Supplying other contractors

[Denny]

Sounds like you are an agent.

If you are going to do it properly you will of course need to invest in hair Gel, a shiny suit and lots of jewelry. Then you may need to change your motor.

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...and change your name to Gavin and talk about money all the time.

[XperTest]

Sounds like you are an agent.

If you want to set up an agency then why not? it is not hard, just run them through your ltd company.

The one thing you need to worry about is how and when you intend to pay the contractors. If the agreement is to do it when you have been paid yourself then fine as long as the contractors understand that.

The way I see it you don't start an agency because you can put 5 persons to work for 3 months. It's too much hassle and they way the OP presents it I don't get the feeling he wants to make a business out of this; it's just an opportunity that's come his way and he wants to make the most off, but it's no long term thing. To run an agency as a profit I would assume you need at least 50 people or so working for you on average. He probably couldn't pitch the work directly as he isn't on the PSL, so why not try to make the best of the opportunity with as little hassle as possible..?

[DodgyAgent]

...and change your name to Gavin and talk about money all the time.

That is my name

[sathyaram_s]

I don't understand something here ... Why should the OP's arrangement make him an agency. Can't (s)he arrange the affairs like a Software House will do?

Sounds like you are an agent.

If you want to set up an agency then why not? it is not hard, just run them through your ltd company.