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Check your builder before you sign a contract.

Get a plain-English NSW Builder Report covering licence status, insurance, court and tribunal activity, insolvency indicators, company details, director links and credit risk signals, before you commit. We don't score. We don't recommend. We show you what already exists on the record.
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1 · The process

Not a review site. Structured due diligence.

The public record already exists. The problem is it's spread across eight jurisdictions and thirty databases. We run the searches for you and deliver one readable document, the way a lawyer would receive it.

Step 01 · Identify

Search for the company

Start with a name, ABN, ACN, licence number or website. We disambiguate to the correct legal entity, not a trading-name look-alike.
Input · any identifier
Step 02 · Aggregate

We query the registers, live

ASIC, Fair Trading NSW, HBCF, every tribunal and court list, WorkSafe across six states, director histories and related entities. Each hit stored with its source.
Live queries · no stale caches
Step 03 · Read

Receive a sourced document

Chronological timeline, structured facts, cited by line. Downloadable PDF, emailed on completion. No score, no verdict: just the record.
Output · PDF + email
2 · Principles

We don't score. We cite.

Most "builder review" sites collect opinions. We don't. The public record (company filings, court matters, licence status, insurance coverage, safety notices) speaks for itself. Our job is to find it, verify it, and present it fairly.

Patterns are described factually: "Director has been connected to three liquidated companies since 2019" not "high risk." You decide what it means for your contract.

The TrustSignal editorial principles

Cite every line

Every event in a report links back to the original register, filing or court list.

Principle 01

Live, not cached

Queries run at the moment you request. Every report is timestamped to the minute.

Principle 02

Chronological, not ranked

Events are laid out by date, not sorted to justify a verdict.

Principle 03

No scores or ratings

We refuse to assign a number, colour or badge. Those are judgements, not facts.

Principle 04

No AI verdicts

AI summarises text and extracts dates. It does not judge, predict or recommend.

Principle 05
3 · The report

What a report actually looks like.

Not a dashboard. A document. Built to sit next to your contract, or be handed to a solicitor. Cited by line. Dated to the minute.

Every report follows the same nine-part structure — business history, licence, insurance, director insolvency, disputes, regulatory, trade supply, payment history, and insolvency — alongside a chronological master timeline.

Format
PDF, A4, 12–24 pages
Delivery
Email + dashboard, within minutes
Revalidation
Free re-run within 30 days
Retention
Stored in your account for 24 months
REF · TS-2026-0420-NSW-00274 Complete

Apex Build Group Pty Ltd

ABN 71 612 987 543 · ACN 612 987 543 · Issued 20 April 2026 · NSW · 9 years in business
Licence
Active
BLD 207841 · NSW Fair Trading
HBCF
Project-specific
icare HBCF · per-project certificate
Disputes
5
1 Supreme · 1 District · 3 NCAT
Director net.
1 liquidated
Kowalski Building Services (former)
Highlights · cited in full on the report
  • ·9 years in business, valid licence
  • ·No regulatory sanctions found
  • ·5 court and tribunal cases on the record
  • ·Director linked to 1 liquidated company
  • ·1 payment default on the record ($18,500)
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From people who used the report.

Verified NSW reports · anonymised on request

Found two NCAT appearances and a director linked to a previously wound-up company. Chose a different builder. Worth every cent.

Angus · Cremorne, NSW

New home build · $620k contract

I had no idea you could check this stuff so easily. The licence was active but there were court filings I never would have found on my own.

Priya · Parramatta, NSW

Renovation · $180k contract

Used it before signing. Report came back clean, which gave me real confidence going into the contract. Exactly what I needed.

Michael · Mosman, NSW

Extension · $290k contract
4 · Pricing

One price. One report.

Pay per report. No subscription. No premium tier. Same data for everyone.

Builder report · introductory

The full record

Everything thirty-plus nationwide registers say about one NSW company, laid out chronologically and cited.

$199$250AUD · INC GST
Introductory offer · first 500 reportsCheck a NSW builder →
Included in every report
  • Company registration & ABN status
  • Full director history & related entities
  • Licence verification (8 jurisdictions)
  • HBCF insurance & coverage
  • Court matters (federal and state)
  • All building tribunal matters
  • Insolvency & credit history
  • WorkSafe records, six states
  • Chronological master timeline
  • PDF download · email delivery
  • Free re-run within 30 days
5 · Other states

Other state? Join the waitlist.

NSW is live today. VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT and NT are rolling out through 2026–27. Tell us your state and we'll email you the moment it goes live.

Other states coming soon