What The ATACC Group does

The ATACC Group is a UK private limited company (registered in England and Wales, company number 07658746) headquartered in Mawdesley, Lancashire, providing first aid, medical rescue training, clinical governance, and digital medical education services. Founded by Dr Mark Forrest, who originally wrote the ATACC course in 1998, the company operates the Integrated Emergency Care Programme (IECP) — a structured pathway from basic first aid (FTACC-E, FTACC) through intermediate trauma care (BTACC, RTACC) to advanced critical care (ATACC), with specialisations including NTACC for nurses and NTACC Paediatrics (launching 2026). The core technology is high-fidelity immersive simulation-based training using live actors and special effects makeup for casualty simulation, augmented by proprietary clinical frameworks (B.U.R.P.S., M.A.R.C.H CAcBCDE, SAMURAI LASER) and a digital education platform called ATACC World. Qualifications are regulated by Qualifications Network UK (QNUK) on the Regulated Qualification Framework and accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

The company's business model combines direct course delivery at UK facilities (£570-£660 per candidate for advanced courses), licensing through Professional Partner centres internationally (ATACC Canada, TacMed Australia, Prehospital Solutions Belgium, Technical Rescue International), branded merchandise and course materials e-commerce, and clinical governance consultancy services. Customer segments span emergency services personnel (police, fire and rescue, ambulance, HEMS/air ambulance crews), nurses and healthcare professionals, workplace first aiders, high-risk industries, armed forces, and medical education communities. The Group holds the National Police Framework Contract for First Aid Learning Programme and Clinical Governance, awarded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester Police, and serves as specialist Medical Advisor to the National Fire Service College.

The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or funding rounds, operating with approximately 15 named core staff across management, operations, clinical governance, media/marketing, and simulation/SFX functions, supplemented by five Associate Medical Directors holding concurrent NHS and air ambulance roles. Strategic recent activity centres on product portfolio extension (NTACC Paediatrics, Tactical Courses, ATACC Diploma & Fellowship launched 2022), digital platform development (ATACC World), and continued international channel expansion via the Professional Partner network.

Name

The ATACC Group

Legal name

The ATACC Group Limited

Website

https://ataccgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The ATACC Group is a UK-based private company delivering accredited first aid, medical rescue training, and clinical governance services to emergency services, NHS, nurses, and high-risk industries through its Integrated Emergency Care Programme, with international reach via Professional Partner centres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Care and Medical Training Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Educational Services (611), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC), Safety, Security & Emergency Services (OSHA, Fire, EMS, Security CE) (EDAAALAK), Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Emergency care training
• Clinical governance services
• Prehospital trauma training
• First aid qualifications
• Medical rescue education

Headquarters

HQ city

Mawdesley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Training Course Delivery: Direct delivery of FTACC-E, FTACC, BTACC, RTACC, NTACC, ATACC and other specialist courses to individual and group delegates. Courses range from 1-day to 4-day formats. Revenue collected at booking via the website or invoice.
2. QNUK Regulated Qualification Licensing: Professional Partners deliver QNUK-regulated qualifications under licence, with ATACC providing instructor standardisation, course materials, manuals, check cards and marketing support. Centre affiliation generates revenue through training material sales and certification fees.
3. Merchandise and Course Materials: E-commerce sales of branded merchandise including clothing (hoodies, t-shirts), accessories (patches, keyrings, badges, bottles, lanyards), manuals, check card packs, and carabiners through the online shop.
4. Clinical Governance Consultancy: Providing clinical governance services to police forces (including national framework contract), fire and rescue services, and high-risk industries. Includes service testing, incident debriefs, and operational guidance.
5. ATACC World Digital Platform: Free-to-subscribe digital education Metaverse platform generating community engagement and potentially future revenue through community scale.
6. Therapeutae Brand Merchandise: Sale of Therapeutae-branded merchandise (stickers, t-shirts, hoodies, neck gators) representing the community of medical healers, sold via the online shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The ATACC Group delivers a structured suite of regulated first aid, trauma, and critical care training qualifications — the Integrated Emergency Care Programme (IECP) — ranging from basic workplace first aid (FTACC-E, FTACC) through enhanced trauma care (BTACC, RTACC) to advanced critical care (ATACC, NTACC, NTACC Paediatrics). The company also provides clinical governance consultancy services to UK police, fire & rescue services, and high-risk industries, and operates an e-commerce shop for branded merchandise, course manuals, and check cards. Delivery combines high-fidelity classroom simulation with proprietary assessment frameworks and the ATACC World digital Metaverse platform for ongoing medical education.

