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…
There are lots of apps out there that are useful to contractors and freelancers, helping you keep your workload, business…
When you first move to become a contractor, the idea that you might be sitting there with nothing to do…
More and more people working in what one might term ‘traditional’ employment are moving into the freelance and contracting sectors.…
We recently wrote the below blog post for our good friends at Jonathan Lee Recruitment. You can read more excellent…
Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance are pleased to announce a new partnership with Genie Accountancy, one of the most well respected specialist…
At Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance, sometimes we like to revisit blog posts we’ve done in the past. It might be that…
One of the most common questions we get asked at Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance is ‘Why do I need insurance?’ Let…
When someone gets injured in the workplace or has their property damaged, they naturally want to know who’s to blame.…
We get a lot of questions here at Kingsbridge HQ about the pros and cons that come with running your…
The world of contractor insurance can sometimes be a little confusing to navigate. Everywhere you look there are people telling…
As a contractor, you’ll find that clients and agencies will often insist that you hold adequate insurance before you undertake…
Contractor insurance comes with a lot of related jargon and we understand that it’s easy to become bogged down in…
We know it can be a minefield for contractors when it comes to purchasing the right insurance cover to protect…
Trust is a remarkable thing, especially in the world of contracting. If a client trusts you and the quality of…
Our friends at Lexoo have put together a great piece on non-compete clauses and how best to deal with them.…
We’re big fans of a good list here at Kingsbridge HQ. It’s lucky for us, then, that the lovely people…
Much ink has been spilled, including by us here at Kingsbridge HQ, about the all new single-party Tory government that…
It has been well reported that the UK is the midst of a significant, and potentially disastrous, skills shortage. News…
New figures released have indicated that the number of individuals entering the contractor and freelancer community has dramatically increased over…
It’s no secret that the petroleum industry is exposed to certain, very specific risks. If you’re a freelancer in the…
There has been a healthy increase in total employment figures over the last 5 years, giving us all hope in…
We’ve written about IR35 before; the tax and National Insurance legislation that affects freelance contractors operating as limited companies. Aimed…
For the last few years HMRC has revealed its top ‘oddest’ excuses they receive for the submission of late tax…
You’ve established yourself as a freelance contractor; you’ve networked, you’ve set up your home office, and you’ve completed your first…
We’ve spent the last few weeks exploring what it means to be a freelancer on our blog. We’ve looked at…
Life as an engineering contractor comes with its ups and downs. For every stretch away from your family there is…
What could be better than a career as a freelancer? Choosing your own hours, not having a boss to answer…
The Finance Bill 2014 has now been published, setting in motion the changes to tax law which were announced in…
We’ve already looked at the new legislation regarding false self-employment and how it could affect contractors but we thought we’d…
David Cameron has recently announced his support of Fracking in the UK, yet there are still many protests taking place…
