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Contractor Guides 26 Feb 2026

Professional indemnity insurance: what’s a retroactive date

Whether you’ve just taken out a professional indemnity policy or you’re shopping for new business insurance, chances are you’ve come…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Contractor Guides

Employers’ liability requirements and who’s exempt

Employer’s liability insurance isn’t just a box to tick – it’s a legal safeguard that protects businesses and their employees,…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Contracting Life

Jury service for self-employed: getting cover for loss of earnings

Jury duty if you’re self-employed can be the last thing you need. If you’re a freelancer or contractor and a…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Partner News 30 Mar 2026

What JSL will mean for you: Five lessons from our expert panel

Earlier this month Kingsbridge brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the implications of the government’s new JSL…
Kingsbridge

by Kingsbridge

Partner News

Employment Rights Act 2025 ‘brings world of work into 21st century’

Big changes to the world of work have been on the horizon for a while and the Royal Assent of…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Trades 31 Mar 2026

What insurance does a tradesman need?

Insurance sounds like a good idea, but how do you know what insurance you need as a tradesman? No two…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Trades 20 May 2026

Tool theft stories: tradespeople going beyond locks to keep tools safe

As tool theft continues to dominate headlines and social feeds, many tradespeople are no longer relying on standard security –…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

Trades 17 Mar 2026

What is contract works insurance?

However big or small your construction project is, contract works insurance could be a lifesaver if something happens. When you’re…
Katie Collins-Jones

by Katie Collins-Jones

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    Partner News 30 Mar 2026

    What JSL will mean for you: Five lessons from our expert panel

    Earlier this month Kingsbridge brought together a panel of industry experts to discuss the implications of the government’s new JSL…
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    Employment Rights Act 2025 ‘brings world of work into 21st century’

    Big changes to the world of work have been on the horizon for a while and the Royal Assent of…
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    Partner News 15 Dec 2025

    The Finance Bill is here: what recruiters need to know now

    The Finance Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 2nd December 2025 and is unlikely to meet too…
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    Autumn Budget 2025: a headache of small changes and confusing deadlines

    The Autumn Budget 2025 has landed, and while it didn’t deliver one overarching headline-grabbing reform, it introduced a raft of…
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    Chapter 11: clearing up confusion for recruitment businesses

    The new Chapter 11 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions Act) 2003 aims to close loopholes around workers employed…
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    Partner News

    Umbrella tax legislation: What recruitment businesses need to know

    New laws aimed at cutting tax fraud and non-compliance in the umbrella company sector are due to come into effect…
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    New HMRC rules on umbrella companies ‘won’t be set until Autumn Budget 2025’

    ‘On the hook’ recruitment agencies have time to prepare for the ‘new reality’, which requires the chancellor’s ‘sign-off’ in the…
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    Finance Bill 2026: New umbrella company PAYE rules explained

    On Monday 21st July 2025 (L-Day) the draft legislation for the Finance Bill: 2025-26 was released and as many of…
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    Partner News

    6 compliance steps recruiters should consider this year

    Recruitment life is busy, fast-paced and goal-oriented. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day target-chasing and relationship-building, and…
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    Partner News

    Single Worker Status – How Labour are changing UK employment law

    The Labour Party has a long history of advocating for workers’ employment rights and social justice. In recent years, the…
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    Meet Kingsbridge at Accountex 2024

    We’re thrilled to announce that we’re exhibiting at the upcoming Accountex event at The ExCel London, 15th-16th May. What is…
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    Kingsbridge Wholesale at Broker Expo 2023

    At Kingsbridge Wholesale, we know that building relationships is a crucial part of success. That’s why events like Broker Expo…
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    Kingsbridge Wholesale – A new view on the market

    At Kingsbridge Wholesale, we celebrated our first year of trade in April. It was a promising and impressive formative year.…
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    Cyber and data risks as a recruiter

    We all remember poor Fatima the ballerina and how she was threatened intimidatingly with a career in cyber in those government…
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    Partner News

    5 most annoying things about being a recruiter

    We all have bad days at work. Little annoyances that in the grand scheme of things, are minor – but…
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    The benefits of engaging contractors

    When Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng announced – in their now infamous mini-budget – that they were repealing the IR35…
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    Andy Vessey, Head of Tax gives his response to Autumn Statement

    Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves compared the government to “pickpockets,” saying they had forced the country into a “doom loop” of…
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    Will Rishi Sunak’s arrival at Number 10 signal the end of IR35 repeal hope?

