How We Verify

Verification Methodology

LicenseCheck applies a structured verification framework designed to establish the correct subject, define the decision and scope, assess relevant information independently and communicate an outcome without overstating what the evidence supports.

We explain the principles, scope and client-facing process publicly. The detailed internal sources, sequence of checks, cross-check logic, risk triggers and decision rules remain proprietary.

Methodology Principles

✓ Correct identity before reliance

✓ Company/CIPC verification as standard

✓ Scope before assessment

✓ Evidence over unsupported claims

✓ Material consistency review

✓ Clear limitations and outcomes

Public Framework

Five Principles That Govern Every Verification

01

Identify Correctly

Establish the legal company, licence holder, supplier, depot, permit, badge/reference or other subject before relying on later information.

02

Define Scope

Confirm what the commercial decision requires and distinguish a narrow document check from broader supplier or transaction due diligence.

03

Assess Evidence

Relevant information is assessed independently within the agreed scope rather than accepted solely because it was supplied by the counterparty.

04

Test Consistency

Material inconsistencies between entity, license, permit, depot, supporting documentation and transaction context are identified for attention.

05

Limit the Claim

The outcome states what was verified, what was not, and any material limitation so the result is not interpreted more broadly than the evidence allows.

One Framework, Different Scopes

The Method Changes With the Decision Being Supported

A wholesale licence verification is not a supplier risk report. A depot verification is not proof of product availability. A badge/reference status check is not a new due-diligence review.

The governing principles remain consistent while the actual verification scope changes according to the service, available evidence and commercial decision.

Scope May Include

Company / CIPC verification

Petroleum licence information

Import or export permit information where applicable

Supplier identity and supporting information

Depot / storage relationship information

Transport or insurance information where included

Supporting-document review

Supplier risk reporting

Badge or verification-reference status

Integrity Controls

How We Protect the Meaning of a Verification Outcome

Correct Entity First

Company identity is established before information is relied upon against that entity.

No Unsupported Assumptions

Information that cannot be substantiated within scope is not simply treated as verified.

Scope Is Explicit

The result does not imply checks, approvals or guarantees that were not performed.

Limitations Are Recorded

Missing information, unresolved discrepancies and external record constraints are reflected rather than obscured.

Protected Know-How

Why the Full Internal Method Is Not Public

Publishing every internal source, sequence, cross-check rule and risk trigger would turn a verification method into a predictable checklist that could be prepared around.

LicenseCheck therefore provides transparency about principles, scope and outcomes while protecting the detailed internal verification methodology as proprietary know-how.

What Clients Can Expect

A clearly defined scope

A structured independent review

An outcome appropriate to the service requested

Material limitations stated clearly

Commercially confidential handling of information

You Do Not Need to Design the Verification Method

Tell us what you are relying on and the decision you need to make. LicenseCheck will define the appropriate verification scope.