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Find a Debtor

Find a Debtor

Find a father, a mother, a long lost friend, an old school friend, an illegitimate child, or even locate an old flame.

Trace Missing Person

Trace Missing Person

Trace a debtor, who could be an absconded tenant owing you money, someone owing money on a loan, or a cowboy builder who took your money and ran.

Serve legal court papers

Serve legal court papers

Trace a beneficiary of a will, who may have lost contact with the family or moved to another country.

Serve legal court papers

Serve legal court papers

Serve legal court papers, in the case of a business dispute, divorce, non-molestation orders or court order.

Award-winning UK Tracing Agents with 40+ years expertise

Award-winning UK Tracing Agents with 40+ years expertise

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If you’re looking for a tracing agent then you’ve come to the right place. Every year, thousands of debtors default on their repayments and abscond without leaving a forwarding address and thousands are out of pocket. This is where a professional trace agent like Vilcol can help.

Established in 1980, Vilcol is an award-winning, UK tracing agent based in London. We are one of the longest-standing tracing agents in the UK and have specialist expertise in debtor tracing, financial enquiries, private investigations, credit control services, and serving legal court papers for solicitors and landlords.

With our headquarters based in the UK, we have been providing people-finding services for over 20 years. We are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

NO TRACE, NO FEE GUARANTEE

NO TRACE, NO FEE GUARANTEE

We are based in London but serve clients across the UK, as well as abroad. We are able to provide information for people living abroad using our large database of private investigators in the UK and almost 100 past years’ general, census, and electoral records.

Let us put our large network of private investigators working for you. Our tracing services are fast, efficient, and thorough. We are able to provide in-depth and up-to-date information on individuals, whether in the UK or abroad.

All our tracing services come with our "no trace no fee" guarantee, while taking between 24 and 72 hours, and achieving a 95% success rate for clients.

If you’re looking for a private investigator that has a 95% success rate to trace someone for you, you’ve come to the right place. Vilcol is an award-winning people finding service and UK tracing agent. We specialize in debtor tracing and private investigations, and we are one of the oldest, most trusted agencies in the UK.

Find our guide on how to trace a person here.

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What Our Clients Say

  • The National Audit Office - NAO - sought to ascertain whether it was possible to trace current addresses for migrants that the UK Border Agency were unable to locate. Hence to ascertain whether there are more cost- effective methods the Agency could be using to trace overstayers and absconders & selected Vilcol.com for this exercise.

    National Audit Office
  • "I needed to find a debtor who had supposedly moved abroad. Within 2 hours he was found living in Chiswick W4. I successfully reclaimed the debt for my client who was delighted and impressed"

    Find out more about our debt collection services.

    Law Society Council member representing women Principal solicitor of Austins - Austins Solicitors
  • "We have been using Vilcol for 3 years now and I have to say they are one of the best tracing agencies in this sector. Quick, efficient, accurate and detailed information.

    Any problems are being resolved effectively, always contactable, I would have no problem in recommending their services. Keep up the good work"

    JB Manager - Forward Finance
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Tracing Services offerd by Vilcol

Over the years Vilcol has adopted an agile business philosophy, allowing us to grow and adapt to our clients needs, Today we offer a fill range of services to help find debtors and collect outstanding funds.

Trace a person

Looking to trace a person but don’t know where to start? With access to numerous databases, combined with investigative experience, Vilcol is a professional tracing agency with unique people tracing skills that offers unparalleled rates of success. Besides sourcing and confirming the address of individuals we can also often provide other contact information such as telephone numbers and email addresses. So whether you want to trace a relative, an old friend, an old flame, a past business associate, or find an illegitimate child, we can help.  

Debtor Tracing & Recovery Services

Why not choose Vilcol with the latest debtor tracing & recovery technology and expertise? All work is carried out by our tracing agents in a legal and ethical manner, in accordance with all current legislation.

We are authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and have a 98% recovery rate. Find your debtor and reclaim the money that is owed. 

Financial Enquries

Vilcol are highly experienced with financial tracing and investigation enquiries including the production of credit check and pre and post litigation reports. A range of options exist, depending on the depth and breadth of the information sought. Just a small fraction of the data we can normally source include verified contact details, current and past employment and directorships, together with property ownership.

Credit Control Services

Concerned about outstanding business debtors? Vilcol offers a range of debtor tracing and credit control services to collect outstanding invoices and inject cash into your company. All work is carried out in a professional and business-like manner, ensuring the very best financial and reputational outcome for your company.

Private Investigations

Are you looking to hire a private investigator? Vilcol also acts as a private detective agency and has an in-house team of highly-skilled and reliable private detectives that can help you with a variety of investigation services including matrimonial, insurance claims, accident investigations and even tenant reference checks.

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