Healthier Business Group

What Healthier Business Group does

Healthier Business Group, trading as HB Compliance and HB Group, is a UK-based healthcare compliance provider founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paisley, Scotland. The company delivers occupational health screening, clinician-led interviews, training, NMC revalidation, appraisals, and online reference services to healthcare recruitment agencies, serving more than 1,700 agencies across the United Kingdom. It is the longest continuously SEQOHS-accredited provider in its sector and additionally holds ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials, BILD Act, CPD, and CSTF certifications. Operations are conducted from four offices (Paisley, Manchester, Birmingham, London) with practical training delivered across 45+ UK venues.

The core technology asset is the HB Portal, an in-house proprietary compliance platform developed by an internal engineering team that handles candidate screening management, clinician workflow routing, training record management, secure document storage, compliance dashboards, and free API/webhook integration with agency CRMs. The Direct Training Academy operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary delivering face-to-face and video-link practical training, and a separate consumer-facing e-commerce storefront (services.hbcompliance.co.uk) sells e-learning, clinical services, and training bookings to individual healthcare workers.

The business model combines transaction-fee occupational health screening, unit-priced e-learning courses (individually from £3 to £120+VAT or in bundles of 5–65+ courses), unit-priced practical training (£36–£252 per person), and unit-priced clinical services (£38–£42.50+VAT). Distribution is multi-channel: a named-account-manager sales motion for agencies paired with self-serve e-commerce for individuals. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors and is led as an independent, founder/management-owned entity.

Name

Healthier Business Group

Legal name

Healthier Business UK Ltd.

Website

https://hbcompliance.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK-based healthcare compliance provider founded in 2007, delivering occupational health screening, training, and clinician-led services to 1,700+ healthcare recruitment agencies via its proprietary HB Portal and four regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Compliance Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Business Support Services (5614), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Provider Credentialing, Licensing & Compliance Enablement (multi-state) (HLALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ), Provider Network, Credentialing & Contracting Support (BPAAAFAI), Health Information Management (EHR) & Medical Office Administration (EDAOAJAF)

Keywords

• Healthcare compliance services
• Occupational health screening
• Healthcare training courses
• Clinical appraisal services
• Healthcare recruitment compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paisley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Occupational Health Screening Services: SEQOHS accredited occupational health screening delivered with clinician oversight. Revenue generated per screening case with turnaround times of 1-2 hours.
2. E-Learning Courses: 65+ CPD approved online training courses sold individually (£3-£45+VAT), in bundles (5 courses at £12.50+VAT, 10 at £22.50+VAT, 15 at £30+VAT, 25 at £37.50+VAT), or unlimited access for 3 years at £120+VAT. Individual course prices range from £3 to £120.
3. Practical Training Sessions: Face-to-face practical training delivered across 45+ UK locations. CSTF All-In-One at £48, BLS & Manual Handling at £36, PMVA 3-day at £252, Immediate Life Support at £144, Catheterisation at £100, Venepuncture and Cannulation available.
4. Clinical Services: NMC Revalidation confirmer service at £42.50+VAT, Nurse Appraisal at £38+VAT, AHP Appraisals at £38+VAT, Clinical Interviews, and reference collection services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Healthier Business Group delivers a complete healthcare compliance ecosystem for UK recruitment agencies, bundling SEQOHS-accredited Occupational Health Screening, clinician-led Clinical Interviews, NMC Revalidation, Clinical Appraisals (Nurse and AHP), and a portfolio of 65+ CPD-approved and CSTF-aligned training courses (online e-learning, face-to-face practical, and video-link practical) into a single service offering under one provider. Operations are orchestrated through HB Portal, a proprietary in-house engineered compliance platform with secure document storage, automated clinician workflow routing, and free API/webhook CRM integration for agencies.

