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Professional Services Supplier Due Diligence
Vendrpulse runs vendor due diligence on professional services suppliers across the UK — Companies House filings, director history, insolvency flags and sentiment, scored against the value of the contract in front of you.
What we check for professional services suppliers
- check_circleCompanies House filing history and confirmation statements
- check_circleDirector history, disqualifications and prior company failures
- check_circleInsolvency and County Court Judgment (CCJ) flags
- check_circleCharges and mortgages registered against the company
- check_circleSentiment and reputational signals from UK press and reviews
Common risks in professional services
- warningLate or overdue accounts and confirmation statements
- warningRecent director resignations or frequent officer churn
- warningDeteriorating liquidity against sector benchmarks
- warningUndisclosed group structure or related-party dependence
Check a professional services supplier
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Professional Services due diligence — FAQs
- How do I check whether a professional-services LLP is financially sound?
- LLPs file abbreviated accounts and members' capital separately. Look at members' drawings versus retained profit; an LLP where members have drawn down capital faster than profits is hollowing out reserves, and partner exits often follow. Also check for fixed-share versus equity partner ratios in the filed pages.
- What does partner churn at a consultancy actually signal?
- Track partner-level appointments and resignations on Companies House over 24 months. A net loss of senior partners alongside new junior appointments usually means the firm is replacing rainmakers with delivery hires, and your account team is likely to be junior-heavy within a year.
- How do I assess PI cover on a professional-services supplier?
- Professional indemnity should be on an each-and-every-claim basis, not aggregate, and the limit should comfortably exceed the foreseeable cost of advice going wrong. Ask for the policy schedule and check for retroactive-date limitations that would exclude advice given before a recent renewal.
- Why do regulated-services firms (law, audit) need separate scrutiny?
- SRA, ICAEW and FCA registers carry disciplinary history that won't appear on Companies House. Check the firm and the named partners individually. A clean company record alongside a partner with recent regulatory findings is a meaningful signal.
- How do I judge a boutique consultancy's delivery capacity?
- Headcount on confirmation statements, employment costs in the filed accounts, and the ratio of partners to non-partners tell you whether they can actually staff your engagement. A 20-head firm pitching a programme that needs 12 consultants for nine months is gambling on hiring during your work.