PAYE Employer Registration — £49, fixed.
Set up as an employer with HMRC — ready to pay staff, or yourself, correctly from the first payslip. Delivered online to every UK town, with the fee agreed in writing before we start.
Everything the fixed fee covers
- Employer registration submitted to HMRC with the details right first time
- Your PAYE and Accounts Office references explained when they arrive — and chased if they don't
- Real Time Information (RTI) obligations explained in plain English before your first pay day
- Director-only schemes set up correctly — the most common single-person case
- Auto-enrolment pension duties flagged so The Pensions Regulator's letter isn't a surprise
Done in three simple steps
Message us on WhatsApp or the form with your company name or number. You get one fixed quote in writing — the price above, confirmed before anything starts.
We prepare the filing and send it for your approval. Where Companies House requires identity verification, it's a couple of minutes on your phone — we walk you through it.
Everything is submitted electronically to Companies House or HMRC, and we confirm to you the moment it's accepted — most electronic filings clear the same day.
The new Companies House identity rules
Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, directors and people with significant control must now verify their identity with Companies House — mandatory for new appointments since 18 November 2025, and rolling out to existing directors at their next confirmation statement. Verified individuals receive an 11-character Personal Code used on filings, alongside the company's existing 6-character authentication code. It sounds like a lot; in practice it's a few minutes on a phone, and we handle the sequencing as part of every filing we submit.
Read our plain-English guide to identity verification and the Personal Code →
Compare our fixed paye employer registration fees
| Your situation | Fixed fee |
|---|---|
| PAYE employer registration | £49 |
| Registration + first payroll run set up | £99 |
| Registration + pension auto-enrolment guidance | £109 |
PAYE Employer Registration FAQs
Do I need PAYE if I'm the only person in the company?
If you pay yourself a salary above HMRC's lower earnings threshold, yes — a sole director drawing the usual tax-efficient salary needs an employer scheme just like a ten-person firm. It's how the salary gets reported and how your state pension record gets credited.
How long does registration take?
The application goes in immediately; HMRC typically posts your employer references within one to three weeks. Register before the first pay day — you can't run compliant payroll without the references, and backdating is messier than waiting.
What are my obligations once registered?
Reporting every payment to HMRC in real time (RTI), paying over the tax and National Insurance you deduct, and workplace-pension duties for eligible staff. If that sounds like a lot, our payroll service runs the whole thing from £25 a month.
Is this service really available anywhere in the UK?
Yes — the whole engagement is online, so location is irrelevant. Records travel through our secure portal or WhatsApp, approvals happen on your phone, and filings go to HMRC and Companies House electronically. Same service, same fixed fee, everywhere.