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…
When you’re a self-employed contractor, a big unpaid part of your job is to market yourself. You need to make…
No matter where you are in the UK, there is always a lot to consider as a self-employed contractor to…
Back in February, we wrote a guide for engineering students and early-career engineers considering a career move into self-employment. In…
We’re now more than a month into the new tax year, and more than a month since the ‘soft-landing’ to…
Personal accident cover isn’t often considered when contractors think about what business insurances they need. After all, that research is…
Recently, Kingsbridge’s IR35 experts Ryan Dawson and Matt Tyler hosted the ‘IR35 – One Year On’ webinar to mark a…
As a construction contractor, you know how important it is to keep up with current news in the sector so…
For brand new contractors, the world of business insurance can, quite frankly, be a bit overwhelming. As an employee, insurance…
In Kingsbridge’s recent contractor survey, an enormous 90% of contractors that had appealed an IR35 status, told us that they…
The media and creative industry is huge, spanning so many different contractor and freelancer roles. You might be a social…
Friday 22nd April, is Earth Day. Held annually on the same date since 1970, Earth Day marks the birth of…
We’ve recently relaunched our Kingsbridge Price Promise which means we will beat any like for like quote*. This is because…
There are several reasons why, as a contractor, you might decide to close down your limited company. It could be…
IR35, officially referred to as the “off-payroll working” rules have been making life more complicated for contractors, recruiters and their…
Networking has changed a lot over the years. While face-to-face networking is still an incredibly important aspect of relationship-building for…
In recent months, two reports into the implementation of the IR35 tax reforms have been released: IFF HMRC Research Report…
Two years on from the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re only just starting to really process the impact it…
IR35 insurance and Legal Expenses has become a regular part of business insurance for many contractors since the introduction of…
If you’re new to contracting, or have been taking a bit of a break, you may not be up to…
On Wednesday 23rd March, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Spring statement 2022. This will be followed…
In a world dominated by digital, having your own website is becoming essential for contractors. It’s a great way for…
New contractors – and even veteran contractors, for that matter – are often a bit baffled by employers’ liability insurance.…
As a self-employed person, you know the meaning of ‘famine or feast’. One month you’re riding high on a huge…
Last month we looked at ways to make the most of your LinkedIn profile as a contractor, giving you tips…
For some professions, becoming a sole trader is a much more common option than being a limited company contractor if…
Chances are, one of the reasons you became a contractor was to have more control over your working life: being…
One of the banes of being an employee is seeing an advert for a job that you know you could…
As pretty much all contractors will know by now – and if you don’t, where have you been? – the…
Presenter and journalist Adrian Chiles has reportedly won his IR35 appeal against HMRC, after undergoing years of protracted HMRC investigation…
If you are studying for or seeking to start your engineering career in the not-too-distant-future, you may have been giving…
