Spotting Companies in the Credico Network
Credico is an outsourced direct marketing company founded in 1991, with operations across the US, UK, Canada, and South Africa.
Like other companies which operate with the ‘Devilcorp’ business model, Credico recruits and fundraises through their international network of hundreds of seemingly independent marketing companies. Consequently, thousands of people apply to work for Credico every year without ever realizing it.
A subsidiary company of Credico will never publicly declare that they operate in this network, which is why it becomes necessary to develop research methodologies to make these connections ourselves.
The Devilcorp.org Search Engine
Our integrated search engine can be used to quickly identify whether a company is Credico-affiliated. It features a built-in API connection to Companies House, ensuring that corporate data on all of the Credico companies we’re already tracking is kept up to date, and also aggregates first-hand testimonies from current and former employees shared on r/Devilcorp, making it a valuable first port of call before conducting your own research. Credico itself can also be searched, revealing which UK offices are currently trending in our user base.
Online Presence
One of the easiest ways to identify any Devilcorp office is by researching the company's online presence, checking their website and any social media accounts. Credico offices in particular regularly post on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, their feeds typically being made up of a mix of motivational and business-style quote graphics, photos of team members attending events such as galas and national conventions, and images of sales training sessions held in-office, or staff working in high-footfall public locations or door-to-door.
Pay particular attention to photos and videos from events. Two logos are key identifiers: Credico's own logo, and the logo of MoneyExpert, one of Credico's partners. If either can be seen at an event, as part of a presentation, on a standee, or even on a document or lanyard, it confirms that the company attended a Credico-run event, and is almost certainly Credico-affiliated.
Corporate Analysis
If a company’s online presence is inconclusive, then the next step for UK-based companies is to identify their legal company name and registration number, and to conduct corporate analysis using this information. All legally registered UK companies have their details publicly listed on Companies House, making it a reliable source for independent verification.
There are two main routes to identifying a Credico-affiliated company's legal name.
Firstly, many Credico-affiliated companies include their legal company name and registration number in their website footer, or in the small print of their Privacy Policy or Terms & Conditions pages.
The second is via their Managing Director. Each office has a Managing Director, commonly referred to as the office ‘owner’, who will be legally registered as a Director of the company. You may be able to find their name on the company's website or social media. If not, their LinkedIn page should list employees, including the Managing Director. Once you have their name, you can search it on Companies House to identify which companies they are associated with.
Once you've located their Companies House page, there are several key indicators that can confirm a company’s affiliation with Credico.
Credico operates over 100 subsidiary companies across the UK, and frequently relocates many of them between a small number of shared office addresses. The presence of any of the following addresses, either as a current or historical registered address in the company's filing history, is a strong indicator of Credico affiliation:
Kingfisher House, Hurstwood Grange, Hurstwood Lane, Haywards Heath, RH17 7QX (the registered address of PRB Company Secretarial LLP, a subdivision of PRB Accountants LLP, which manages the secretarial duties of Credico's subsidiary offices, making it a particularly strong identifier)
Birmingham
20 Vittoria Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3PE, England
Unit 2, 10 Commercial Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1RH, England
33 Mary Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1UD, United Kingdom
Part 2nd Floor Sbq1 Smallbrook, Queensway, Birmingham, B5 4HE, England
Coventry
5 Mercia Business Village, Torwood Close, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8HX
Leeds
2nd Floor South, Rutland House, 42 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT
Suite 11, 3rd Floor Mabgate Business Centre, Mabgate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7DR, England
Liverpool
34 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 0NR, England
Il Palazzo, 7 Water Street, Liverpool, L2 0RD
Suite 628 Horton House 6th Floor, Liverpool, L2 3PF
Unit 6, 6 Tower Street, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool, L3 4BJ, England
London
3rd Floor, 86–90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom
124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, England
136 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0SW, England
23–26 St. Albans Place, Angel, London, N1 0NX
Tetbury Place Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0HQ
Manchester
1 North Parade, Manchester, M3 2NH
11 to 13 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NP
40 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 6DE, England
Floor 3 Albion Wharf, Albion Street, Manchester, M1 5LN, England
Newcastle
3 Old Eldon Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7JG
Suite 5, 2nd Floor Grainger House, Corner of Westgate Road and Clayton Street, Newcastle, NE1 5EE
C12 Marquis Court, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0RU
Nottingham
2–4 Lister Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 7DD, England
64 St James Street, Nottingham, NG1 6FJ, England
Suite 17 Minerva House, Spaniel Row, Nottingham, NG1 6EP, England
Cook Building Litehouse Business Centre, Crocus, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 3EJ, United Kingdom
Watford
The Mews House, 103 to 105 High Street, Watford, WD17 2DQ
Another strong indicator of Credico affiliation is the professional background of the individuals listed as officers on the business's Companies House page, as many of them have a traceable history within the Credico network across several different roles.
Some are former salespeople who worked within another Credico-affiliated office before progressing to an ownership or directorship role. Others are former owners or officers of Credico-affiliated companies that have since closed, rebranded, or relocated, and have gone on to establish or lead a new office under a different name. Others still are national consultants, individuals who previously operated as office owners before being promoted into a senior oversight role, managing operations across multiple offices or regions.
As mentioned previously, the presence of PRB Company Secretarial LLP as a registered officer is also a strong indicator of Credico affiliation, given that it manages the secretarial duties of Credico's subsidiary offices across the UK.
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