[Python Edinburgh] Umbrella company recommendation?

[Anand Kumria]

As a point of interest, I'm used Spring Board without issues for about 6
months.

However - I now run things via my own company.

It was getting frustrating filling out 3 timesheets in order to get paid.

A good accountant can come in very handy.

Cheers,
Anand

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Jonathan Gould
<J.Gould at austinfraser.com>wrote:

>  Sorry... the name to avoid is SpringBoard....
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> *From:* edinburgh-bounces+j.gould=austinfraser.com at python.org [mailto:
> edinburgh-bounces+j.gould <edinburgh-bounces%2Bj.gould>=austinfraser.com@
> python.org] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Gould
> *Sent:* 19 November 2010 10:43
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> *To:* The list for Pythonistas in Edinburgh.
> *Subject:* Re: [Python Edinburgh] Umbrella company recommendation?
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> We have probably a 50/50 split of all our contractors who use
> umbrella/limited companies.
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> Of those using umbrella companies there is a wide range but the same names
> are always associated with problems.
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> We are not legally able to recommend umbrella companies but I can happily
> provide details of a few who have good reputaitions:
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> Orange Genie, Giant and Parasol are probably the biggest/best.
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> Avoid SprinBoard Umbrella though. It has been set up by recruiters as a
> sister company who then share company/client information for their
> recruitment arm to pitch/canvass. Contractors are sometimes drawn to them
> because of their reduced fees though. Recruiters get a bad enough reputation
> which isn’t always justified and this is really bad practice!!
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> Hope this helps.....
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> Thanks
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> Jon
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> Austin Fraser
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> 01189596689
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> *From:* edinburgh-bounces+j.gould=austinfraser.com at python.org [mailto:
> edinburgh-bounces+j.gould <edinburgh-bounces%2Bj.gould>=austinfraser.com@
> python.org] *On Behalf Of *Dougal Matthews
> *Sent:* 19 November 2010 10:35
> *To:* The list for Pythonistas in Edinburgh.
> *Subject:* Re: [Python Edinburgh] Umbrella company recommendation?
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> A vaguely remembered partial (possibly mostly made up) quote from my
> accountant.
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> "I would strongly advice against using an umbrella company. The Inland
> Revenue is coming down on them at the moment and you'll almost always end up
> loosing a bigger cut and having less control."
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> Or something like that, he said a few other things too but I don't fully
> remember. I realise he wants my business but in the grand scheme of things a
> one man limited company is a small fish compared to the other companies at
> his firm, so I doubt he's *that* bothered.
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> It may well be worth going the accountant route, its not that hard. I'm
> just getting into it and you can get setup quickly (I formed a company in a
> week).
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> Cheers,
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> Dougal
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> --
> *Dougal Matthews*
> www.dougalmatthews.com
> www.twitter.com/d0ugal
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> On Friday, 19 November 2010 at 10:23, Mark Smith wrote:
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>   Hi Guys,
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> I know there are a few contractors on this list.
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> Is anyone working with an umbrella company they recommend (or recommend
> against). A colleague of mine is looking for one, and I have no experience
> with them.
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> --Mark
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