Thames Associates (Hawk Investigation Services) have been based in London (Blackheath), Bexleyheath, and Bromley in Kent,  plus Cheapside in the City of London, since 1978. We have agents elsewhere in Kent and the Home Counties.   Our UK and  inner London Private Investigators, Enquiry Agents and Process Servers operate, at short notice throughout Greater London, Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex and the South East of England. We also operate swiftly within the City of London and the 'West End' of London. We act as private investigators, private detectives, London Process Servers and also as Security & Company Investigation Consultants. Our Central London Private Investigators and Central London Process Servers act urgently in any Court Injunction case throughout the UK, Europe, or elsewhere Worldwide! Our Company Investigations team normally reports fully within 7 - 10 days! We also accept instructions internationally, particularly Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey. Thames Investigation Services will act worldwide, at short notice!

Our Central London Private Investigators and City of London Process Servers and Inquiry Agents, operate principally throughout Greater London, and also, The Home Counties, (Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Kent, Suffolk, Surrey, East Sussex,) upon a 'same day' or daily basis, with a full range of '24 hour' services, at all times. The firm also undertakes scale plans and photographs and will attend any 'locus in quo', arising out of any civil or criminal matter, at short notice.

We also have our own UK &  Central London Private Investigators, Enquiry Agents and London Process Servers in Ashford, Beckenham, (Kent), Bexley and Bexleyheath (Kent), Bristol, Birmingham, Bluewater, Bradford, Bracknell (Berkshire), Bromley, (Kent), Cambridge, Canterbury, (Kent), Chatham, Chelmsford, Chelsfield, Chislehurst, (Kent), Clacton, Eltham, London, SE9, Essex, Colchester, Croydon, Dartford, (Kent), Derby, Doncaster, Dover/Folkestone, (Kent), Fleet (Hants), Hythe, Guildford, Greenhithe, Lakeside, Liverpool, Maidstone, Manchester, Meopham(Kent), Norwich. Oxford, Orpington, Peterborough, Petts Wood, Reading, Sevenoaks, Sheffield, Southampton, and also, Tonbridge/Tunbridge Wells, (Kent), Taunton, West Wickham (Kent), Winchester, Winnersh (Berkshire) and Witham in Essex. We also undertake International Investigations in Cyprus.

Our Range of Specialist Private Investigation Services

Our Central London Private Investigators undertake many innovative international investigation activities, including, but not limited to, asset tracing, copyright, patent and trade mark infringement, security investigation, risk management and fraud detection for any private or public Company or property clients.  Our range of London Private Investigation services is diverse, and, incredibly swift! We can act simply upon receipt of a telephone call, e-mail and confirmation of instructions by post with a retainer on account of costs. Alternatively, we can organise a meeting at your own office or elsewhere to suit your convenience. Our London Surveillance Operatives are always available 24/7!

The History of our Private Investigation Activities

The business was initially established, in 1975, by Mark Richards, a Lawyer with one of Central London's leading law firms. The partners are available for advice to lawyers, accountants, receivers and liquidators, and a wide range of other organisations, to the intent that it can investigate, and manage, a wide range of financial, corporate and political risks.    We undertake a '24 hour service' - 363 days a year!

Our private investigators have successfully assisted many satisfied clients upon:

• Private and Commercial Investigations
• Financial Investigations
• Security Investigations
• Asset Investigations
• Surveillance and 'Undercover' operations
• Corporate Research
• Landlord and Tenant Investigations
• Fraud Investigations
• Intellectual Property Investigation and 'passing-off' enquiries
• Copyright, Patent and Trade Mark Infringement Investigations
• Insurance Claims Investigation, Plans and Photographs of any 'Locus in Quo'

