About Ready for UK
An independent practice tool for the UK Life in the UK citizenship test — built for non-native English speakers preparing to call this place home.
Who runs this
Ready for UK is a trading name of James Canavan, a UK sole trader based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. There is no parent company, no investors, no offshore entity. James designs and writes the product, ships the code, and answers your email when you write in.
The business is registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office under reference ZC152961, which you can verify on the public ICO register at ico.org.uk.
Why it exists
The Life in the UK test is English-only. People who have lived here for years, hold down jobs, and speak English well enough to get on with their lives still fail because the exam tests a specific register of historical and civic English that has nothing to do with how anyone actually talks. The Home Office’s own handbook is the source material — dense and impersonal. The official Home Office practice app is English-only and gets 3.3 stars in the App Store.
The wedge is simple: keep the question in English (because the real exam is in English) but explain it in the language you think in. So we ship 1,000+ questions in English, and explanations in বাংলা, Türkçe, and اردو, reviewed for clarity in each language. Civic terms (“Westminster”, “House of Lords”, “Archbishop of Canterbury”) stay in English so the words you read here match the words on the exam.
What we charge
Nothing, right now. The whole product is free with an account — no card, no subscription, no upsell. We would rather have people practising than collect a few pounds from a handful of them. That may change one day; if it does, we’ll say so plainly rather than quietly switching things off. If you bought access back when we charged for it, it stays yours, and the refund page still applies to you.
What we’re not
We are not affiliated with the UK Home Office, the UK government, or any official awarding body. We don’t offer immigration advice. We can’t change your test result. We don’t certify exam outcomes. We build practice software, free for now, that we hope helps you pass.
How to reach us
The fastest route is email: hello@readyforuk.co.uk. We aim to respond within two working days. Full contact details.