Checking Your Staff

What Checking Your Staff does

Checking Your Staff is a UK-based, privately-held employee background screening and vetting company headquartered in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. It serves 300+ UK businesses and processes 7,000+ BS7858-compliant checks annually, primarily serving the security guarding sector (BS7858:2019 vetting), with additional coverage of FCA-regulated financial services, NHS/healthcare, and professional services firms. The company operates a lean, owner-style structure with 6 employees and no disclosed external investors.

The company's core proposition is a single, UK Government-certified online screening platform that aggregates best-in-breed third-party data providers into one managed workflow: Onfido for IDVT and Right to Work checks, Konfir for instant employment referencing via HMRC/payroll/Open Banking, Fama for AI-driven social media screening across 10,000+ sources, Equifax for financial/credit data, and Access Group as the underlying software platform. This aggregation enables the company's headline differentiator of 3-day BS7858 turnaround versus an industry average of 67 days.

The business model is pay-as-you-go per-check pricing with no setup fees or minimum volumes, supplemented by a CAAS (Compliance as a Service) white-label partnership programme for recruitment agencies, payroll providers, and HR outsourcers. Pricing starts at £80-90 per BS7858 candidate, with standalone Social Media Essentials at £50 and Plus at £80. The company relies on a Triple Price Promise (price-beat guarantee, 2-year price lock, no minimums) and dedicated fixed Account Managers per client as commercial differentiators.

Name

Checking Your Staff

Legal name

Checking Your Staff

Website

https://checkingyourstaff.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Checking Your Staff is a UK-based employee background screening firm that aggregates Onfido, Konfir, Fama, and Equifax into a single platform to deliver BS7858-compliant vetting and modular screening services to 300+ UK businesses across security, financial services, and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employee Background Screening & Vetting Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment Verification (Work History & References) (BPACALAB), Identity Verification (ID, SSN Trace, KYC-lite) (BPACALAD), Criminal Background Checks (National/State/County) (BPACALAA), Credit History Checks (Permissible Purpose) (BPACALAF), Identity, Address & Reference Verification (BPAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Employee background screening
• BS7858 vetting services
• DBS criminal record checks
• Right to work verification
• Pre-employment screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Mirfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. BS7858 Vetting Packages: Fixed per-candidate fees for comprehensive BS7858:2019 vetting packages, which include financial checks, global sanctions/watchlist screening, five-year employment referencing, gap management, and Right to Work checks. Optional add-ons (DBS, Disclosure Scotland) charged separately. Pure pay-as-you-go model with no setup fees, no subscriptions, and no minimum volume requirements.
2. Instant Checks (Social Media, References, Right to Work): Pay-as-you-go fees for individual instant screening services: Social Media Essentials (£50), Social Media Plus (£80), Right to Work digital checks, employment referencing via Konfir, and financial/credit checks. Each service is available as a standalone check or bundled into the BS7858 package.
3. CAAS Partnership (White-label / Referral): Revenue model for recruitment agencies, payroll providers, HR outsourcers, and consultancies who resell or white-label screening services. Partners earn commission or margin per check processed under their brand with no minimum commitments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Checking Your Staff provides UK-based pre-employment background screening and vetting services, anchored on BS7858:2019 compliant security screening. The offering aggregates identity verification (Onfido IDVT), DBS/Disclosure Scotland criminal record checks, Right to Work, financial/credit checks (Equifax), global sanctions screening, social media screening (Fama), and rapid employment referencing (Konfir) into a single managed online platform delivered via fixed account managers.

