Our services
Corporate intelligence, investigations & risk
Independent research for businesses, legal advisers and humanitarian teams. Find the right support before you commit to a supplier, appoint a partner, pursue a dispute or deploy staff.
Our services
Independent supplier verification
Before you sign a contract, pay a deposit or approve an unfamiliar overseas supplier, check whether the company and its claims stand up to independent scrutiny.
What we check
We use lawfully accessible sources to examine legal identity and registration, ownership and control where records permit, and selected claims about trading history or past projects. We flag inconsistencies and explain where local records or independent evidence are limited.
Start with a review of the supplier’s identity and the claims that matter to your purchase. Inconsistent ownership records, an unexplained payment beneficiary or unverified operating capacity may warrant deeper checks.
What you receive
A written report that separates corroborated findings from unresolved claims, cites available sources and sets out follow-up checks for your procurement decision. Request a fresh review if ownership, payment instructions or the delivery location changes.
Sample report: supplier identity and payment mismatch
Illustrative example. Fictional supplier. A UK buyer is deciding whether to pay a first-order deposit.
- Corroborated: The legal name and registration number on the quotation match an active entry in the local company register.
- Unresolved: The deposit invoice names a different beneficiary. The quotation, invoice and register do not establish that the beneficiary is authorised to receive payment.
- Recommended next check: Pause the payment and confirm the beneficiary through a previously verified supplier contact. Escalate to procurement or finance if the discrepancy remains.
Enhanced due diligence on business partners
Before entering a joint venture or appointing a local delivery partner, establish who controls the organisation and which claims can be independently corroborated.
Depending on scope and available records, we examine corporate registration, ownership links, trading history and relevant sanctions or adverse reporting. Our report distinguishes verified facts, allegations and evidence gaps, with follow-up checks for your decision.
Pre-deployment risk intelligence for humanitarian teams
Before sending staff into an unfamiliar operating environment, understand which threats could affect the planned activity, where information is uncertain and what needs checking locally.
We provide desk-based research scoped to the destination and activity, covering relevant security developments, threat actors and operating constraints. Before accepting the brief, we confirm where sources can support coverage and agree a delivery date. You receive sourced findings, evidence gaps and questions for local teams to help decide whether to proceed, adjust or defer the deployment.
Background checks
Assess whether a candidate’s, contractor’s or professional adviser’s stated credentials and history can be corroborated. We scope checks to your decision and lawful sources, and report discrepancies and gaps separately.
Intelligence and threat assessment
Understand which threats matter to a planned activity, site or organisation. We assess relevant actors, exposure and likely implications, and explain our confidence and what would change the assessment.
Executive threat monitoring
Track agreed indicators of emerging threats to executives or public-facing leaders. We agree the people, locations and indicators to monitor, the reporting schedule and who receives alerts. Triggers might include a credible direct threat or a material change in exposure. We agree how to escalate each trigger at scoping.
Litigation support and investigative research
Build a clearer picture of the people, entities and events relevant to a dispute. We can map corporate links, assemble timelines and identify corroborating public records for review by your legal team.
Country intelligence
Assess the political, security and operating conditions that could affect market entry, travel or programme delivery. We tailor the briefing to your geography and decision, with practical questions to verify locally.
Fraud and scam research
Investigative research to clarify suspicious claims, relationships and events. We document corroborated findings, source trails and questions for appropriate professional review.
Research support for professional firms
For law firms, risk advisers, specialist insurers and consultancies needing additional research capacity. Tell us the specific check or research output you need and your deadline. We confirm whether we can meet it and agree the scope, confidentiality arrangements, deliverables and fees before work begins.
Research can support commercial disputes, non-payment enquiries and counterparty checks. We provide sourced findings and unresolved questions for your team’s assessment.
View illustrative examples · Commissioning questions · Discuss a requirement
A clear scope before work begins
Tell us the decision, geography and deadline. We will discuss feasibility, agree the research questions and confirm the deliverables and fees.
Reports distinguish corroborated facts, allegations and analytical assessments, with sources and material limitations.