Know Your Business
Comprehensive business verification and beneficial ownership discovery powered by AI. See how Variance does it with our interactive demo below.
Uncover what analysts miss
Real-world ownership structures span shell companies, nominee directors, and multi-layered holding entities across jurisdictions. Variance agents trace every branch, resolving entities, cross-referencing registries, and surfacing hidden UBOs that manual review would never find.
2 - 5 days
< 10 min
Custom SOP per entity type
Multi-jurisdiction playbooks
Your policies, enforced exactly
Days to minutes, one entity or ten thousand
Traditionally, expanding to a new market or onboarding a new customer segment means months of hiring, training, and ramping analysts. With Variance, just provide your SOP, agents spin up immediately, following your exact policies from day one. Scale your compliance coverage without scaling headcount.
KYB verification complete — entity cleared for onboarding.
Completed on 02/19/2026, 14:08:33 EST. UK‑registered management consultancy with multi‑layer ownership structure.
No evidence of sanctions exposure, adverse media, or regulatory issues. Morrison Holdings Ltd is an active UK‑registered management consultancy (Companies House No. 12847391, incorporated 2019‑06‑12). Three ultimate beneficial owners identified through 2‑layer ownership traversal — all screened clear against OFAC, EU sanctions, and PEP databases. Business model and corporate structure are consistent with a legitimate mid‑size consulting firm.
Relevant Entity
Active • SIC 70229 (Management Consultancy) • Incorporated 2019‑06‑12
14 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HP, United Kingdom
Fraud Patterns
No matched fraud patterns.
Benign Patterns
3 UBOs identified across 2 ownership layers. James Morrison (52% direct), Sarah Chen (30% via Morrison Capital Partners LLP), David Okonkwo (18% via Brightstone Ventures Ltd). All verified against registry data.
Entity + 3 UBOs screened against OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated Sanctions, and PEP databases. Zero exact matches. Near‑matches were unrelated entities.
Variance Case Summary
Why:
- No fraud patterns detected — no sanctions hits, adverse media, or regulatory flags.
- Corporate structure verified via Companies House; all filings up to date.
- UBO ownership chain fully traversed with no opaque or high‑risk intermediaries.
Key facts:
- UK jurisdiction, low‑risk consulting industry, risk score 0.22 / 1.00 (Medium‑Low).
- 3 UBOs — all UK nationals, none politically exposed.
- Company filings current; confirmation statements up to date.
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