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[Search now](https://cradle.publicinsights.uk/accounts/signup) ### 19M+ Business Data Points ### 16M+ Consumer Records ### 11M+ Planning Requests ### 3M+ Phone Numbers ### 690K+ Sports Club Records ### 411K+ Professional Roles ### 165K+ Landlord Details ### 131K+ Charities & Trustees ### 75K+ Insolvency Filings [![Public Insights Favicon](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Public%20Insights%20Favicon.svg) **Discover Cradle with a 7-day Free Trial** Experience unlimited access to public records and 20 free electoral roll searches. Start your free trial today!](https://cradle.publicinsights.uk/accounts/signup) ### Uncover connections and build investigations with precision Canvas provides an intuitive link chart interface that lets you focus on what matters most. With Canvas, you can quickly identify relationships between entities and explore data in a way that uncovers new leads, making it easier to spot potential fraud, trace assets, and build your case. ## Greater visibility, more connections. ![Group 748](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20748.svg) #### Discover Hidden Networks Explore entity relationships visually and drill down into specific data to find patterns and connections you’d otherwise miss. ![Group 776](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20776.svg) #### Filter by Data Type Drill into specific data, such as electoral roll, minority shareholders, or planning applications to focus where it matters. ![Group 752 (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20752%20(1).svg) #### Surface Leads Instantly Real-time link charts let you pivot instantly to find new connections, export insights, and act fast. ## Data Sources for Comprehensive OSINT Investigations Leverage Canvas’s trusted data sets to uncover critical publicly available information on UK people and businesses. ![Electoral Roll (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Electoral%20Roll%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=Electoral%20Roll%20(1).png) ###### Electoral Roll Access the opted-in voters' register to locate addresses linked to persons of interest across the UK. Ideal for verifying identities and finding hard-to-track individuals. ![briefcase](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/briefcase.png?width=50&height=50&name=briefcase.png) ###### Company Data Search company registrations to identify registered addresses and persons linked to a business, including directors, secretaries, and shareholders. ![house (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/house%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=house%20(1).png) ###### Planning Records Search local authorities for planning applications and related documents, revealing property ownership, unapproved development, or potential issues. ![insolvency (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/insolvency%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=insolvency%20(1).png) ###### Insolvency Filings Extract personally identifying information from bankruptcy and insolvency records, while finding indicators of financial distress or potential fraud. ![wills (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/wills%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=wills%20(1).png) ###### Probate & Deaths Identify claims being submitted on behalf of someone deceased, verify inheritance claims, and prevent estate-related fraud.  ![rental (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/rental%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=rental%20(1).png) ###### Rental Licences Discover addresses tied to landlords and identify their licensed HMOs across the UK, helping uncover potential undeclared income or unlicensed properties. ![cup](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/cup.png?width=50&height=50&name=cup.png) ###### Sports Teams Find memberships in football clubs, from professional leagues to local teams. Access rosters to connect subjects to areas and uncover their network. ![charity (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/charity%20(1).png?width=50&height=50&name=charity%20(1).png) ###### Affiliations Corroborate employment or reveal undeclared volunteer roles or affiliations through school governor and charity registers. ## How Canvas Works ![Group 772](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20772.svg) Search ![Group 774](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20774.svg) Process ![Group 773](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20773.svg) Results ![Group 752 (1)](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Group%20752%20(1).svg) Analyse ### Search for any UK entity from only a single data point Search for any UK entity by inputting a single data point as a node. Canvas’s link chart interface allows you to specify exactly which type of data you want to query, such as directors, shareholders, or electoral roll entries. ### Reliable results for your queries in seconds Get targeted results in seconds. Canvas processes your query through trusted, up-to-date data sources, and returns the relevant entities, all linked and visualised in a dynamic chart.   ### Refine the results to those that matter Refine your search results by drilling down into each connection. For example, after identifying a business director, you can click through to explore other directors linked to that business, their contact details, and associated entities. ### Export results and take informed action Evaluate the final link chart to understand the relationships between entities. Export results, and keep building your investigation by adding further connections to the chart. 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All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy](https://publicinsights.uk/privacy-policy?hsLang=en) Dossier - From Question to Intelligence | Public Insights ![](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Product%20Hero%20Background.png) Dossier # From Question to Intelligence. Define the subject, explain the decision you face and receive a structured, source-linked report for human review. [Start a Dossier - £15 →](https://cradle.publicinsights.uk/dossier/) [See how it works ↓](https://publicinsights.uk/dossier#workflow) Pay for one investigation, or use credits included with a membership. *✓* Subject-led research *✓* Source-linked findings *✓* Human review built in D**Dossier** Process dashboard · Illustrative data ••• NU **Northhaven Utilities** General investigation **01** Investigation brief **02** Analyst decision **03** Evidence dashboard **04** Written report Report ready for review GENERAL INVESTIGATION · 18 OCTOBER 2026 ## Northhaven Utilities Limited Ready for review A subject*+*A decision to inform*→***A reviewable intelligence report** Research with a destination ## An investigation should produce more than a collection of tabs. Dossier gives subject-led research a clear structure. It helps turn the original question, selected sources and analytical judgements into one coherent report, without hiding where a finding came from or where uncertainty remains. Scattered research **?