Spot the cowboys before they cost you

Know exactly who you're letting through your door.

Before you hire a plumber, see the whole public record — reviews, credentials, company history and complaints — laid out as evidence, so the red flags show up before the work starts.

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1.5m
Traders on record
7.4m
Reviews weighed
22+
Named sources checked
What to look for

The difference between a safe pair of hands and a costly mistake.

Green flags
Corroborated across many sources
The same details and reputation show up on source after source.
Registry-verified credential
A credential that actually appears in the official register, not just on a website.
Years of trading on record
A real company history, not an entity registered last month.
Reviews that mention specifics
Real jobs, real detail - spread over months, not a single burst.
Red flags
A single source, no corroboration
Five stars in one place and nothing anywhere else.
Credentials that aren't in any registry
Logos on a website that don't match an official record.
Brand-new company, no history
A name with no trading past can be a fresh start — or a reset.
A wall of 5-star reviews in one week
Bursts of identical praise are the classic fingerprint of fakes.
Free tool · Cowboy Checker

Got a name, number or quote? Run it first.

Paste in a trader's name, phone or company number and we'll pull what the public record says — credentials, history and review trail — before you let them anywhere near the job.

How it works

Three steps between you and a safe hire.

01

We gather the public picture

Reviews, credentials and records pulled from 22+ named sources, then cross-checked against each other.

02

We show the flags

Green where the evidence is strong, amber where it's thin — never hidden behind a single score.

03

You hire with your eyes open

Shortlist the clearest records, then verify the details directly before any money changes hands.

For tradespeople

Honest trades have nothing to hide.

If you're on a source site, register, or directory we cover, we may already have a profile for you. Claim it to add your story and respond to enquiries directly.