THE RELATIONSHIP
Where Global Database fits
Global Database’s customer page describes its business credit reports as a component of Kroll’s risk-management work.
THE IDENTITY GAP
Why name-only checks fail.
A risk review can start against the wrong entity when a trading name, subsidiary or similar legal name is mistaken for the contracting company.
THE VAT VERIFICATION ROLE
Establish the company before the wider decision.
Matching the VAT or tax identifier to the legal record creates a cleaner starting point for credit, ownership and risk analysis. It is an identity control, not a risk score.
THE WORKFLOW
Four steps from input to evidence.
- 01
Identify
Start with the legal name, jurisdiction and VAT or registration number.
- 02
Disambiguate
Separate the contracting entity from similarly named companies and related group entities.
- 03
Confirm context
Review the registered address and source-reported company status.
- 04
Continue due diligence
Use the resolved entity for financial, ownership and broader risk checks.
WHAT THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS
A cleaner entity for risk analysis
Global Database publicly associates Kroll with business credit and risk assessment; no VAT-specific outcome is published.
See Global Database customer storiesA matched VAT number does not establish creditworthiness, beneficial ownership or sanctions status. Those remain separate checks.