Black Aspect – We've Got Your Six

OUR SERVICES

CLOSE PROTECTION

Unique individuals and teams that meet your specific protection or security needs, in the UK or abroad. Our team blends seamlessly into civilian environments, maintaining a discreet and professional profile.

PRODUCTION SAFETY ADVISORS

Experts in safety and security with a background in specialist military or police units, our Safety Advisors are able to take your production to the next level.

REMOTE MEDICS

For when it doesn’t always go to plan, we’re here to help in any eventuality. Whether that is routine treatment through our 24h telemedicine service or first line trauma care, we’ve got you covered.

TEAM TRACKING

Functional team awareness kit, to provide real time team tracking for situational awareness, production monitoring in hostile environments, and technology operations support.

GLOBAL SECURITY CONSULTANCY

When travel is important to your clients, and you want trusted security at a global level, we have the best network to draw upon.

TRAINING

We offer comprehensive courses taught by some of the leading experts in these areas in order to support teams on the ground. Please see the calendar below for upcoming course dates, or get in touch to arrange a course tailored to your requirements.

ABOUT US

Hi, we’re Black Aspect.

Specialists in risk management since 2021, we’re a safety and security company with a heart of adventure and one single goal – to take an extraordinary idea and help you make it happen. Whatever it takes.

With a combined skill set of years spent in the military, leading expeditions, private security, and working in various disciplines within film and TV, there’s not many bases our team haven’t covered. So whatever your project blind spots are, we’ll develop a 360 degree plan to help get you there, and we will be with you every step of the way. And if your project is a little bit different? Great. We like different. We’re no stranger to unique challenges, so the next time you find yourself in uncharted territory, remember, it’s home to us. Even if it seems unthinkable, try us.

We’ve got your six.

Nico

Managing Director

Nick

Director

Nye

Operations Director

Katy

Business Development

TESTIMONIALS

Nico helped us with an incredibly complex project, a large crew with variable levels of training, and several classic potentially high-risk scenarios. Add to that mix aircraft, valuable bits of equipment, heights, harnesses and potentially dangerous animals. Nico was always a safe pair of hands to watch our backs and keep everyone safe.

James Brickell

Producer, 2024

We worked with the Black Aspect Team on one of our large scale YouTube Productions: with over 100 crew and talent on a large island in the Essex Estuary. The team were incredible to work with; extremely professional whilst still bringing a positive energy. From a Producer’s perspective being able to trust the medics and health and safety to be looked after so thoroughly is a huge weight off our mind. Looking forward to the next one!

James Norbury

Director, 2024

Nico was our safety consultant for a trek through the Darien Gap. He was exceptionally calm and professional during our most challenging moments. He was attentive to our crew’s needs and his field knowledge enable us to rest easy and focus on the work we were doing. I’d certainly work with him again and recommend him to any other crews heading to dangerous locations.

Mark Scialla

Al Jazeera, 2024

Working with Black Aspect’s live team tracking has increased our command situational awareness. From a control perspective the live visual read-out of all team movements and locations has directly simplified mission critical communications in complex environments.

Operations Lead

Private Security Organisation, 2024

I worked with the Black Aspect Team at a private event. The level of professionalism shown by Nico and his CP team was above and beyond what I expected. This had a positive impact on the event and the rest of the CPOs. Their experience and knowledge was clear for all to see and I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside them. Simply put, world-class.

Tony Gaul MBE

Private Event, 2023

Having recently attended the Situational Awareness Course with Black Aspect, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the team. The Black Aspect instructors were professional throughout, their depth of knowledge and expertise and their positive and encouraging demeanour fostered a professional and enjoyable environment for the training course. I’d thoroughly recommend Black Aspect to anyone requiring Situational Awareness training prior to their deployment.

Mark Haffenden

Sentinel Photonics, 2023

Black Aspect’s team were superb. They were calm in the face of adversity and displayed high levels of integrity and resilience throughout the 5 day deployment. Their covert skills delivered quantities of high value intelligence which was then used to inform command decisions. Black Aspect are a team to be reckoned with and I would wholeheartedly support their use in future operational scenarios.

Nick Wallen

Retired Detective Chief Superintendent of Police, 2023

Black Aspect provided us with high risk services during a complex, multi-day film shoot in a hostile environment. Nico delivered a pocket HEAT course that was tailored to our situation and gave me confidence that I could concentrate on my job with an informed and aware crew. Nico’s professionalism and experience commanded the respect of the team and he was always thinking multiple steps ahead in assessing our logistics. I only wish I’d had the opportunity to work with Black Aspect earlier in my career!

Harriet Bailey

Field Director, 2023

The Black Aspect Team went above and beyond to create a safe and fun environment at our private event. They were extremely professional, skilled and most importantly personable.

CHF

Private client, 2022

Black Aspect’s services are performed with the utmost discretion and professionality generating consistent and dependable results. Adept at working in complex environments, their people have, and continue to add value across a wide range of projects.

Chief Operating Officer

Private Security Company, 2022

I had the pleasure of working with the Black Aspect team and I found them to be amazingly resilient, innovative, highly skilled and motivated. They were out for more than 12 hours at a time in extreme heat but never lost their drive to maintain contact with their mission and to see every task through to conclusion. No moaning or fuss, just delivering a very professional service that resulted in disrupting organised criminality.

Kevin Instance

Gull Rock Events, 2022

Nico and the Black Aspect team oversaw the safety and logistics on the successful 30 Peaks Project in September 2024 – summiting the highest 10 peaks in each of Scotland, England and Wales in 3 consecutive days. The project would have been impossible without them. Looking forward to linking up again soon!

Zebrafish Media