Chris Ridgeon (Accountants Bury St Edmunds)

Chris joined the firm in 1979, qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1990. He describes himself as a general practitioner and is responsible for a diverse portfolio of corporate and non-corporate clients, in our Bury St. Edmunds office, where he is a partner. He has a particular interest in corporate finance services and advising construction clients. Chris is a member of the both Rotary and Round Table, having previously served as chairman of the latter. On the sporting front Chris enjoys the occasional game of golf, but his time is mostly spent supporting Ipswich Town Football Club.
My Latest Blogs
21st May 2014 Status Workaround

Schemes now appearing in Construction Sector to Circumvent HMRC’s new Disguised Employment Anti-Avoidance Rules. The Government’s new rules to tackle the false self-employment of construction workers and agency ‘temps’ entered into force on 6 April 2014, but were swiftly followed by headlines such as ‘New model tries to duck false self-employment rules’ in the recruitment…

10th December 2013 Worker Status

2013 Autumn Statement: HMRC attack construction worker status, AGAIN! Construction is a trade which continually has issues with worker status. The building main contractor wants the flexibility of hiring labour only sub-contractors as and when required, but it does not want the rights and costs that come with employment. A present day workaround to this…