Datawashing and Bulk Skip Tracing
Process an entire ledger at once — traced, updated and verified, returned in the format your system expects.
- Licensed investigators — Australia-wide
- 20+ years locating people, debtors and businesses
- Verified results, not unconfirmed database matches
- Confidential handling on every matter
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What is bulk skip tracing?
Bulk skip tracing processes an entire ledger or file list at once rather than one matter at a time. Records are traced, updated and verified, then returned in your preferred format — suited to collection agencies, lenders and insurers managing large portfolios.
Most ledgers decay quietly. Addresses go stale, phone numbers disconnect, and a growing proportion of the book becomes uncontactable without anyone deciding it should be. Bulk tracing reverses that: instead of writing off files as uncollectable, the contact data underneath them is refreshed and the accounts return to active collection.
Pricing is per file, from $50, which makes the economics straightforward to model against expected recovery.
Who we do this for
Debt collection agencies
Refreshing entire ledgers, or running new placements through tracing before allocation to collectors.
Lenders and finance companies
Re-contacting borrowers across defaulted portfolios.
Insurers
Updating claimant and third-party contact data across large claim sets.
Utilities and telcos
Recovering on high-volume, low-value accounts where individual tracing is uneconomic.
Portfolio purchasers
Cleaning acquired ledgers before collection activity begins.
Membership organisations
Re-establishing contact across a lapsed or aged database.
How it works
- 1
Sample and scope
We assess a sample of the file to establish data quality, likely hit rate and realistic pricing before you commit the full ledger.
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Format and transfer
You supply the data in your existing export format. It is transferred and held securely throughout.
- 3
Batch processing
Records are matched and traced against internal and external databases, with same-name matches resolved rather than guessed.
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Verification pass
Results are checked for confidence, and low-confidence matches are flagged rather than reported as confirmed.
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Return and reconcile
The updated file is returned in your import format, with a summary of hit rate and data quality.
Why it matters
A high hit rate is not the same as a good result
Bulk tracing can be made to look successful by returning a match against every record. That is trivially easy to do and commercially worthless — collectors then work bad data, contact the wrong people, and confidence in the whole file collapses.
We flag low-confidence matches instead of dressing them up as confirmed, and we resolve same-name records rather than picking the most likely. A smaller number of trustworthy results is worth more than a full column of guesses.
What you receive
- Updated addresses across the processed file
- Refreshed contact numbers where lawfully obtainable
- Confidence indicator on each traced record
- Deceased and gone-away flags where identified
- Duplicate and same-name resolution
- Hit-rate summary and data quality report
Cost and turnaround
- Datawashing & Bulk Skip Tracing from
- $50 per file
- Quoting
- Fixed fee, confirmed upfront
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What affects hit rate
Hit rate depends almost entirely on the quality of what you supply. Files with full names and dates of birth trace well. Files with surname and initial only, or with addresses that were already years old at placement, trace poorly — and no provider can change that.
This is why we sample first. You see the realistic hit rate on your actual data before committing the ledger, rather than discovering it after the invoice.
Lawful and compliant
All work is conducted in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, and under the regulations applying to licensed inquiry agents in each state. We collect only information necessary for the engagement, use it only for that purpose, and hold all documentation securely.
For professional clients this matters commercially as well as ethically — engaging an unlicensed or non-compliant provider transfers risk onto your firm. Read how we operate lawfully →
Australia-wide coverage
We work in every state and territory, across metropolitan and regional areas — including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin.
Investigator licensing in Australia is administered state by state, and our work is carried out in accordance with the requirements applying in the relevant jurisdiction.
Datawashing & Bulk Skip Tracing — frequently asked questions
How much does bulk skip tracing cost?
Bulk and ledger work is priced per file, from $50. Pricing is confirmed after a sample assessment, since hit rate and effort depend on the quality of the supplied data.
What file formats do you accept?
Standard export formats including CSV and Excel. We return the updated file in the format your collection or CRM system imports.
How is our data protected?
Data is transferred and held securely and used only for the purpose of the engagement, in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles. Documentation is held at a secure location.
Can you flag deceased and gone-away records?
Yes. Identifying records that should be suppressed is often as valuable as tracing the ones that can be recovered — it stops collection activity that would be inappropriate or wasted.
What hit rate should we expect?
It depends on your data. Rather than quote a headline figure, we process a sample of your actual file first so you can see the realistic rate before committing the ledger.
How long does a bulk run take?
Turnaround is scheduled against volume and agreed before the file is transferred. Small batches are typically faster than individual matters because the work is processed together.
Can you handle recurring monthly runs?
Yes. Ongoing arrangements — new placements traced on a regular cycle — are common and can be scheduled to match your placement calendar.
Do you clean duplicates as well as trace?
Yes. Duplicate identification and same-name resolution are part of the process, since both distort collection activity and reporting if left in the file.
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