Managing your business as a contractor or freelancer can be frustrating, time-consuming, expensive and full of complex rules and deadlines ready to trip you up.
Those were certainly not the reasons you decided to ‘go it alone’ and ‘be your own boss’. You wanted the freedom, the opportunity, the rich financial benefits and the chance to create your own work/life balance.
We are here to get you back to where you wanted to be and ensure that you stay there…
All our service packages are customised to fit your needs, so you’ll get exactly what you need and you only invest in the services that will benefit you as a contractor.
Download our brochure to learn more about our service packages.
The Meades Umbrella allows you to switch between contracting through your umbrella or your personal service company (PSC) to make certain you’re always being as tax efficient as possible within the constraints of your chosen contract.
Your Guide to Contracting
We’ve packed this handbook with frequently asked questions and resources specifically for contractors.
We believe it is our responsibility to give you the maximum financial benefit from contracting: by managing your paperwork, reviewing your finances and offering real-time, proactive advice.
All of our work is 100% guaranteed; and that includes commitments to communicating important information, submitting returns and reports on time, and looking after your business behind the scenes. You genuinely could not be in a safer pair of hands as a contractor.
Read the stories of the contractors we have helped to be tax-efficient, fully supported and profitable.
“I like the personal relationship. They assign a client manager and you get to know them very well. I tend to have quite a lot of questions and my client manager responds very quickly. We have a very good relationship.
They’re very knowledgeable and provide an awful lot of advice that I’m unaware of in terms of running my own business because this is all new to me. They tend to just do it for me without me having to worry about it.
They’re forthcoming with advice and recommendations that you wouldn’t necessarily know to ask on how to run your own business. I find that very good.”
Steven Brown, Steve Brown Architecture Limited
Some contractors simply want an accountant who will tick all the boxes and keep them legal. Others want to ensure they never pay too much tax; and some of our contractor clients want every single piece of financial advice, paperwork, tax, wealth management and planning done for them. Wherever you are on that scale, that is what we will give you.
Our standard contractor service includes:
Our standard service alone will save you more time, add more value to your bottom line and help you run your business more efficiently than most average accountants can. Download our brochure for details of our service packages.
“Working with Meades, there’s an openness, a clarity and a responsiveness.”
Ronnie Weir, Financial Services contractor
As part of our commitment to serving contractors with optimal accountancy support, we have created Meades Umbrella.
The Meades Umbrella supports contractors looking for flexibility in their contracts. It gives you the ability to switch between an umbrella and your PSC for different contracts. We even advise you on how to manage your income, regardless of the remuneration vehicle, to minimise your tax liability.
Take-home pay calculators give you an indication of take-home pay, however, they don’t consider your income in the tax year from your limited company or other sources.
If you want an indication of your take-home pay, you can use the Meades Umbrella calculator by clicking the button below:
Every contractor accountancy firm will tell you they’re different. We prefer to show you. Learn more about working with us by booking your free 15-minute discovery call.