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Summary

The ‘wait and see’ approach to Companies House ID verification is over, with consequences for inert directors and Persons of Significant Control now looming large.

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3rd September, 2025 | Limited Companies

Author
Helen Christopher
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A solicitor’s step-by-step to securing outstanding payments from an agency on the brink.

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2nd September, 2025 | Guide To Agencies

Author
Samuel Jenkins
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To receive what’s rightfully theirs from bust recruitment agencies, contractors must become part Praying Mantis; part rabid dog.

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29th August, 2025 | Guide To Agencies

Author
Natalie Bowers
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Two pages, three pages, how about 28 pages? Although it’s horses for courses there’ll be a sweet spot, just for you.

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21st August, 2025 | CV Guides

Author
Matt Craven
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An imagining of an umbrella contractor’s life ‘on the ground’ after April 2026, with a focus on the practical effects of the main principles of Joint & Several Liability.

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14th August, 2025 | Umbrella Companies

Author
Lucy Smith
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Loudly shouting once a recruiter’s doors are already shut won’t help. But whatever you do as an unpaid agency contractor, don’t feed the vultures.

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4th August, 2025 | Guide To Agencies

Author
Adam Home
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It has teeth, but draft legislation imposing JSL on umbrella companies’ clients can be managed, and mitigated -- FCSA.

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23rd July, 2025 | Umbrella Companies

Author
Chris Bryce
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How a new concept and new definition are just some of the many changes due to shake-up umbrella company working as a contractor.

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23rd July, 2025 | Umbrella Companies

Author
Rebecca Seeley Harris
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Being left out-of-pocket for an extensive period thwarts usually sensible debt recovery options, even if LinkedIn users say otherwise.

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10th July, 2025 | Money

Author
Adam Home
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Legal aid for when onboarding becomes such a ‘full-time’ commitment that it makes you want to charge.

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3rd July, 2025 | Guide to Contracts

Author
Roger Sinclair
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Answers to ‘How often can a limited company contractor pay dividends?’ plus IR35, and ‘disguised salary’ considerations.

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30th June, 2025 | Limited Companies

Author
Daniel Mepham
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The dos and don’ts of drawing dividends as a director, by SG Accounting.

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26th June, 2025 | Limited Companies

Author
Daniel Mepham
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Tax lawyer Rebecca Seeley Harris demystifies HMRC’s new ‘direction of travel,’ effective from April 6th 2026.

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16th June, 2025 | Umbrella Companies

Author
Rebecca Seeley Harris
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Five fallouts face contractors from April 2026 thanks to HMRC’s plan to process tax via the agency PAYE reference number.

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3rd June, 2025 | Successful Contracting

Author
Sam Amos
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As company closures hit a new high, an insolvency expert shares his 10 tips to help ContractorUK readers deal with the dicey economy.

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27th May, 2025 | Limited Companies

Author
Gareth Wilcox