About Us
Managing Security Threats · Reducing Liabilities · Building Resilience.
At State2 Security Ltd, we help organisations protect their people, assets, information, and reputations in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
With offices in Cheshire and Manchester, we support clients across the UK. We deliver specialist security risk management consultancy designed to strengthen resilience, reduce liabilities, and safeguard long-term business continuity.
Our expertise is built on four core pillars:
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Protective Security Risk Management
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Security Assurance
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Crisis Management
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Crisis Management Exercises
Company Profile
Founded by Charles Frank, a Chartered Security Professional 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.
Leveraging deep industry experience in threat, risk, and vulnerability management, we help organisations identify security threats, conduct comprehensive risk assessments, address vulnerabilities, and strengthen organisational resilience.
Our tailored security solutions empower businesses to safeguard critical assets, maintain continuity, and respond effectively to crises, even in high-pressure environments.
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 Major Royal Marines (Ret'd).
I had the pleasure of a rewarding professional relationship with Charles Frank, over a 5-year period within areas of the security industry. I worked alongside him on both a frontline, high tempo, operational delivery role and later in an assurance role assessing his organisation's output and delivery, for which he had a focal leadership role. output and delivery, for which he had a focal leadership role. Throughout, I found Charles to be a consummate professional, an individual that set high personal standards and championed those around him to follow that lead.
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
Partnering with State2 Security means moving beyond individual controls and adopting a security risk management consultancy approach that is layered, proportionate, and built for real-world conditions.
We support organisations across the UK with protective security risk management, security assurance, and organisational resilience, helping leadership teams make informed decisions in complex and high-risk environments.
Security Risk Management
Layered Security Approach
We provide independent security risk management consultancy, supporting organisations to identify threats, assess vulnerabilities, and prioritise proportionate controls aligned to business objectives and risk appetite.
Security is most effective when designed in layers. We assess and design controls to deter, detect, and delay threats — improving protection and buying time for response and recovery.
Threat-Informed Advice
As an independent security consultancy, our advice is threat-informed, supporting leadership teams to make proportionate, defensible security decisions based on how threats actually manifest in their operating environment.
Organisational Resilience
We embed organisational resilience into security arrangements so organisations can absorb disruption, adapt, and continue operating when incidents occur.
Protective Security & Assurance
Our protective security and security assurance activities provide confidence to boards, insurers, and regulators that security arrangements are effective and fit for purpose
Response & Capability
Through exercising, assurance reviews, and preparedness testing, we develop confident teams who understand their role, recognise escalation points, and act decisively.
