AML-lite for small businesses · England · Scotland · Wales · NI
Is this company — or the people behind it — sanctioned or disqualified?
Enter a company number or a person's name. We screen the company, every current director and every person with significant control against the UK sanctions list (OFSI) and the register of disqualified directors, then grade each match. Free summary now; full report with names, grades and a dated PDF for £9.99.
Free summary first · full report £9.99 · company number screens the company, its directors and PSCs · a name screens that person
What you get
- Free: company status, how many officers and PSCs were screened, and whether each register came back with something to review, nothing, or could not be checked.
- Paid: who matched what — the listed entry, how close the name is, whether the birth month agrees, regime, designation date, statement of reasons, disqualification period.
- Paid: the full list of names screened and a dated PDF for your compliance file — evidence you checked.
Who needs this — guides by industry
- Letting agents
- Estate agents
- Accountants and bookkeepers
- Law firms
- Licensed conveyancers
- Mortgage brokers
- Private landlords
- Block and property management companies
- Recruitment and staffing agencies
- Wholesalers and distributors
- Import–export businesses
- Freight forwarders and customs agents
- Construction contractors
- Motor dealers
- Jewellers and bullion dealers
- Art dealers and galleries
- Cryptoasset exchanges and custodians
- Payment and e-money firms
- Insurance brokers
- TCSPs and formation agents
- Charities and non-profits
- Independent schools and nurseries
- Care homes and domiciliary care agencies
- Pharmacies and pharmacy groups
- Dental practices
- Franchisors
- Commercial landlords
- Investors and angel networks
- Online marketplaces and platforms
- Small businesses
FAQ
Is this an official government or OFSI check?
No. DirectorScreen UK is an independent private service. We read the same open data anyone can — the OFSI consolidated list and the Companies House API — and apply a name-matching engine. It is an information tool, not a regulated AML service, and it does not by itself satisfy customer due diligence under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017.A match came up. Does that mean the person is sanctioned or disqualified?
No. Many people share a name. Every match is graded probable (name and birth month/year agree), possible (name only, or only the birth year agrees) or weak, and every one needs verifying against identity documents before you act. We never report a match as confirmed.What if a source is down?
The layer shows UNKNOWN — never "clear". A failed sanctions check is not a clean one; re-run it.What is in the £9.99 report?
Every name screened (officers, PSCs, the company itself), every sanctions and disqualification match with its grade, similarity score, regime, designation date and statement of reasons, the disqualification periods and companies involved, and a dated PDF for your compliance file.