Umbrella.co.uk held its Christmas Party and annual awards on the 9th of December. We chose a cold and snowy evening to make it very festive! 60-plus staff enjoyed a fabulous meal and drinks, followed by a period of ‘shape throwing’ on the dance floor by those who could – or at least thought they could after partaking in the bar! The photo booth provides permanent evidence of the high jinks!
contractor accountants Articles
marketing | 13 December 2022
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marketing | 17 October 2018
/ / / /“Alison Waterhouse joined umbrella.co.uk in February this year as a Key Account Manager. She has shown that she is very self-motivated and has quickly developed a fantastic ability to develop business.
In September we saw the end of the quarter and I am pleased to say she excelled by smashing her target.
Well done on a great quarter and winning September Employee of the Month!” Dexter Dyer, Sales Director.
marketing | 1 August 2018
/ / /Congratulations to Reece Griffiths on winning July Umbrella.co.uk Employee of the Month.
Reece Joined Umbrella.co.uk Payroll Team from University.
"Over the past year Reece has grown in to the role and has become an integral part of our payroll function. Reece shows great attention to detail and has become a go to person with in the team." Jon Biddle - Chief Operating Officer
marketing | 23 October 2017
/ / / / /Cloud Accounting software provider FreeAgent has moved a step further in its integration with NatWest and now enables users to sign up with their existing bank logon details.
This provides quick, easy sign on that is also secure and provides flexibility under Open Banking for the Natwest customer to decide what information is shared with FreeAgent
FreeAgent and Natwest have been trialling the system with around 2,00 customers and it has proven to be extremely successful, hence the wider rollout.
Operations Director Neil Armitage said “Contractors are constantly on the go and under a lot of pressure so anything that can simplify their lives like this is more than welcome. Closer integration with banking partners such as NatWest can only benefit our customers and it’s great to see FreeAgent continue to innovate”
marketing | 22 June 2017
/ / / /On the 5th July our Operations Director, Neil Armitage, will be attending the Strategic FreeAgent Partnership Meeting up at FreeAgent Headquarters up in Edinburgh.
We’ve attended every partner summit so far and taken part in the self-employed tax summit.
Our partnership with FreeAgent is important to us as a practice as it’s the leading cloud platform for contractor accountancy which means we can be part of steering the direction FreeAgent travels so that we can provide even greater levels of service and portal usability to clients. We will report back after the meeting on developments that will affect our clients.
marketing | 14 September 2020
/ / / / / /A new report into contractor productivity has found that firms with at least 11% of their workforce as contractors are more productive, with each employee generating an extra £4,669 for their organisation on average.
Researchers from the Trinity Business School and the University of Derby said the results showed the important role that contractors can play in the UK’s recovery.
marketing | 24 September 2018
/ / / /Kirsty’s consistently high quality and quantity of the accountancy work she churns out for Umbrella Accountants is much appreciated by clients and colleagues alike.
Kirsty is a regular winner of our ‘Accounts Smasher of the Month’ award and has always been ready to offer advice and support to her accountancy team mates.
Well done Kirsty for this long overdue recognition, and keep up the good work!
marketing | 2 January 2018
/ / / / /At Umbrella.co.uk we value and appreciate every single one of our fantastic recruitment agency partners. Our recruitment agency partners and their contractors are at the heart of everything we do here at Umbrella.co.uk.
At Umbrella.co.uk our core focus and commitment has always been to deliver reliable value, service and compliance. However, at Umbrella.co.uk we do also like to give back and say ‘Thank You’ to our partners throughout the year. Every quarter we offer a brilliant prize which all of our recruitment partners can qualify to enter. Please keep an eye on our regular newsletters for information on our next excellent 2018 promotion. Please ensure that you are adhering to your company’s policies by taking part in our competitions.
marketing | 12 July 2017
/ / /With FreeAgent Mobile you can nail the daily admin tasks when you’re out and about, and we’re pleased to report they have just made it even simpler with the rollout of support for bills and estimates.
You can find ‘Bills’ in the Money Out area of the app where you can now view, create and manage the incurred costs you haven’t paid yet.
If you’re unsure about when to use the bill section then why not have a look at FreeAgent’s article on bills, expenses & bank payments. It’s clear and concise and should help.
If you are in front of a possible new client and they need an estimate to seal the job then this will be ideal for you.
marketing | 15 June 2017
/ / / /Cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent have seen their income soar by 41% to £8m for the year to the end of March.
As Umbrella Accountant’s provider of choice for contractors and freelancers FreeAgent reported a net loss of £2.9m for the same period, including share-based payment expense of £0.8m, as the group continued to invest in scaling its business (2016: £1.3m).
