Veremark Acquires Agenda Screening Services to Create a Bigger, Better, Best-in-Class Screening Solution
Veremark, a leader in global background screening and credential verification, has announced the acquisition of Agenda Screening Services, a respected UK-based provider renowned for delivering high-quality, flexible screening solutions with no minimum contracts or long-term commitments, founded in 1996.
Together, Veremark and Agenda deliver more than ever before
Bigger: Expanded footprint across Europe, with deep global reach and enhanced operational capabilities to meet growing client demands at scale.
Better: A shared commitment to quality, pairing Agenda’s reputation for meticulous, personalised service with Veremark’s secure and compliance-built platform.
Best: State-of-the-art automation, seamless integrations (including ATS and API), and candidate-enabled credentialing tools like Verepass, building the best global service and candidate experience.
“This deal creates a combined entity that is bigger, with deep global reach and sector expertise; better, with leading technology and more integrations; and driven by the desire to build the best global service and candidate experience,” said Daniel Callaghan, CEO of Veremark.
“We are proud of the trusted relationships we have built over the past 28 years. By joining forces with Veremark, we can continue to offer the same personal and flexible service our clients value, while giving them access to faster, smarter, and more global capabilities,” said Chris Withers, Managing Director at Agenda Screening Services.
What this integration means for customers
- Continued flexibility: Agenda clients retain access to the broad array of services and customer support they are used to.
- Advanced capabilities: Enhanced speed, accuracy, and efficiency through Veremark’s AI-powered platform, international background checks, and blockchain-based credentialing.
- Seamless transition: Ongoing support from the same trusted Agenda team, now backed by Veremark’s global network and expanded sector expertise.
Founded in London in 2019, Veremark has consistently been recognised as one of UK and EMEA’s fastest growing businesses now with over 6,000 clients globally. Clients range from global brands in fintech, energy, professional services, and tech sectors, who rely on Veremark for compliant, scalable screening as well as organisations that want to build a safer and more open “Speak up” culture through use of Veremark’s whistleblowing software.
The deal was led by Usman Ali of Salica Investments’ Venture Debt fund, which supports UK and European high-growth scale-up companies with non-dilutive growth capital, focusing on B2B SaaS and IP-rich advanced manufacturing companies.
About Veremark
Veremark is a technology-driven background screening and credential verification platform, trusted across 150+ countries. Built for speed, security, and compliance, Veremark supports global hiring with solutions ranging from reference and identity checks to continuous screening and blockchain-based career passports. Explore more on their website.
About Agenda Screening Services
Established in 1996 and based in Hull, UK, Agenda has served clients across sectors including life sciences, security, and education. Its mission: deliver reliable, responsive, client-led screening with no-minimum contracts and dedicated UK-based support teams.
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This depends on the industry and type of role you are recruiting for. To determine whether you need reference checks, identity checks, bankruptcy checks, civil background checks, credit checks for employment or any of the other background checks we offer, chat to our team of dedicated account managers.
Many industries have compliance-related employment check requirements. And even if your industry doesn’t, remember that your staff have access to assets and data that must be protected. When you employ a new staff member you need to be certain that they have the best interests of your business at heart. Carrying out comprehensive background checking helps mitigate risk and ensures a safer hiring decision.
Again, this depends on the type of checks you need. Simple identity checks can be carried out in as little as a few hours but a worldwide criminal background check for instance might take several weeks. A simple pre-employment check package takes around a week. Our account managers are specialists and can provide detailed information into which checks you need and how long they will take.
All Veremark checks are carried out online and digitally. This eliminates the need to collect, store and manage paper documents and information making the process faster, more efficient and ensures complete safety of candidate data and documents.
In a competitive marketplace, making the right hiring decisions is key to the success of your company. Employment background checks enables you to understand more about your candidates before making crucial decisions which can have either beneficial or catastrophic effects on your business.
Background checks not only provide useful insights into a candidate’s work history, skills and education, but they can also offer richer detail into someone’s personality and character traits. This gives you a huge advantage when considering who to hire. Background checking also ensures that candidates are legally allowed to carry out certain roles, failed criminal and credit checks could prevent them from working with vulnerable people or in a financial function.
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