** Searches, documents, notes and unanswered questions. → Structured intelligence **D** A source-linked narrative ready for investigator review. How Dossier works ## The dashboard shows the work. The report delivers the answer. Four visible stages keep the investigation aligned to the brief, expose the evidence as it develops and retain human decisions. **01Set the brief**Name the target and explain what you need to know. **02Make the decision**Confirm the investigation type before evidence collection begins. **03Watch the evidence**See sources, facts, authority and competing explanations develop. **04Review the report**Read the assessment, caveats, citations and source appendix. Investigation brief 01 Built for analytical work ## The structure of a report. The flexibility of an investigation. The dashboard supports the investigative process; the principal deliverable is a structured, source-linked report for human review. Core workflow Q ### Research anchored to the question Keep the subject, purpose and scope visible as research develops, helping prevent an enquiry from drifting into irrelevant detail. SubjectQuestionScope Core workflow ↗ ### Source-linked findings Connect important statements to the underlying material so an investigator can inspect context before relying on them. Core workflow ≈ ### Identity reconciliation Present possible matches, conflicts and gaps for review instead of quietly collapsing uncertain records into one identity. Core workflow ✦ ### Structured analytical writing Organise research into a concise narrative with findings, context, caveats and next enquiries, not a raw transcript of searches. Core workflow ◆ ### Analyst decision points Before research begins, Dossier explains the suggested investigation type and asks the analyst to confirm the frame. Core workflow ▤ ### Visible evidence dashboard Once the frame is confirmed, follow what is being examined, where facts are routed, the authority of sources and the competing explanations being tested. The output ## A report designed to be read and challenged. Switch between the analytical view and its supporting trail. All names and details below are fictional demonstration data. Key finding Source trail Caveat DOSSIER / 2417 **Maya Ellison** Illustrative due diligence report Executive summarySubject profileProfessional interestsSources & appendix Verifiable by design ## The useful answer is the one you can verify. Dossier is framed as an analytical aid, not an authority. Its job is to help organise research, show the basis for findings and make uncertainty visible, while the investigator remains responsible for validation and decisions. - 01 **Trace the claim** Move from a written finding to the material that supports it. - 02 **See the uncertainty** Keep ambiguous identities, incomplete records and conflicting information explicit. - 03 **Apply human judgement** Review relevance, proportionality and meaning before a report informs action. Finding provenanceCorroborated ### Connected company appointment The subject appears to have held an appointment at a related consultancy during the review period. **Finding**Analytical statement *→* **Record**Company filing *→* **Source**Official register ! **Reviewer note** Name and month of birth align. Confirm full identity before reliance. Inspect source context + Illustrative citation Official company register · Appointment record · Accessed for demonstration. The AI harness ## AI contained inside an investigative method. Rather than asking a model for an answer and accepting the output, Dossier makes the investigative controls visible in the dashboard and produces the report only after the evidence has stabilised. 01**Mandate**Purpose & scope *→* 02**Decide**Investigation type *→* 03**Collect**Search & read *→* 04**Test**Facts & challenges *→* 05**Verify**Checks & citations *→* 06**Report**Assessment & sources 01 ### Constrain the task Define what the investigation is trying to establish, and what sits outside its boundaries. 02 ### Separate fact from analysis Keep source material distinct from interpretation, inference and recommendations. 03 ### Retain provenance Preserve enough source context for important findings to be independently checked. 04 ### Design for challenge Expose gaps and alternative explanations so reviewers can test the report, not merely consume it. Where Dossier fits ## For enquiries that end in a written judgement. Choose a scenario to see how the same subject-led workflow can support different investigative questions. 01Enhanced due diligence 02Integrity & reputational review 03Source & subject research 04Case preparation Two complementary AI workflows ## Start with the shape of the problem. Dossier and the Canvas AI Assistant solve different parts of investigative work. DOSSIER ### Subject-led research Begin with a person, organisation or question. Research across relevant sources and produce a structured, source-linked report. Subject*→*Research*→***Report** - Best when the deliverable is a written assessment - Organises findings around the research question - Designed for review, caveats and citations and CANVAS AI ASSISTANT ### Network-led analysis Begin with an investigative network. Expand relationships, examine connected records and continue the work in an editable link chart. Network*→*Expand*→***Analyse** - Best when relationships are central to the enquiry - Explores people, companies and addresses visually - Returns findings to an editable investigation **Use them together:** develop a network in Canvas, then use Dossier when the enquiry needs a focused written assessment, or begin with a Dossier and take relationships requiring deeper analysis into Canvas. Appropriate use ## Intelligence supports a decision. It does not make one. Dossier output should be treated as research requiring professional review. Public and open-source information can be incomplete, outdated or ambiguous. Identity matches, risk indicators and material findings should be checked against original sources and handled in line with applicable legal, ethical and organisational requirements. ![Public Insights](https://publicinsights.uk/hubfs/Criteria%20Text.svg) ## Stop Searching Registers One by One. Find It All in Seconds. Manual searches waste hours and still risk blind spots. 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