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    Help - any advice on these umbrella companies?

    Hi, I have to switch from a limited to umbrella company due to a client work.

    Anyone used these before? Any to avoid or which ones are amazing?
    • iCS
    • PayStream
    • Contractor Umbrella
    • Danbro
    • Parasol
    • Giant

    #2
    Hi,

    I am currently using Paystream and Contractor Umbrella (Long boring story as to why I am using two...). The on boarding was slicker with Paystream, but overall the day to day running seems OK with both of them. I have no experience with any of the others.
    SUFTUM

    May life give you what you need, rather than what you want....

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      #3
      Originally posted by lele7070 View Post
      Hi, I have to switch from a limited to umbrella company due to a client work.

      Anyone used these before? Any to avoid or which ones are amazing?
      • iCS
      • PayStream
      • Contractor Umbrella
      • Danbro
      • Parasol
      • Giant
      There are already some threads advising to avoid Contractor Umbrella that you may like to read.

      I'd recommend that you look at this:
      Find fairer IR35 & CV19 clients, agents & brollys. OffPayroll.org.uk
      to see which brollies were good at furloughing their employees. PayStream are seemingly one of the recommended ones whereas Contractor Umbrella refused to furlough any of their contractors.

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        #4
        Search the forums using the each of the names using the google method.

        In google type 'paystream' site:contractoruk.com/forums'

        You'll see we had this list presented a number of times. Might be some help in the older threads rather than go over it again.
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          I used Danbro many, many years ago. They did the job and paid on time. No idea if anything has changed in the intervening years.

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            #6
            Advice?

            Post in the Umbrella forum not the bear pit that is Specifically In General.

            Abandon hope all ye who post in here, seriously
            When the fun stops, STOP.

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              #7
              Pro tip: Don’t use Umbrella Corporation

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                #8
                Originally posted by lele7070
                Help! Anyone used these companies before? Anyone that I should also avoid from the list?

                iCS
                PayStream
                Contractor Umbrella
                Danbro
                Parasol
                Giant

                Thanks!
                Standard PSL list.

                I have experience with Contractor Umbrella and would recommend.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by saptastic View Post
                  Standard PSL list.

                  I have experience with Contractor Umbrella and would recommend.
                  From what I've read on here recently, they're not as good as they once were.
                  The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
                    I used Danbro many, many years ago. They did the job and paid on time. No idea if anything has changed in the intervening years.
                    Yeah, the got PC as an employee. Poor bastards.
                    'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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