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What type of accreditations do umbrella firms have?
If you are new to contracting, you might be surprised to find out that umbrella companies are not regulated by any authority or government body.
However, two organisations offer professional audits to umbrella firms – the FCSA and Professional Passport.
All of the leading PAYE umbrella companies in the UK are accredited by at least one of these organisations, and accreditation means that the firm in question has undergone a rigorous (and expensive) audit to ensure that it complies with UK tax laws.
1. FCSA-accredited providers
Here is a list of FCSA-accredited umbrella firms in the UK (as of October 2023). Browse the full current list here.
- Advance
- Azebra
- Bishopsgate
- Black Diamond
- Bright Sky Contracting
- Brookson One
- Carrington
- Champion Contractor
- Churchill Knight Umbrella
- Clarity
- Clipper
- Contractor Umbrella
- Cool Company
- Crest Plus
- Danbro
- Dasa Umbrella
- Eden Group
- Exact
- Exchequer Solutions
- Fair Pay Services
- Focused
- ForeTwo Group
- Generate
- Giant Pay
- Global Challenge
- Granite BPO
- Husp
- i4 Pay
- iConsult
- ICS
- Indigo Group
- JMK Group
- Key
- Liquid Friday
- Mortimer Childe
- MyPay
- Nasa Group
- New Red Planet
- No Worries
- Numbermill
- NWM
- Oasis
- Omnia
- Orbital
- Parasol
- Payme
- Payments Pro
- Paystream
- Pendragon Consultancy
- Rebus
- Riddingtons Payroll
- Quest Payment Solutions
- Sapphire
- SG Umbrella
- Ship Shape
- SmartWork
- SSC Services
- Sterling
- Stonebridge
- Trafalgar
- Umbrella Company UK
- Umbrella.co.uk
- UmbrellaPhant
- We Contract
- Workwell
- Your Sprightly
2. Professional Passport approved providers
Here is a list of all current Professional Passport approved umbrella organisations in the UK (as of April 2024). You can browse the current list here.
- 365 Umbrella
- A J Rayson
- Abacus
- A4dable Payroll
- Accountancy Partners (AP)
- Alliance CS
- Apex
- Arch Finance
- Atom
- Aura Paye
- Big Fish Group
- Bishop Oak
- Bishopsgate
- Blizzard Pay
- Bright Sky
- Century Umbrella
- Chelsea & Hall
- Clarion
- Clearwater
- Compass
- Competex Pro
- Contractor.com
- Contractor Expert
- Dasa
- DNS
- Earneze
- Eight Pay
- ePayMe
- Ernest
- Exceed Outsourcing
- EZ PAYE
- Fair Pay Services
- Fruition Outsourcing
- Propaye
- Granite BPO
- iPaye
- Imagine
- Inspired Umbrella
- JMK
- Just Standard
- Knight & Bishop
- Lesters
- Magic Umbrella
- MainPay
- Mint
- Only Best
- Oribtal Payroll Group
- Ovations Umbrella
- Paybrella
- Paytech Umbrella
- Primis Contractor Management
- Quad Management
- Quickstep Contractor Services
- RA Umbrella
- Ricson
- Rise Contracting Services
- Rocket PAYE
- Rowanfox
- Sandbeck
- Signature Pay
- Social Work Employment Services
- Solucionis
- Swann Accountants
- Templeton Brook
- Tilted Umbrella
- TJW Contract Solutions
- Trident Umbrella
- Trusted Employment Solutions
- UC Contractors
- Umbrella Link
- Virtue Payment Services
- WellPay
- WF Fusion
- Workplace Wizards
Make sure you keep clear of tax avoidance schemes
Whatever you do, only use a UK-based PAYE umbrella company. Never be tempted by an offshore scheme or unrealistic net pay returns.
The government maintains a list of umbrella schemes involved in tax avoidance. Make sure you avoid them at all costs.