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Founded in 1942, People’s Partnership are a profit-for-people organisation creating simple financial products. People’s Partnership manage assets of more than £17bn for 5.7m members and have over 100,000 employers using their service. Their 3 core values of Creating Simplicity, Understanding People and Keeping Promises drive everything they do. With roots in construction, they’ve grown into other sectors but kept the needs of working people, and their families, at heart. The People’s Pension, their master trust product, is an award-winning workplace pension scheme that is suitable for any industry sector.

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The People’s Pension is run by profit-for-people organisation, People's Partnership, and is one of the UK’s largest master trust workplace pensions with over 5.7m members enrolled into their award-winning scheme. It offers employers everything they need to meet auto-enrolment duties including a fast-track sign up process and flexible administration options. You’ll receive support from the first phone call as well as engaging communications written in plain English. The People’s Pension’s independent Trustee looks after the scheme on behalf of their members, so you don’t have to worry about it.

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As construction payroll specialists, we understand how time-consuming managing your payroll, as well as everything else, can be. At Bishop Oak, we go beyond just offering payroll solutions; we aim to save your business time and hassle by streamlining your payroll processes, always ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Our expert team, with a deep understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, focus on providing a professional and attentive service to keep your payroll operations running smoothly and fully compliant. Our effective service won’t cost you a penny; the workers’ pay a minimal fee, which they can write off as an expense. They benefit too, receiving personal accident insurance, proof of income for their mortgages, and easy access to their payslips through an online portal.

Allow us to handle the complexities of your payroll, ensuring your business moves forward efficiently and your team is well taken care of.

Please visit our website for further information.

We’ve teamed up with Cashplus Bank to offer you expense cards, designed to simplify expense management and control how much staff can spend.

Whether you just have the odd petty cash expense, or if you have staff on the road that need to buy materials and petrol, Cashplus is the low-cost way for small to medium-sized building companies to control and monitor spend.

The card account is an ideal alternative to credit cards or giving your staff cash.

As staff can only spend what has been deposited, it's perfect for making sure that your employees only spend what you've allocated to their card account.

What’s more, reconciling expenses will be easy thanks to Cashplus being integrated with major bookkeeping platforms.

Manage Employee & Contractor Spend

• Order additional cards for staff or contractors as needed
• Manage cards via online & mobile banking 24/7
• Track expenses and block certain transactions and cards
• Improve audit trail and expenses reconciliation
• Integrated with leading Bookkeeping platforms
• Friendly UK based customer service
• FSCS protection

Low Cost

• Free to deposit via bank transfer
• Free UK card purchase transactions
• £69 annual fee
• Add additional cards for just £5.95 each

Other charges apply, please refer to Terms and Conditions for full details.

As a builder or tradesperson, you need a special touch and understanding when it comes to keeping track of your finances and project admin. Someone who understands the unique challenges you face, from contracts and variations, to tracking drawings and retention payments.

We act as your one-stop support team taking care of your bookkeeping, accounts and project paperwork to allow you to focus on what your do best on site. Muddy boots, night shifts, reinforcement that won't quite fit - we've literally been there and got the hi-vis as our team includes both bookkeeping and project management expertise.

Our bookkeeping and accountancy services are tailored to your specific needs and typically include a selection from:

• Bookkeeping, including payroll, CIS and VAT returns
• Self-assessment returns
• Annual company accounts
• Cash flow and budgeting
• Management accounts
• Project financial control

In addition we also provide project admin support including:

• Document and drawings tracking and version control
• Tracking and issuing change controls and variations
• Organising materials deliveries
• Coordinating and helping with the preparation of tenders
• Coordinating and assisting with risk assessments and other site paperwork

We use modern cloud technology to deliver support across the UK, in addition to in-person, onsite support in London, Kent and Essex.

The Development Bank of Wales wants to help property developers build a better Wales. Our dedicated property team can structure short-term loans from £150,000 to £6 million for residential, mixed-use and commercial schemes. Our commercial property loans can support developers with new office and industrial projects.

With dedicated finance and account managers based across Wales, we can work with developers both large and small. So whether you have firm plans in place or you’re at the start of the process we’re here to help you make your project a success.

