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…
On October 30th, 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her Autumn Budget, setting out a path for a “decade of national…
In news that will be welcomed by businesses and contractors alike, this morning’s mini-budget from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng included the…
We’ve recently relaunched our Kingsbridge Price Promise which means we will beat any like for like quote*. This is because…
On Wednesday 23rd March, Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Spring statement 2022. This will be followed…
Presenter and journalist Adrian Chiles has reportedly won his IR35 appeal against HMRC, after undergoing years of protracted HMRC investigation…
Today, Friday the 11th of February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The annual awareness day…
The winners of the Feefo Trusted Service Awards 2022 have been announced and we’re proud and excited to say that…
It’s always good to look back on the year to see how far we’ve come and while 2021 wasn’t quite as action-packed…
We don’t want to panic anyone, but have you noticed that it appears to be the end of November already?…
The bounce back loan scheme (BBLS) was part of the financial support package that the government created for businesses back towards the start…
October’s always a strange month. With Halloween and half term it goes by with the knowledge that once it’s over we’re on…
On the 27th October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered the Autumn Budget 2021 announcement. The speech emphasised…
The Financial Stability Board (which coordinates financial rules for G20 nations) has said that remote working from home has fuelled…
The Independent Workers’ Union of GB (IWGB) has been embroiled in court battles since 2017 to have Deliveroo riders classified…
An IT contractor has lost their Upper-Tier Tribunal to HMRC. In the recent case, contractor Robert Lee, who was contracting for Nationwide Building Society under his…
The month of May saw further lockdown restrictions ease, with the rules changing to finally allow people to hug their loved ones again. We can also now meet inside (with restrictions),…
BBC presenter Gary Lineker is currently being chased by HMRC for £4.9 million in taxes and national insurance. During the First-Tier Tribunal released in April, it was declared that the Match…
It’s been a busy month for contractors as the financial year drew to a close. March began with Rishi Sunak announcing the Spring budget as he set…
Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Spring Budget 2021 announcement. As expected (and much like last year), the focus of the budget revolved around the coronavirus…
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the FCA, and subsequently small businesses across the UK, in a Business Interruption…
Last week’s spending review by Chancellor Rishi Sunak made for some pretty gloomy listening, no matter how expected it was. The main focus was,…
On Friday 29th November , Kingsbridge played host to an industry insight event in London designed to prepare recruiters for…
Contracting is often thought of the arena of people further on in their careers, when they’ve built networks and gained…
Life is full of milestones. First steps. First words. First day of school. All of them triumphs and successes. But what…
It is generally well understood that contractors owe a duty of care to the clients they are working for. What…
Tewkesbury-based specialist insurance broker Kingsbridge Contractor Insurance, part of the Kingsbridge Group, is pleased to announce a number of promotions…
We’ve had a busy few months at Kingsbridge HQ. September to December is very much awards season in the business world.…
In the latest sign that Brexit might upset the apple cart more than we’ve been led to believe, Jaguar Land…
Hot on the heels of the landmark Supreme Court decision that classified a Pimlico Plumbers contractor as a worker, thereby…
One of the questions we get asked most often at Kingsbridge is “Do you ever actually pay out on claims?”…