Resources - umbrella companies

A selection of great tools, business guides and articles to help make your business a success

How Do Umbrella Companies Work?

Nov 9, 2016 | Blog

Millions of people ply their skills as a contractor, working on jobs for several weeks or months at a time. For professionals who want the freedom of self-employment, without the administrative burden that comes with it, operating under an umbrella company is a...

Umbrella vs. Limited: The Great Debate

Jul 18, 2016 | Blog

Self-employment gives you the freedom to control your workflow, but it also brings decisions about how to operate in the business world. If you’re a freelancer or contractor, you’re probably wondering whether you should form a limited company, or assume umbrella...

Umbrella company expenses to be disallowable in 2016

Jan 28, 2016 | Blog

As Budgets go last year’s wasn’t too kind on the self-employed, the bad and the ugly outweighing the good that came from Osborne’s speech. We saw tinkering to dividend structure, Employment Allowance and IR35 – but without doubt the biggest bombshell came in the...

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