Having been the victim of a crime, it is not easy reporting it to the police nowadays, usually this is done online or talking to a call center, so many police stations have closed and do not accept reporting crimes personally over the counter. Understandably the police are very busy, and their resources are stretched at times.

Whether you are a private individual or corporate business, it may be difficult to decide when to use a Private Investigator, clearly there are costs involved.

First and foremost, ensure you are instructing a credible company, check them out and see if they are members of a professional body such as The Association of British Investigators.

From the outset we fully discuss the issues with the client to establish exactly what has happened, then explain what we can do to help as private investigators. Most importantly, we explain the costs, we have always worked with set hourly rates for the different services we provide and send these details with our terms and conditions so they can view and accept them. Some may wish to set a budget to work too, which is understandable.

We have a dedicated team of experienced investigators with skills they have obtained during many years of police service, who over the years have successfully investigated most things both here in the UK and abroad, for a wide range of clients, whether it be a burglary, robbery, blackmail, theft of valuable items, fraud, assaults, missing persons or indeed a murder.

Once engaged, we would meet the client face to face and fully discuss the problem. Then would go about examining the information / intelligence and gather evidence by speaking to witnesses and indeed interviewing suspects, putting together a detailed report of our findings which can be used in any legal or discipline proceedings.

In addition to investigators, we can call on researchers, forensic examiners, surveillance operatives and financial experts who we can call on to assist if necessary. We can assign one investigator or indeed a whole team if the circumstances require this.

After a crime has been committed, we can provide training and guidance to help ensure such a crime does not happen again.