Axiom’s geographical reach is worldwide, including; Somalia; Somaliland; the Caribbean; Nigeria; Pakistan; China; Afghanistan; Albania and Kosovo and, in some countries, extends to managing flagship UK government schemes to resettle returnees.
Axiom’s work is planned and administered by our core team in our London office and we also have offices in Somalia, Somaliland and Pakistan with effective operating platforms in all the countries we work with, ensuring we are able to provide close operational delivery and management.
The Axiom team includes in-depth technical expertise in all thematic areas in which we work, supported by cross-cutting expertise in construction, procurement, IT, communications, finance and programme management. We encourage and support our people in their professional development and foster a multi-disciplinary approach to finding innovative solutions to complex problems.


Enriching and focusing police investigation
Reviewing criminal investigation departments
Developing and delivering police training programmes
Ensuring better use of forensic science in preventing/detecting crime
Helping tackle specific types of criminal activity
Providing support for problem cases

Strengthening forensic science capability and capacity
Reviewing forensic labs
Designing and equipping forensic labs
Developing and delivering forensic science training courses
Helping achieve international accreditation
Providing managed services for forensic labs
Helping solve the most difficult cases

Professionalising prosecutions
Reviewing legal case management and court systems
Baselining current prosecution practices for improvement
Designing and delivering specialist legal training programmes for prosecutors and judiciary

John Kelly
COO of Axiom International Ltd
A former senior detective with Greater Manchester Police, and Head of Intelligence and Technical Services for the Force. John has extensive experience of running large multi-disciplinary policing and justice teams in the UK and abroad, and also directing multi-million-pound service and construction projects in conflict-affected areas of the world.

John Parkinson
Senior Advisor - Counter Terrorism & National Security
A former senior national counter terrorism officer at Scotland yard before coming Deputy Chief and subsequently Chief Constable of the 4thlargest Police Force in the UK and a Vice President of the ACPO TAM Committee. Led significant corporate change programmes with specific research interest in performance management and improvement. Successfully directed CT development programmes overseas.

Jon Blows
Chief Financial Officer of AFA International

Ed Nutter
Finance Director
An experienced Finance Director with experience in a range of industries, including construction, retail and professional services.

Rachel Burrows
Operations Director, Axiom International Ltd