About Registry Trust

Official Judgment Register Maintainer Since 1985

The Register of Judgments, Orders, and Fines is an integral part of the data infrastructure underpinning lending and other business decisions. We campaign to improve the accuracy and range of public monetary judgment data available to improve data matching capabilities, reap tangible benefits for those listed on the Register, and support those in financial difficulty.

Stewarding judgment data since 1985

We were established in 1985 to maintain the official statutory Register of Judgments, Orders, and Fines for England & Wales on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, and maintain similar Registers for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, and Jersey by agreement with the relevant authorities.

We place no judgement or interpretation on the content of the Register; we simply ensure that the records published are as accurate and up to date as possible. We are responsible for handling and responding to all enquiries from consumers, enquiries from consumers, courts, businesses, and government regarding the Register and we provide a trusted and impartial source of credit information to any who need it. As a not-for-profit company, our mission is to use and share this ‘public data for public good’.

Records processed daily: 14,794
Active records (England & Wales): 5.3M+
Total value of judgments: £12.9B+

Operational Excellence

Every day we receive a secure data feed from the courts, providing new or amended entries to the Register of Judgments, Orders, and Fines, which contains millions of records – England & Wales alone has 5.4M+ records. We process upwards of 130K records on average per month – more than 4K per working day. Our operations team review, quality check and process the data within hours of receiving it, manage the removal of expired records from the Register, and sync the updated Register with TrustOnline and our data services clients.

TrustOnline

TrustOnline is the only service which provides members of the public and businesses with immediate access to search the public Register of Judgments, Orders, and Fines in the UK & Ireland. It is operated by Registry Trust on behalf of the Ministry of Justice for England & Wales, and by agreement with relevant authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, and the Republic of Ireland. Instantly check if an individual or business has a judgment or CCJ filed against them.

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Data Services

We provide a range of services to credit reference agencies, government bodies, charities, regulators, think tanks, and other organisations. As a trusted and impartial source of credit information and data in indebtedness, we serve as the bridge between the justice system and the financial sector. Our bulk data services, special requests, and aggregated datasets support responsible lending, business decisions, and public good.

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Our pillars

Our work is built on three fundamental pillars that guide our mission to use public data for public good.

Public

We work with consumers, charities, and credit reference agencies to deliver an exceptional public service. We believe in transparency in public and corporate life and we work to encourage the development of better behaviours by public bodies and corporations, helping citizens to hold public bodies and corporations to account.

Economy

Judgment data is one of the most important factors in determining the health of the economy – we provide insight and analysis that is able to support good economic and financial decision making. We want to ensure businesses are making better decisions that support responsible lending and borrowing.

Policy

Our data is used to guide and inform debate about and promote understanding of major public policy issues relating to the economy and household finances. We work with regulators, Think Tanks, and Government bodies to ensure that regulations and policy are created with the right information at hand.

Public Education & Engagement

We analyse, publish, and disseminate our data via our website, social media channels, the media, and via our contacts database to make it as widely available as possible. We are actively engaged in public education around dealing with satisfying CCJs, credit scores, and financial health generally, working to empower consumers and support those in financial difficulty.

Judgment Statistics
Judgment trends and economic indicators.
News & Insights
Insights on monetary judgments and financial wellbeing.
Court Judgments
Practical help with CCJs.
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Advocacy & Reform

We campaign to improve the accuracy and range of public monetary judgment data available to improve data matching capabilities, reap tangible benefits for those listed on the Register, and support those in financial difficulty. This includes lobbying for changes to the CCJ process to make it fairer for those most vulnerable by increasing transparency of claimant data and we are developing a 'partial satisfaction' Register to ensure that partial payment of a debt is recognised on credit files.