Reply to: Anyone ever used GO Umbrella?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

yep cos i done search for that umbrella company..y are people on this forum so suspicious strange indeed .

Cynicism comes with experience unfortunately

[abu1]

And yet you still resurrected a 5 year old thread?

yep cos i done search for that umbrella company..y are people on this forum so suspicious strange indeed .

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

I am using them currently whilst doing this contract i found them on the umbrella comparison site and took it from there. they had offer free for first 3 months i used orangegenie and libertybishop previosuly.

They have so far paid me on time seems ok.

and no i do not work for them

And yet you still resurrected a 5 year old thread?

[abu1]

I am using them currently whilst doing this contract i found them on the umbrella comparison site and took it from there. they had offer free for first 3 months i used orangegenie and libertybishop previosuly.

They have so far paid me on time seems ok.

and no i do not work for them

[TheFaQQer]

I am currently working a project overseas with a new contractor who has set up a limited company, he has been trading for 3 months and not been paid a bean as yet and is outstanding over £20K now.

I on the other hand am paid weekly through Goumbrella and have been since start of contract, now maybe I'm cynical but what good would £20K of pay and expenses be to me if it was still outstanding?

I think you'll find that this is the exception rather than the norm!!

If he's invoiced for £20K and hasn't been paid it for some reason, then he should stop working and not return until it's paid. He should also be taking legal action, charging penalties and interest on the outstanding amount, etc.

Unless, of course, he's not actually owed the money, or hasn't invoiced correctly, then it's no different from you not doing the same with GoUmbrella - if you don't get the invoices in, then you don't get paid.

[xmland]

Hi Cynical

Call me cynical if you like, but do you work for Go Umbrella?

Personally, I wouldn't touch an umbrella company with a bargepole.

No I don't work for GoUmbrella as you suggest as they probably wouldn't pay me enough!

As I stated I use them as an umbrella which suits me fine.

I am currently working a project overseas with a new contractor who has set up a limited company, he has been trading for 3 months and not been paid a bean as yet and is outstanding over £20K now.

I on the other hand am paid weekly through Goumbrella and have been since start of contract, now maybe I'm cynical but what good would £20K of pay and expenses be to me if it was still outstanding?

I am not trying to defend them as you suggest nor am I trying to plug them, the post was has anyone ever used them and I gave the answer yes. Thought that was what forums were for and was trying to be as helpful as I could.

All I will say on limited companies vs Umbrella is do what ever suits the individual. If I choose to go limited in the future then I will, it's a choice each of us is free to make. For now though GoUmbrella suit me fine.

[Diver]

goumbrella

Wrong link, it's :

http://www.goumbrella.co.uk/contact_us/get_in_touch.php

It works OK. They've probably updated the structure and google hasn't caught up yet.
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[oraclesmith]

I just tried clicking on their website www.goumbrella.co.uk/contact.php
No joy, tried links to it, also no joy,

"now you lot have dun it again", scared them orf you ave

Wrong link, it's :

http://www.goumbrella.co.uk/contact_us/get_in_touch.php

It works OK. They've probably updated the structure and google hasn't caught up yet.

[Diver]

Go umbrella

I just tried clicking on their website www.goumbrella.co.uk/contact.php
No joy, tried links to it, also no joy,

"now you lot have dun it again", scared them orf you ave

[oraclesmith]

I must admit all these administrative anxieties, responsibilities and hassles associated with running a limited company do get me down sometimes and cause me many a sleepless night

I don't get this. It doesn't run a limited company solution for customers, it's an umbrella.

If you're a client, it doesn't take care of the hassles of running a limited company for you because you haven't got a limited company !!!!

[fzbucks]

You rest assured knowing that goumbrella are taking care of all the administrative anxieties, responsibilities and hassles associated with running a limited company

I must admit all these administrative anxieties, responsibilities and hassles associated with running a limited company do get me down sometimes and cause me many a sleepless night

[fzbucks]

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Lookes like the spambots who only joined the forum to defend goumbrella have reported back totheir overlords

Go on admit it, GoUmbrella is one of your plan B's init?

[The AntiChrist]

Because??

Because....

http://forums.contractoruk.com/thread1255-giant.html

[Metromaniac]

Yeah, but not because of this !!!

Because??

[oraclesmith]

Yeah, but not because of this !!!