For self-employed carers across the UK

Tools for self-employed carers, in one place.

Organise visits, record notes, prepare invoices and sign contracts. Keep policies and documents together. Estimate tax and track renewal dates. Standard and Verified plans include a consultant session.

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£5.99 / month or £59.90 / year, VAT included. Card taken at the start. Cancel before the 7-day trial ends to avoid payment.

Your care business tools for about 20p a day.

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Fictional example. The name, visits and amounts shown are not real member data.

My Roster

6 visits today

My Clients

3 active

My Documents

1 renewal soon

My Finances

£412 due

Public Liability Insurance expires in 32 days.

What your membership does

Tools included in your membership

Standard includes the tools below. Verified adds an independently checked profile.

Your week, planned

A weekly roster of every visit with the client's name, address and access details on the card
Notes on each visit, saved with the date and time
Repeat a visit weekly for up to 26 weeks, or add one-offs as they come up

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Your visits on your phone calendar

You set it up yourself: one private link adds your visits to iPhone, Google or Outlook
New, moved and cancelled visits appear on your phone automatically
The link is private to you — your diary isn't shared with anyone

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Client files that hold everything

Address, access details, allergies, preferences and emergency contacts in one place
Risk assessments, handover notes and a dated log per client
Hospital, archive or delete a client when the work ends

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Agreements, signed on your phone

Self-employed contract with your rate, hours and notice period
Consent to care, signed with a finger on the same phone and emailed to you both
Copies kept in the client's file so you can always find them

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Invoices and payment records

Completed visits appear in 'Ready to invoice' so you can prepare a draft
Numbered invoices with a due date, your bank details and a pay-by-bank link
Overdue invoices marked for you, with funder and direct-payment details on file

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Expenses, mileage and tax

Log mileage and costs as you go, with exports for your records
Pay, tax and National Insurance estimator for your own rate and hours
Self Assessment and payment deadline reminders

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Document expiry reminders

DBS, insurance, ID, training certificates and HMRC papers in one filing cabinet
Amber 30 days before a renewal, red when it's overdue
A 'Coming up' list on your dashboard tells you what to do next

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Guides to finding private clients

Business Toolkit: how to set your rate, price short visits, handle cancellations, find private families and chase payment
Twelve step-by-step procedures for falls, medication, safeguarding and lone working
A profile PDF to share with families; Verified adds a profile link

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Also in your membership

Free 30-minute consultant session

Talk to an independent, accredited care consultant. Extra time is £45 an hour.

Private support chat

Ask a question about a client, a contract or a payment and get a real answer.

Shareable profile PDF

Your experience, checks and training, neatly laid out for a family or agency.

Refer a friend

Send your code and you both get a free month when they join.

Care news, refreshed for you

Changes to rates, tax rules and guidance that affect self-employed carers.

Thirteen plain-English policies

Safeguarding, GDPR, medication, complaints and more, with your details filled in.

Standard

Tools for running your own care work

£5.99 / month

or £59.90 / year, VAT included — two months free

Roster, visit notes and phone calendar sync
Client files, contracts and consent forms
Invoices, expenses, mileage and tax estimator
Policies, guides, reminders and the Business Toolkit

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Document checks

Care-Solo Verified

Everything in Standard, plus checks families can see for themselves

£9.99 / month

or £99.90 / year, VAT included — two months free

A Verified profile link to send to families and agencies
DBS, insurance, training, references, ID and right to work checked by AJG Advisory
Re-checked every 6 months, so the date on your badge is always honest

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Prices include VAT. Both plans include one free 30-minute consultant session per member. Extra time costs £45 / hour. Full details on the pricing page.

Why carers join

Common situations in independent care

These fictional examples show how the tools can help with day-to-day care work.

Contracts

No contract. Just a handshake.

You've been supporting the same family for months. Nothing says what your rate is, what happens if a visit is cancelled at short notice, or who covers a damaged item.

With Care-Solo

Choose the self-employed agreement, fill in your rate and notice period, then you and the client both sign with a finger on the phone. A copy is emailed to each of you and kept in the client's file.

See how signing works

Emergency

Your client has fallen and is hurt.

In the moment you're focused on them. Afterwards it's hard to remember who to call, what to record, or whether it needs reporting.

With Care-Solo

Open Advice & Procedures and follow the steps for a fall or injury: what to do first, who to tell, and exactly what to write down — with accident, medication, lone-working and nine other guides.

Look at the guides

Documents

Your insurance ran out and you didn't notice.

Check that your insurance is current. Families or agencies may also ask for a recent DBS check.

With Care-Solo

Add each expiry date once. Your documents turn amber 30 days before, red when they're overdue, and show up under 'Coming up' on your dashboard.

See how reminders work

Policies

A family asks to see your policies.

A family or agency may ask for your safeguarding policy and complaints procedure before care starts.

With Care-Solo

Thirteen policies already written in plain English — safeguarding, GDPR, medication, lone working, infection control, complaints — with your name, trading name and town filled in.

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Money

The invoice is three weeks overdue.

Late payments can put pressure on self-employed carers. A clear invoice helps you keep track of what is due.

With Care-Solo

Tick the visits you've done and they're waiting in 'Ready to invoice'. Send it with a due date, your bank details and a 'Pay now' link. Overdue ones are marked for you.

See how invoicing works

Protection

Someone says you did something you didn't do.

A missing necklace, a bruise nobody saw before, a family member unhappy with your hours. Without records it's your word against theirs.

With Care-Solo

Notes on every visit, logged with the date and time, risk assessments for each client, and signed consent and contract forms — all in the client's file, in your account.

See what's kept on file

Included in Standard

£5.99 / month or £59.90 / year, VAT included. Verified costs £9.99 / month or £99.90 / year.

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Advice from AJG Advisory Services Limited

Talk it through with an independent, accredited care consultant: going self-employed, insurance, a contract that isn't working, or a situation you're not sure how to handle.

Free 30-minute session

Included with your membership.

Extra time: £45 / hour

Book and pay whenever you need more help.

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Questions carers ask us

Do I need to register with the CQC?
Am I employed or self-employed for tax?
What insurance do I actually need?
Can I work for families and agencies at once?
What if a client's family won't pay me?

Read the answers

General guidance, not legal advice.

Care blog

Care law, rights and self-employment

Plain-English articles on employment status, Self Assessment, CQC registration, client rights and direct payments, plus real stories from carers. Every piece is reviewed before publication.

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£5.99 / month or £59.90 / year, VAT included. One free 30-minute advice session per member. Cancel any time.

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