Product overview

The ATACC Group offers a comprehensive suite of medical and first aid training programmes structured as the Integrated Emergency Care Programme (IECP). The IECP is a systematic pathway ranging from basic first aid (FTACC-E) through enhanced first aid (FTACC, BTACC) and intermediate/advanced trauma care (RTACC) to advanced critical care (ATACC). Supporting this core training portfolio are specialised courses including NTACC for nursing professionals and NTACC Paediatrics for paediatric care. The Group also provides Clinical Governance consultancy services for emergency services and high-risk industries, operates an e-commerce merchandise shop (TAG Shop) featuring branded merchandise and course materials, and is developing ATACC World, a digital education Metaverse platform for medical education. Qualifications are offered in collaboration with QNUK and carry Royal College of Surgeons accreditation. The Group's ethos focuses on empowering people to save lives through realistic, hands-on, experiential learning delivered via short theory sessions, practical skills, and casualty simulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FTACC-E (First Aid Trauma and Casualty Care - Emergency) One-day (8-hour) emergency first aid training course meeting and exceeding HSE emergency first aid at work standards for low-risk workplaces. Part of the Integrated Emergency Care Programme (IECP). Covers basic emergency response and catastrophic bleeding as standard.
• FTACC (First Aid Trauma and Casualty Care) Three-day (18-hour) occupational first aid training course for first aiders at work and medium to high-risk workplaces. Fully maps to the HSE First Aid at Work (FAW) syllabus and covers catastrophic bleeding as standard. Developed by leading pre-hospital doctors and clinicians.
• BTACC (Basic Trauma and Casualty Care) Enhanced first aid training covering additional knowledge and skills above traditional workplace requirements. Second level in the IECP programme, mapped at Level D on the PHEM framework.
• RTACC (Rescue Trauma and Casualty Care) Four-day initial course with annual refresher and requalification options. Mapped at Level E on the PHEM framework. Designed for emergency service personnel and high-risk workplace emergency response team members. Maximum trainer-to-learner ratio of 1:6 ensures high-quality practical assessment delivery.
• NTACC (Nurse Trauma and Critical Care) Two-day immersive course designed to support nurses in developing knowledge, confidence, and practical skills required for Emergency Department Level 2 Trauma Nurse Competencies as stipulated by the National Major Trauma Nursing Group (2022). Candidates work through increasingly complex, specialised scenarios covering all aspects of trauma care within a modern major trauma system.
• NTACC Paediatrics Specialised two-day immersive course for nurses and healthcare professionals covering assessment and management of critically unwell or injured children. Completes the NTACC pathway with paediatric-specific trauma and critical care training.
• ATACC (Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care) World-famous advanced-level critical care course for healthcare professionals. The flagship programme of The ATACC Group, providing training from roadside to critical care. Originally written in 1998, with Royal College of Surgeons accreditation achieved in 2015.
• ATACC Diploma & Fellowship Advanced qualifications launched in 2022 for professional development in trauma and critical care, building on the ATACC course programme. Designed for healthcare professionals seeking higher-level credentials.
• Tactical Medic Training Tactical medical training courses for military, law enforcement, and high-risk environment personnel. Covers prehospital care in tactical environments and combat casualty care.
• TAG Consultancy - Clinical Governance Clinical governance services for Emergency Services (Police and Fire & Rescue), NHS, and high-risk industries. Includes training governance, quality assurance, service testing, operational guidance, and incident debriefs. Holder of the National Police Framework contract for First Aid Learning Programme (FALP) and clinical governance.
• ATACC World (Digital Education Metaverse) Educational Metaverse platform for digital medical education and establishing medical communities. Designed for large-scale international conferences and personal private study, offering interactive medical education to potentially generate the world's largest medical community. Free to subscribe.
• Professional Partner Programme Partner network for training providers to deliver IECP regulated qualifications through QNUK. Includes marketing materials, customer support, instructor standardisation, course materials, manuals, check cards, and annual conferences.
• Course Manuals (FTACC, BTACC, RTACC, ATACC) Comprehensive course manuals for FTACC, BTACC, RTACC, and ATACC programmes. Written by specialists in pre-hospital and critical care medicine, covering B.U.R.P.S. methodology and M.A.R.C.H. CAcBCDE approach. Sold via the TAG Shop.
• Check Cards Quick-reference pocket cards for RTACC, BTACC, and FTACC programmes. Essential tools for focusing the mind and following treatment pathways in prehospital care.
• Therapeutae Merchandise Brand Therapeutae-branded merchandise for the medical community, including stickers (£2.50), t-shirts (£25.00), hoodies (£50.00), neck gators/multiwraps (£10.00), and accessories featuring the Therapeutae Asclepius logo. Sold via the online shop.
• TAG Shop - ATACC Branded Merchandise E-commerce product line of ATACC-branded merchandise including apparel (hoodies, t-shirts, bobble hats, beanies), accessories (bottles, travel mugs, keyrings, lanyards, patches, commemorative pins and coins), and notebooks. Note: some items (ATACC patches, challenge coins) require certificate proof of course completion.

