UK Tracing

UK Tracing: people and debtor tracing in the United Kingdom

UK Tracing is a people tracing service that locates customers, debtors and tenants who have changed address. It operates as a trading style of STA International Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with number 02893487, and states it has over 30 years of experience in tracing gone-away subjects for its clients.

Tracing services

The company's catalogue covers various types of tracing:

• Address tracing
• Debtor tracing
• Beneficiary tracing
• Customer tracing
• Tracing of tenants who have abandoned the property
• Bulk tracing
• Address verification
• Customer database update
• Data cleansing and enrichment
• Phone number append
• Email address append

Cited uses include locating debtors, serving legal documents, tracing missing persons, handling inheritances and probate, tracing pension beneficiaries, divorce matters, child maintenance, county court judgments (CCJ), enforcement orders and statutory demands, as well as tracing registered owners.

Address tracing and no-trace, no-fee policy

The standard address tracing service is offered at £30 plus VAT. The company applies a 'no trace, no fee' policy: if it fails to find a new address or confirm the subject's current address, the amount is refunded in full. Desktop tracing is completed within two working days and, where available, the report includes verified telephone numbers and email addresses, as well as county court judgment (CCJ) and bankruptcy information, at no additional cost.

The company also offers a 90-day guarantee: if returned mail is received from a traced address, it will carry out a free retrace within that period.

Investigation methodology

The team of trace analysts consults multiple datasets to confirm the subject's address, including credit reference agencies, telephone directories, the electoral roll, insurance information, loan applications, credit activity and residency scores. To validate an address, confirmation from two independent datasets is required, along with compliance with the Credit Services Association's Code of Practice.

Bulk tracing and automated services

For high volumes of cases, the company offers its full address tracing service — with address, phone, email and other details — at a reduced rate. It also has automated tracing options called BatchLocate and BatchLocate+.

Client profile and complementary services

UK Tracing provides regular and bulk services to numerous letting agents and solicitors. As part of the debt collection agency STA International, it offers a combined trace and collect service: it locates the subject at their current address and attempts to recover the outstanding debt.

The company states that only 0.1% of mail sent to traced addresses is returned after a positive trace.

Company details

UK Tracing is a trading style of STA International Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 02893487.