Built for Newcastle's businesses
Newcastle has real strength in digital, offshore energy and life sciences, and startups here don't need a generalist down the road — they need specialists who answer quickly and price fairly. Because we work online, you get exactly that, plus a nudge towards the right local support: the North East Growth Hub is a good first stop for grants and advice, and our Swoop-powered funding portal searches 1,000+ lenders and grant schemes on top.
What do North East offshore and life-sciences contractors need to watch?
The North East's offshore energy sector runs on contractors, and contracting brings its own rules. Travel and subsistence are only deductible where you are travelling to a temporary workplace — and a site stops being temporary once you expect to be there more than 24 months, which offshore rotations reach faster than people assume. Work outside the UK raises residence and double-taxation questions that are far cheaper to answer before a contract starts than after it ends. On the life-sciences and digital side, R&D relief is the recurring theme, and claims now require an additional information form to be filed before the corporation tax return — so the evidence has to be built as the work happens rather than reconstructed a year later.