Product overview

Healthier Business Group provides a unified healthcare compliance ecosystem consisting of the HB Portal (in-house developed compliance platform) integrated with occupational health screening, clinical interview services, and a comprehensive training portfolio. The training division includes Online Training (65+ CPD approved e-learning courses), Face-to-Face Practical Training via The Direct Training Academy, and Video-Link Practical Training for remote BLS completion. Additional services include NMC Revalidation, Clinical Appraisals, Nurse Appraisals, AHP Appraisals, and Online References. The platform supports API integration for CRM connectivity with free API keys and webhooks for automated candidate data submission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HB Portal: Secure compliance management platform for candidate screening, training verification and compliance tracking.
• The Direct Training Academy

Products and services

• HB Portal Secure in-house developed compliance platform for healthcare recruitment agencies to manage candidate screening, training, and compliance processes end-to-end, with clinician workflow routing, automated compliance tracking, secure document storage, real-time dashboards, and free API/webhook CRM integration.
• Occupational Health Screening SEQOHS accredited occupational health screening service for healthcare recruitment agencies, with clinician oversight and secure case management for fitness-to-work evaluations and health assessments; average clearance turnaround of 20 minutes.
• Online Training (E-Learning) CSTF aligned and CPD approved online training delivered through a secure learning platform, comprising 65+ courses including mandatory training, clinical skills, and professional development modules; available individually (£3–£120+VAT) or via bundles and 3-year unlimited access subscriptions.
• Face-to-Face Practical Training (The Direct Training Academy) Practical training sessions delivered across 45+ UK locations including CSTF mandatory training, BLS, manual handling, PMVA (BILD Act certified), immediate life support, venepuncture, cannulation, and catheterisation courses; pricing £36–£252 per person.
• Video-Link Practical Training Virtual practical training delivered via video link for adult, paediatric, and combined BLS training, allowing remote completion of practical components for healthcare workers.
• Clinical Interviews Framework compliant clinician-led interviews and structured revalidation processes completed through structured compliance workflows for healthcare recruitment candidates.
• NMC Revalidation Confirmer Service Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation confirmation service for nurses (£42.50+VAT), including documentation support and reflective discussion facilitation.
• Nurse Appraisal Annual appraisal service for nurses (£38+VAT) with guided documentation submission and reflective discussion booking.
• AHP Appraisals Allied Health Professional appraisal service (£38+VAT) with two-stage documentation review and automated service until reflective discussion.
• Online References Service Online reference collection service for compliance verification of healthcare candidates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-minute average turnaround time for OH clearance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TP Health: UK occupational health and wellbeing provider with screening and clinical services. Comparable to HB Group on OH screening workflow, fitness-to-work assessments, and recruitment-agency customer base.
• Veremark: Background screening and credential verification platform with healthcare compliance use cases. Comparable as a technology-driven compliance/credentialing provider competing for the same staffing-agency buyers as HB Group.
• Credentially: UK-based healthcare credentialing platform that automates compliance checks for clinical staff. Most directly comparable on the technology side to HB Group's HB Portal candidate screening and compliance workflow capabilities.
• Kays Medical: UK occupational health and training provider serving healthcare and industrial clients. Comparable to HB Group on OH screening, practical training delivery, and clinical compliance services within the UK healthcare staffing ecosystem.
• Medigold Health: One of the largest UK occupational health providers, offering screening, management referrals, and wellbeing services. Comparable to HB Group's OH screening and clinical workflow offerings, though Medigold operates at larger scale across broader employer segments.
• Cordell Health: UK occupational health provider offering screening, medicals, and clinical assessments. Comparable to HB Group on SEQOHS-aligned OH service delivery for recruitment agencies and healthcare employers.
• Skills for Health: UK healthcare workforce training and standards body offering CPD-aligned training programmes. Overlaps directly with HB Group's 65+ CPD-approved e-learning and CSTF-aligned training portfolio serving healthcare workers.
• OperamED: UK occupational health services provider offering screening and clinical assessments to employers and staffing agencies. Directly comparable to Healthier Business Group's SEQOHS-accredited OH screening service.

Broad incumbents

• NHS Professionals: Public-sector-owned NHS staffing organisation managing internal compliance and credentialing for bank healthcare workers. Broader incumbent than HB Group with an in-house compliance function, illustrating the in-sourcing risk HB Group faces from large healthcare employers.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with a dedicated UK healthcare division. A broader incumbent comparable to HB Group's large agency customers — and a potential competitor if Hays further internalises compliance for its healthcare placement business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hbukltd

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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