About Us
Professional Office Ltd, is a 17-year-old Wirral-based company with over 10,000 clients, in more than 45 countries, monitoring over 55million searches daily. Originally launched as a partnership in 2006 and incorporated in 2008, Professional Office specialises in building solutions that make business easier, faster, and fully compliant — without unnecessary cost or complexity. SanctionsSearch.com is operated by Professional Office Ltd.
Our Mission
We aim to make financial compliance simple and affordable. By combining deep industry knowledge with technical expertise, SanctionsSearch.com delivers a reliable and user-friendly solution that supports firms of all sizes in meeting their obligations — and proving it.
- Global solutions for AML & KYC
- Identity verification of individuals and businesses
- DBS checks
- Company Lookup and Monitoring
SanctionsSearch.com was created to help businesses meet a critical compliance requirement: ensuring that clients are not listed on the UK Government’s Financial Sanctions List. While the list is publicly available, we recognised that many firms struggle to demonstrate that appropriate checks have been made — something regulators and HM Treasury increasingly expect.
That’s where SanctionsSearch.com comes in.
Our platform is built around one key principle: evidence. We don’t just help you screen clients; we help you prove that you did. With our system, you can confidently show a clear audit trail of when and how checks were carried out — both initially and on an ongoing basis.
Our Team
SanctionsSearch.com was developed in-house by our experienced team, led by:
- Chris Clare, Managing Director, with a strong background in financial services, having been an IFA for 25 years.
- Amy Hesketh, IT Director – a specialist in software systems and IT infrastructure, 18 years of commercial experience in SaaS.
Backed by a skilled development team, we continue to enhance and improve our platform to stay ahead of regulatory demands and client needs.
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We Want To Help You
We are essentially that extra member of staff in your office without the ancillary overheads.
In addition Professional Office also produces bespoke systems and software to streamline business and increase profitability.
Professional Office already has three very successful commercial applications ValidID for anti-money laundering and credit checks, LockedMail which delivers secure e-mail to SME’s and large organisations alike and SanctionsSearch used by over 8,500 companies enabling them comply with HMT Financial Sanctions legislation.
