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What it costs

What intelligence costs — set out plainly.

Most firms in this field will not give you a number until you have booked a call. We will. Below is what our work actually costs, so you can decide whether it fits before you say a word about your matter.

Indicative pricing

Four ways we are instructed.

Report

Due diligence report

from £1,500

A sourced, corroborated dossier on a person or company. Enhanced, multi-jurisdiction work covering beneficial ownership and sanctions exposure typically £3,000–£5,000.

Day rate

Analyst day rate

£600–1,200 / day

For open-ended or specialist work — financial intelligence, crypto tracing, sanctions analysis — where scope is best kept flexible.

Project & retainer

Full investigation

from £10,000

A scoped investigation end to end. Ongoing intelligence support runs as a monthly retainer from £5,000.

Litigation-grade

Creative intelligence

by application

Complex, outcome-critical engagements built around litigation or a specific decision. Scoped privately, case by case.

Every figure is indicative. The firm fee follows a confidential brief that fixes scope, depth and jurisdictions — so you are never charged for work you did not agree. We do not disclose a client or a matter, ever.
Where this sits

Priced for the decision, not the letterhead.

A lone investigator charges by the day and hands you raw surveillance. The global consultancies start their diligence engagements in the six figures and wrap them in process. We sit deliberately between the two — the rigour and corroboration of the large firms, delivered as a clear product with a price you can see, without the six-figure minimum.

What you pay for is not hours. It is a sourced, credibility-graded answer to the question that actually matters before you invest, lend, partner or appoint — with every material finding verified before it reaches you, and a private board you can review on your own terms.

Common questions

Pricing, answered.

How much does a due diligence investigation cost?

An enhanced report on an individual or company starts at £1,500. Multi-jurisdiction work covering beneficial ownership and sanctions exposure typically runs £3,000–£5,000. Full investigations are scoped as projects from £10,000. Every engagement is quoted against an agreed brief before work begins.

Do you charge fixed fees or a day rate?

Both. A due diligence report or dossier is a fixed fee, so you know the cost up front. Open-ended or specialist work is charged at an analyst day rate of £600–1,200, or as a monthly retainer from £5,000.

Why do you publish pricing when other intelligence firms do not?

Because a serious client should not have to book a call to learn the order of magnitude. Publishing indicative pricing is a matter of respect for your time — the detailed quote still follows a confidential brief.

Is the fee confidential?

Yes. The engagement, the fee and your identity are held in confidence. We never disclose a client or a matter.

Know the cost before you commit.

One confidential message is enough. Tell us only what you are comfortable sharing — we take it from there and come back with a scope and a fee.

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