Background Check Services

Hicxfield Services provides discreet, accurate, and fully verified background checks for private individuals, legal professionals, and corporate clients. Our background checks are designed to identify risk indicators, verify key information, and support informed decision-making, whether for personal reassurance, legal preparation, safeguarding, or business due diligence. All checks are conducted lawfully, ethically, and in full compliance with UK legislation. We do not use illegal, intrusive, or unverified data. Our findings are based solely on legitimate open-source intelligence and public-record research.

Targeted Background Check

Timescale: 1–2 working days

Purpose: verification of a single concern

• Identity verification

• Current residential address verification

• Previous address history

• Basic financial red flags (CCJs, insolvency records)

• Basic social media review

• Employment or occupation verification

Comprehensive Background Check

Timescale: 2–5 working days
Purpose: personal matters such as starting an online relationship or verifying a new partner's background; legal matters such as pre-litigation checks, business risk assessment, and due diligence.

Includes:

• Identity verification

• Current and previous address review

• Financial risk indicators (CCJs, insolvency, bankruptcy records)

• Employment or occupation verification

• Detailed online activity review

• UK directorship and company involvement searches

• Business ownership indicators

• In-depth social media and digital footprint analysis

• Identification of known associates or linked persons

• Summary of notable risk or red-flag indicators

What background checks can reveal

• Identity & address

• Residential stability

• Employment or occupation indicators

• Company/director involvement

• CCJs, insolvency, bankruptcy

• Adverse media flags

• Lifestyle indicators

• Online activity & reputation

• Associated persons

• Risk markers useful for legal or personal decision-making

What we cannot access (by law)

To remain compliant and ethical, we do not access or obtain:

• Bank or financial account information

• Full credit files

• Police or criminal records without lawful authority or consent

• Private messaging platforms

• Logged-in or restricted social media content

This ensures all background checks are lawful, proportionate, and defensible.

How our background check process works

1. Submit Instructions

Fill in our instruction form or send us an email.

2. Investigation & Analysis

We conduct structured open-source intelligence research and public-record analysis.

3. Verified Report Delivered

You receive a clear, professionally written PDF report summarising findings, context, and relevant risk indicators.

Fixed-Fee Pricing

We operate on a clear, fixed-fee pricing model for the majority of our investigation, tracing, and process serving services.

Our fees are structured to be competitive within the UK professional investigations market and are designed to provide certainty, transparency, and strong value for both legal professionals and private clients without compromising on compliance, evidential quality, or service reliability.

No work is undertaken without written fee confirmation and client approval.