ABOUT - NOUGHT POINT ONE™

SUSTAINED HIGH PERFORMANCE

Shaped by experience. Proven by science.

Gareth Timmins is a former Royal Marines Commando, TEDx Speaker, bestselling author, and Founder & Managing Director of NOUGHT POINT ONE™ (NPO), a human performance consultancy specialising in leadership, decision-making, cognitive endurance, and performance under pressure. He is also a PhD researcher at the University of Huddersfield, where his research explores decision-making in high-stakes environments and the psychological factors that influence performance under pressure.

Drawing upon experience from military operations, behavioural science, and organisational leadership, Gareth works with organisations across defence, policing, professional sport, education, and industry to help leaders, teams, and organisations make better decisions, develop greater risk literacy, and build elite cultures that sustain high performance. His clients have included Counter Terrorism Policing (UK), KIA Motors, QBE, Leeds Rhinos, Quantum Delta NL, National Highways, and a range of defence and security partners.

Gareth has also contributed to the Entrepreneurial Thinking MSc programme at the University of Surrey Business School, delivering content focused on the perception of fear, uncertainty, and performance in complex environments. Alongside his consultancy work, he leads the Defence and Applied Sciences Institute at the University of Huddersfield and continues to test and refine his performance frameworks in demanding real-world environments, including as a crew member of ROW4MND, a four-year global rowing endurance challenge.

Through NOUGHT POINT ONE™, Gareth has assembled an interdisciplinary network of specialists from elite sport, the military, academia, policing, and business, enabling the design and delivery of evidence-informed performance programmes that help individuals, teams, and organisations perform at their best when it matters most.

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MISSION STATEMENT

We exist to improve how people think, decide, and perform in high-pressure environments, building cultures that deliver consistent results.

MEET OUR TEAM

NPO is led by a small team of strategic thinkers with deep experience in leadership, decision-making, and performance under pressure.

Founder & MD

Gareth Timmins

Gareth is an author and former Royal Marines Commando. He is undertaking PhD research exploring rapid decision-making under time pressure. His work focuses on controlling the elicitation of irrational belief structures to improve the accuracy and consistency of high-pressure decisions during elite military operations. While also increasing success during frontline emergency responses in high-pressure, life-threatening situations.

Commercial Director

David Ross ACII

David is an experienced executive and non-executive director with businesses that operate in highly regulated environments. His core skill is leadership and people development, positioning this as the fundamental bedrock for achieving business growth and wider corporate ambitions.

Executive Assistant

Barney Ross

Barney is an Executive Assistant at Nought Point One (NPO), where he provides strategic and operational support to the Founder and Managing Director, helping coordinate client delivery, partnerships and the day-to-day execution of projects across defence, education, elite sport and industry.

Barney plays a key role in supporting business operations, managing stakeholder relationships, coordinating workshops and events, overseeing project delivery, and helping drive the organisation’s continued growth.

Creative Lead

Dom Smith

Dom Smith leads creative direction at NOUGHT POINT ONE®, shaping how its thinking is communicated across brand, design, and content. His work focuses on turning complex ideas around performance and decision-making into clear, engaging, and practical communication that connects with real-world audiences.