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Searching our database

If you would like to search our database of unclaimed balance cases held at the CFO, please cotact our customer services team on 0845 22 8500.  You may also apply in writing  to the Chancery section of the Court Funds Office and we will perform a search on your behalf. 

In order to preform the search we will require the following information:

• the title of the Court proceedings
• the name of the Court
• the name(s) of the person(s) who lodged the money into Court
• for whose benefit the money was lodged
• relevant dates
• the assumed link between you and any of the above, i.e. evidence of beneficial interest
  Do not send any original documents such as certificates of birth, marriage or death: copies are acceptable
• you will be notified of the results of any search made at your request
   

Please be aware that:

• Court Fund Office records are confidential. They will not be disclosed to anyone who cannot produce evidence of beneficial interest (see above)

• Although CFO does not charge a fee for searching the UB database, any successful application must be approved by the court that made the order in the original case.  Applications to the court attract a fee.

• The Court Funds Office does not hold any original Court documents

• The Court Funds Office cannot answer any questions about entitlement by descent or relationship, legal procedures or selection of legal advisors

• Pursuing a claim on dormant funds may not result in a successful claim. Even if you are able to recover the originating documents your claim may not necessarily succeed and the costs involved may outweigh the sums actually being held
  

For further information, please see our leaflet called "Notes for guidance on Unclaimed Funds in Chancery".