AML compliance software for Glasgow accountants and law firms
Certivus structures every element of the UK AML programme — for 1,200+ regulated accountancy practices and law firms operating in Glasgow and across the wider Scotland accountancy and legal market.
TL;DR — Quick Summary
- •Certivus is the AML compliance software for Glasgow accountants and law firms — built for MLR 2017 with transparent pricing and a recurring free tier.
- •Covers every element of the UK AML programme — Reg 18 firm-wide risk assessment, Reg 28 CDD, Reg 33 EDD triggers, Reg 35 PEP screening, Reg 40 retention, POCA s.330 SAR pipeline, OFSI sanctions screening.
- •1,200+ regulated accountancy practices and law firms operating in Glasgow — Certivus is built to serve all of them, from solo practitioners to multi-partner firms.
- •Recurring free tier: 5 verifications per month, no credit card required.
- •Founding 50 program — first 50 UK firms get 50% off for life and a direct WhatsApp line to the founder.
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Why is Certivus a fit for Glasgow practices?
Glasgow is Scotland's largest city by population and one of its two main commercial centres alongside Edinburgh. The Glasgow practice landscape reflects the city's economic mix — strong professional services, manufacturing and supply-chain accountancy work, property and conveyancing legal sector, and a growing technology and creative-services market. Like Edinburgh, Glasgow practices operate under the Law Society of Scotland (legal sector) and ICAS (chartered accountancy) supervisory regimes. Certivus is built for UK MLR 2017 — every workflow maps to a specific regulation. Glasgow practices benefit from the same framework support as London or any other UK city, with the supervisory landscape (HMRC, ICAS, Law Society of Scotland, and others) handled consistently.
- 1,200+ regulated accountancy practices and law firms
- Built for UK MLR 2017 + POCA + SAMLA from day one
- Founder-led — direct WhatsApp line via Founding 50
- Recurring free tier — 5 verifications / month, no card
The Glasgow client mix Certivus is built to handle
Glasgow is Scotland's largest city by population and one of its two main commercial centres alongside Edinburgh. The Glasgow practice landscape reflects the city's economic mix — strong professional services, manufacturing and supply-chain accountancy work, property and conveyancing legal sector, and a growing technology and creative-services market. Like Edinburgh, Glasgow practices operate under the Law Society of Scotland (legal sector) and ICAS (chartered accountancy) supervisory regimes.
- Professional services and consulting
- Manufacturing and engineering supply chains
- Property and conveyancing
- Technology and creative services
- Financial services (regional)
AML supervisors and Glasgow
Glasgow practices are supervised by the Scotland-specific bodies — ICAS for chartered accountants, the Law Society of Scotland for solicitors. The MLR 2017 + POCA framework applies UK-wide, but Scottish property law and the Scottish registers (Land Registry of Scotland, the RGS for charges) differ from English and Welsh equivalents. Inspection cadence and findings patterns follow the same UK norms.
What Certivus covers for Glasgow firms
The full MLR 2017 + POCA programme, in one workflow:
Firm-wide risk assessment (Reg 18)
Structured five-dimension assessment including 2022 proliferation financing.
Customer Due Diligence (Reg 28)
Identification, verification, beneficial ownership, purpose, ongoing monitoring.
Enhanced Due Diligence (Reg 33-35)
Six trigger categories with documented escalation and senior management approval.
PEP screening (Reg 35)
UK domestic / foreign distinction under FCA PS24/4, family members, close associates.
Sanctions screening
UK Consolidated List (OFSI), UN, EU, OFAC, with ongoing monitoring.
Training records (Reg 24)
Annual refresher tracking, content control, 5-year retention.
SAR pipeline (POCA s.330)
Internal escalation, MLRO decision, NCA submission, DAML workflow.
Record keeping (Reg 40)
5-year retention with HMRC inspection-ready export.
Trusted by UK practices running real MLR 2017 programmes
Our Founding 50 cohort is open to Glasgow firms — first 50 UK firms get 50% off for life and a direct WhatsApp line to Mehmood. UK accountancy practices in the cohort today are running the same MLR 2017 + POCA framework that Glasgow firms operate under.
“Certivus replaced our spreadsheet-and-folder AML workflow with a single system. Evidence is consistent across the team and the audit trail is ready when HMRC ask.”
“Onboarding new clients is faster and our compliance evidence is consistent across the team. That's the win — we trust the records.”
“Certivus is built for how a UK practice actually runs AML — not how a generic compliance tool thinks it should. That difference shows.”
The first 50 UK firms get 50% off for life and a direct WhatsApp line to the founder. See the Founding 50 offer →
Common questions from Glasgow firms
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Is Certivus suitable for Glasgow accountancy practices?
Yes. Certivus is built for UK accountancy practices supervised by any of the recognised UK supervisors, including ICAS for chartered accountants based in Scotland. The product covers the full MLR 2017 programme — Reg 18, Reg 28, Reg 33, Reg 35, Reg 40, POCA SAR pipeline, OFSI sanctions screening.
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Does Certivus support Scottish law firms?
Yes. Glasgow-based Law Society of Scotland-supervised firms operate the same MLR 2017 framework. Scottish conveyancing differs procedurally from English and Welsh practice, but the AML obligations and the inspection focus areas are the same UK-wide.
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How do Glasgow firms typically use Certivus?
Glasgow's typical client mix — manufacturing, professional services, property, technology — fits cleanly within Certivus's CDD workflows. Most Glasgow firms running Certivus combine Standard CDD for the majority of clients with EDD for higher-risk segments (PEPs, complex corporate structures, sanctioned-jurisdiction adjacency) and Reg 35-aligned PEP screening including the post-2023 UK domestic / foreign distinction.
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Can Glasgow firms join the Founding 50?
Yes — the Founding 50 program is open to any UK firm regardless of location. The first 50 onboarding firms get 50% off for life, a direct WhatsApp line to the founder, and quarterly Roadmap calls. Glasgow firms join on the same terms as London, Manchester, or Birmingham firms.