- Exclusive £12/week fee for IT Contracting readers.
- FCSA accredited – fully compliant umbrella.
- The ideal payroll service for assignments inside IR35. We make switching been umbrella and limited easy!
- Join hundreds of happy contractors.
- Absolutely no hidden costs – join and leave our umbrella as often as you please.
- Free £25 million insurance & Employee Benefits.
- Salary sacrifice is available to boost your pension – tax-efficiently. Contact us for more information.
- Industry-leading umbrella – get access to our amazing app (to upload hours and view payslips on the go).
- Register in 10 minutes and start benefitting immediately.
- 01707 669 023
- www.umbrellacompanyuk.co.uk
- A leading umbrella services company with over 20 years of experience providing unbeatable support to the contracting and freelancing industry.
- Same-day payments, at no extra cost.
- An umbrella service you can trust, as a fully accredited member of the FCSA.
- Peace of mind from a £20m comprehensive insurance package, as standard.
- Here when you need us, including evenings and Saturday
- As flexible as you are. Easily switch to and from your limited company with our dual umbrella solution.
- www.parasolgroup.co.uk
- 01925 645 265
- bestadvice@parasolgroup.co.uk
- FCSA Accredited for the highest levels of compliance.
- Pay as much as you want into your preferred pension, saving Tax & NI PLUS save more with Employer Contributions.
- Ability to switch to and from SG Accounting for a Limited Company.
- IR35 and tax planning advice included.
- Fixed margin, no hidden fees.
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- www.sg-umbrella.co.uk
- Quick to get started.
- Option to switch between umbrella and your own limited company, depending on your IR35 status.
- Real-time payment notifications.
- FSCA compliant and accredited.
- Numerous, wide-ranging employee benefits.
- 01923 257 257
- www.jsagroup.co.uk
- Fast and easy registration.
- Access for all employees to an amazing rewards scheme.
- Flexible pension scheme.
- One dedicated point of contact.
- £25/week or £95/month margin.
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- www.clarityumbrella.co.uk
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 type of authority or government body.
However, there are two organisations which 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 August 2021). Browse the full current list here.
- Advance
- Amaze
- Azebra
- Black Diamond
- Brookson One
- Carrington
- Champion
- Churchill Knight Umbrella
- Clarity
- Clipper
- Contractor Umbrella
- Crest Plus
- Danbro
- Dasa
- DNS
- Eden Group
- Exact
- Exchequer Solutions
- Fair Pay Services
- Focused
- Generate
- Giant
- iConsult
- ICS
- JSA
- Liquid Friday
- Mango Pay
- Mortimer Childe
- MyPay
- Nasa
- No Worries
- Numbermill
- NWM
- Oasis
- Orange Genie
- Orbital
- Parasol
- Payme
- Payments Pro
- Paystream
- Pendragon Consultancy
- Sapphire
- SG Umbrella
- Smartwork
- Sterling
- Trafalgar
- Umbrella Company UK
- Umbrella.co.uk
- We Contract
2. Professional Passport approved providers
Here is a list of all current Professional Passport approved umbrella organisations in the UK (as of August 2021). You can browse the current list here.
- 1st Choice Umbrella
- Abacus
- Accountancy Partners
- Agile Pay
- Azure Global
- Big Fish Group
- Bishopsgate
- Bright Sky
- Compass
- Competex Pro
- Contractor Corner
- Contractor Core
- Dasa
- DNS
- Edward Thomas
- ePayMe
- Evolve CS Group
- Exceed Outsourcing
- EZ PAYE
- Fair Pay Services
- Fast Pay
- Fruition Outsourcing
- Propaye
- Green Lantern
- iConsult
- IPS Umbrella
- IWOP
- JMK
- Lesters
- Mint
- MyPay+
- Oasis Umbrella
- One Click Group
- Optimum
- Orbital
- Ovations Umbrella
- Paybrella
- Paico
- Quay Umbrella
- Ricson
- RM Business
- SJ PAY
- Swann Accountants
- Contractor Co-op
- Ultra
- Unicorn Development Solutions
- Universal Umbrella
How to choose the best umbrella company
Whatever you do, only ever use a UK-based PAYE umbrella company. Never be tempted by an offshore scheme, or by unrealistic net pay returns.
Use our limited vs. umbrella calculator to show what percentage return you should realistically expect.
And browse our popular guides to choosing the best umbrella for your needs.