440,000 in contracts from 12 UK universities since 2022 for surveillance services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IACLEA (International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2023Horus North America partnership with IACLEA to grow client base in the US higher education sector. IACLEA has 7,000+ memberships across 4,000 campus safety leaders at 1,000+ institutions in 14 countries. Partnership is a key component of Horus North America's strategy to establish presence in the region.
• OBN (Oxford Bioscience Network)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Membership organisation supporting and bringing together UK's life sciences companies, corporate partners, and investors. With 400+ members, OBN provides networking opportunities in the UK life science sector and delivers market-leading conferences.
• OneNucleusminorOthers · 1 January 2022Not-for-profit Life Sciences & Healthcare membership organisation established in 1997, based in Cambridge. Supports institutions, companies and individuals in the Life Sciences sector by providing local, UK-wide, and international connectivity.
• University of EssexcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) to develop AI capabilities using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. Funded by Innovate UK. First-time AI used in this way in the security sector. Aims to develop an automated system for real-time, dynamic recommendations to clients based on hundreds of data sources, initially for the Horus-I travel security app.
• Universal Security SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Strategic relationship with Universal Security Systems which specialises as a security technology integrator in the design, installation and support of converged security solutions.
• Halo SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2021Strategic partnership with safety and security communications specialist Halo Solutions. The partnership combines years of experience and intelligent security solutions to guide businesses and organisations through new security requirements at large-scale events. Halo's multi-award-winning Halo System is used at major global tournaments (Cricket World Cup 2019, Notting Hill Carnival, Ed Sheeran's Divide Tour) and government contracts.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HireRight: Global employment background screening and identity verification provider. Directly comparable on the screening side, where it competes for the same enterprise buyer demand for BS7858, DBS, and international criminal record checks.
• S-RM: Intelligence-led security and risk consultancy serving corporate and government clients. Directly comparable as a smaller, intelligence-led challenger in the same niche as Horus, with overlapping OSINT, investigations, and security advisory offerings.
• Global Rescue: Travel risk and security advisory services with a consumer/enterprise app. Highly comparable to Horus-I and Horus360 as a subscription-based travel security app and advisory service for organisations and individual travellers.
• Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions): Background screening and identity verification provider serving enterprise and government clients. Comparable to Horus's screening pillar and the HOSS platform for enterprise pre-employment vetting at scale.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll: Global investigations, security advisory, and due diligence firm. Comparable because it serves overlapping enterprise and government buyers with intelligence-led security, investigations, and background-screening-style services, but at far greater scale and breadth than Horus.
• FTI Consulting (Investigations & Risk): Investigations, due diligence, and security advisory practice within a global professional services firm. Comparable to Horus's investigations, due diligence, and security consultancy offerings for enterprise and board-level advisory mandates.
• Pinkerton (corporate security): Corporate security, investigations, and background screening provider. Comparable through its pre-employment screening, investigations, and corporate intelligence services that overlap with Horus's screening and investigations pillars.
• International SOS: Global travel risk management and duty-of-care provider. Directly comparable to Horus's Travel Security offering (Horus-I, Horus360) for organisations with duty-of-care obligations to travelling staff and students.
• Control Risks: Global political risk and security consultancy. Comparable because its core offerings (security consultancy, intelligence monitoring, travel risk management, investigations) directly overlap with Horus's Insight, Security Consultancy, Investigations, and Travel Security service lines.

Emerging players

• Veremark: Tech-forward background screening and due diligence platform with international jurisdiction coverage. Comparable as a modern alternative competing for the same cross-border pre-employment screening mandate that Horus addresses with HOSS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horus-security-consultancy-limited

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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