Our Private Investigators Areas of Daily Operation

Our own teams of Central London Private Investigators and Process Servers act daily in the City of London, The West End, and, Greater London, (Aldgate E1 - EC3 Archway N19, Alexandra Palace N22, Acton W3, Abbey Wood SE2, Bethnal Green E2, Bow E3, Bromley-by-Bow E3, Bloomsbury WC1, Barbican EC1, Barnsbury N1, Brent Cross NW4, Bermondsey SE1, Blackheath SE3, Brockley SE4, Bellingham SE6, Belgravia SW1, Brixton SW2, Brompton SW3, Battersea SW11, Balham SW12, Barnes SW13, Bayswater W2, Chingford E4,  Clapton E5, Canary Wharf E14, Canning Town E16, Covent Garden WC2, Clerkenwell EC1, Canonbury N1, Crouch End N8, Cricklewood NW2, Colindale NW9, Camberwell SE5, Catford SE6, Charlton SE7, Crystal Palace SE19, Chelsea SW3, Clapham SW4, Clapham junction SW11, Castlenau SW13, Chiswick W4, Camden Town NW1, Crofton Park SE4, Deptford SE8, Dulwich SE21, Dalston E8, East Ham E6, East Finchley N2, Eltham SE9, Elephant & Castle SE1/SE17, East Dulwich SE22, Earl's Court SW5, Earlsfield SW18, Ealing W5, Finsbury EC1, Fleet Street EC4, Finchley Central N3, Finsbury Park N4, Friern Barnet N11, Forest Hill SE23, Fulham SW6, Gray's Inn WC1, Golders Green NW11, Greenwich SE10, Grove Park SE12, Highams Park, E4, Hackney E8, Homerton E9, Holborn WC2, Highbury N5, Highgate N6, Holloway N7, Hornsey N8, Hampstead NW3, Hendon NW4, Harlesden NW10 Honor Oak SE4, Hither Green SE13, Herne Hill SE24, Hammersmith W6, Hanwell W7, Holland Park W11, Isle of Dogs E14, Islington N1, Kentish Town NW5, Kilburn NW6, Kingsbury NW9, Kensal Green NW10, Kensington W8, Leyton E10, Leytonstone E11, Lower Edmonton N9, Lambeth & Kennington SE11, Lee SE12, Ladbroke Grove W10, Lewisham SE13, Liverpool Street EC2, Mile End E1, Millwall E14, Moorgate EC2, Monument EC3, Mill Hill NW7, Mottingham SE9, Mortlake SW14, Merton SW19, Mayfair W1, Marylebone W1, Maida Vale W9, Manor House N4, Muswell Hill N10, North Woolwich E16, New Southgate N11 North Finchley N12, New Cross SE14, Nunhead SE15, Nine Elms SW8, Norbury SW16, North Kensington W10, Notting Hill W11, Palmers Green N13, Peckham SE15, Penge SE20, Pimlico SW1, Parson's Green SW6, Putney SW15, Paddington W2, Queen's Park NW6, Roehampton SW15, Raynes Park SW20, Rotherhithe SE16, Stepney E1, Shoreditch E2, Stratford E15, South Woodford E18, Strand WC2, St Paul's EC4, Southgate N14, Seven Sisters N15, Stoke Newington N16, Stamford Hill N16, Swiss Cottage NW3, St John's Wood, NW8, Southwark SE1, South Bermondsey SE16, Surrey Docks SE16, South Norwood SE25, Sydenham SE26, Streatham Hill SW2, South Kensington SW7, South Lambeth SW8, Stockwell SW9, Streatham SW16, South Wimbledon SW20, Soho W1, Shepherds Bush W12, Tower Hill EC3, Tottenham N17, Tufnell Park N19, Totteridge N20, Tulse Hill SE27, Thamesmead, SE28 Tooting SW17, Whitechapel E1, Walthamstow E17, Woodside Park N12, Whetstone N20, Winchmore Hill N21, Wood Green N22, West Hampstead NW6, Willesden NW10, Waterloo SE1, Westcombe Park SE3, Walworth SE17, Woolwich SE18, West Norwood SE27, Westminster SW1, West Brompton SW10, Wandsworth SW18, Wimbledon SW19, Warwick Avenue W9, West Ealing W13, West Kensington W14) In addition we will travel overseas in any urgent case.

For further information contact us on 079 19 577 450 or 079 19 577 430 or the enquiry form, or e-mail crownhawks@yahoo.co.uk. PO Box 271, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 9DZ