Established in 2010, umbrellacompanies.org.uk has become known as one of the most reliable sources of umbrella company information on the web. With over 1,500 pages and articles, the site is overflowing with helpful content for the UK’s temporary workforce, covering all things related to umbrellas.
The content on umbrellacompanies.org.uk is designed to be insightful and educational for our readers. However, the underlying tone of all our content is evident – to promote compliant umbrella companies and to highlight the many reasons why a contractor or freelancer should never engage with an unethical tax avoidance scheme or non-compliant umbrella company. We are not associated with the FSCA or Professional Passport, but we respect these bodies as they are trying to promote compliance within the umbrella marketplace.
In September 2020, umbrellacompanies.org.uk was taken over by Informed Media (now Informed Media Limited, registered in 2023). Our team has transformed the site from an outdated platform with hundreds of broken links to a modern and attractive umbrella company encyclopedia. Since we took ownership, the site has grown month-on-month and has experienced exceptional growth on Google and other popular search engines – regularly popping up in position zero for umbrella-related search queries. Every day, the site receives hundreds of visitors from our target audience (temporary workers in the UK) and we often reach over 6,000 and 7,000 visitors every month – with this figure growing rapidly.
The reputation of umbrellacompanies.org.uk is continuing to grow within the sector. Recently, we were delighted to feature an exclusive Q&A with the FCSA’s CEO, Chris Bryce, to discuss the potential government regulations heading towards the umbrella company sector. Numerous prestigious industry stakeholders, including IT Contracting and Contractor Voice, have also linked to our content.
Our Objectives
The team behind the Umbrella Companies website is committed to helping everyone who visits it. We have six company objectives that the website sets out to achieve.
- Help temporary workers make well-informed decisions about their payroll.
- Educate our readers on topics associated with umbrella companies and related industries.
- Promote compliance within the sector, and warn readers of the severe implications of tax avoidance schemes.
- Share news stories and posts from compliant third parties.
- Paint a fair picture of umbrella companies and how they operate. We’re not saying they’re the ideal solution for all – but we want our readers to understand precisely how they work so they can decide whether to use one or not.
- Promote the services of FCSA and Professional Passport accredited umbrella companies and contractor accountants. These are the two most respected professional bodies in the UK, and they’re committed to promoting compliance within the sector.
Our Values
The umbrellacompanies.org.uk website was built with some strong values. These values haven’t changed, and we’re proud to have the temporary workforces’ best interests at heart. Below are our three fundamental values.
Compliance
We believe in compliance. As a result, we’ve made it our priority to promote compliance on this website and encourage our readers to only engage with compliant umbrella companies and payroll providers. HMRC’s rules there to be adhered to, and we must reiterate how important it is to ensure you pay the correct tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
Transparency
We’re not here to try and mislead workers, and we’re not here to pretend umbrella companies are the perfect for every worker because they’re certainly not. We’re here to educate readers and provide transparent information about the sector. We must stress that any decision you make regarding your payroll must be entirely your own. Do not be swayed by anything you read that promotes higher take home pay etc. Always conduct thorough due-diligence.
Sharing
There are some great businesses out there – including compliant umbrella companies, accountants, professional bodies, and independent organisations. We are always sharing value content from third parties – assuming we think it’ll be valuable for our readers. We do not pretend to be experts. We’re here to try and help. This is another reason we share other company’s content – to provide our readers with trustworthy information.
Social Media
We thoroughly enjoy sharing useful resources on social media! Please click on the icons below to join thousands of contractors, freelancers, temporary workers and industry stakeholders who follow us.
Self-Assessment Hub
If you are interested in finding out information about submitting a self-assessment tax return, Informed Media is also the proud owner of Self-Assessment Hub. The newly developed website contains dozens of helpful guides covering all things related to self-assessment, including who needs to submit a self-assessment, how to submit a self-assessment, advice to reduce your tax liability (compliantly), and more!
Advertising opportunities on umbrellacompanies.org.uk
For the latest information on the various advertising opportunities available on umbrellacompanies.org.uk, please view our latest Media Pack. We have summarised the opportunities available below.
Option 1 – Header and Sidebar Advertisements (Banner Advertisements)
Option 1 includes banner advertisements placed in the Header, Side Bar, Blog Articles and Web Pages (728 x 90 pixels and 300 x 250 pixels) throughout the umbrellacompanies.org.uk website. These will receive thousands of impressions every month.
Option 2 – Advertising in the Bottom Bar Pop Up Call to Action
Option 2 allows advertisers to customise the bottom bar call to action.
Option 3 – Advertising in the Bottom Right Pop Up Call to Action
Option 3 allows advertisers to customise the bottom right pop up – as a way of generating enquiries/click-throughs.
Option 4 – Top 10 Umbrella Companies [only available for FCSA and/or Professional Passport accredited umbrella companies]
Our Top 10 Umbrella Companies is one of the most viewed pages on the umbrellacompanies.org.uk website and we’re very proud to feature compliant and trustworthy providers. If you represent an umbrella company and you are interested in appearing in our top 10, view our Media Pack and send us a message (info@umbrellacompanies.org.uk).
Option 5 – Umbrella Company Directory [Free of Charge]
We have recently launched a new Umbrella Company Directory designed to show all umbrella companies that have an FCSA or Professional Passport accreditation. If you represent an accredited umbrella company, you can claim your free directory listing by searching for your umbrella on the directory web page. Alternatively, if your umbrella is missing, please send us an email, and we’ll update it as soon as possible (info@umbrellacompanies.org.uk).
Option 6 – Guest content
Every month, thousands of contractors and freelancers visit the many web pages and articles we feature on our website. We always add new materials and actively encourage umbrella companies committed to compliance to share guest content with our readers (articles).
Ideally, any article you submit will be between 500 – 2500 words on any topic that will help contractors and freelancers in the UK. Please don’t write a “salesly” article.
At the end of the article, we will happily include a biography about your umbrella company (up to 200 words), including a link to a page on your website, contact information and a picture of your logo.
If you would like to contribute guest content to umbrellacompanies.org.uk, please send us an email now (info@umbrellacompanies.org.uk) with your content, and we’ll get it published as soon as possible, assuming it meets our criteria.
Disclaimer
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