HMRC-registered CIS specialists for Chelmsford subcontractors and contractors across CM1 to CM3. Fast refund filing, monthly CIS300 returns and gross payment status, on a fixed monthly fee.
20% is deducted from every CIS invoice before your expenses are counted. Most subcontractors are owed a refund. Three numbers, instant estimate — no signup.
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Chelmsford has been building hard as Essex’s county city. The Beaulieu and Channels housing growth to the north, the Chelmer Waterside regeneration, and the steady run of extensions and refurbishments across CM1 to CM3 keep carpenters, groundworkers, electricians and finishers busy — with a big share of subbies taking the fast train or the A12 into London sites. CIS takes its cut first, though: 20% (or 30% unverified) off every payment, so most Chelmsford trades are owed a refund by the year end.
We run the full CIS service for Chelmsford trades: same-day refund filing, monthly CIS300 returns, verification, gross payment status applications, and a Self-Assessment that captures every allowable cost. Fixed monthly fee, filed from 6 April so the refund lands early.
💡 As an HMRC-registered agent, we deal with HMRC directly on your behalf — filing monthly returns, processing refund claims and handling verifications. Same-day filing available from 6 April for the fastest refund.
What We Handle
Self-Assessment filed within 24–48 hours of 6 April with every legitimate expense captured. HMRC refunds typically arrive 4–6 weeks later.
Full monthly CIS300 returns filed direct to HMRC for Chelmsford contractors paying subcontractors. Verification handled, deduction statements produced, late-filing penalties avoided.
We verify your subcontractors with HMRC before you pay them, so the correct rate — gross, 20% or 30% — is applied from the very first payment.
For established Chelmsford subcontractors who pass the turnover, compliance and business tests, we prepare and submit gross payment status applications so you are paid without deduction.
A simple phone app logs tools, fuel, materials, PPE and CSCS renewals as you go — so nothing is lost and nothing is a scramble next April.
Behind on Self-Assessment or CIS returns? We bring you current and put your case to HMRC, asking for penalty reductions where there is a reasonable excuse.
Refund claims can be made for up to four previous tax years. Plenty of Chelmsford subcontractors are sitting on several years' worth without realising it. Book a free call and we'll scope out exactly what's recoverable.
📅 Get Your Free Backdated CIS ReviewWorked Example
Take a self-employed carpenter on new housing at the northern growth sites plus first- and second-fix work across the city. He invoices about £38,000 gross, with roughly £7,600 deducted under CIS before he is paid.
Captured properly: mileage between sites and into London, a track saw and cordless kit, fixings and consumables, PPE, his CSCS card and a refresher, materials he bought himself, and the business share of his phone and van. Against £7,600 of deductions that base routinely returns a strong four-figure refund, filed in April.
This is an illustrative example to show how a claim is built — your own figures depend entirely on your earnings, deductions and expenses, and we confirm them with you before anything is filed.
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No obligation, no jargon — just a straight conversation about your CIS position, the refund you should be expecting, and how fast we can file it.
Office: 020 8050 4564 | Email: info@yourtaxhelp.co.uk