Agency wanting information

[FiveTimes]

I also have received a letter from agency asking all the above.
The details they ask for they already have apart from signing authority, and shareholders.

Does the agency begin with Al and end in is ?

[scaramanga]

I also have received a letter from agency asking all the above.
The details they ask for they already have apart from signing authority, and shareholders.

Does the agency begin with Al and end in is ?

I have received the same from an agency matching Al...is.

I just filled it in to shut them up. Can't see it as an important piece of paper, although if I was in a different mood (i.e. not just come home from the pub pissed when I got the letter) I would probably have taken the line of the other posters & not bothered to fill it in.

I have fallen out with them a couple of times over requiring to see pieces of paper that are of no concern at all to them but when it comes down to it I submit timesheets on Monday and get paid on Friday which makes me tolerate some of their BS.

[BrowneIssue]

Does the agency begin with Al and end in is ?

I have received the same from an agency matching Al...is.

So that'll be Allegis Group (rather than Altran CIS?)

[Sausage Surprise]

hi,

I am 3/4 through a 12 month contract which is up for renewal, working via an recruitment agency. A couple of days ago, they rang me and said they were sending me a "questionnaire" and could I fill it in and send it back asap. I've just received it and it is an odd "questionnaire". It asks for my limited company's name, address, reg.no and Vat.no (which they already have), then asks for the details of all shareholders, directors and authorised signatories to Account, and the Company Bank (they obviously know the bank already as they have been paying my invoices into my business account). Then comes a paragraph "By signing the below you are confirming that you are not operating a Managed Service company, that all the above information is correct and that no payments received from this contract are being transferred off shore. Off shore includes, but is not limited to, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Switzerland." (The spelling of the Isle of Man with 1 "n" is not my spelling mistake but theirs).Then there is space for me to sign and print my name and put the date. My questions is, do I have to provide this information and sign this? I would have thought the shareholders, directors and signatories of mt company was none of their business, as well as where and what I choose to do with the money my company has been paid. I happen not to be a Managed Service company but use the standard common limited company setup. I do not like divulging unnecessary sensitive information unless I absolutely have to - you only need to read the news in the last fews days to know why. At best, my gut feeling is that in some way I am doing the work their legal department should be doing but are hoping that I'll do for them. Aslso, I am aware of the bad reputation of Managed Services companies and the last I heard was that their legal status was in doubt. Can anyone advise, please?

Thanks in advance,
Chris W

[FiveTimes]

So that'll be Allegis Group (rather than Altran CIS?)

You are correct

[Epiphone]

Doesn't it cost at least £1000 to do all this admin AFTER the contract terms have been signed and agreed?

I know it does for MyCo and if agents suddenly retract their need for an additional questionnaire to be filled in than that's cool with me.

[Ardesco]

No reason why you can't charge them to have your companies legal department look over it to ensure that you are not going to compromise your company in some way by signing what appears to be a leagal declaration.

You could also mention that they can get this info from companies house themselves for *1, which will probably be cheaper than paying your admin costs/legal fees....