Product overview

Checking Your Staff operates as a unified background screening platform offering BS7858:2019 compliant vetting as its core product, complemented by a modular suite of instant verification services. The portfolio includes BS7858 Screening and Vetting (identity, financial, sanctions, employment history, gap management), Instant Checks via partner integrations (Konfir for employment referencing, Onfido for Right to Work, Fama for Social Media), plus individual add-on modules for DBS Checks, Financial Checks, Global Sanctions Checks, BPSS, FCA Compliance, International Checks, and References. The CAAS (Compliance as a Service) program enables partners to white-label these services. All checks are delivered through a secure online platform with UK data residency, fixed account management, and transparent PAYG pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BS7858 Screening and Vetting Comprehensive pre-employment background screening compliant with BS7858:2019 British Standard, covering identity verification, financial checks, global sanctions screening, five-year employment referencing, gap analysis, and optional DBS/Right to Work checks. Delivered via a secure online platform with a fixed account manager and proactive GAP management.
• CAAS (Compliance as a Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• BS7858 vetting completed in 3 days (vs. industry average of 67 days)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OnfidocoreTechnology or IntegrationMarket-leading ID and document validation provider and UK Government-certified IDVT (Identity Verification Technology) supplier. Provides instant digital Right to Work checks for UK document holders, validating document type, running MRZ authentication on UK passports, applying multi-point algorithm checks, and matching photo/video for identity verification with a pass or refer decision in seconds.
• KonfircoreTechnology or IntegrationUK Government-approved rapid referencing platform and the UK's only all-in-one employment verification platform. Integrates HMRC, payroll, and Open Banking data to verify employment history in minutes rather than weeks. Achieves 95% candidate conversion rate. Part of the Access Screening ecosystem.
• FamacoreTechnology or IntegrationAward-winning social media screening provider. Scans 10,000+ open-source web and news databases for 18 categories of workplace misconduct including harassment, violence, fraud, intolerance, and threats. Combines AI with expert human review. FCRA and GDPR compliant.
• EquifaxcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading international credit reference agency providing financial and identity checks. Provides proof of residency, electoral roll verification, adverse data search (CCJs, IVAs, bankruptcies), and linked addresses/aliases for employment screening purposes.
• Access GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationBusiness software platform specialist providing government-certified online screening platform used by Checking Your Staff for all vetting workflows. Platform manages consent collection, check initiation, progress tracking, and final report delivery. Konfir is also part of the Access Screening ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton (Corporate Risk Services): Pinkerton offers global investigative, security consulting, and background screening services including employee vetting, due diligence, and compliance screening. Its security-industry heritage makes it a relevant peer for Checking Your Staff's BS7858 security vertical customer base.
• HireRight: HireRight is a global background screening provider offering employment verification, criminal checks, identity, and right-to-work services across multiple geographies. It is a broad incumbent whose UK screening capabilities directly overlap Checking Your Staff's BS7858, DBS, and Right to Work offerings, and competes for the same enterprise HR procurement budgets.
• Accurate Background: Accurate Background is a global screening provider offering criminal, employment, education, and identity verification with mobile-first candidate experiences. It is an established mid-to-large incumbent that competes for the same enterprise screening RFPs as Checking Your Staff, particularly for multi-country employers.
• Checkr: Checkr is a US-headquartered, AI-driven background screening platform serving gig-economy, enterprise, and regulated-industry customers. While primarily US-focused, it is expanding into UK/EMEA and competes for global employers seeking modern, automated screening experiences comparable to Checking Your Staff's aggregator platform.
• First Advantage (Sterling): First Advantage (which acquired Sterling Talent Solutions) is one of the largest global background screening providers, offering criminal, identity, employment, credit, and right-to-work checks. It serves enterprise customers across regulated industries comparable to Checking Your Staff's Kingdom, China Merchant Bank, and NHS Trust clients.

Emerging players

• Veremark: Veremark is an international background screening platform offering employment history, identity, criminal, and education verification via digital checks. Its API-first, rapid-turnaround model competes head-on with Checking Your Staff's instant-check value proposition across regulated UK and EMEA employers.

Direct peers

• Fama Technology: Fama is an AI-driven social media and online reputation screening provider used by employers to flag workplace misconduct. It is a core technology partner of Checking Your Staff but also sells directly to UK and US employers as a standalone social media screening solution, making it both an enabling partner and partial competitor.
• Onfido: Onfido is a UK Government-certified IDVT provider offering identity verification, document validation, and digital Right to Work checks. It is both a core technology partner of Checking Your Staff (providing the IDVT capability) and a direct competitor, since enterprises can buy Right to Work and identity screening from Onfido directly without going through Checking Your Staff's aggregator layer.
• Konfir: Konfir is a UK Government-approved rapid employment referencing platform integrating HMRC, payroll, and Open Banking data. It is a technology partner of Checking Your Staff but also sells directly to UK employers, making it a direct competitor specifically for the employment referencing and instant-check segment.
• Vetting.com (Vetting Solutions): Vetting.com is a UK-focused screening provider offering BS7858, DBS, Right to Work, and pre-employment screening services - directly comparable to Checking Your Staff's core BS7858 vetting offering and competing for the same UK security-vertical customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/checking-your-staff

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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