Listed Business or Approved Tradesman
See exactly what changes when you become an Approved Tradesman
Every genuine business can appear as a Listed Business for free. Once ownership is confirmed and membership is active, it becomes an Approved Tradesman with the seal, public record, certificate and its own QR code. Checks are separate: every completed check appears clearly, but none is implied by membership.
In search results
Same business. One is listed; the other has confirmed ownership and active membership.
Illustrative example — the same fictional business is shown in both states.
Listed Business
Approved Tradesman
Opens the customer's live Verification Record.
Compact search view
The same listings when customers choose the more condensed results view.
Listed Business
Approved Tradesman
What an Approved Tradesman also receives
A Listed Business has neither of these. Both items below are the real designs, marked as examples.
Your live Verification Record
Example record. This is a demonstration of how a Verification Record looks. The business, its details and its contact information are invented, and it is not connected to any real business with a similar name.
Verification Record
Oakfield Home Services
Plumbing & Heating · Greater Manchester
Approved since
12 January 2026
Verification CertificateView the full certificateOpens the official certificateContact this business
- Checks completed
- 6
- Record status
- Live
- Years trading
- 12
- Insurance valid until
- 14 March 2027
- Service area
- Manchester
Checks completed
Independently verified
Record status
Published and monitored
Years trading
Established business
Insurance valid until
Public Liability Insurance
Service area
and 2 more areas
What we have verified
Identity
Checked
Personal identity document checked
Checked onDate not recordedBusiness
Checked
Business existence confirmed
Checked onDate not recordedInsurance
Checked
Public Liability Insurance
Valid until14 March 2027Trade Qualifications
Checked
Relevant trade qualifications confirmed
Checked onDate not recordedProfessional Registrations
Checked
Professional registrations and memberships recognised in this country
Checked onDate not recordedContact information
Checked
Current details supplied by the business
Checked onDate not recorded
This record shows only the categories that have been independently verified.Records grow over time as businesses add more documents and details. We do not rate workmanship, value for money or customer satisfaction.Learn how verification works →
Business details
- Business type
- Private Limited Company
- Years trading
- 12 years
- Company number
- Example record — not registered
- Registration
- Registration jurisdiction: United Kingdom
- Memberships
- Gas Safe Register, CIPHE
Services
- Boiler Installation
- Boiler Servicing
- Bathroom Installation
Service areas
- Manchester
- Stockport
- Altrincham
Business overview
Family-run plumbing and heating business operating across South Manchester, specialising in domestic boiler installation and servicing.
Official certificate
Verification Certificate
View the certificate for Oakfield Home Services. The live Verification Record remains the current source of truth.
The certificate includes a QR code that opens this live record.
Independently verified. Continuously monitored.
Approved Tradesman checks and re-checks the information behind every tick, so this record reflects the position today — not the day it was created.
A Verification Record shows only the checks completed at the time they were carried out. Membership pays for checking, publication and monitoring; it does not guarantee workmanship, quality, price, availability or the outcome of any job. Verification Terms
Your printable certificate and QR code
Side by side
Where you appear in results
Listed BusinessBelow Approved Tradesmen
Approved TradesmanAt the top
Contact details on the profile page
Listed BusinessYes
Approved TradesmanYes
Phone, website and certificate on the search result itself
Your phone number, website, certificate and profile appear on your listing itself, so a customer can ring you without opening anything.
Listed BusinessNo — the result links to your profile
Approved TradesmanYes
Approved Tradesman seal
Listed BusinessNo
Approved TradesmanYes
Checks shown to customers
You choose which paperwork you put forward — even one confirmed check appears.
Listed BusinessNone
Approved TradesmanThe ones you choose
Live Verification Record
Listed BusinessNo
Approved TradesmanYes
Printable certificate
Listed BusinessNo
Approved TradesmanYes
QR code for your van, quotes and door
Listed BusinessNo
Approved TradesmanYes
Ongoing monitoring
Listed BusinessNo
Approved TradesmanYes
Artwork to download
You download the artwork and use it yourself — we never print or post anything.
Listed BusinessYes — free "Listed on Approved Tradesman" artwork
Approved TradesmanYes — approved artwork with your own QR code
Cost
Confirmed ownership and active membership give Approved Tradesman status. Membership funds checking and monitoring, and Approved Tradesmen appear ahead of free listings — payment never buys a check or its outcome.
Listed BusinessFree
Approved TradesmanMembership
See what membership costs and how to join
Oakfield Home Services is a fictional business used for illustration. Approved Tradesman status means confirmed ownership and active membership. Every completed check is shown separately on the record.
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Start with your business name. You choose which paperwork you put forward, and even one confirmed check appears on your record.
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