    When Liz Truss came into power, just 49 days ago, the promise of an IR35 review gave hope that finally…
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    The IR35 reform U-turn: what does it mean for businesses?

    Just a few short weeks ago, Kwasi Kwarteng declared that the IR35 off-payroll reform – across both the private and…
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    Will there be a U-turn on the IR35 repeal?

    Today Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced to abandon yet another aspect of the mini-budget, just 21 days after it…
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    Cyber security: 5 things recruitment businesses should know

    How clued up are you and your team on cyber security? Do you know your malware from your phishing scams?…
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    Liz Truss announced as new PM: What will happen with IR35?

    With the bookie’s favourite Liz Truss announced as the new Conservative leader and, consequently, Prime Minister in the last few…
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    Liz Truss promises IR35 review if she becomes next PM

    In a wide-ranging interview with The Sun on Sunday at the weekend, Conservative leadership hopeful, Liz Truss, promised a review…
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    What to consider when recruiting engineering contractors

    Engineers keep the world moving and push innovation forwards. As the world faces new challenges like climate change and food…
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    Committee of Public Accounts highlights high levels of non-compliance with IR35 in central government

    Recently, the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts – a cross-party committee of MPs appointed by the House of…
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    7 tips to increase your productivity as an accountant

    Accountants know better than anyone that time is money. So, if your working days are filled with half-finished tasks, email…
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    Kingsbridge hosts highly successful Industry Insight panel event

    It has been a full year since the IR35 reforms were rolled out for the private sector – something that…
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    How to make the 4 day week work for recruitment companies

    This spring has been filled with lots of blissful Bank Holidays, which has made our thoughts turn again to the…
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    How to diversify your accountancy services to generate more work

    Whether you’re working as a self-employed accountant or running a bigger firm, the beginning of a new financial year is…
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    6 tips to progress your career as a recruiter

    There are lots of reasons to love the recruitment business, and if you think you’ve hit on the right career…
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    Kingsbridge Group Announces Paul Havenhand Will Succeed James Twining as Chief Executive Officer

    Kingsbridge Group, the UK’s leading provider of specialist insurance services to skilled contractors, freelancers and the recruitment industry, announced today…
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    The best industry blogs for accountants to read

    As an accountant, you want to keep up with the latest developments in the sector as well as planned changes…
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    The 10 best LinkedIn profiles for recruiters to follow

    LinkedIn is an essential tool for recruiters to find contractors, freelancers and other employment opportunities. As a recruiter, you are most likely…
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    Top 10 funny insurance claims

    One thing our recruitment partners are really good at is understanding the need for their contractors to have a proper package of…
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    How to protect your recruitment company from cyber-attacks

    At the end of September, it was reported that Recruitment agency Giant Group had been hit by a sophisticated cyber-attack, which resulted…
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    Changing your onboarding practices post-COVID

    COVID-19 turned our lives upside down, and now that things are getting back to normal, recruiters might be looking to…
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    How your team can balance working from home and the office

    If the COVID-19 crisis showed us anything, it’s that working from home can be just as productive as working from…
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    5 things recruiters should think about other than IR35

    We’re guilty of it too – concentrating solely on IR35 at the expense of…well, everything else! IR35 presented big changes…
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    The top 10 management tools for recruiters

    “This Teams meeting could have been an email”. How many times have we all felt that through lockdown? Or, worse…
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    Government help for the self-employed update

    When the UK went into lockdown in March, the effect on the nation’s self-employed was instantaneous. Around 15% of the UK workforce – which…
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    How recruiters can implement IR35 Protect into their business

    Kingsbridge have been hosting a series of online and offline events; the latest being an Industry Insight panel discussion held in…