Directors on PAYE
A salary still needs a scheme, RTI and a P60, even if you are the only name.
Payslips without the panic
Payroll that pays people on time, and keeps HMRC off your back.
RTI, PAYE, pensions and student loans handled every pay run. You approve. We file.
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Payroll
- Fee
- From £29/month
- The date
- FPS on or before payday
- Reply
- Same day before 4pm
In the package
- Pay runs on your calendar
- Starter and leaver paperwork
- Pensions and student loans
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What payroll actually is.
If you employ anyone (including yourself as a director) you need a payroll that files Real Time Information with HMRC. We run that payroll for cafés, clinics, contractors and growing SMEs from Nelson and Warrington, then represent you if HMRC asks a question.
From, per month
£29/month
From £29/month on top of a package, depending on headcount.
FPS on or before payday
In the number
- Pay runs on your calendar
- Starter and leaver paperwork
- Pensions and student loans
- HMRC representation
Quoted separately
- First-year catch-up
- One-off relief claims
- Valuations, exits, restorations
What is in the package.
Everything below is included from £29/month. Nothing here is billed twice.
4 lines, all included
- Pay runs on your calendar
- Weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Payslips to staff and the FPS to HMRC on or before payday.
- Starter and leaver paperwork
- P45s, P60s, new starter checklists. We keep the statutory pack tidy.
- Pensions and student loans
- Auto-enrolment contributions calculated and reported. No forgotten deductions.
- HMRC representation
- If payroll is queried, we answer. You should not be decoding a PAYE letter at 10pm.
You probably need this if
Signs you need payroll
- You still run payroll in a spreadsheet the night before payday
- A starter or leaver last quarter never got a P45
- Auto-enrolment is a login you have not opened since set-up
- HMRC has written about a PAYE amount you do not recognise
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Payroll
Who it is usually for
Cafés, clinics, trades
Rotas, starters, leavers and a pay date that cannot slip.
Growing teams
Pensions, student loans and the month you hire person six.
Three steps. Then it is just a calendar.
No onboarding theatre. We take the file, put a named accountant on it, and the deadlines go in the diary.
- 01
Set the rules
Pay dates, pension scheme, benefits and who approves the run.
- 02
Send changes
Hours, bonuses, leavers, a short message before the cut-off is enough.
- 03
We run and file
You get a summary to approve. Then payslips go out and RTI goes in.
The dates we run for you
On or before payday
Your Full Payment Submission goes to HMRC
The 22nd
PAYE and National Insurance for the previous tax month, if paid electronically
In plain English
Payroll, written properly
Payroll is a filing, not a spreadsheet
Every pay run is a Real Time Information submission to HMRC. Your Full Payment Submission goes to HMRC on or before payday, and PAYE, pension and student loan deductions are handled to their own deadlines. We run that calendar for SMEs in Nelson, Warrington and across the UK. You approve a summary, we file the FPS, staff get paid.
What sits next to the pay run
Starters, leavers, P60s at year end, statutory payments, and the Construction Industry Scheme if you are in the trades. Hospitality clients need tips and tronc treated under the current rules, not last year’s folklore. If HMRC writes, we answer. You should not be decoding a PAYE letter between lunch and a site visit.
Payroll FAQs
Usually yes. A director’s salary still needs a PAYE scheme and RTI submissions. We set that up as part of a limited-company package.
Yes. We request the FPS history, pension details and year-to-date figures so the next P60 is still correct.
We handle CIS deductions and monthly returns for construction clients. It sits alongside PAYE, not instead of it.
Both offices
One number. Whichever desk you land on.
01925 670289- Warrington
- Ragan House, 674 Knutsford Road, WA4 1JHMap
info@countplus.co.uk
Monday–Friday, 9:00–17:00. Same-day response before 4pm.
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Get a quote, or call the desk on 01925 670289, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Write before 4pm and a named person answers the same day.