NEXFORT DATA LIMITED

What NEXFORT DATA LIMITED does

NexFort Data Limited is a UK-registered private limited software engineering consultancy (Company No. 16407297) that designs and builds bespoke, production-grade software for government, defence, regulated-sector organisations, vocational training providers, and consumer use cases. The company operates from two decades of founder experience in the UK Ministry of Defence, National Law Enforcement, and related high-assurance environments, and delivers work across four live platforms: Echelon, a sovereign DFIR knowledge and operations platform mapping 700+ MITRE ATT&CK techniques to structured forensic artifacts with ML-assisted ingestion (SecureBERT, DeBERTa), OpenCTI threat intelligence integration, CISA KEV sync, and air-gapped deployment; DNA Portal, a multi-tenant SaaS e-portfolio system for regulated vocational qualifications currently serving approximately 90 active users at the Dental Nursing Academy; PineCone Brewing Co., a zero-backend, fully client-side PWA brewing companion running in IndexedDB/Dexie.js; and River Truth, a national water-quality accountability platform stitching four authoritative public feeds (Environment Agency, National Storm Overflow Hub, river-level sensors, Canal & River Trust geometry) into a single PostGIS graph with a discrepancies layer. A dedicated Cyber Division sells detection engineering, operational digital forensics, and sovereign system architecture consulting alongside these products. The company holds NCSC Cyber Essentials certification, cites ISO 17025 and Forensic Science Regulator Codes of Practice adherence, and documents UK GDPR compliance as procurement credentials.

Name

NEXFORT DATA LIMITED

Legal name

NexFort Data Limited

Website

https://nexfortdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NexFort Data Limited is a UK-registered bespoke software engineering consultancy building production-grade platforms for government, defence, and regulated-sector clients across DFIR tooling, vocational training SaaS, and public-data accountability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Database & Analytics Infrastructure (EDAOAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Distribution, Connectivity & Market Data Platforms (Entitlements, Normalization, APIs) (FSAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Bespoke software engineering
• DFIR platform development
• Sovereign system architecture
• Cybersecurity consulting services
• E-portfolio SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Droitwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Engineering Consultancy — Bespoke Development: Bespoke software engineering engagements spanning forensic platforms, education technology, consumer applications, and applied research. Delivered from scoping through deployment and ongoing maintenance. Revenue is project-based, custom-quoted per engagement. No SaaS pricing publicly listed for Echelon or River Truth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NexFort Data is a UK-registered bespoke software engineering consultancy that designs and builds production-grade software platforms and provides applied cybersecurity consulting. Core deliverables span sovereign DFIR tooling (Echelon), multi-tenant SaaS e-portfolio systems (DNA Portal), zero-backend offline-first consumer applications (PineCone Brewing), applied research platforms integrating public data feeds (River Truth), and detection engineering / digital forensics / sovereign system architecture consulting for government, defence, and regulated-sector clients.

Product overview

NexFort Data is a UK-registered software engineering consultancy that builds production-grade bespoke software across cybersecurity, education technology, consumer applications, and applied research. The core product portfolio consists of four distinct platforms: Echelon (a sovereign DFIR knowledge and operations platform with ML-assisted ingestion and air-gap deployment), DNA Portal (a multi-tenant SaaS e-portfolio system for vocational training providers), PineCone Brewing Co. (a client-side offline-first brewing application), and River Truth (a national water-quality accountability platform). The company also operates a dedicated Cyber Division providing consulting services in detection engineering, digital forensics, and sovereign system architecture. Echelon serves as the flagship cybersecurity product with MITRE ATT&CK alignment and threat intelligence integration, while DNA Portal, PineCone, and River Truth demonstrate the consultancy's applied approach to domain-specific software engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Echelon: DFIR Artifact Reference Platform - A sovereign incident-response platform mapping 600+ MITRE ATT&CK techniques to structured forensic artifacts with ML-assisted ingestion, threat-intelligence integration, and air-gapped deployment.
• DNA Portal
• PineCone Brewing Co.
• River Truth