Lopay is the UK-based payment app offering sole traders and small businesses more control over the money they earn. And with a 0.79% transaction rate, it’s less than half the price of SumUp, Zettle and Square.

Lopay’s card reader lets you get paid wherever you are, then choose how often your money hits your bank account - instantly, the next day or weekly. 

And with payment links, gone are the days of spending Friday afternoons chasing invoices - send customers a link via text or email, and keep track of everything in the app. 

You’ll also be able to prompt your customers to add a tip, and with the Lopay Teams feature, your colleagues can take payments on your behalf.

Lopay’s flexible payment tools mean you can keep more of your earnings, whilst spending more time on site, and less time worrying about getting paid.  

We are one of the UK’s leading construction finance brokers and real estate debt advisory firms.

We help fund hundreds of development projects every year and help builders become developers with little or none of their own capital needed.

For builders looking to get into development, we offer a real estate debt advisory service and are with you from initial idea to build completion.

Want to get into development but don’t know where to start?

Or worried you don’t have the capital to get started?

….get in touch today , we could help fund 100% of your project.

Or get an instant quote by clicking HERE

Octagon Capital was founded in 2015 and is a bridging loans broker operating in the UK, Scotland and Wales. Bridging loans have become a form of alternative finance since the credit crisis, allowing homeowners and property developers to become cash buyers and complete on properties within 2 to 4 weeks, rather than face several months of delays from traditional mortgages and property chains.

Octagon Capital is based in Holborn in the heart of London and offers bridging loans ranging from £50,000 to £25 million over 3 to 24 months. Working with more than 30 bridging lenders, the team of advisors are on hand to help you find the most suitable and affordable finance for your needs. 

Reasons to borrow include:

• Purchasing a property within a short window
• Buying a property at auction (see auction finance)
• Buying a fixer-upper property for buy-to-let
• Moving house
• Business expansion
• Buying land and building costs (see development finance)

Your property is always used as security and this may be at risk of repossession if you are unable to keep up with repayments long-term.

To get an initial quote is completely free of change and no-obligation, simply call Octagon Capital on 0333 414 1491 or complete our online form in less than 2 minutes.

Proper Finance is a price comparison site for personal, business and secured loans, working with FCA regulated lenders across the UK. 

Proper Finance was founded in 2016 with a vision and philosophy of helping consumers do things 'proper.' The founders understand that whether you are borrowing money for a wedding, home improvement or business purpose, it can be a life-changing decision and impact everyone around you. Therefore, rather than taking the first loan option you see online or from your bank, it is important to compare products and truly find the best rates and terms for you. And so Proper Finance was born.

It is a completely online experience and customers can often receive a callback from an advisor on the same day. Whether you are looking for a personal loan or secured loan, Proper Finance works with a licensed partner who works with FCA regulated lenders across the UK, so you have peace of mind that your application will be processed in the safest and most compliant way possible.

The price comparison site currently offers loans ranging from £10,000 to £500,000 over a period of 3 to 30 years, with products including:

• Secured loans
• Home improvement loans
• Debt consolidation loans
• Bridging loans
• Merchant cash advances
• Invoice finance

To start your journey, visit ProperFinance.co.uk and you can enter your details in less than 5 minutes and one of their advisors will contact you as soon as possible.

RQ Capital provides development loans and bridging loans to developers. We provide loans that can cover 100% of the development costs and as you would be dealing with us directly there are NO BROKER FEES.

RQ Capital is a boutique private, independent property finance company. When talking to us you are talking directly to the lender which means you receive quick and measured decisions regarding your project financing. Being small enables you to deal with humans and the decision making process can be done quickly.

As a private company we are flexible on what and who we lend too and therefore any level of experience will be considered.

Our development finance products primarily focuses on residential development such as new builds, conversions, refurbishment and site purchases with planning in place.

RQ Capital will lend up to 100% of the development costs. If the end value allows we can also assist with purchasing costs.

We believe in honest, transparent communication and building long term business relationships.

Loans –

We can offer development finance and bridging loans for projects from £100,000 to £3m, we offer competitive rates on a case by case basis.

RQ Capital judges each potential loan on its merit and we will build a bespoke model for each one.