International investigations to trace or recover stolen artwork.

With unique access to UK and foreign intelligence and investigative resources, including specialist police units, the National Crime agency (NCA), Interpol and The F.B.I. Art Crime Unit, UK Intelligence has unparalleled means to trace or recover stolen artwork.

Upon instruction from private collectors, courts, lawyers, insurance companies and art recovery agents, we dig deeper than any commercial organisation in this discreet international service.

Investigations are highly confidential and do not leave a digital footprint.

Recover stolen artwork

Deep intelligence resources

Our team of investigators utilise deep intelligence resources to identify the location of stolen pieces of art, and importantly those responsible for the theft.

Once located, our in-house legal team negotiate the best possible outcome for both parties without, where possible resorting to litigation which can be timely, costly and public.

Connections that count

If required we work directly with The F.B.I. Art Crime Unit and Interpol, the latter having the most extensive art theft investigation facilities globally.

Interpol’s own database of stolen works of art combines descriptions and photographs of more than 50,000 items. It is the only database at an international level with certified police information on stolen and missing objects of art.

Connections that count

If required we work directly with The F.B.I. Art Crime Unit and Interpol, the latter having the most extensive art theft investigation facilities globally.

Registering stolen artwork

When a work of art has been stolen it should be registered on varying international databases.

Such databases are used by galleries, collectors, auction houses, art dealers and lawyers when conducting due diligence prior to buying or selling art.

This serves to identify the stolen item should it come to market and importantly alerts the required authorities should the sale be questionable.

Accessing official art theft databases

Countries send information to Interpol regarding stolen artwork and their experts add precise credentials to their database.

In accordance with strict data processing rules, only information provided by authorised entities (such as National Central Bureaus and specific international partner organisations including UNESCO, ICOM and ICCROM) can be inserted into the database.

Via a uniquely positioned intelligence source, we have formal access to register data with Interpol.

Accessing official art theft databases

Countries send information to Interpol regarding stolen artwork and their experts add precise credentials to their database.

Via a uniquely positioned intelligence source, we have formal access to register data with Interpol.

The people behind UK Intelligence

The proprietors of UK Intelligence have each maintained distinguished careers across commerce, law, law enforcement and the security services.

Our experience delivers an unparalleled degree of understanding towards criminal frameworks, in particular the ability to trace and recover assets – often deciphering highly complex financial and criminal networks.

We harness exemplary skill sets across our team and continue to develop enviable relations with strategic partners to strengthen our commercial offering.

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Who we work with

Based in the UK, we are a non government organisation delivering solution-based outcomes for a diverse international clientele. We work with and only provide services to credible and legitimate sources of enquiry, some of whom we have noted above. If our services are required solely to locate stolen artwork, our accrued evidence is passed directly to our instructors in order to pursue their own channels of recovery.

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How to recover stolen artwork

Firstly, briefly explain your circumstances in our case enquiry form. We’ll conduct a preliminary investigation (at no cost) to establish the nature and complexity of your case. A lead investigator will relay their findings to you whilst discussing options and costs to move forward. Both parties sign a contract of investigation which sets out our legal commitments to you.

Our fee structure and how we work

As with all UK Intelligence services, absolute transparency with regards to fees is paramount.

We can not provide a series of recommendations and a cost analysis unless we fully understand the parameters of a case. As such, we absorb the cost of conducting an initial investigation to ensure that our recovery strategy is both well researched and accurate.

All costs remain fixed and we cover all legal fees during investigations.

We charge a commissioning fee to undertake formal intelligence gathering. This stage secures an intricate understanding of who we’re dealing with and identifies potential operational and legal challenges to overcome.

Our initial findings document options and recommendations for pursuing a case which, should a client wish to proceed, will incur a fee to recover assets plus an agreed success fee. Our fees are moderate yet reflect the resources required to conduct each stage of an investigation.

We may, for example, need to liaise with foreign intelligence agencies or call upon specialist on-the-ground units to execute recovery. Our in-house legal team ensure that we conduct business in accordance with jurisdictional law.

We have worked on and successfully executed highly complex multi-jurisdictional cases requiring pinpoint precision and absolute discretion for governments, corporate and legal entities and HNWIs across all continents.

If you would prefer to speak with an agent, please call +44(0)1423 740330.

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