Trade certifications, licences and registrations
What each certification actually means, how many tradespeople hold it in the public records we track, and how to verify it before you hire. Every figure comes from named public sources — nothing is self-declared to us.
Licences required by law
- ARB24,830 on record
- Environment Agency14,621 on record
- Gas Safe Register791 on record
- REFCOM151 on record
Certification schemes
- MCS5,647 on record
- TrustMark3,683 on record
- RECC3,195 on record
- NICEIC3,172 on record
- City & Guilds532 on record
- FENSA404 on record
- NAPIT208 on record
- Buy With Confidence189 on record
- CSCS175 on record
- CHAS165 on record
- SafeContractor102 on record
- OFTEC79 on record
- WaterSafe50 on record
- HETAS5 on record
Trade associations
Platform vetting
- TrustATrader approved14,843 on record
- Which? Trusted Traders1,292 on record
Counts reflect the public register and directory records we have collected and cross-referenced — from licences required by law to voluntary schemes. They are not official membership totals. Always verify a specific trader on the official register before hiring.