Why should I use Churchill Knight Umbrella?

With hundreds of umbrella companies to choose from, you must pick one that is compliant with HMRC’s legislation and provides excellent customer service at the same time. Churchill Knight Umbrella is the first choice for thousands of contractors and freelancers, and we have an excellent online reputation with brilliant reviews on both Google and Trustpilot. Please keep reading for more information about us and the benefits of picking our umbrella company.

What is an umbrella company?

Firstly, Churchill Knight Umbrella is committed to compliance within the contractor payroll sector, and we do everything we can to provide our employees with an efficient and transparent service. We are accredited by the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) – the UK’s leading professional body which sets out to protect temporary workers. To achieve FCSA membership, Churchill Knight Umbrella underwent a series of strict audits and assessments to prove all our internal processes align with government regulations. We also successfully demonstrated that we adhere to the FCSA’s Codes of Compliance, which are available online.

Our FCSA accreditation is something we’re proud of. However, we’re also one of the UK’s first SafeRec Certified Umbrella Companies. SafeRec has revolutionised compliance within the sector by adding a new layer of protection for contractors and freelancers. Every time we pay an employee, we issue them with a thorough payslip audit, which outlines all the deductions that have been made to their assignment rate. This document ensures that our workers can be paid with complete peace of mind. Payslip audits will be emailed to our employees when we pay them and can also be accessed via Payslip Buddy (all our employees will be sent login credentials when they register with us).

As well as an umbrella company you can trust is paying you correctly, compliantly and transparently, there are also plenty of additional benefits of choosing Churchill Knight Umbrella, including:

Statutory Benefits

All Churchill Knight Umbrella employees have access to Statutory benefits, including Sick Pay and Maternity/Paternity Pay.

Excellent Customer Service

We appreciate that if you are new to umbrella companies, you’re bound to have several questions about how they work and how you get paid. We’ll provide you with simple to understand answers to all the questions you have. And, once you register, our ongoing support is available via the phone and email – meaning you’ll able to get quick answers to any queries that arise while using our service.

Easy Registration Process

Registering with Churchill Knight Umbrella can be completed in 10 minutes.

No Hidden Costs

There are no hidden costs when you use our umbrella service, including no joining or leaving fees.

My Digital

We’re partnered with My Digital, a leading provider of umbrella company software. You will have access to a portal, making submitting timesheets (hours worked) and viewing payslips easy.

SafeRec

We’ve already mentioned SafeRec above, but it’s a huge benefit of using our service because we were one of the first umbrellas to have SafeRec Certification. Every time we pay you, you’ll be sent a payslip audit explaining whether you’ve been paid compliantly. The audit will also clarify if the deductions made to your salary are correct. This level of transparency had previously never been available.

Same Day Faster Payments

Our Payroll Team runs payroll multiple times daily. Once we receive your funds from your agency/end-client, we will pay you on the same day (depending on your payment frequency agreement).

Switching to Churchill Knight Umbrella is easy

Transferring umbrella companies may sound stressful. It’s not, but it can take a while. However, when you switch to us, we make the process straightforward and support you every step of the way.

Excellent online reviews

Please check out our online reviews. We have a fantastic rating on Google (4.4/5.0), and we are rated Excellent on Trustpilot (4.7/5.0).

Conclusion

There are a lot of umbrella companies to choose from. However, Churchill Knight Umbrella is one of the few that is accredited by the FCSA and SafeRec certified. We truly value compliance and customer service, and we offer an industry-leading service (and we’re delighted to have excellent reviews on both Google and Trustpilot). When you register with us, you’ll be in the safest hands.