Home / Trust levels
A clear certification pathway

Build trust in stages. Show exactly what was verified.

Start with identity, deepen the corporate review, assess readiness, then maintain the highest status through monitoring and reassessment.

Level 1Identity Verified
Level 2Business Verified
Level 3Compliance Ready
MonitoredTrusted Business
How to choose

Match the level to the decision ahead.

The right scope depends on what the recipient needs to understand—not on selecting the largest package.

1

Identify your purpose

Supplier onboarding, company introduction, banking preparation, procurement, investment or professional review.

2

Confirm the evidence depth

Decide whether identity alone is sufficient or whether ownership, governance and readiness should be assessed.

3

Set the review cycle

Choose a point-in-time certificate or ongoing monitoring with annual reassessment.

Build confidence

A clear starting point for business introductions.

Designed for organisations that need a concise, independently structured confirmation of core identity information.

Best suited to

  • Initial supplier onboarding
  • Business introductions
  • Basic Companies House preparation
  • Early-stage trust building

Typical evidence

  • Company identity and status
  • Registered office and officers
  • Authorised applicant identity
  • Certificate authority confirmation

Level 1 confirms the defined identity scope. It is not a financial, credit, sanctions or legal opinion.

Level 1 scope

What the applicant and recipient can see.

Who this level is for

  • Newly incorporated companies
  • SMEs seeking a clearer trust profile
  • Professional advisers introducing clients
  • Businesses preparing basic onboarding
  • International companies explaining identity
  • Applicants needing a time-limited credential

What the review is designed to establish

  • Legal name and company number
  • Jurisdiction and company status
  • Registered office information
  • Relevant current officers
  • Applicant authority
  • Issue and expiry controls

Credential features

Certificate ID
Verification PIN
Secure QR route
Live status
Issue date
Expiry date
Defined scope
Certificate history
Create momentum

A stronger profile for commercial counterparties.

Adds a more complete review of how the company is owned, controlled and documented within the agreed scope.

Best suited to

  • Banking and payment preparation
  • Procurement onboarding
  • Material supplier relationships
  • Cross-border counterparties

Level 2 adds

  • Corporate structure review
  • Beneficial ownership verification
  • Company-record validation
  • Evidence-consistency checks

The recipient remains responsible for its own risk assessment, due diligence and approval decision.

Level 2 scope

A more complete corporate evidence picture.

Who this level is for

  • Established SMEs
  • International trading companies
  • Businesses preparing finance applications
  • Companies entering larger contracts
  • Professional-service clients
  • Procurement-ready suppliers

Review areas

  • All Level 1 checks
  • Directors and control
  • Persons with Significant Control
  • Beneficial ownership evidence
  • Constitutional documentation
  • Corporate record consistency

Common evidence categories

Entity extract
Officer evidence
Ownership chart
PSC review
Articles
Registers
Business activity
Review report
Demonstrate readiness

Prepare for higher-expectation due diligence.

Includes Levels 1 and 2, then examines whether the business presents a coherent, sufficiently complete evidence pack for the target use case.

Best suited to

  • Financial-institution preparation
  • Professional firms
  • Investment review preparation
  • Enhanced procurement exercises

Level 3 adds

  • AML/KYC readiness review
  • Corporate governance assessment
  • Operational transparency review
  • Document-completeness analysis

“Compliance Ready” describes the agreed evidence review. It does not mean regulator approval, legal compliance in every jurisdiction or guaranteed onboarding.

Highest BCB status

Trusted Business

A monitored designation for businesses that maintain a high verification standard and complete periodic reassessment.

Trusted Business is not a fourth one-time evidence pack. It is an ongoing status layered over the appropriate underlying certification level.

  • Continuous monitoring

    Selected changes to directors, PSCs, registered office, company status and relevant public indicators.

  • Annual reassessment

    A scheduled review confirms whether the certification can be renewed.

  • Enhanced Trust Rating

    Ongoing status and review history support a more durable trust profile.

04

Trusted Business includes

  • Appropriate Level 1–3 certification
  • Ongoing verification status
  • Material-change workflow
  • Annual evidence refresh
  • Certificate-history display
  • Suspension and revocation controls
Explore monitoring
Pathway summary

Identity → Business → Readiness → Ongoing trust

Start at the level needed today and expand the scope when the commercial purpose demands more evidence.

Discuss your certificationHow certification works