Legal Investigators | Arkline UK | Meet our Team of Professionals

About Us

01. Responsive

Urgent and time sensitive instructions are Arkline’s speciality. Reacting quickly and positively, Arkline is proud of its amenable and flexible appoach to clients.

02. DEPENDABLE

You can rely on Arkline to perform your instructions correctly, on time and in accordance with the DPAct 2018, GDPR and all current legislation.

03. reliable

Trading since 2007, we have developed robust and smart methods for tracing, process serving and means reports together with latest technology.

Arkline is committed to providing service levels above and beyond the client expectation. Our challenge is therefore to understand and fulfil the client needs and requirements.

Arkline’s strength is based on strong leadership and quality staff, who all have extensive experience within our business.

Behind Arkline

A Team Of Professionals

Mark Belt

Managing Director

Mark has over 25 years experience in Legal & Banking investigations and previous experience within the Military & Banking.

Pauline Belt

Operations Director

Pauline is a co-founder of Arkline and very active in developing and executing business strategies. Pauline’s strengths lie not only in

CATH

Accounts and Project Manager

Cath has been a valued key member of the Arkline leadership team since 2002 after a successful career in the banking sector.

SARAH-LOUISE

Process Serving and Trace Manager

Sarah-Louise or Lou as she is known to friends and colleagues, joined Arkline in 2019. Lou has come from an Insurance background where she worked for ten years.

Karen S

Investigations Coordinator

Karen joined us in 2018 after working for the British library. She compiles financial status reports, pre-sue reports and debtor profiles.

KAREN

Administrative Support

Karen joined Arkline in April 2019 after spending over 20 years working in the Insurance sector.

Claire A

Investigations Coordinator

With a strong Investigations’ background of twelve years, Claire has brought to Arkline unique skills in data research, tracing individuals and profiling.

James

Adminstrative Assistant

James works for Arkline part-time and is currently in his first year studying Economics at the University of York

Jo

Adminstrator

Jo joined Arkline in 2021 after being a Team Leader within a Debt Recovery Department for over 20 years.

Philip

Project Leader

Philip is currently a Project Leader for Beneficiary Tracing Projects, a role which perfectly suits his skills and background which has included Project Manager for some major companies over the past ten years .

Peter

Project Assistant

Peter currently works within our Beneficiary Tracing Team and his IT knowledge is second to none, having obtained three distinctions in IT.

Testimonial

“I have used Arkline for more than 10 years and I regard it as my go-to firm for process serving and tracing. I cannot speak highly enough of its professional and extremely helpful team.”

James Teagle – Solicitor Partner – Bevan Brittan LLP

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Mark Belt

Managing Director

With over 25 years experience in Legal & Banking investigations and previous experience within the Military & Banking environment, Mark has acquired an aptitude for organisation and professionalism to client requirements. Mark & Pauline have been married for 25 years and have three children. His keen interests are rugby, cricket, football and golf!

Pauline Belt

Operations Director

Pauline along with Mark overseas the daily operations of Arkline ensuring that everything runs smoothly, results delivered on time and in a cost efficient manner. Pauline’s strengths lie in creating and nurturing client relationships, taking the time to understand their requirements and providing a service to suit. Originally from Dublin, Pauline moved to Yorkshire in the early nineties but still maintains strong links with Dublin. Pauline enjoys food, wine and loves to play tennis.

Cath

Accounts and Project Manager

Cath has been a valued key member of the Arkline leadership team since 2002 after a successful career in the banking sector. She has an exceptional talent for numbers, attention to detail, planning and organisation. Her management duties include assisting the director with special projects and investigations, compliancy, audits and providing MI to clients. Additionally Cath is responsible for liaising with clients, agents and suppliers to ensure swift receipt and settlement of invoices. Cath enjoys relaxing with family and friends , preferably in the sun with a glass of wine !!!

Sarah-Louise

Process Serving and Trace Manager

Sarah-Louise or Lou as she is known to friends and colleagues, joined Arkline in 2019. Lou has come from an Insurance background where she worked for ten years, making her perfectly placed to understand systems, procedures and the time constraints involved in the services we provide at Arkline. Lou manages the process serving and tracing team liaising with clients and agents alike, producing reports, certificates and affidavits of service. She ensures that instructions are completed on time, invoiced correctly and returned to the client, no job is too much trouble for Lou. Lou enjoys her family time and when she is not too busy with her two young children, she loves to walk her two dogs one of which is a greyhound and certainly keeps her fit and active.

Karen

Investigations Coordinator

Karen joined Arkline in 2018 after working for the British library for many years. Karen compiles financial status reports, pre-sue reports, debtor profiles and asset sweeps. Her common sense, intuition and research skills make her ideally placed to perform these tasks. She has the determination and drive to ensure no stone is left unturned. Karen can turn her hand to anything and assists other team members when required. Karen loves walking and keeping fit.

Karen

Administrative Support

Karen joined Arkline in April 2019 after spending over 20 years working in the Insurance sector. She has brought to Arkline an abundance of skills ranging from a great understanding of litigation processes, how corporate businesses operate and a solid knowledge of IT. Karen works in the Tracing and Process Serving departments dealing with reports, certificates, affidavits, invoicing and liaising with agents. Karen enjoys spending time with family and friends, socialising, and travelling within the UK and abroad.

Claire A

Investigations Co-ordinator

With a strong Investigations' background of twelve years, Claire has brought to Arkline unique skills in data research, tracing individuals and profiling. All of which only enhance the services which Arkline already provided. Claire prepares discreet financial status reports, traces individuals' employment details and tackles all those unusual enquiries which come our way. Claire's years of investigative experience coupled with her energy and drive make her perfectly placed to perform these tasks. Claire adores animals and she not only has a side-line in dog grooming but also volunteers at the Greyhound Retirement Centre ensuring the health and well-being of retired greyhounds.

James

Administrative Assistant

James works for Arkline part-time and is currently in his first year studying Economics at the University of York. Not only does James inject a fantastic youthful vibe to Arkline, he brings with him the ability to methodically manage data to a superb standard and deal with day to day tasks expertly. In his spare time James plays football for Harrogate Town and the University of York. He is a great supporter of Leeds United. He also enjoys going to Point to Points supporting local jockeys and owners. He even manages to find the time to walk his dog and go abroad on holidays.

Jo

Administrator

Jo joined Arkline in 2021 after being a Team Leader within a Debt Recovery Department for over 20 years. Her experience in the preparation of legal documents, working to deadlines, accuracy and organisation are invaluable in her role at Arkline within the Process Serving and Trace team. Jo also has many years’ experience in organising and actioning trace reports. Jo thoroughly enjoys spending time with her family and dogs and loves relaxing in the sun

Philip

Project Leader

Philip is currently a Project Leader for Beneficiary Tracing Projects, a role which perfectly suits his skills and background. Philip worked as a Project Manager for some major companies over the past ten years and possess a methodical and analytical approach. He has managed the full life cycle of projects in a regulated environment using both waterfall and agile methodologies. He has extensive experience managing third party suppliers, and in house project teams. Phil in his spare time is a keen cyclist and Peterborough United supporter.

Peter

Project Assistant

Peter currently works within our Beneficiary Tracing Team and his IT knowledge is second to none. He obtained three distinctions in IT and so is an excellent addition to the Arkline team. Peter deals with incoming and outgoing data files and ensures everything is maintained to the highest of standards. He has a superb knowledge of Excel, Word and Access and the ability to focus and concentrate on the projects in hand. Peter in his spare time enjoys football and has taken part in three charity football matches which took place over eight hours raising money for prostate cancer. When Peter is not playing football he enjoys going to the cinema.