About Services Agency / Client Contractor / Worker Workers Portal Our journey so far Organic growth since 2008 Images may be subject to copyright. NOVEMBER 2008 Started trading with Orbital Management Services Ltd. in November at offices on Eastgate, Barnsley, specifically targeting business within the construction recruitment sector. The ‘credit crunch’ recession had just started to impact the economy. 1 phone line, 2 members of staff. 2009 Formed Orbital Management Systems Ltd. for agencies that wanted a ‘Net’ CIS status for cashflow purposes. 3 members of staff, paying 150 self-employed workers on construction assignments. £1m turnover. Previous Address 2010 Moved into larger office space at Regent Street South, Barnsley. Orbital Umbrella Ltd. set up in November specifically to add an Umbrella PAYE option for workers who prefer PAYE and want to claim weekly expenses, besides our self-employed model. £4.2m turnover. 2011 Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) implemented in the UK to give fairer treatment to agency workers who have been on the same assignment for 12 weeks. £7m turnover. 2012 £16m combined turnover, still mainly achieved within the temporary construction market, reaching 1,000 workers paid per week. 5 members of staff. 2014 A busy year! Approaching 1,500 weekly payments and a £38m combined turnover. Passed an on-site Employer Compliance Review from HMRC and gained an expenses dispensation for reimbursement of umbrella PAYE expense claims. Moved our individual companies into a group structure – the Orbital Payroll Group was born. First spoke with Professional Passport about review and audit of our umbrella PAYE model. Our first industry related accreditation/affiliations – Lawspeed’s SPA and ARC. SDC – Supervision, Direction and Control (or the right of) is the new phrase doing the rounds as part of the ‘Onshore Intermediaries Legislation’ or ‘Agency Legislation’. 2015 Upgraded to Merit Software to handle the weekly payroll process. Merit is a bespoke ‘umbrella/contractor’ pay system designed to pay large numbers more quickly with less manual process. Impact of the ‘Agency legislation 2014’ which increases the risk for agencies contracting with sole traders (the SDC test), is now being seen with more workers going Umbrella PAYE or Ltd. Co. Reporting obligations on pay models are now a requirement per quarter. Passed the Professional Passport audit and gained our ‘badges’. The PP audit is the leading Umbrella company accreditation. We are also founder members of the trade body, PRISM. COMPLIANCE & INFO 2016 Moved into the Digital Media Centre serviced offices, County Way, Barnsley for extra space and more on-site facilities. Major legislation changes in the Finance Bill 2016 which restricts T&S expense claims for the majority of Umbrella workers. This leads to different structures of Umbrella models. Up to 1,800 workers paid, per week with a £44.5m turnover and named in the top 5 of the Sheffield City Region Rapid Business Growth Survey. 2017 A massive achievement by being named in the London Stock Exchange’s - 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2017. IR35 or ‘off-payroll working rules’ impacts massively on public sector contractors engaged through a PSC or Limited Company. This removed the ‘IR35’ status call from the contractor and put liability further up the chain to the ‘fee-payer’. Affiliate membership of the FCSA and APSCo are our latest industry accreditations. Figures hit 2,200 workers paid per week with a £52.6m turnover. Current office Digital Media Centre, County Way, Barnsley, S70 2JW 2018 GDPR ready! The big personal data shake-up which replaced the Data Protection Act 1998 comes into force. Named in the Yorkshire Post’s – ‘Yorkshire Fastest 50’ which recognises the regions fastest growing companies. £85.5m group turnover with 3,000 workers paid, per week. View Our Services 2019 Launched the Orbital App. Named in the Insider magazine’s ‘Yorkshire Growth 100’ 2019. Payslip legislation – came into force in April to ensure that all employers provide itemised payslips to all workers. We have now achieved the ‘top 5’ Umbrella industry accreditations – APSCo, TEAM, PRISM and the unique pairing of being audited by both FCSA and Professional Passport. We also achieved the ISO 9001 company standard. Sales team has grown to 5 members of staff supported by 11 back-office staff. Group turnover hits £110m, approaching 4,000 workers paid, per week. 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