The Bureau was established in the Oxford area in 1962 by George Pulley, father of the present proprietor, on his retirement as Acting Superintendent from the Oxford City Police, (prior to the formation of the Thames Valley Police). His 27 year career with the Police included a lengthy period in the Criminal Investigation Department, involving him in many murder and large scale cases, including the prevention of the kidnapping of Lord Nuffield.

His son, also George, then joined the Bureau in the late 1960's, benefiting from his father's experience took over the business in the 1970's. Mr Pulley was educated at Oxford. He is currently a member of the Association of British Investigators, I.K.D. (Internationale Kommission der Detektive-Verbande) and World Investigators Network.

Since retiring in April 2002, but still acting as a consultant Mr. Pulley handed over to Nick O'Keeffe who now runs the Oxford Detective Bureau together with Stella Kenrick. Both have considerable experience in the investigative field following varied careers in the corporate sector, including journalism and sales and marketing, Mrs. Kenrick has also been a Justice Of The Peace for 9 years.

In 2005 Mr. O'Keeffe was honoured by his peers by being voted Association of British Investigators 'Investigator Of The Year'. They are committed to growing all areas of the bureau's business as an expanding client base shows.

The geographical position of the Bureau means that the Counties of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Worcestershire are all easily covered.

Naturally work in other areas of the country and indeed the world are all accessible to the bureau by means of inter agent co-operation through professional bodies such as The A.B.I. and W.I.N.