Information integrity since 2010
KwikChex is an award-winning information integrity and investigative organisation - and home to Business DNA: a proven way to understand the true nature of the businesses we see online.
We analyse the evidence that shapes a business’s real-world identity: its people, practices, products, communications, customer experience, compliance and online presence. With KwikChex help and solutions, businesses committed to high standards can build and protect reputations grounded in independently verifiable information.
It also helps consumers make better decisions, journalists and regulators identify what matters, and law enforcement and safeguarding organisations act on clearer evidence.
For more than 15 years, KwikChex has exposed dishonest and unfair practices, supported enforcement, and elevated businesses that deserve confidence - through clarity, transparency, and information that stands up to scrutiny.
Trading Standards vetted, approved and monitored. Winner of the Trading Standards Business Hero Award.
KwikChex exists to elevate businesses committed to high standards by helping them demonstrate transparency, improve information quality and distinguish themselves through independent verification.
An independent verified information and reputation ecosystem that replaces uncertainty with evidence.
Learn moreIndependent evidence, demonstrable integrity — expert assessment of the factors that drive confidence.
Learn moreStrong defence against fake reviews, defamatory content and unfairly presented ratings.
Learn moreA bespoke business integrity strategy and implementation that gets businesses noticed and admired.
Learn moreHelp for people who are unsure about a business or think they may have been misled. We work closely with UK Trading Standards, the police and the European Consumer Centre.
Unsure about a business or think you have been scammed? Get advice from our team.
Tell us about a trader, website or offer and we'll help you weigh up the warning signs.
Help resolving problems, and — with your permission — escalation to enforcement bodies.
Consultation, intelligence and evidence for regulators, law enforcement and government departments — including the Ministry of Justice and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Evidence-led investigation packages prepared to support enforcement and prosecutions.
Consulted by the Ministry of Justice and the CMA on defamation and online reviews.
Frameworks and monitoring that raise standards across whole sectors and platforms.
Real experiences from people and organisations KwikChex has supported.
Extremely helpful with an ongoing matter, keeping me updated regularly. Contacted me when promised and took the time to explain everything and listen to my concerns. Highly recommended
The service from KwikChex has been exemplary. They have listened, provided prompt replies and updates, provided upfront advice before committing and Continue to provide professional, fair, informed and helpful advice.
You and your team provided me with an incredible exemplary effective professional and friendly service, I am so extremely grateful.
Our work began with helping consumers resolve problems. That expanded into investigation. Investigation highlighted recurring patterns.
Helping consumers resolve problems with businesses.
Evidence-led investigation into internet-enabled harm.
Recurring patterns identified across sectors and platforms.
Verification tools, business assessment frameworks and sector standards.
Today, KwikChex is building a broader ecosystem that helps businesses demonstrate transparency, enables consumers to make better-informed decisions and supports regulators, journalists and AI systems with better information.
Recent investigations, consumer alerts and analysis from the KwikChex team.
Independent research initiative builds on years of consumer protection, investigative work and industry reform. For well over a decade, KwikChex has been at the forefront of protecting timeshare owners from misinformation, misrepresentation and fraud. Working alongside enforcement agencies, regulators, journalists, bro
When consumers choose a business, they often look for signs that the company is trustworthy and legitimate. They may check online reviews, verify contact details, or look for professional accreditations. One area that is frequently overlooked, however, is whether a business holds appropriate insurance cover. For many b
The growing threat posed by fake online stores continues to gain attention across the retail sector. Following Forbes’ recent article highlighting the issue and recognising the work of Chris Emmins and KwikChex, the story has now been picked up by RetailWire, where it is generating wider discussion about what can be do
KwikChex is a UK verification and information-integrity business founded in 2010. We verify business credentials, investigate fake reviews and online misinformation, resolve reputation and complaint issues, and provide intelligence and evidence to consumers, businesses and enforcement authorities.
We work with businesses that want their standards independently verified, with consumers who need advice about a business or a suspected scam, and with authorities including UK Trading Standards, police forces and the European Consumer Centre.
Yes. KwikChex is Trading Standards Approved through Buy With Confidence and received the CTSI Business Hero Award for its work protecting consumers.
Use the enquiry form on our contact page and select whether you are a consumer, a business, an authority or a journalist. We route your enquiry to the right team and reply directly.
