Our fantastic leadership team
ADVANCE was founded in 2010 and since then has enjoyed consecutive years of steady growth. Over the last five years, we have invested heavily in our infrastructure, security and systems automation.
We support UK-based contractors and freelancers and the recruitment businesses that find them work. In a nutshell, we aim to make life simpler for professionals who choose to work on a contract / temporary basis. Our Chairman, Shaun has helped to forge a positive culture based on our core values of world-class service, passion, respect and team-work. Here's a little but about who he is, but if you'd like to find out more about his experience and vision for ADVANCE, he would be delighted to hear from you.
Shaun Critchley, Chairman
A qualified solicitor, Shaun has advised many of the UK’s leading recruitment firms and industry bodies on changes in legislation and other legal and compliance matters.
He has more than a decade of experience in the contractor and freelancer services sector and maintains excellent working relationships with the industry’s most respected legal and technical advisors.
His areas of expertise include IR35, self-employment, the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and supervision, direction or control (SDC).