Recommendations / Reviews on Umbrella companies

[alittlebaffled]

Hi there,
Wondering if anyone could be so kind as to provide (current) recommendations on Umbrella companies. I've not used one before.
Many thanks!

[northernladuk]

Contractor Umbrella. They post a lot on here and do a lot of work supportibg contractors.

[lucyclarityumbrella]

Contractor Umbrella. They post a lot on here and do a lot of work supportibg contractors.

Thanking you

[BenDover]

I am currently with 'GO PAY CARE' they used to be 'PINNACLE PAY CARE', have been with them for about 6 weeks now and they seem fine. I was a little dubious as they only charge £10 and they are about to drop that again to £7.50......I will stay until the day ever comes where they pee me off and then I will leave but must say they are as good as any I have used before.

Based in Lincoln and I speak with Emma.......0<mod snip>

[missinggreenfields]

I am currently with 'GO PAY CARE' they used to be 'PINNACLE PAY CARE', have been with them for about 6 weeks now and they seem fine. I was a little dubious as they only charge £10 and they are about to drop that again to £7.50......I will stay until the day ever comes where they pee me off and then I will leave but must say they are as good as any I have used before.

Based in Lincoln and I speak with Emma.......<mod snip>

That margin looks utterly anorexic, never mind thin.

Company valuation on the last accounts £8k. Is there much room to cut margin and still be able to deal with things that go wrong?

[northernladuk]

I am currently with 'GO PAY CARE' they used to be 'PINNACLE PAY CARE', have been with them for about 6 weeks now and they seem fine. I was a little dubious as they only charge £10 and they are about to drop that again to £7.50......I will stay until the day ever comes where they pee me off and then I will leave but must say they are as good as any I have used before.

Based in Lincoln and I speak with Emma.......<mod snip>

Interesting you say you've been with them for 6 weeks yet 25 weeks ago you said you started with these but 'only for a few week's?

You also had the phone number removed in that post as well.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/umbre...ml#post2223724

[Fred Bloggs]

That margin looks utterly anorexic, never mind thin.

Company valuation on the last accounts £8k. Is there much room to cut margin and still be able to deal with things that go wrong?

Possibly some one working off a laptop in his/her bedroom I'd think. Can you get a barge pole long enough?

[cojak]

Interesting you say you've been with them for 6 weeks yet 25 weeks ago you said you started with these but 'only for a few week's?

You also had the phone number removed in that post as well.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/umbre...ml#post2223724

...and if it happens a 3rd time, I'll be well ticked and a banhammer will probably appear.

[Matt FPSGroup]

That margin looks utterly anorexic, never mind thin.

We are currently deducting 1% of net invoice value for our Umbrella solution which equates to around £5.50 on average for our contractors. Smaller operators such as this particular one will indeed struggle to be commercially viable with low fees but larger organisations can succeed due to scale.

[Bongo]

Would anyone care to share their experiences, positive or otherwise, with any of the following umbrella companies: Clipper Contracting Group, Crest Plus, Danbro, Exchequer Solutions, Focused, FPS, Giant Group, Green Lantern, Key Portfolio, NWM, Orange Genie, Parasol, PayStream, and finally Sterling Group.

Many thanks.