Short answer: If a UK limited company, LLP or PLC owes your business money, you can submit the invoice online and Debt Collection UK (PASECOM GROUP LTD) introduces it to an independent UK partner agency that pursues the debtor locally. The fee is 15% of the sum recovered, and it is payable only when you have been paid. If nothing is recovered, no fee is due. Recovery is not guaranteed.
Cross-border B2B
International debt collection: recover funds through a UK partner
Overseas businesses owed money by a UK company — and UK firms owed money abroad — can instruct a local specialist through this portal.
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Local UK jurisdiction partners
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Also assists UK creditors with overseas debtors
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Online instruction
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B2B only
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Partner agencies
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No collection, no fee options
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Secure upload
Cross-border commercial recovery
Distance favours the debtor. Jurisdiction, language, time zones and local insolvency rules all slow an overseas creditor. This portal is a conduit: we introduce the claim to a UK-based partner (or, for UK creditors owed money abroad, to a partner with an overseas network). We do not collect the debt ourselves.
Overseas businesses owed money by a UK company
A UK debtor will often ignore letters sent from another country, assuming you will not litigate here. A demand from a local UK agency removes that assumption. Partners can draft a Letter Before Action that fits English pre-action rules, report commercial defaults to UK credit-reference channels where appropriate, and — if you later instruct them — issue a county court claim and consider court enforcement options.
UK companies owed money abroad
The same form covers the reverse. Claims can be assigned to partners that work with counterpart agencies in the debtor’s country, so local rules and language are handled there, not from a UK mailbox the debtor can ignore.
Governing law
Your contract should say which law and courts apply. If English law governs, partners may rely on the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. If it does not, they will use the interest and costs written into your terms. Either way, a UK debtor can still be pursued locally.
The fee is 15% of the sum recovered, and it is payable only when you have been paid. If nothing is recovered, no fee is due. Currency should be stated on the invoice; the partner will pursue that amount or a documented sterling equivalent.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to travel to the UK to recover my debt?
No. Submit the claim and documents online. The UK partner handles pre-legal collection, and any court steps that you later authorise, and reports back by email.
How do currency conversions work?
State the currency of the original invoice. The partner will pursue that amount, or a sterling equivalent agreed at settlement, so the exchange basis is documented.
Can I charge late payment interest on an international debt?
If the contract is governed by English law, the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 may apply. Otherwise the partner will rely on the interest and costs set out in your terms.
What if the UK debtor ignores the agency?
The partner can advise on a county court claim and, if a judgment is obtained, on court enforcement options. Those steps are optional, costed in advance, and taken only with your instruction.
What does it cost to pursue a cross-border debt?
The fee is 15% of the sum recovered, and it is payable only when you have been paid. If nothing is recovered, no fee is due. Any court or legal costs are separate and are explained before you decide whether to incur them.