Financial Checks

Standard Identity and Financial Check

What does it check?

• The Electoral Roll to verify a candidate's current and previous addresses.

• Publicly available data covering the last 6 years to reveal adverse information, including County Court Judgments, Bankruptcies and Voluntary Arrangements.

• Ascertains whether a candidate holds any current or previous directorships and secretaryships, or is currently disqualified.

• Checks for adverse records at addresses that are linked to the candidate and may have not been disclosed by the candidate.

• Finds any aliases linked to the candidate.

How long does this service take?

Using Verifile’s online system, results can be returned to you within seconds.

Checking a self-employed contractor? Why not verify their company’s credit history using our Company Credit Checks.

International Sanctions Lists

What does it check?

Searches for sanctions, enforcements and warnings from over 300 enforcement agencies, criminal courts, and investigative news sources from around the world.

The database covers the following:

• Politically Exposed Persons - Generally includes current and former senior political figures, their immediate family, and their close associates. The definition used by regulators or in guidance is usually very general and leaves room for interpretation.

• Sanction List – Check against the many official sanctions lists maintained by governments worldwide including the OFAC SDN list, US Bureau of Industry and Security, Her Majesty’s Treasury, and the United Nations Consolidated List.

• Enforcement - Over 500 law enforcement agencies from around the world are monitored for information relating to illicit activities, such as money laundering and fraud.

• Adverse Media - Over 20,000 newspapers in more than 10 languages are monitored for information relating to illicit activities, such as money laundering, fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, and corruption to name but a few.

How long does this service take?

Using Verifile’s online system, results can be returned to you within hours.