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1st Contact Umbrella
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Total Clients - 1000
1st Contact Umbrella are a very professional umbrella company giving clear & precise advice to new customers. They even give you the option to meet them in person if you prefer - though these days it's as easy as filling in a simple form online.
- 1st Contact Umbrella explain their services in clear simple terms and have a good grasp of current complex legislation that affects you as a contractor.
They respond quickly to any enquiry and use language that you can understand. The pricing is very competitive in today's market and if you're paid monthly your fees drop to below £70 - pretty good!
Their website is readable and makes sense to a newcomer, it's easy to follow and there's a load of information.
As a customer, you can access your personal records from their web-portal, at your convenience, as well as using it to submit your time-sheet details each month.
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Company Profile
Part of the 1st Contact Group which has 15 years + experience in providing expert tax and accounting services - 1st Contact Umbrella gives you the best of both worlds: the freedom and flexibility of being a contractor with all the convenience of being an employee.
Benefits - Why use 1st Contact Umbrella?
Join 1st Contact Umbrella for reliable, legal and hassle free contracting.
Over 100,000 contractors since 1996 have enjoyed:
- Free Consultations with dedicated Consultants
- A simple fee structure with no hidden costs – you’ll only be charged when you earn
- High take home pay
- Claiming for business expenses through our extensive expense policy
- We handle the administration on your behalf; we’ll do the invoicing, collect payments from your agency/client, pay your tax and NI contributions to HM, so that you don’t have to.
- Prompt and efficient payments to your account, as payments are processed daily.
- Quick service – Email queries during business hours will be responded to quickly (within 3 working hours)
- Professional, Public and Employer’s Indemnity Insurance at no extra cost
- Full statutory employment rights, incl. maternity, paternity and sick pay & holiday pay
- Fast tracked National Insurance applications if required (no appointments needed)
- Reliability: In a rapidly changing and heavily regulated market place, our longevity serves as a testament to our insistence on best practice.
In a Nutshell
Good value Good service
Monthly Fee of £69 provides you with
- Company with 5 years experience in the industry
- £ 10m of Employers Liability Insurance
- £ 5m of Public Liability Insurance
- £ 1m of Professional Indemnity
- Extra charges - No
- Reply Time - Less Than 2 Hours
- Opening Times - Mon to Fri 9am 5pm
