Modern Slavery Statement
Nobody is invisible in our supply chain.
Last updated 27 August 2026
This statement sets out the steps Oryx Black Edition Limited takes to ensure that slavery and human trafficking take no part in our business or our supply chain.
We publish it because the sectors we operate in — private aviation, hospitality, domestic and household staffing, ground transport and marine crewing — carry recognised labour exploitation risk, and because clients are entitled to know how the people serving them are treated.
01 Our business and our supply chain
We arrange movement, protection, property, people and time for private clients, family offices and organisations. We deliver very little of it with our own hands; almost all of it is delivered by operators, suppliers and staff we appoint.
- Aircraft and helicopter operators, and their crew.
- Chalet, villa and residence staff — housekeeping, kitchen and household teams.
- Ground transport companies and their drivers.
- Yacht owners, managers and crew.
- Protection contractors and their operators.
- Hospitality, event and resort suppliers.
02 Where we consider the risk to be highest
We do not treat this as a paperwork exercise. The risk in our chain is concentrated in seasonal and domestic labour: chalet and villa staff hired at short notice for a winter season, cleaning and household teams engaged through intermediaries, and marine crew recruited across borders. These are the arrangements where wages, documents and hours are most easily obscured, and they receive the most scrutiny from us.
03 Our policies
- We do not use, and will not knowingly work with anyone who uses, forced, bonded, involuntary or child labour.
- Everyone working on an arrangement we control must have the right to work, a written agreement, and be paid at least the legal minimum for the territory they work in.
- No worker should pay a fee to obtain work with us or with a supplier we appoint.
- No worker’s passport or identity documents may be retained by an employer or agent.
- Concerns can be raised with us directly and in confidence, by any person working anywhere in our chain.
04 Due diligence
We appoint suppliers we know, and we prefer long relationships to cheap ones — a supplier we have used for years is one whose practices we can actually speak to. New suppliers in higher-risk categories are asked about how they recruit, employ and pay their staff before we place work with them.
Our supplier terms require compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and permit us to end the relationship where we find it has been breached. Where staffing is arranged through an intermediary, we expect the same standards to pass down the chain, and we ask.
05 Training and awareness
The people who appoint suppliers are briefed on what exploitation looks like in practice: retained documents, unexplained deductions, workers unable to speak for themselves, accommodation tied to employment, hours that do not match the payroll. Our teams work inside client properties and alongside supplier staff, which puts them in an unusually good position to notice, and they are expected to say something when they do.
06 Reporting a concern
If you believe anyone working in connection with our business is being exploited, tell us at mb@oryxblackedition.com. We will look into it. Where there is reason to believe an offence has been committed, we will report it to the appropriate authority.
This statement is made on a voluntary basis and is reviewed annually. It was approved by the board of directors.
Oryx Black Edition Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Company no. 14244856. Questions about this document: mb@oryxblackedition.com.