For hands-on UK firms of 3 to 30

Stay onside.
Get on with the job.

The rules on tax, people, premises and data — watched for you, translated into plain English, and turned into one clear list for your business. Like a mate who knows the game.

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Takes a minute No card needed No jargon, ever
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Your list2 things this week
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Employers' liability renewed
Done Tuesday — certificate filed
New starter forms for the apprentice
10 minutes — we've prefilled most of it
Built for the firms that keep Britain running — Kitchen fittersJoinersSparkiesPlumbersBuildersCafésSalonsGaragesLandscapers

Nobody starts a business to do compliance.

But the rules don't care how busy you are. Three ways good firms get hurt:

The brown envelope

An HMRC letter about something you didn't know applied to you. The fine isn't for cheating — it's for not knowing.

The bad day

An accident on a job. The first thing anyone asks for is the paperwork behind you — the risk assessment, the training record. You want that folder to exist.

The claim that doesn't pay

Insurance that lapsed, or never covered that kind of work in the first place. You find out exactly when you need it most.

Here's the honest truth: most firms are already 90% there. It's the last 10% that bites. StayOnside finds your 10% — before it finds you.

Ten minutes now. Peace of mind after.

No forms the length of your arm. No consultant's day rate. Three steps:

Step 1

Tell us who you are

Your name, your trade, your postcode — a minute, tops. Then our system reads up on your business and shows you what it found, so you can put right anything it got wrong. Most people are surprised how much it gets right.

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Step 2

We check what actually applies

Not every rule applies to every firm — most of the scary stuff online isn't about you at all. We check your business against tax, health & safety, people, insurance, data and cyber, and drop everything that doesn't apply. What's left is your real position, in plain English.

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Step 3

Work through one clear list

Every item tells you what it is, why it matters and how to sort it — at your pace. When a rule changes or a deadline's coming, we give you a nudge before it's a problem, not a lecture after.

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Harrison & Sons JoineryYour list · updated this morning
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Public liability — certificate on fileRenewed and stored. Next check: March.Insurance
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Staff contracts for all four on the booksWritten terms issued — you're covered.HR & people
Privacy line for your quote formsOne sentence to add. We've written it — copy, paste, done.15 minutes
VAT threshold — you're getting closeWorth a look this quarter. Plain-English guide inside.Heads up

Six things. Watched all year round.

The boring-but-vital stuff that keeps a small firm safe — each one explained like a human, not a lawyer.

HMRC & tax

The right returns, on the right dates. No brown envelopes.

Health & safety

The paperwork that stands behind you if a bad day happens.

HR & people

Contracts, holidays, new starters and leavers — done properly.

Insurance

The cover you actually need, checked before you need it.

GDPR & data

Customer details handled right, without a law degree.

Cyber

The basics that stop the scams that catch small firms out.

A mate who knows the game.
Not an auditor with a clipboard.

No jargon. No lectures. No scaring you into anything. Just — here's what needs doing, here's why, and here's how. In words a busy person can actually act on.

Sleep better tonight.

Ten minutes from now you could know exactly where you stand — and what to sort first. That quiet worry that something's hanging over you? It goes.

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Free while we're in early access·No card, no commitment
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Fair questions.

Is this an audit?+
No. Nobody's inspecting you and nobody's reporting you. It's your private list of what needs doing — you're the only one who sees it, and you decide what to act on.
How long does it take?+
About a minute to start. Our research does the heavy lifting; you check what we found and answer a handful of quick questions. You'll see your first list in minutes, not weeks.
Do I need to know anything about compliance?+
No — that's the point. Everything is written in plain English, with the why and the how spelled out. If something we write wouldn't make sense to a busy ten-year-old, we rewrite it.
What does it cost?+
Early access is free. When we launch properly it'll be a simple monthly price a small firm can actually afford — and you'll get plenty of warning before anything changes.
What if I'm already mostly sorted?+
Brilliant — then your list will be short, and you'll know it's short, which is worth having on its own. That said, most firms find a couple of things they'd honestly rather know about now than later.
Is my information safe?+
Yes. What you tell us is used to build your list and nothing else. We don't sell data and we don't pass it on — and if you want everything deleted, you ask once and it's gone.