Intelligent Protection

What Intelligent Protection does

Intelligent Protection International Limited, incorporated in the UK in 2009 and operating as part of the Intelligent (UK Holdings) Limited group, provides executive protection, close-protection bodyguard services, and adjacent security services to ultra high-net-worth individuals, royal families, government departments, NGOs, and corporate clients across international markets. Core service lines include executive protection, residential security teams, security-trained chauffeurs, event security, travel security, super-yacht security, protective surveillance, special projects (armed extraction, counter-intelligence, hostile-environment assessments), and security audits. The company differentiates through an intelligence-led operating model supported by a proprietary intelligence cell that produces free country risk reports and live mapping for clients, combined with a talent pool drawn entirely from former police, military, and Special Forces personnel with multilingual capabilities.

The firm operates from five regional offices — London (HQ), New York, Paris, Geneva, and Kuala Lumpur — with additional business presence in Gloucestershire, delivering discreet services often arranged via family offices, attorneys, or non-disclosure agreements. Underlying technology is predominantly physical and tactical: military-specification satellite tracking, covert audio/video surveillance, TSCM bug-sweep equipment, CCTV, panic buttons, and ground sensors deployed in residential settings. Add-on modules include VIP airport services, online/social media monitoring, medical support with FPOSi-qualified operatives, and armed close protection where jurisdictionally permitted.

Commercial mechanics are professional-services project-based pricing, ranging from approximately $200 per day for a single low-risk bodyguard up to tens of thousands of dollars per day for full multi-personnel protection teams in high-threat environments. Customer engagement flows through direct enterprise sales from regional offices, supplemented by content marketing (security blog, country briefings, newsletter), earned media (BBC, Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Washington Times), and referrals. A sister company, Intelligent Training International Limited, offers training and lecture services, extending the group's footprint beyond deployments into recurring educational revenue.

Name

Intelligent Protection

Legal name

Intelligent Protection International Limited

Website

https://intelligent-protection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Intelligent Protection International Limited provides executive protection, bodyguard, and intelligence-led security services to ultra high-net-worth individuals, royal families, government departments, NGOs, and corporations across five international offices in the UK, US, France, Switzerland, and Malaysia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Protection Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

High-Net-Worth Individual (HNWI) & Celebrity Protection (BPAKABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Diplomatic / Government Official Close Protection (BPAKABAF), Executive Protection Intelligence & Threat Management (Protective Intelligence) (BPAKABAI), Secure Transportation & Protective Driving (Armored / Convoy) (BPAKABAH), Executive Protection & Close Protection (Residential) (HSAHAKAE), Private Security & Close Protection (VIP) (HSACAMAF), Executive Protection & VIP Close Protection (THAHALAE)

Keywords

• Executive protection services
• Close protection bodyguards
• Residential security teams
• Travel security services
• Intelligence-led security

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Protection / Bodyguard Services: Core revenue stream from providing executive protection bodyguards, residential security teams, event security, and travel security services. Services range from single-day bodyguard hire to permanent team deployments. Pricing varies significantly based on threat level, location, duration, and team size.
2. Specialized Security Services: Additional services including Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), security audits, protective surveillance, super yacht security, and security trained chauffeurs. These are typically add-on services to core protection packages or standalone engagements.
3. Intelligence and Risk Assessment Services: Country briefings, travel risk reports, and security reviews provided as part of service packages. Free country briefs for clients; may be offered as standalone consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Intelligent Protection International provides executive protection and security services delivered by former police, military, and specialist bodyguards. Its core offering centers on close protection for UHNW individuals, royal families, government departments, corporations, and NGOs, supported by a proprietary intelligence cell that delivers real-time threat monitoring and country risk reports. Supplementary services include residential security teams, security-trained chauffeurs, event security, travel security, superyacht security, protective surveillance, and security audits.

Product overview

Intelligent Protection International operates as a unified executive protection and security services platform providing intelligence-led close protection operations. The core offering centers on Executive Protection (bodyguard services) employing former Police Officers, Military Veterans, and multilingual specialists. This core is supported by an extensive portfolio of geographic bodyguard services across East Coast, West Coast, Caribbean, Latin America, Canada, and Europe regions. The platform integrates complementary security services including Residential Security Teams, Security Trained Chauffeurs, Event Security, Travel Security, Super Yacht Security, Protective Surveillance, Special Projects (armed extraction, counter intelligence), and Security Audits. Add-on modules include Country Briefings (Travel Risk Reports), TSCM Sweep Services, VIP Airport Services, Social Media & Online Monitoring, Satellite Tracking, Medical Support Services, Armed Close Protection, and specialized Villa/Yacht/Wedding/Film Security. A proprietary Intelligence Cell provides real-time intelligence support across all operations, and the sister company Intelligent Training International offers related training courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Protection (Bodyguard Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Intelligence-led approach enables proactive threat identification and mitigation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• IPC International Corporation: US-based security services firm providing event security, executive protection and crowd management. Comparable to Intelligent Protection on the event security service line for corporate and entertainment clients.
• Global Rescue: Travel risk and crisis response provider offering security advisories, evacuation and intelligence services to travellers, corporations and governments. Comparable to Intelligent Protection on travel security and country briefings but without the in-person close protection delivery model.

Direct peers

• Gavin de Becker & Associates: US-based executive protection firm providing security services for high-profile and high-net-worth individuals, including threat assessment and protective intelligence. Most directly comparable peer to Intelligent Protection given similar HNWI focus, intelligence-led methodology, and reliance on highly vetted personnel.
• World Protection Group: US-based executive protection and security firm offering close protection, residential security and security drivers for high-profile clients. Directly comparable niche peer with similar HNWI focus and service portfolio.
• Pilgrimage Group: US-based executive protection firm providing bodyguard and security services to high-net-worth individuals, celebrities and corporate clients. Highly comparable to Intelligent Protection in target clientele, discreet positioning and bespoke service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• International SOS: Global medical and travel security services firm providing travel risk management, security assistance and evacuation services. Comparable to Intelligent Protection on travel security, country risk reporting and duty-of-care offerings for corporate and NGO clients.
• Control Risks: Global risk consultancy providing protective services, travel risk management, and intelligence for corporate and government clients. Comparable to Intelligent Protection on intelligence-led methodology and corporate/government segments, but with substantially broader service portfolio and scale.
• Kroll: Global risk and financial advisory firm with an executive protection and security services practice serving corporate, government and high-net-worth clients. Comparable in serving sophisticated enterprise and family office buyers with intelligence-led security offerings.
• Pinkerton Corporate Investigation (part of Securitas): Global corporate security firm offering executive protection, investigations, and risk consulting. Much larger scope than Intelligent Protection but overlaps on the close protection and corporate client segments.
• GardaWorld Protective Services (formerly AS Solution): Global security services firm offering executive protection and secure transportation for UHNWI and corporate clients. Overlaps with Intelligent Protection on HNWI-focused close protection but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IntelligentProtectionUS
• Xx.com/IntProtection
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intelligent-protection-international-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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