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A Security Risk Management Consultancy
Better decisions | Stronger security | Greater resilience
State2 Security provides independent security risk management consultancy across the UK, helping organisations identify threats, assess vulnerabilities and make informed decisions about protective security, preparedness and resilience.
Our advice is practical, proportionate and grounded in real-world operational experience. We help leadership teams understand their exposure, prioritise what matters and develop security arrangements that stand up to scrutiny.
We help organisations assess terrorism-related threats, strengthen counter-terrorism protective security, improve preparedness and build organisational resilience. Our approach supports organisations in understanding and meeting their legal responsibilities, while helping develop robust and defensible security arrangements aligned to recognised protective security good practice.
Our expertise is built on three core pillars:
Protect | Prepare | Perform
Security is not simply about preventing an incident. It is about understanding risk, preparing for disruption and being able to respond effectively when it matters.
Protect
Understand and reduce security risk
Protective Security Risk Management
Identify threats, vulnerabilities and potential consequences, developing proportionate measures to reduce exposure through risk‑based controls aligned to organisational objectives.
Prepare
Build assurance & resilience
Security Assurance & Organisational Resilience
Review policies, procedures and capabilities, strengthen preparedness and provide leadership with confidence that arrangements are appropriate, understood and workable.
Perform
Respond effectively when it matters
Crisis Management, Exercising & Leadership
Enable confident leadership, structured decision‑making and effective response during incidents and crises — when scrutiny, pressure and consequences are highest.
Our Core Pillars
Company Profile
Founded by Charles Frank, a Chartered Security Professional and Principal Member of the Register of Security Engineers & Specialists, with over 30 years of experience in protective security, security risk assessment, and public safety, State2 Security Ltd delivers expert security risk management consultancy services for organisations across the UK.
Charles has worked across diverse sectors, including law enforcement, defence, pharmaceuticals, construction, and manufacturing, and is highly skilled in counter-terrorism, crisis management, behavioural detection, and securing assets of strategic national importance.
State2 works with boards, estate owners, senior leaders and organisations operating in complex or consequential environments. We provide independent advice that helps clients understand their exposure, evaluate vulnerabilities and make informed decisions about the measures required to protect people, assets, operations and reputation.
Our approach combines professional expertise with practical operational understanding. We focus on proportionate, evidence-led recommendations that reflect the organisation, its operating environment and its risk appetite.
We work alongside clients as a trusted adviser, providing clear, proportionate and defensible advice to support important decisions and strengthen organisational resilience.
Our purpose is straightforward: to help clients make clear, confident decisions when it matters most.
Recommendations
As a trusted and established law firm, we have a responsibility to our clients to only work with the very best partners. We have utilised State2 Security on several security projects for our clients and continue to use their services with complete confidence. Charlie is thorough, professional, and personable – consistently delivering to the highest standard. We have received overwhelming positive feedback from our clients about his work, which reinforces the trust we place in him. Without doubt, Charlie is one of the best, and we would highly recommend him and will continue to use his services.
Jane Pinfold,
Head of Health & Safety at AfterAthena
I have personally worked with Charles over a number of years and he has been a great asset in assisting the delivery of high-profile sporting events. From security planning, council and government liaison and risk management, Charles was an integral and highly respected member of the team. His attitude and professionalism, aligned to his expertise and knowledge proved essential and would recommend him for any security, close protection or risk management appointment.
Lloyd Bailey,
Tournament Director, LIV Golf UK by JCB
John Lugg,
Major Royal Marines (Ret'd)
I had the privilege of working with Charlie in his capacity as Head of Security for the Thames Tideway Tunnel. He was proactive in engaging with London Resilience Partnership and working to develop the security and preparedness of the Thames Tideway project through a joint training and exercising programme. I enjoyed working with Charlie to deliver these and appreciated his informed and professional approach towards the complex risks and threats we face.
Alex Townsend-Drake,
(London Resilience Manager)
Why Partner with State2 Security
Independent expertise | Operational credibility | Confident decisions
Security challenges rarely sit neatly within one discipline. They can affect people, property, operations, reputation and organisational resilience.
State2 Security provides independent security risk and resilience advice, helping boards, estate owners and senior leaders understand their exposure, make informed decisions and implement proportionate measures.
Independent advice
Objective, evidence-led assessments without the influence of product sales, service contracts or technology solutions. Our recommendations are driven by your risks and operational requirements.
Professional credibility
Chartered security expertise, recognised professional memberships and specialist qualifications underpin our approach to complex security challenges.
Operational understanding
Our advice is informed by extensive experience across policing, government and the private sector, bringing practical understanding of how security risks develop and affect real-world operations.
Proportionate solutions
We focus on what matters most: identifying vulnerabilities, prioritising investment and developing practical measures that reflect your organisation, operating environment and risk exposure.
From assessment to action
We help translate risk assessments into meaningful outcomes through security assurance, governance, policy development, crisis planning, training and exercising.
The result: clearer decisions, stronger security arrangements and greater organisational resilience.
