For financial services and business
Sanctions and company checks for financial firms
Screen clients, directors and counterparties against the official UK, UN, EU and US sanctions lists, check the company and who controls it, and keep a signed, dated record for your file. From 99p a name. No contract and no monthly minimum.
Why it matters
UK financial sanctions apply to every UK business: you must not make money or services available to a person or company on the sanctions list. Firms in regulated sectors must also tell OFSI if they know or suspect a customer is on it. The lists change often, so a check when you take on a client and a watch afterwards is the practical way to stay on the right side of the rules, with a record to show you did.
What you can check
Sanctions screening
The official UK Sanctions List, the UN and EU consolidated lists and the US OFAC lists, refreshed daily. Each possible match shows the listed date of birth and nationality, so you can rule a namesake in or out.
99p a name, down to 39p in volume
Company and owners check
The Companies House record for any UK company, its current directors and officers, and its owners through every layer of companies. Each of them is screened against the sanctions lists.
£2.99 a company
Business risk score
An A to F score for a UK company across eight risk factors, including filing history, charges and director history.
£2.95 a company
ID check
Send each person a link: they check their passport or driving licence and a short selfie on their phone, and the result and its report come back to the file. Or check the document yourself and record it here.
£1.99 a person by link, or free to record
Ongoing monitoring
The people and companies you choose are re-screened every day, with an email the day one becomes a new match.
From £19.99 a month
PEP and adverse media
Checks whether a person is politically exposed (a PEP) and for serious adverse news. An add-on to the sanctions check.
+40p a person (£1.39 in total)
How it works
- 1
Create a free account
No card needed to sign up. Top up credit when you are ready to run checks.
- 2
Add who you need to check
Clients, directors, counterparties. Pick the checks and see the price before anything runs.
- 3
Get the result and the record
Results on screen in seconds, and a signed PDF with a verification link that lasts 7 years.
Common questions
Which sanctions lists do you check?
The UK Sanctions List published by the FCDO, the UN Security Council consolidated list, the EU consolidated financial sanctions list and the US OFAC lists. All four are refreshed every day, and every result names the lists it was checked against and their dates.
Do you screen for politically exposed persons and adverse media?
Yes, as an add-on to the sanctions check: 40p more per person, £1.39 in total. Tick it on a single check or add it to a transaction. Checking the same person again with the same details within 24 hours doesn't charge for the PEP part again.
Do you verify identity documents?
No. You check the passport or driving licence yourself and record what you saw in Certaby, so it is kept with the other checks. There's no charge for the record.
Can I screen a list of clients in one go?
Yes. Send us the list and we set up bulk screening at the volume prices, down to 39p a name.
Do I need a contract or a subscription?
No. You top up credit and pay per check. Monitoring is the only monthly plan, and it is optional.
How long do you keep the records?
Seven years. Each check is saved with the date, the lists screened and the result, and the certificate has a verification link anyone can open to confirm it has not been changed.
Can we run these checks from our own system?
Yes. The Certaby API runs the same checks from your own software, paid from the same credit, with lower prices from 1,000 checks a month. The reference is at certaby.com/api.
Work in property? See the letting agent checks and the property sale checks. Accountancy practice? The AML compliance system keeps your risk assessment, policies and records in one place.