Our Fees
Specialist Services For Legal Professionals
Our streamlined approach allows us to offer professional field services at a clear and fixed fee, delivering quality results efficiently and transparently. Our local presence in Bristol enables us to deploy efficiently, reducing operational overheads and keeping fees lower for our clients.
Tracing Services
£55 Fixed Fee – Digital Trace
We operate a streamlined, intelligence-led model which allows us to deliver structured digital trace reports at a fixed, transparent fee.
✓ Credit reference intelligence ✓ Open source & public data
✓ Cross-checked findings
✓ Clear PDF report
Our Digital Trace service is a fixed-fee, intelligence-led desktop tracing solution using regulated data sources and open-source intelligence. It is designed to quickly identify strong address leads where an individual maintains a public or digital footprint, with all findings cross-checked and delivered in a clear PDF report within 24 hours.
£150 – No Trace, No Fee – Verified Trace
Our Verified Trace service combines structured digital intelligence with discreet field enquiries to physically verify a current residential address suitable for lawful contact or service.
This outcome-focused approach ensures clients only pay for a confirmed, verified result. Where a current address cannot be established despite reasonable investigative effort, no professional tracing fee is charged.
✓ Digital intelligence and physical verification
✓ Clear written reporting
✓ Results within three working days
This model reflects our commitment to evidential accuracy rather than volume processing.
Process Serving
£95 – Standard Service
First attendance will be made within three working days of instruction. Suitable for matters requiring non-urgent service.
✓ Up to 3 attempts at the same address
✓ at least one visit in the evening to maximise personal service
✓ Statement of service or affidavit produced within in 24 hours
£120 – Same Day Service
Designed for urgent instructions where immediate attendance is required to meet pressing deadlines or court requirements.
✓ Rapid deployment
✓ Up to 3 attempts at the same address
✓ at least one visit in the evening to maximise personal service
✓ Statement of service or affidavit produced within in 24 hours
Field Services
£60 – Standard Visit (Up to 30 Minutes On Site)
Professional in-person attendance for straightforward instructions requiring direct engagement at an address. Suitable for establishing contact, delivering or collecting documents, obtaining signatures, verifying information, or capturing evidential material.
If our Standard Visit cannot be completed due to circumstances outside of our control (for example, no answer, subject not present, incorrect address, or restricted access), a reduced abortive attendance fee of £35 applies. A brief attendance note confirming the outcome will be provided.
✓ Up to 30 minutes on site
✓ Clear factual reporting
✓ Suitable for legal and claims environments
£85 – Extended Visit (Up to 1 Hour On Site)
Designed for more complex instructions requiring deeper engagement, third-party interaction, or extended evidence capture.
If our Extended Visit cannot be completed due to circumstances outside of our control (for example, no answer, subject not present, incorrect address, or restricted access), a reduced abortive attendance fee of £35 applies. A brief attendance note confirming the outcome will be provided.
✓ Up to one hour on site
✓ Enhanced engagement
✓ Structured reporting
✓ Suitable for more detailed instructions
£95 - Two Visit Attempts (initial visit plus evening follow-up if required to maximise the likelihood of contact)
Background Check Services
We deliver discreet, lawful, and fully verified background checks for private, legal, and corporate clients. These checks identify risk indicators, verify key information, and support informed decision-making for personal reassurance, safeguarding, litigation, and due diligence.
£65 – Targeted Background Check (1–2 Working Days)
Focused on a single concern, ideal for rapid verification and limited-scope enquiries.
✓ Identity and address verification
✓ Address history review
✓ Basic financial red flags
✓ Social media review
✓ Employment or occupation indicators
£150 – Comprehensive Background Check (2–5 Working Days)
Provides in-depth analysis for personal, legal, or business matters.
✓ Full address review (current and previous)
✓ Financial risk indicators (CCJs, insolvency, bankruptcy)
✓ Employment and company involvement
✓ Business ownership indicators
✓ In-depth digital footprint analysis
✓ Linked persons
✓ Summary of notable red flags
Verification Services
We provide professional, lawful verification services using digital intelligence and field checks where required. Our service levels are designed to match the complexity of each instruction, ensuring accurate, actionable results for legal, corporate, and personal matters.
£65 – Digital Verification
An online-only service ideal for early-stage or low-complexity checks.
✓ Public-record searches
✓ Credit reference intelligence
✓ Digital footprint and open-source analysis
✓ Digital evidence capture
✓ Clear PDF report
£85 – Standard Verification
Combines digital checks with field attendance for confirmation of address, occupancy, tenancy, or employment.
✓ Field attendance of up to 30 minutes
✓ Photographs if required
✓ Direct enquiries
✓ Clear PDF report
£110 – Comprehensive Verification
Provides extended field attendance and thorough verification for complex or pre-litigation matters.
✓ Extended field attendance of up to 1 hour
✓ Digital checks and direct or third-party enquiries
✓ Further location attendance if required
To instruct us, please send us an email
Email address: contact@hicxfield.com
Phone number: 01174 631202
Members:
Hiscox Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance
The Information Commissioner’s Office: ZB972788
United Kingdom Professional Investigators Network (UKPIN)
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