Reply to: Umberella company offering increased take home under IR35

[randomname]

Thanks all!

[malvolio]

That's not the website that's a completely different company...

I can find no trace of contractorteam.co.uk beyond the website and the phone number on it and I'm not going near those options.

Nope, nor can I. Nothing on CoHo. Nothing about the legal business details on their website (which is illegal). Lots of talk about international financial services.

And what UK company describes its staff as "UK based"...??

Run away. Screaming is optional.

[eek]

From companies house:

Nature of business (SIC) 43390 - Other building completion and finishing

Looks like servicing the building industry. Set up in 2018. Hmm. Sure, I'd trust them with my money...

That's not the website that's a completely different company...

I can find no trace of contractorteam.co.uk beyond the website and the phone number on it and I'm not going near those options.

Edit to add - the actual checks to make are:

1) the website should list company details - it doesn't on the home page, nor the t&cs nor the cookie policy.
2) nominet.uk/whois should list who the company is - you can complain to force them to display the information but it's not worth the hassle.

As neither of those things tell you anything there is nothing that allows any to trace the website back to it's owner.

[NotAllThere]

From companies house:

Nature of business (SIC) 43390 - Other building completion and finishing

Looks like servicing the building industry. Set up in 2018. Hmm. Sure, I'd trust them with my money...

[eek]

hmm, i didnt ask them if they were HMRC or QC approved. I will ask them the question. They call themselves contractorteam.co.uk.

Anyone care to look them up?

That isn't an umbrella firm - it's a sales lead generation firm...

[randomname]

hmm, i didnt ask them if they were HMRC or QC approved. I will ask them the question. They call themselves contractorteam.co.uk.

Anyone care to look them up?

[eek]

And QC approved. Very important that. (And did they give the QC's name?)

Robert “I approve of the lunch this scheme is paying for “Venables, Q.C.

[NotAllThere]

Don't tell me they said they were HMRC approved too???

And QC approved. Very important that. (And did they give the QC's name?)

[lucyclarityumbrella]

Don't tell me they said they were HMRC approved too???

[northernladuk]

Thanks, i guessed so. Not sure if i can post their name here?

Definitely post their name here. People do search the forums to see if any company has been discussed before so very useful if their name is here to warn others.

[NotAllThere]

Thanks, i guessed so. Not sure if i can post their name here?

A company offering a service? Why would they object? Don't post a link though.

[randomname]

Thanks, i guessed so. Not sure if i can post their name here?

[NotAllThere]

Warn your friends and colleagues.

What was the name of the company offering this service? How did you get to hear of them?

[eek]

Any warning signs - none apart from a very large one visible form outside this galaxy and all points within it

jist don’t do it

[NotAllThere]

Two words.

Run.
Away.

They will cream off a profit and when the tax man comes a-calling, you'll have a huge debt plus interest, and they'll disappear.