Quantifiable outcome

• FTACC-E exceeds the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) syllabus; FTACC fully maps to the First Aid at Work (FAW) HSE syllabus; both cover catastrophic bleeding as standard.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The ATACC Group is a Royal College of Surgeons, London approved Educational Centre. ATACC courses are clinically underwritten and accredited by RCS England, maintaining quality and standards in delivery of training and duty of care.
• Qualifications Network UK (QNUK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATACC Group works in collaboration with Qualifications Network UK (QNUK), an Ofqual, CCEA and Qualification Wales recognised Awarding Organisation, to offer a suite of regulated qualifications (FTACC-E, FTACC, BTACC, RTACC) on the RQF. QNUK approves Professional Partner centres that deliver ATACC courses.
• ATACC CanadamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational partner centre in Canada delivering RTACC and other ATACC courses. Listed on the ATACC Group's international centres page.
• TacMed AustraliamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational partner centre in Australia delivering ATACC courses. Listed on the ATACC Group's international centres page.
• Prehospital SolutionsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational partner centre based in Belgium delivering ATACC courses. Listed on the ATACC Group's international centres page.
• Technical Rescue InternationalmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational partner centre for UK and worldwide delivery of ATACC courses. Listed on the ATACC Group's international centres page.
• Galen Pharmaceuticals / PenthroxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPenthrox was launched in the UK by Galen Pharmaceuticals and ATACC/Dr Mark Forrest were chosen to write and produce all educational content for Penthrox training delivered across the UK. ATACC hosted expert workshop groups and ran clinical pilots for Penthrox in diverse trauma situations, including the first UK cave rescue use.
• National Fire Service CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATACC Group serves as specialist Medical Advisors on Medical Rescue and Extrication to the National Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh. Dr Mark Forrest is the UK's first appointed Fire and Rescue Service Medical Director.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nuco Training: UK first aid training provider offering HSE-compliant and regulated qualifications. Comparable customer base (workplaces, schools) and overlapping course catalogue with ATACC's entry-level offerings.
• ProTrainings UK: UK-regulated first aid and clinical training provider offering blended online and classroom courses. Directly competes with ATACC's workplace first aid courses (FTACC, FTACC-E) on price and accessibility.
• ITC First: Awarding Organisation offering regulated first aid qualifications including outdoor, paediatric, and workplace courses. Competitor in the regulated-qualification space alongside ATACC's QNUK collaboration.
• Qualsafe Awards: Ofqual-recognised Awarding Organisation offering regulated first aid and prehospital care qualifications. Directly comparable to ATACC's QNUK partnership model, and a competitor in the regulated-qualifications value chain.
• NAEMT (PHTLS): US-based organisation delivering Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and similar pre-hospital emergency courses worldwide. Closest international peer in the advanced pre-hospital trauma training segment that ATACC's RTACC and ATACC courses compete with.

Broad incumbents

• St John Ambulance: The UK's largest first aid training provider, offering HSE-compliant workplace first aid courses to a broad audience. Competes directly with ATACC's FTACC and FTACC-E offerings at the workplace segment but lacks ATACC's advanced trauma and clinical governance depth.
• British Red Cross: Major UK first aid training provider serving workplaces, schools, and community settings. Direct overlap with ATACC's entry-level FTACC-E and FTACC courses, though the Red Cross does not offer the advanced trauma/critical care tier or clinical governance services.

Others

• Skills for Health: UK sector skills body for health, providing workforce development frameworks and training standards. Influences but does not directly deliver ATACC's clinical courses; comparable on the standards/credentialing dimension.

Emerging players

• TacMed Solutions: Tactical and combat medical training provider offering courses for law enforcement, military and high-risk industry clients. Adjacent competitor to ATACC's Tactical Courses 2026 and armed forces segment.
• Wilderness Medical Associates: Specialist wilderness and remote medical training provider. Comparable to ATACC's BTACC/RTACC intermediate courses in the pre-hospital and austere-environment training niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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