Products and services

• Echelon A sovereign DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response) knowledge and operations platform mapping 700+ MITRE ATT&CK techniques to structured forensic artifacts across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Features ML-assisted ingestion (SecureBERT NER, DeBERTa zero-shot relevance scoring), air-gapped deployment with signed bundle sync, OpenCTI/GraphQL threat intelligence integration, and CISA KEV nightly sync. Built for government, defence, and regulated-sector cybersecurity teams requiring production-grade DFIR tooling with zero external dependencies.
• DNA Portal A live multi-tenant SaaS e-portfolio platform serving vocational training providers. Supports five user roles (students, assessors, IQAs, employers, administrators) with structured IQA sampling plans, compliance alerts (visa, DBS, right-to-study), placement-hour tracking, and integrated AI assistance. Currently serving approximately 90 active users across the Dental Nursing Academy delivering the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing.
• PineCone Brewing Co. A zero-backend craft beer brewing companion running entirely client-side in the browser via React and IndexedDB (Dexie.js), with no backend, no auth, and no cloud dependency. Features a recipe builder with full BJCP 2021 style guidelines, real-time brewing calculations (OG, FG, ABV, IBU, SRM via Tinseth and Morey models), equipment profiles, and multi-format recipe import/export (BeerXML, BERF, DOCX). Shipped as a static PWA bundle installable from a USB stick.
• River Truth A national water-quality accountability platform for England stitching four authoritative public feeds (Environment Agency, National Storm Overflow Hub, river-level sensors, and Canal & River Trust geometry) into a single PostGIS geographic graph. Features a discrepancies layer surfacing inconsistencies between feeds, per-audience views (swimmers, anglers, canal users), live spill tracking, and water-company accountability scorecards.
• Cybersecurity Consulting (Cyber Division) Applied detection engineering, operational digital forensics, and sovereign system architecture consulting services for government, defence, legal, and regulated-sector organisations. Engagements are custom-scoped, leveraging two decades of operational experience in the UK Ministry of Defence, National Law Enforcement, and related high-assurance environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~90 active users served in production on the DNA Portal e-portfolio platform with a second cohort growing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure and core data source.

• Cloudflare, Inc.core infrastructureOthersCloudflare proxies HTTPS traffic and protects against denial-of-service abuse for the NexFort Data website. Acts as a data processor under a standard DPA. Edge nodes are global; account jurisdiction is the EU. Sets no cookies in current configuration. Any __cf_bm bot-management cookie would be exempt under PECR Reg 6(4)(a) as strictly necessary.
• Hetzner Online GmbHcore infrastructureOthersHetzner Online GmbH hosts the origin server for NexFort Data in Falkenstein, Germany. All storage and processing under this subprocessor occurs inside the EU.
• Web3Forms (EJBilling, Inc.)core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationWeb3Forms receives contact-form submissions and forwards them by email to NexFort's inbox. Form servers are based in Frankfurt, Germany. Web3Forms does not set cookies on the NexFort site, and no request reaches Web3Forms until the user clicks 'Send message'.
• Environment Agencycore data sourceTechnology or IntegrationOne of four authoritative public data sources integrated into River Truth. Environment Agency publishes water quality consents and sample results for England's waterways, used in River Truth's PostGIS graph to answer water safety questions.
• National Storm Overflow Hubcore data sourceTechnology or IntegrationOne of four authoritative public data sources integrated into River Truth. Publishes sewage-spill events in near real time, providing live storm overflow event data for England's waterways.
• Canal & River Trustcore data sourceTechnology or IntegrationOne of four authoritative public data sources integrated into River Truth. Publishes canal geometry data, providing the geographic structure of England's canal network used in River Truth's PostGIS graph.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WithSecure: European cybersecurity company with DFIR, threat intelligence, and managed detection capabilities. Overlaps with NexFort's sovereign cyber positioning in regulated European markets.
• Mandiant (Google Cloud): Global DFIR and incident response leader, now part of Google Cloud. Echelon competes in adjacent DFIR knowledge and operations territory, but Mandiant operates at vastly greater scale and offers managed services NexFort does not.
• CrowdStrike: Leading global cybersecurity platform with native DFIR and threat intelligence capability. Comparable product overlap with Echelon's DFIR/ATT&CK alignment but CrowdStrike's scale, channel, and budget dwarf NexFort's sovereign niche.
• BAE Systems Applied Intelligence: Large UK defence prime with a dedicated cyber and intelligence division serving government, defence, and regulated sectors. Overlaps with NexFort's Cyber Division but at much greater scale and with a broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• NCC Group: UK-headquartered cybersecurity consultancy with deep government, defence, and law-enforcement client base, providing bespoke security services and managed detection. Directly comparable to NexFort's Cyber Division in client base, delivery model, and sovereign positioning.
• Made Tech: UK government technology consultancy designing and delivering bespoke digital services for central and local government. Direct peer in bespoke public-sector platform delivery model and UK gov-tech positioning.
• Darktrace: UK-founded AI-native cybersecurity company serving enterprise and government with autonomous detection and response. Comparable sovereign UK cyber positioning and similar mission to embed cyber capability into high-assurance environments.
• Kainos: UK digital services company with strong government, defence, and healthcare footprint, building bespoke production software and platforms. Comparable in the combination of bespoke consulting plus productized platform delivery to regulated UK public sector.
• BeerSmith: Long-standing craft beer brewing software platform with recipe builder, brewing calculations, and style guidelines. Directly comparable to PineCone Brewing in target user (homebrewers) and core functionality (recipe, BJCP, calculations).
• OneFile: UK e-portfolio platform purpose-built for vocational training providers and apprentices. Direct competitor to DNA Portal in the UK regulated vocational e-portfolio market with similar compliance-driven feature set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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