Payroll
Running payroll correctly means staying on top of PAYE, pension auto-enrolment and reporting deadlines, alongside paying your team accurately and on time. Many small businesses prefer to outsource this rather than manage it in-house.
Payroll mistakes tend to be felt immediately — by your team, through their pay, and by your business, through HMRC penalties for errors or late submissions. Getting the setup right from the start, including pension auto-enrolment, tends to save far more time than fixing problems after they've already happened.
At a glance
- Best for: small businesses with one or more employees
- Common reason: setting up payroll for the first time
- Free to use, with no obligation to proceed

Who this is for
- Small businesses with one or more employees
- New employers setting up payroll for the first time
- Businesses needing help with pension auto-enrolment
- Companies wanting payroll handled alongside their accounts
Common reasons people get in touch
- Setting up payroll for the first time
- Handling pension auto-enrolment duties
- Processing payroll for a growing team
- Moving payroll away from an in-house process
What this typically involves
- 1Setup of your payroll scheme and registration with HMRC, if not already done
- 2Processing of pay, deductions and payslips each pay period
- 3Handling of pension auto-enrolment duties and contributions
- 4Submission of the reports HMRC requires, on time
Questions worth asking
A few things worth raising once you’re speaking with a professional.
- What do you need from me each pay period?
- How do you handle starters, leavers and changes to pay?
- What happens if a payslip needs correcting after it's been sent?
- Is pension auto-enrolment included as part of the service?
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