Helping you hire with confidence.
When you see the Trusted by Percy badge, it means the tradesperson's prices have been checked against fair local rates — and their business details checked too.
Look for the badge, and the Trust Score band.
The badge is the simple signal: prices checked against fair local rates. Alongside it, a Trust Score shows how much checked evidence sits behind a tradesperson's profile — checked business details, checked insurance and qualifications, completed projects and published reviews.
You'll see a plain-English band — Building, Good or Excellent — not a number, and only once there's enough evidence behind it to be worth showing. A band reflects the evidence available, so it changes as that evidence does. Tradespeople cannot pay to improve one.
How We Check Tradespeople
Business Checks
We check who the tradesperson is — their business details, checked against Companies House — before any badge is awarded. Insurance certificates and trade qualifications are checked by hand by our team.
Fair-Pricing Checks
Their real, recent quotes are independently checked against our UK pricing data for the same kind of job in their area — making sure prices aren't significantly above fair local rates.
Evidence-Backed Reviews
Planned as the scheme grows: reviews marked "Verified" will have real evidence behind them — an invoice or project photos — so they're much harder to fake.
Full Transparency
Accreditation is our independent assessment of the evidence — here's exactly what that covers, and what it doesn't.
What the badge means
- Their business details have been checked.
- Their real quotes have been independently assessed against fair local rates.
- Accreditation lasts 12 months and pauses automatically if the insurance we checked expires.
What it doesn't cover
- It isn't a guarantee of the physical work — we don't inspect jobs on-site.
- It doesn't mean every future quote is checked — always get a written quote.
- It doesn't replace your own judgement, references or a written contract.
Full details of what we check and how are in our Trusted by Percy policy.
Accreditation isn't forever
Accreditation runs for 12 months and then has to be checked again. A badge also pauses on its own if the insurance certificate we checked passes its expiry date — you can see that on the verification page, which says "paused" rather than "removed". We investigate every report too. If something doesn't look right, tell us — badges can be suspended or removed to protect homeowners.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Trusted by Percy badge actually mean?
It means the tradesperson's business details have been checked, and their real quotes have been independently assessed against fair local rates using our UK pricing data. It is our assessment based on the evidence available — not a guarantee of the work itself.
Can a tradesperson buy a better Trust Score?
No. A Trust Score is built only from evidence — checked business details, checked insurance and qualifications, completed projects and published reviews. It cannot be bought, and it reflects the evidence available, so it changes as that evidence does. We show the band, not the number, and only once there is enough behind it to be worth showing.
How do you know what a fair price is?
We use Pricing Penguin's own independent UK pricing data for the same kind of job in the tradesperson's area. Fair doesn't mean cheapest — quality work costs money. We check prices aren't significantly above the fair local range.
What if an accredited tradesperson overcharges me?
Tell us. We investigate every report, and accreditation can be suspended or removed if a tradesperson repeatedly quotes well above fair local rates or ignores verified complaints.
Can I check my own quote?
Yes — and it's free. Use our Quote Check: paste or photograph any quote and Percy tells you whether it sits in a fair range for your area, whoever wrote it.
Does the badge mean the work will be good?
The badge is about fair pricing and checked business details. For workmanship, look at their reviews, project photos and history on their profile — that's exactly what it's there for.
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Price your job with Percy, check any quote for free, or browse local tradespeople — accreditations and all.