Protection services
Security that fits around a life, not the other way round.
Close protection, residential teams, travel security and honest advice. Every officer is SIA licensed, vetted and chosen for the household or the event they will be part of.
Close protection
A close protection officer is not a bodyguard in the film sense. The job is to know the day in advance, remove problems before they happen and be invisible to everyone but the client.
We provide single officers for a low profile and full teams with a team leader for higher risk periods, public appearances and travel. Officers are matched to the household. If the principal is a teenager, a young mother or an older client with health needs, the officer we send will suit them.
- Daily protection for individuals and families
- Advance work on venues, routes and hotels
- Public appearances, red carpets and press days
- School and university arrangements for children
- First aid and trauma trained officers
- Discreet, plain clothes by default
Residential security
A home should feel like a home. Our residential teams cover the gate, the grounds and the front door without turning the house into a compound, and they work with the housekeeper, the nanny and the gardener rather than around them.
Cover can be permanent, overnight only, or arranged for the weeks the family is abroad and the house would otherwise stand empty. Where cameras and alarms already exist, our officers monitor them. Where they do not, we will say so and suggest what is worth installing.
- Static officers and mobile patrols
- Gatehouse, perimeter and access control
- Contractor and delivery management
- Empty property cover while the family travels
- Monitoring of existing camera and alarm systems
- Live in arrangements where the property allows
Travel security
Travel is where routines break and exposure rises. We plan the journey end to end, from the airport at home to the hotel corridor abroad, and the same officers travel with the client so nobody has to be briefed twice.
For destinations we do not know well, we work with vetted local partners and put our own team leader in charge. Security drivers, armoured vehicles and medical support can be arranged where the assessment justifies them.
- Journey planning and advance reconnaissance
- Airport meet and assist, both ends
- Hotel and villa security checks
- Security drivers in the UK and abroad
- Vetted local partners under our management
- Yacht, ski and holiday cover
Event security
Weddings, private parties, launches and corporate dinners. The guests should notice the food and the music, not the security. We handle the guest list at the door, the people who were not on it and the quiet exit when the client has had enough.
Event work often pairs with our transport service. Guests are collected, delivered and taken home by drivers who already know the plan, which removes the most common point of failure on the night.
- Guest list and door management
- Venue sweeps before arrival
- Close protection for hosts and named guests
- Press and crowd management
- Drivers and vehicles from the same team
- Licensed officers in evening wear or uniform
Risk assessment and advisory
Not every worry needs a team. An assessment tells you where you are actually exposed, what is worth spending on and what is not. It is written in plain English, and we do not sell the equipment we recommend, so the advice is only ever about you.
Assessments cover people, properties, travel plans and events. Many clients start here and go no further. Others use it as the basis for everything that follows.
- Personal and family risk reviews
- Residential security surveys
- Travel and event risk planning
- Online exposure and privacy review
- Advice on cameras, alarms and access control
- Written report with priorities and costs
The standard every officer meets.
The industry has a legal floor. We treat it as the starting point.
Licensed
Every officer holds a current SIA close protection licence. No exceptions, no trainees on live tasks, no licence “in progress”.
Vetted
Identity, right to work, criminal record and employment history are checked before anyone is put forward for a client. References are followed up by phone.
Trained
First aid, driving, conflict management and surveillance awareness are refreshed on a schedule. Officers who let their skills lapse are stood down until they are current.
Suited to the client
Language, background, temperament and appearance all matter. We choose officers for the family or the event they will join, and we replace them if the fit is wrong.
Not sure which of these you need?
Most people are not. Describe the situation and we will tell you what would help, including when the answer is less than you expected.