Terms of Use
Last updated: 14 September 2026
1. About Badger Business Compass
Badger Business Compass is an educational tool designed to help UK small-business owners understand common bookkeeping situations, business responsibilities and relevant regulatory changes.
By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use.
2. General information only
Badger Business Compass provides general information. It does not provide individual accounting, tax, legal, financial or investment advice.
The guidance is based only on the answers you provide and may not take account of every detail of your circumstances.
3. Badger Business Compass does not replace an accountant
The website does not replace a qualified accountant, bookkeeper, tax adviser, solicitor or another professional adviser.
You should seek professional advice when a transaction is unusual, material, unclear or requires professional judgement.
4. Your responsibilities
You remain responsible for:
- Providing complete and accurate information.
- Keeping appropriate business records and evidence.
- Checking which rules and deadlines apply to you.
- Reviewing information before submitting returns or accounts.
- Paying taxes and other amounts by the applicable deadlines.
- Obtaining professional advice when necessary.
5. Accuracy and updates
Reasonable efforts are made to keep information accurate and understandable. However, tax, accounting and company rules may change.
You should check the publication date, follow links to official sources and confirm important information before acting.
6. Official sources
Links to GOV.UK, HMRC, Companies House and other official sources are provided for convenience. Business Guide is independent and is not operated or endorsed by HMRC, Companies House or the UK government.
7. Saved information
The current version may save your business profile and transaction checks in your browser. You are responsible for keeping any records required for accounting, tax or legal purposes.
Badger Business Compass should not be used as the only storage location for business records or supporting documents.
8. Acceptable use
You must not:
- Use the website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
- Attempt to damage, disrupt or gain unauthorised access to the website.
- Use automated methods to copy substantial parts of the service.
- Misrepresent Badger Business Compass content as official government advice.
- Use the service to store another person's sensitive information without authority.
9. Availability
Badger Business Compass may be updated, changed, suspended or temporarily unavailable. Continuous or error-free access cannot be guaranteed.
10. Liability
To the extent permitted by law, Badger Business Compass is not responsible for losses caused by relying solely on general guidance, providing incomplete information, missing a deadline or failing to obtain appropriate professional advice.
Nothing in these terms excludes liability where it cannot legally be excluded.
11. Paid services
Additional subscription terms, including pricing, billing, cancellation and refund information, will be provided before paid plans are activated.
No payment should be made unless the applicable price and subscription conditions are clearly displayed.
12. Intellectual property
The Badger Business Compass name, design, original explanations and software may not be copied, republished or commercially redistributed without permission, except where allowed by law.
13. Changes to these terms
These Terms of Use may be updated as the service develops. The latest revision date will be shown at the top of this page.
14. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to:
Business operator: ADD THE LEGAL BUSINESS NAME
Add the legal business name and contact email. Subscription, cancellation and refund terms must also be completed before accepting payments.