Alma’s Protective Services safeguard people, property, and reputations with a low■profile, intelligence■led approach. Whether you need close protection for a principal, residential security for an estate, secure transport for an executive itinerary, or protective surveillance to identify hostile activity early, our teams operate with discretion and precision — in the UK and internationally.
Protective services are measures that reduce exposure to physical threats and unwanted attention, while enabling day■to■day life and operations to continue normally. At Alma, protection is planned and delivered using risk intelligence, route and venue reconnaissance, and practical operational controls — not theatre. The result is a protective posture that is calm, professional, and proportionate to the risk.
Personal protection delivered by experienced professionals, tailored to both domestic and international environments.
Our close protection teams provide discreet, effective security for principals in both the UK and overseas. We combine threat awareness, advance planning, and professional conduct to ensure safety without compromising lifestyle or business priorities.
• Licensed, experienced close protection officers
• Discreet, low-profile or high-visibility deployment
• Advance planning and route reconnaissance
• Protection against physical and reputational risks
• Seamless integration with client routines and needs
Individual officers integrated into client teams for ongoing, discreet protection.
For clients requiring continuous but unobtrusive protection, we provide embedded officers who integrate seamlessly into day-to-day activities. They blend protective oversight with support functions, ensuring constant awareness of risks while maintaining discretion and client trust.
• Embedded, discreet protective presence
• Personal rapport with clients and families
• Risk awareness and rapid response capability
• Support with travel, logistics, and daily activities
• Consistent oversight without disruption
Comprehensive security design and management for corporate, private, and public events.
We plan and oversee event security strategies that protect guests, staff, and assets. Services include access control, crowd management, emergency procedures, and coordination with venue staff or local authorities.
• Risk assessment and security planning for events
• Access control and credential management
• Coordination with venues and emergency services
• Discreet crowd management and guest protection
• Emergency protocols for medical or security incidents
Comprehensive security packages for executives travelling domestically or internationally.
We design tailored executive travel solutions combining close protection, secure logistics, and risk briefings. Packages cover all phases of travel, from pre-departure intelligence to in-country movement, ensuring executives can focus on business priorities while maintaining safety and discretion.
• Pre-travel security intelligence and risk briefing
• Secure transport and vetted drivers
• Protection officers for travel escort and oversight
• Coordination of routes, hotels, and venues
• Contingency planning for crisis or disruption
Professional, licensed guards for site, facility, or event security.
Our guarding services provide visible deterrence and reliable protection for commercial, industrial, or event sites. Guards are trained, licensed, and briefed for each assignment, ensuring alignment with client requirements and risk profiles.
• Licensed and trained security guards
• Visible deterrence to crime and intrusion
• Site-specific training and briefings
• Flexible coverage from short-term to 24/7
• Integration with wider protective services
Specialist convoy planning and escort protection for movements in high-risk regions.
We coordinate secure convoy operations for the movement of personnel, vehicles, or cargo in hostile environments. Services include advance route analysis, protective vehicles, convoy drills, and integration with local intelligence to mitigate risks such as ambush, theft, or disruption.
• Secure convoy planning and execution
• Armoured or specialist vehicles as required
• Route analysis and advance reconnaissance
• Trained escort teams for high-risk areas
• Integration with crisis and evacuation planning
Covert surveillance designed to detect, deter, and disrupt hostile surveillance or threats.
Our protective surveillance teams provide an additional layer of security by monitoring for hostile actors without overt visibility. This service allows threats to be identified early, providing the principal with unobtrusive protection while maintaining freedom of movement.
• Covert monitoring of hostile surveillance activity
• Early identification of threats before escalation
• Blends with close protection or travel packages
• Flexible deployment in urban or remote environments
• Discreet deterrence without overt presence
Dedicated teams securing residences, estates, and family environments against intrusion and threats.
We provide residential security teams that safeguard properties, families, and guests. Services include perimeter monitoring, access control, visitor screening, and coordination with local responders.
• 24/7 protection for residences and estates
• Access control and visitor management
• Perimeter security and surveillance monitoring
• Integration with local law enforcement/emergency services
• Visible deterrence against intrusion or targeted crime
• 1. Discovery & risk baseline — Understand the principal, routines, locations, travel patterns, sensitivities, and constraints.
• 2. Threat & vulnerability assessment — Identify likely threat actors, intent, capability, and exposure points.
• 3. Protective design — Select the right mix of personnel, surveillance, transport, residential measures, and protocols.
• 4. Advance work — Route and venue checks, liaison with stakeholders, logistics, comms, contingency planning.
• 5. Delivery — On-the-ground protection delivered calmly and professionally.
• 6. Debrief & improvement — Lessons captured; future plans updated; risks reduced over time.
• Written protective plan (posture, staffing, protocols, escalation).
• Advance itinerary pack (routes, venues, contacts, contingencies).
• On-site protection team and/or embedded officer(s).
• Secure transport (vetted drivers, route management, vehicle recommendations).
• Residential security plan (layered controls, access, monitoring, incident response).
• Event security plan and coordination (access control, guest management, emergency protocols).
• Optional: protective surveillance and counter■surveillance reporting.
