UK · Fixed price · No meetings needed

UK Payroll Service
£29/month + £4 per employee monthly

In short

Payroll for UK limited companies with 1 to 20 employees, including director-only payroll: PAYE and National Insurance calculated, the Full Payment Submission sent to HMRC on or before payday, payslips emailed, pension auto-enrolment processed, P60s and P45s produced, from £29 a month plus £4 per employee. Set up from an onboarding form; run every pay period by email.

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No retainer · ACMA CGMA · Every pay period

Stuart Wilson, ACMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant · CIMA since 2013

UK payroll means PAYE income tax, employee and employer National Insurance, pension auto-enrolment, statutory sick and parental pay, P60s, P45s, P11Ds and a Real Time Information submission to HMRC every payday. Most small companies outsource it because the cost of getting it wrong is high. I run it for £29 a month plus £4 per employee: the same software and the same compliance, priced for a small team. Employer National Insurance is 15% above the £5,000 secondary threshold for 2025/26 (gov.uk, rates and thresholds for employers).

Who this is for

UK limited companies with 1 to 20 employees, including director-only companies

You are a director paying yourself a salary and need PAYE done properly

You took on your first employee and PAYE, National Insurance and pensions all arrived at once

Your current provider charges per employee at a rate that punishes growth

You forget the RTI submission and HMRC sends penalty notices

What is included for £29/month + £4 per employee

✓ Payroll calculated each period: PAYE, employee and employer National Insurance
✓ Full Payment Submission (FPS) to HMRC on or before payday, and Employer Payment Summary when needed
✓ Payslips emailed to each employee
✓ Pension auto-enrolment processed (NEST, People's Pension, Smart Pension and others), including re-enrolment
✓ P60s by 31 May each year; P45s for leavers within one working day
✓ Statutory sick, maternity and paternity pay calculated
✓ Monthly summary of what to pay HMRC and when

Delivery: Run every pay period, with the RTI submission on or before payday. Price excludes VAT.

How it works

Order below. I reply by email within one working day with the fixed price confirmed in writing and a payment link.
Onboarding form. You upload the records it asks for once. No call needed.
I do the work and send it for your sign-off by email.
Filed and confirmed. You get the receipt, the figures explained, and a reminder for next time.

Compared with the alternatives

Market figures are typical ranges, not quotes from a named firm. Checked 19 October 2026.
Option	Price	For	Against
HMRC Basic PAYE Tools	£0	Free	No pension auto-enrolment, no payslips, no support
Typical payroll bureau or accountancy firm	£5 to £15 per payslip plus a base fee	Bundled with year-end	Per-payslip pricing adds up as the team grows; minimum fees common
BlackpeakCFO	£29/month + £4 per employee	Low base fee that scales gently, run by a chartered management accountant, no retainer required	By email; no HR advice (use an HR adviser for that)

Order · £29/month + £4 per employee

Order UK Payroll Service

Send the form and I reply within one working day with a payment link and the next steps. No call required.

Questions people ask

What if I only run director payroll for one person?

Director-only payroll is £29 a month plus £4 for the one employee, so £33 a month. Most director-shareholders pay a salary around the National Insurance thresholds and take the rest as dividends; I set the salary level with you at the start of the tax year.

Do you handle pension auto-enrolment?

Yes, included. Contributions to NEST, People's Pension, Smart Pension or another workplace pension are calculated and submitted each period, new joiners are assessed, and the three-yearly re-enrolment is handled.

What about CIS deductions for construction subcontractors?

CIS is handled alongside payroll: subcontractors verified, 20% or 30% deducted at source, the monthly CIS return filed by the 19th and deduction statements issued. It is priced at the same £4 per subcontractor payment processed, agreed in writing before the first run.

Can you run payroll for employees outside the UK?

No. I run UK payroll only. If you employ people in another country you need a local payroll provider or an employer of record there; I can bring their figures into your management accounts so you see one picture.

When do I have to pay HMRC?

PAYE and National Insurance for a month are due by the 22nd of the following month if you pay electronically (the 19th by post). Each period I send a summary of the amount and the date. Source: gov.uk, Pay employers' PAYE.

Sources: gov.uk: Rates and thresholds for employers 2025 to 2026 · gov.uk: Pay employers' PAYE

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About the firm and this page

Who does the work: Stuart Wilson, ACMA CGMA, personally. No juniors, no offshore team, no call centre. His career, 2002 to now · LinkedIn.
Credential: Chartered management accountant: a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) since 2013, with the ACMA and CGMA designations. Seven years as Group Finance Director for a portfolio of SMEs in London (2017 to 2024).
What is not claimed: Not a registered auditor, so no audit opinions. No client counts, testimonials or results figures are published; the sample reports use labelled demo data. Filing as your HMRC agent is set up per client during onboarding.
Prices: Fixed price and fixed scope, in pounds, excluding VAT, agreed in writing before work starts. Delivered in 1 to 5 days or on a monthly cycle, with an onboarding form, email and recorded walkthroughs instead of meetings.
Relationship: BlackpeakCFO is a sister practice of CompanyStack (companystack.co.uk).
Last checked: 19 October 2026

UK Payroll Service £29/month + £4 per employee monthly