Welcome to Living Proofs

Underlining your success

Hello, I’m Bridget Wilkins, founder of Living Proofs, a freelance proofreading service in the UK helping businesses who are looking to outsource their corporate report proofreading. I specialise in proofreading annual reports and corporate communications for FTSE companies. If you’re looking to outsource your corporate proofreading to a freelance proofreader, I can help.

What does corporate report proofreading involve?

Corporate proofreading services are about much more than simply checking documents for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors. I check reports for consistency, readability, as well as layout and formatting issues. Annual reports are complex documents that need to be presented correctly, adhering to a strict format and using client-specific information. An annual report is more than just a statutory obligation – it presents an opportunity for the company to tell their story in a clear and compelling way. In the last decade I have proofread hundreds of corporate reports for businesses from a wide range of sectors. To find out more about my background, skills and experience, take at look at the About page.

Who do I work with?

The majority of my proofreading clients are corporate communications consultancies and creative consultancies. They offer creative support and guidance in reporting to FTSE and Fortune 500 clients in a range of industries.

I work across sectors including banking, healthcare, telecommunications, pensions, asset management, investment, fashion and mining, providing business proofreading services for clients including Emperor Design, Black Sun, Lyons Bennett, Paragon Workplace and Octopus Investments.

How outsourcing your corporate proofreading can help your business

Working with a professional proofreader ensures:

  • Targeted quality control.
  • Advice on client-specific conventions as well as grammar, punctuation, spelling and formatting errors.
  • Consistency throughout reports and documents.
  • Coherency. I take documents with numerous contributors and ensure they are fluent, error-free and stand up to scrutiny.
  • Flexibility. I am open to potential changes and updates.
  • Value for money. I agree my fee in advance so production budgets can be met.

To find out more about how my proofreading service can help you, take a look at the Services page or drop me an email. I’d love to hear from you! You can also find out more about what it’s like to work with me over on my Blog page.

Cameron Gunn, Head of Digital (now CEO), Emperor: “Hey Bridget. I’ve worked with proofreaders for 10 years and I have to say that was the most rapid and thorough review of a digital deck I’ve ever had. I really appreciate your diligence and pace on this. Thanks so much on behalf of the team.”

Andy Miller, Production Director, Emperor: “Just wanted to pass on the glowing appreciation from our client on your read Bridget – she said it was the best reader marks she’s ever had! You picked up on all the right stuff and all your comments very helpful and relevant.”

Kent County Council Community Learning and Skills Marketing Team: “Bridget did the final proofing on our annual course directory – 240 pages of course listings – a mammoth project. Everyone in the team commented on how good the proofreading was compared to previous years. Thank you, Bridget.”

Chief Economist, Aviva Insurance plc: “We like Bridget …”