One of the greatest obstacles if you’re a contractor, recruiter or end client that engages with contractors, is dealing with…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
The tools you work with are an essential part of your business and likely one of the biggest investments you’ve…
It’s a situation every tradesperson dreads: your client isn’t happy with the result of your hard work. Mistakes and misunderstandings…
Running a business can be expensive, with the cost of tools, vehicles, employees, tax, insurance and more, all piling up!…
There’s a reason every company you interact with these days is desperate for you to leave your feedback: reviews are…
You may not have heard of the term “scope creep”, but if you’ve been running a business for any length…
May is one of our favourite months here at Kingsbridge. It’s not just the blossom falling from the trees, that…
One subject that has come up repeatedly in our recent blogs, especially those focusing on IR35 regulations, is the idea…
HMRC’s most recent defeat by the queen of daytime TV, Lorraine Kelly, has thrust IR35 regulations in the spotlight once…
Off-Payroll working ? What is it? Most contractors probably already have a basic understanding of IR35 legislation: HMRC’s framework to…
Everything is starting to feel a bit fresher and warmer. But sometimes the signs of spring can make going into…
We can’t imagine a job at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is always a barrel of laughs, but we’re sure…
Self-employment as a contractor can seem like an easy way to keep your costs down: low overheads, no wage bill,…
We’ve already spoken about the steps self-employed workers should take in order to make the process of getting a mortgage…
The issue of Statement of Work (SoW) contracts, and the rise in requests that many recruiters are seeing from their…
Although (like everything else) it might have been a bit overshadowed by Brexit, there was good news for contractors and…
Every contractor wants to keep their business outgoings to a minimum. When you’re looking to reduce your business spending, it…
IT is still one of the biggest-expanding sectors in the UK economy. There are over 1.5 million jobs in the…
For contractors juggling busy work schedules, complex contracts and irregular payments, good accountants can be worth their weight in gold.…
As the Brexit debate rumbles on in Parliament and the UK seems no closer to clarity on what Brexit will…
Businesses to be responsible for sorting out status disputes, notes Larsen Howie’s new Head of Tax Andy Vessey. A little…
It is generally well understood that contractors owe a duty of care to the clients they are working for. What…
Christmas as a contractor or freelancer can be a time of mixed emotions. Yes, it’s a relief to have some…
Price hikes and poor service have seen the UK’s troubled rail transport system hitting the headlines again over the last…
It’s that time of year again! As every contractor and freelancer knows, January is the time to get those accounts…
Tewkesbury-based specialist insurance broker Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance, part of the Kingsbridge Group, is pleased to announce a number of promotions…
A guest blog from Boomerang’s Paul Dewick: Remember Slinky’s? They were essentially a long, very flexible spring that you placed…
Released yesterday (15th November), a report from the National Audit Office has stated that the BBC required some freelancers to…
65 is the new 35, and many of us are finding that we’re not quite ready to stop working when…
We’ve had a busy few months at Kingsbridge HQ. September to December is very much awards season in the business world.…
We’ve written many times on these pages in the past about the importance of having insurance in place. Whether you’re…
Your CV (or, indeed, LinkedIn profile) is the first thing prospective clients will see when you apply to work with…
At Kingsbridge, we work predominantly with contractors and freelancers, who still make up a large number of self-employed people in…
It’s happened. You’ve finally had enough of the day-to-day grind in your job, you’ve gone as far as you can,…
While improving, the extent of the UK gender pay gap ? the difference in average earnings between men and women…
Email has become one of the most common methods of communication in the modern workplace. It’s easy, quick, and enables…
