Knowledge
Investigation guides
The checks professional investigators run, written so you can do them yourself using public records.
Guide · UK due diligence
How to check a UK company before you pay them
Companies House, directors, insolvency notices, court judgments, VAT and bank details to check before paying a new supplier.
Guide · People checks
How to run a lawful background check on someone in the UK
What you can legally check about a business partner, landlord, tenant or new contact in the UK, using public registers, and what is off limits.
Guide · Asset tracing
Asset tracing in the UK: what public records can tell you
Before you sue for a debt, find out whether there is anything to recover. The public records UK investigators use to trace property, companies and assets.
Guide · Fraud
How to spot an investment or romance scam before you send money
The checks fraud investigators run on a stranger asking for money: identity, company, regulator warnings and reused photos.