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PAYE Registration

Register as an employer the right way, and be ready for your first pay run on time

Taking on staff or putting yourself on a salary? We register you as an employer with HMRC, set up your PAYE scheme correctly, and get you ready to run your first compliant pay run, with payroll itself available too.

  • Fixed monthly fee
  • Xero, QuickBooks & FreeAgent certified
  • A named accountant, not a portal

What’s included

Everything, for one fixed fee

  • Employer registration. We register you as an employer with HMRC and obtain your PAYE references.
  • Scheme set up right. Your PAYE scheme configured correctly for directors and staff.
  • CIS if you need it. Construction Industry Scheme registration handled at the same time where relevant.
  • Ready for payday. Set up so Real Time Information can be filed from your first pay run.
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Sound familiar?

The job that costs you when it slips

Paying staff, or paying yourself a salary, means becoming an employer in HMRC eyes, and that means a PAYE scheme set up before payday. The references take time to come through, and getting the setup wrong causes headaches with your very first pay run.

Plenty of new companies start paying people before they are registered, or set the scheme up incorrectly, and then have to unpick Real Time Information problems later. It is far easier to get the foundation right from the start.

  • Needing to register before the first payday
  • PAYE references that take days to arrive
  • Director salaries that still need a PAYE scheme
  • Getting the scheme setup wrong from the outset
  • CIS registration needed as well in construction
  • Real Time Information to file from day one
What we do

Hand it over, and consider it handled

Before you can pay employees, or pay yourself a director salary through the company, you usually need to register as an employer with HMRC and set up a PAYE scheme. It needs to be done before your first payday, and the reference numbers can take a little time to come through.

We register you as an employer, set up the PAYE scheme properly, and make sure you are ready to operate Real Time Information from your first pay run. If you would like, we run the payroll itself so the whole thing is handled.

Employer registration

We register you as an employer with HMRC and obtain your PAYE references.

Scheme set up right

Your PAYE scheme configured correctly for directors and staff.

CIS if you need it

Construction Industry Scheme registration handled at the same time where relevant.

Ready for payday

Set up so Real Time Information can be filed from your first pay run.

Who it’s for

Is this you?

If any of these sound familiar, this is exactly what we can take off your plate. Not sure? A quick, free call will settle it.

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  • New employers taking on their first member of staff
  • Directors putting themselves on a PAYE salary
  • Companies that have started paying people before registering
  • Construction businesses that also need a CIS setup
Why it pays

More than a box ticked, time and money back

Ready before payday

We register early so your PAYE references are in place when you need to run your first pay run.

Set up correctly

Your scheme configured properly for directors and staff, so RTI works from the first submission.

CIS included if needed

Construction businesses get PAYE and the Construction Industry Scheme set up together.

Straight into payroll

We can roll your setup directly into a fully managed payroll service if you want it.

Key dates

Deadlines we keep you ahead of

Register before first payday
Employer registration should be in place before you first pay anyone.
Processing time
PAYE references can take a number of working days to arrive, so register early.
RTI
A Full Payment Submission is due on or before each payday once you are running.
Transparent pricing

Know the price before we start

A small fixed fee to register you as an employer and set up your PAYE scheme, with CIS and ongoing payroll available, agreed up front.

  • A fixed quote, agreed before any work
  • No hourly billing, no year-end surprises
  • Cancel any time, no long tie-ins

A fixed monthly fee,
tailored to your business

Confirmed after a free, no-obligation quote.

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Why Provense

A team that does the work, and picks up the phone

Early and correct

We register ahead of payday and configure the scheme right, so the first pay run goes smoothly.

CIS in-house

Construction PAYE and the Construction Industry Scheme set up together by one team.

Into managed payroll

Seamless move from registration into fully run payroll whenever you want it.

Still deciding?

The honest answers to what you’re thinking

Can I not register with HMRC myself?

You can, but the setup choices matter and the references take time. We register you correctly and early so your first pay run is not delayed or filed wrongly, and we can run the payroll from there.

Do I really need PAYE just to pay myself?

Usually yes. A director salary paid through the company normally needs a PAYE scheme so it is reported under Real Time Information, even if the amount is small. We set it up as part of getting your company going.

I have already paid someone, am I in trouble?

Not necessarily, but it needs sorting promptly. We can register you and get the Real Time Information position corrected so it does not become a bigger problem.

What if I only need it occasionally?

We will advise on whether a scheme is needed and set it up appropriately. For irregular or one-off situations, we make sure you are reporting correctly without over-complicating it.

How it works

Simple, from day one

  1. 01

    Get the details

    We gather your company, director and employee information and your start date.

  2. 02

    Register with HMRC

    We register you as an employer and set up the PAYE scheme correctly.

  3. 03

    Ready to run

    You are set up for your first pay run, and we can run payroll for you from there.

FAQ

PAYE Registration questions, answered

When do I need to register for PAYE?
You generally need to register as an employer with HMRC before the first time you pay an employee or a director, particularly once anyone earns at or above the National Insurance lower earnings limit or has another job. Because the references take time to arrive, it is best to register ahead of payday, and we handle that for you.
Do I need PAYE if I am the only director?
Often yes. If you pay yourself a salary through the company, even a small one, you usually need a PAYE scheme so it can be reported under Real Time Information. We set this up as part of getting your company running.
How long does PAYE registration take?
Registration itself is quick, but HMRC can take several working days to issue your employer PAYE and Accounts Office references. We register early so everything is in place before your first pay run.
Can you register me for CIS too?
Yes. If you work in construction and pay subcontractors, we set up the Construction Industry Scheme alongside your PAYE registration so both are ready together.
Will you run the payroll as well?
If you want. We can register you and hand it back, or run your payroll fully, payslips, RTI, pensions and year-end forms, under our payroll service.

Ready to hand this over?

Book a free, no-obligation consultation and we’ll show you exactly how we can help, and what it would cost.