It is a well-known fact that umbrella companies in the UK are not regulated by the government. This has led to a rise in dubious and fraudulent tax avoidance schemes.
To raise awareness and to protect the interests of temporary workers, HMRC has prepared a list of umbrella companies that they have found to be involved in running tax avoidance schemes. The list is not complete by any means but it is updated on a regular basis, in other words, once the HMRC catches an umbrella company that is involved in running tax avoidance schemes, they update the list to make everyone aware.
HMRC list is helpful but it certainly does not solve the main issue at hand. The UK’s temporary workforce needs government-regulated umbrella companies. Private accreditations from the likes of FCSA and Professional Passport have helped to a certain extent, but more recently we have found that some of these accredited umbrella companies have been involved in questionable business practices.
HMRC is actively investigating umbrella companies that are running tax avoidance schemes. This investigation will aid in safeguarding the interests of temporary workforce. Umbrella companies involved in tax avoidance are the worst umbrella companies.
Below is HMRC's list of umbrella companies involved in tax avoidance schemes. This list names the tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers, and suppliers. The most recent additions and an update to the list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers in section 3 below were published under the Promotors of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS) regime on 19 November 2024.
| Umbrella Company | Legislation | Publication Date |
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| AI Global Workforce Ltd | POTAS | 12 September 2024 |
| Adapt Ltd and TGI Payday Ltd | POTAS | 12 September 2024 |
| 1st Choice Umbrella Ltd and Omni Contractors PCC Limited | POTAS | 12 September 2024 |
| Optima Limited (Optima) | Finance Act 2022 | 5 September 2024 |
| Odyssey Payroll Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 5 September 2024 |
| Innovate Limited (IL) | Finance Act 2022 | 5 September 2024 |
| Everest Contracting Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 5 September 2024 |
| Summit LED Ltd (SLL) | Finance Act 2022 | 29 August 2024 |
| Pazepay Limited (PPL) | Finance Act 2022 | 29 August 2024 |
| Your Pay Ltd (YPL) | Finance Act 2022 | 22 August 2024 |
| Fast Payroll UK Ltd (FPUK) | Finance Act 2022 | 22 August 2024 |
| Acquda Limited (AL) | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| Balance Bay Limited (BBL) | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| On the Box Pay Ltd (OTBP) | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| Rosewood WM IO Services Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| RW Operations Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| Whitebridge Management Ltd (WML) | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| Your PAYE Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 8 August 2024 |
| Umbrella Zone Limited (UZL) | Finance Act 2022 | 18 July 2024 |
| New Mill Resourcing Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 18 July 2024 |
| B2BTradecard Ltd (B2B) | Finance Act 2022 | 18 July 2024 |
| 365 Umbrella Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 6 June 2024 |
| Cube Umbrella Limited (CUL) | Finance Act 2022 | 6 June 2024 |
| Mountain View Admin Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 6 June 2024 |
| Accent Umbrella Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 9 May 2024 |
| Alphasaint Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 11 April 2024 |
| Abchurch Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 29 February 2024 |
| Acacia Management Services Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 11 April 2024 |
| Contractor Bureau Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 14 March 2024 |
| Procorre LLP | Finance Act 2022 | 29 February 2024 |
| Flex Payroll and Accounting Services Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 1 February 2024 |
| PAYEme Ltd | POTAS | 18 April 2024 |
| Paystone Services Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 1 February 2024 |
| Procorre LLP | Finance Act 2022 | 29 February 2024 |
| Purity Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 25 January 2024 |
| React Administration Services Limited | Finance Act 2022 | 29 February 2024 |
| Solucionis Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 25 April 2024 |
| Ultra Employment Ltd | Finance Act 2022 | 11 April 2024 |
| Worx 4U Limited | Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) | 23 January 2024 |
Source: HMRC official website
If there's any discrepancy in our list or for any changes/feedback, please write to us at [email protected] and our team will review it.
You can report tax fraud and avoidance by a person or business to HMRC online or call the HMRC fraud hotline.
If there's any discrepancy in our list or for any changes/feedback, please write to us at [email protected] and our team will review it.
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