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Pay Yourself Calculator
The most tax-efficient salary and dividend split for a UK director - with your take-home worked out in real time.
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Business Account Finder
Answer three quick questions and get UK business bank accounts ranked for how well they fit.
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Sole Trader or Limited Company?
Five questions on investment, liability, hiring and profit, then a straight answer on which structure fits.
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Foundrs · WhitepaperSeven million founders.
Seven million quiet deadlines.
Seven million quiet deadlines.
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The UK's biggest company compliance change in a generation
Identity verification is now law for almost 7 million directors and PSCs, and most haven't crossed the line yet.
12 min read
Foundrs × Werksy · ReportNever been easier.
Still bloody hard.
Still bloody hard.
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The reality of solo entrepreneurship in the UK in 2026
A survey of 50 independent founders, and four candid interviews, on what's getting easier — and what isn't.
12 min read
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