Be self-employed, Employed, or form a company

It is entirely your choice whether you wish to be self-employed or if you prefer to be employed by your 'client', or by an agency, or employed by your own company. We support our members however they wish to run their work life. However, PAs need to be aware that in some Local Authority areas Direct Payment recipients are required to engage a company rather than a self-employed PA. Either way we are here to support you.

Registering with HMRC as a self-employed person, or as a company director or as an employed person is straight forward but we are here to help you if you have questions. Most of the process will happen automatically if you are employed or become a company director. We can assist you if you need help to register for self-employed.

If you are self-employed, you will need public liability insurance, if you run your own company you will need slightly different insurance as it will include employers liability, even though you are employing yourself. If you are employed by the person you care for or by an agency then the insurance will be the responsibility of the employer.

People who receive Direct Payments from their Local Authority or who are self-funding care at home may decide to become an 'employer'. They will therefore register with HMRC as an employer, pay you a wage with wage slips and will be responsible for holiday and sick pay as well as needing to pay employers liability insurance. 

 If you want to run your own company we have you covered. We have teamed with one of the UKs best known company formation groups. If you need a company set up for you, then ,subject to completion of all documentation online, necessary legal and ID checks as well as Companies House workload and operating hours, you could be trading within 24 hours. 

You'll receive a PDF copy of your Certificate of Incorporation. Considered the equivalent of a birth certificate for your company, it is often required by insurance companies or providers of finance (e.g. when leasing equipment or applying for a loan).

Our partner organisation is offering a free Business Start Up Toolkit including a free tax and accountancy consultation, a free website with .com or .co.uk domain name and a small business start up guide. And they provide all of it FREE including your company set up and business bank account. 

Our company formation partner can introduce you to Select a free bank account from one of their partners during the order process and will send your application directly to you chosen bank. 

Remember you are never alone when you are network member. We are here to support you with telephone lines open 9 - 5 during office hours. email support, training and webinars.