The right accountants for your contractors

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We’ve been providing expert, impartial advice to freelancers and contractors for many years. During this time we’ve supported over 12,000 happy clients, taking care of their admin and letting them focus on their work. We’ll take on the lion’s share of your admin too, dealing with any queries your contractors may have on everything from dividends to VAT. Meaning you can spend more time placing candidates and sourcing top talent.

If you want your contractors to benefit from our expert accounting support, refer them today. Sign up is quick and easy and there’s always someone on hand to help you through the process.

We’re IPSE-accredited, so you can trust that we’re experts in our field

We’re contracting specialists, so you can be sure your placements get the most suitable support

94% of our clients are happy or very happy with our support – so you know your contractors will be in safe hands

Helping contractors make the right choice

If you’re not sure whether going limited would suit your contractors, our specialist Best Advice Team is on hand to help them make the decision. We’ll take your contractors through all their employment options and help them make the best choice for their circumstances. And if they would be more suited to an umbrella company, we can have them signed up to our sister company, Parasol, in no time.

Going limited may suit your contractors if they:

Have an assignment rate of over £15 per hour

Are planning on contracting for over 12 months

Are happy to do about 30 mins admin per month

Are happy to manage their own invoicing

Have not been declared bankrupt

Here’s what we can do for you:

Professional support & services
Dedicated best advice team to support contractors in making the right decision based on their individual circumstances

Account management support
Access to senior level decision makers within the company to talk through any concerns or opportunities

Commercial terms
Tailored to the best performance outcome for your business

Co-marketing opportunities
Dedicated marketing support contact to work on any co-marketing opportunities to help increase contractor numbers

Back office support
Dedicated back office contacts to help you get set up for all payroll, sales ledger and contract needs

Navigating legislation
A team of compliance and legal experts to ensure you can stay abreast of any industry regulatory changes

Employed payroll solution
Developed in response to the onshore intermediaries legislation (April 2014)

Consultant industry training
Onsite workshops to help train new or existing consultants in the different types of employed payment or accounting solutions available to contractors

Acquiring new business
Support in securing new client wins through a joint bid approach for temporary worker business

Why work with us

15 years experience in the contractor accounting and employee payment market
Managed payments and accounts for over 90,000 contractors
Working with over 2,500 recruitment agencies across the UK
Multiple UK office locations and over 400 head office staff
Specialist team of compliance and legal experts to keep abreast of legislation changes
Founding member of the FCSA and fully audited YoY by Ernst & Young
Account management and best advice team of over 50 contractor specialists including 20 partner managers

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