EJM Investigations offers private detective and investigator services across Greater Manchester. With over 20 years' experience, we handle surveillance, tracing, process serving and corporate investigations - always discreetly, lawfully, and with court-admissible evidence.
We were asked to personally serve a claim form on a business owner. His listed Stockport address was out of date, and every trace led back to his business premises. The client didn't want us to attend there at first, but social media leads confirmed he was living on-site.
Authorised to proceed on the final day of the notice period, we found him living in a caravan behind the premises and served the papers with hours to spare - allowing the client's six-figure claim to move forward.
A client asked us to monitor a former employee who was joining a rival firm, despite a six-month restriction in his contract.
Over a month-long surveillance plan, we tracked and photographed his movements across the city. He had no unauthorised contact with the new employer beyond one meeting he'd already disclosed. Our photographic evidence reassured the client that no breach had occurred.
We were asked to trace relatives linked to a potential inheritance. Two brothers were quickly located and identified locally.
Harder was tracing a deceased son's young daughter - we had only her first name, date of birth and a possible mother's name, and she wasn't using her father's surname. A clue in the client's paperwork pointed to the South East, where a birth-register search found a match under the mother's surname. We confirmed her location, and her mother agreed to share her details with the client.
People lose touch with friends and relatives for all sorts of reasons - even in the age of social media. We combine online research with doorstep enquiries to find them, and use wider electronic databases to trace evasive debtors quickly and cost-effectively.
Our detectives are trained to carry out surveillance in city centres, towns and open countryside. We handle cases involving cheating partners, employee absenteeism, fraudulent injury claims and much more.
Where needed, we can attend court to give evidence. Find out more about
how
corporate surveillance can protect your business.
Our qualified technical engineer carries out de-bugging operations using specialist equipment. It's a highly specialised job - so if you need it, always contact us from a phone you know to be safe.
Our dedicated process servers work across the region for solicitors, businesses and private individuals - often at short notice.
What we can handle:
We don't just deliver documents. We understand the rules around personal and substituted service, and the correct format of the Certificate of Service, Statement of Service or Affidavit the court requires. Fixed fees are available for law firms and private clients.
We help businesses with a range of staff issues. Our operatives work undercover on internal theft cases, and monitor employees claiming sick pay while suspected of working elsewhere. This evidence is also vital in injury claims, helping to expose exaggerated or fabricated injuries and reduce fraudulent payouts.
Many solicitors instruct EJM Investigations - most often to serve legal documents, but for other work too. We support criminal defence teams by tracing witnesses, taking statements and reviewing prosecution evidence. Find out more about why solicitors work with private investigators.
Yes. Private investigators are unregulated in the UK, but professionals follow a voluntary code of practice set by trade organisations. This code protects individuals' rights and keeps investigators working lawfully and ethically.
A UK private investigator can:
But must not:
Yes. We can gather substantial evidence that may strongly suggest or confirm infidelity - always working within ethical and legal boundaries.
Our prices start from £50 per hour, though the exact cost depends on the type of investigation, the investigator's experience and the location.
Example rates:
We may also charge for travel, equipment and other related costs, and we always provide a written estimate before starting.
We offer fixed-fee process serving. Prices depend on the documents and the respondent's location, and our rates are competitive.
"Edmund provides a prompt and efficient service. Our company has used him on several cases as a process server, and he has successfully served the documents on every occasion for a reasonable fee."
Sasha Lorpin - Trainee Solicitor at MRG Solicitors
"I thought you were 5* all round. Absolutely great."
Private client, successful trace enquiry
You need someone you can trust to act discreetly, professionally and within the law. Here's why clients across Greater Manchester choose EJM:
We are happy to cover the following areas:
| Ancoats | Crumpsall | Northenden |
| Ashton Under Lyne | Didsbury | Oldham |
| Beswick | Fallowfield | Prestwich |
| Blackley | Gorton | Rochdale |
| Bradford | Hulme | Rusholme |
| Burnage | Levenshulme | Salford |
| Cheetham | Longsight | Stockport |
| Chorlton-cum-Hardy | Miles Platting | Stretford |
| Chorlton on Medlock | Moss Side | Swinton |
| Clayton | Moston | Whalley Range |
| Collyhurst | Newton Heath | Wythenshawe |
Simply fill out the form below with your enquiry details and we shall get back to you.
Contact us using the following details:
Tel: 0161 706 0135
Mob: 07940 135 006
Email: info@ejminvestigations.co.uk
Address:
262a Saint Mary's Road
Broadhurst Manor
Moston
Manchester
M40 0BD
(NOTE: This is an administrative office and not open to public visits)
