A supplier check done at onboarding describes the supplier on that day. Entities are renamed, addresses move, certificates lapse and ownership shifts while the purchase orders keep coming. This service re-reads a defined list of existing suppliers on a rhythm and reports what differs from the last reading.
This is a repeat public-record review, not a pass or fail mark. The first reading sets the baseline: legal name and number as recorded, stated address, certificates the supplier claims, how its site and listings describe it. Each later reading is a comparison with that baseline, so the output is the differences, together with the question you may want to put to the supplier.
The wording stays at what the reviewed sources show; the desk never labels a supplier approved, safe or cleared.
Name, entity type, registered address and status as the record shows them now, set against the version you hold from the last reading or the contract.
Whether the stated document is still presented, and which issuer to ask for current evidence where the record cannot show it.
Whether the supplier's own pages, marketplace profiles and trade listings still describe the same business.
Announcements and reorganisations found in reviewed sources, reported as found and not weighed.
The suppliers on the list need not all be read at the same depth.
Suppliers where you pay in advance or depend on a single source are candidates for a shorter rhythm than those you can replace easily.
A supplier whose name, status or address has just changed is a candidate for the next reading.
Suppliers last checked a long time ago, or never, need a baseline reading first.
If nothing changed in reviewed sources, the note says no change was found. It does not say the supplier performs well.
The desk does not produce a credit score or rating, and does not screen against sanctions or similar lists.
Quality, delivery and service history live in your own records. They can be supplied as client-provided context and are labelled that way.
This is not an audit and not a legal opinion. For a first-time check of a new supplier, the one-off supplier verification service fits better.
Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.
No. The work is desk research on public sources and the material you give us.
The supplier list with the legal names and numbers you hold, the contract or invoice details, and any certificates the supplier gave you.
The note may point to a change that matters for your paperwork. What to do about it is your decision, with your own advisers where needed.
No obligation. We read your request and reply with a straight answer.
Tell us what you need to find out and by when. We confirm scope before any work starts.
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