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Your business

Make sure you answer honestly, with accurate and up-to-date information. If you don't, your policy may be cancelled, and your insurer could reject your claim or decide not to pay it in full.

About your business

An extra trade/profession, on top of your main one as part of this business.

What does 'an extra trade/profession' mean?

Maybe you're a carpenter, but also offer electrical work. Or, your main trade/profession is dog grooming but you also provide dog walking, too.

If your business fits in more than one box, tell us about it here.

Please enter how many people are employed by your company, excluding yourself. Please include any full or part time employees, company partners or directors.

This refers to any manual work that you complete as part of your business activities outside of consultancy based work.
Include the total number of years spent running businesses as a sole trader, partnership or limited company. Your experience in the same industry can be seen as beneficial to your business risk.
Include the total number of years spent running businesses as a sole trader, partnership or limited company. Partner's experience in the same industry can be seen as beneficial to your business risk.
Include the total number of years spent running businesses as a sole trader, partnership or limited company. Director's experience in the same industry can be seen as beneficial to your business risk.

We just need to know the total income your business and any subcontractors generate (including VAT, if appropriate).

If you haven't been trading very long, or income tends to fluctuate, you can give us an estimate, but please try to be as accurate as possible.

Why are we asking?

Our panel of insurers need an idea of your turnover, to work out your quote and to help us understand your business insurance needs.

We just need to know the total income your business and any subcontractors generate (including VAT, if appropriate).

If you haven't been trading very long, or income tends to fluctuate, you can give us an estimate, but please try to be as accurate as possible.

Why are we asking?

Our panel of insurers need an idea of your turnover, to work out your quote and to help us understand your business insurance needs.

Your policy details

Your policy can start immediately, or up to 30 days from the date you received your quote. (DD/MM/YYYY)
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Your details

Contact details

This is the address that we will write to if we need to contact you by post, and send payment to if you make a successful claim.

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Why are we asking?

We'll send any quotes or policy documents here.

Simply Business will use this number if we need to call or text you about your quote or policy.

In case we can't reach you.

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