Payroll and Employee Services

Providing services for more than 1500 employers, our payroll team has a wide range of experience in different industry sectors.  We understand the different industry needs, giving you the assurance that we can help you.

One size doesn’t fit all and we understand this, that’s why you will receive a tailored service, to suit your needs, at a competitive price.

Paying employees

Happy employees make for a productive workforce. Processing their pay correctly and on time will ensure your biggest assets are content with their remuneration.

Obligations to the UK Government

The plethora of legislation surrounding the UK tax system can be a minefield if not interpreted correctly, and can be very costly to a business if they get it wrong. We will remove this risk by submitting the relevant data to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in real time on your behalf.

Automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme

Don’t have the time to learn all the new rules? Let our qualified payroll experts take away the pain, and set up and process all your automatic enrolment requirements.

Legislation

Karen Thomson, our Director of Payroll sits on a number of government working groups. This ensures not only that the payroll team is always up to date on what’s new, but also what might be coming in the future, so that we can best advise you. Karen ensures all employer views are represented, especially the smaller employer views.

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An Award Winning Payroll & Employee Service

     

Would you like a service that’s award winning and a little different to the “norm”?  Do you want to feel confident in your payroll delivery to your employees? If the answer is 'yes' then Armstrong Watson Payroll & Employee Services is for you.

Qualified payroll professionals, who are up to date with all the legislation surrounding payroll and automatic enrolment, providing a smooth and pain free payroll process for you and your employees.

Any problem you might have isn’t a problem to the payroll team.  The team will work with you to understand your needs and provide a tailored solution just for you.

The payroll service was established in 1974 and is serving more than 1500 customers.  In excess of 28,000 payslips are processed each month, giving you the confidence that we have the expertise to handle your payroll.  The payroll service is Bacs approved with more than £11m payments being processed through the system.  The team provide payroll services for a wide range of industries, from farming to schools, to manufacturing so we have the experience necessary to handle all eventualities.  Payrolls exist of just one employee to more than 700 employees.

The service can process any pay frequency, giving you all the flexibility you may require.

All the payroll team are either qualified or studying towards their Foundation Degree in Payroll, through the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, delivering peace of mind to all our clients.

The team have a 100% success rate on delivering automatic enrolment solutions.

What our clients say

We use Armstrong Watson for all our VAT, Payroll and other accounting needs due to the excellent advice we recieve.  Grant Smith is more than just an accountant, he gives sound practical business advice and and we value that.

Helen Mullinder, Owner at the Sandwich Club, Carlisle

Since changing Accountants a little over 18 months ago, we can honestly say that Armstrong Watson have been excellent.

Richard Askew has been brilliant in dealing with our accounts and very supportive in helping us convert to the Xero Accounting software and nothing has been to much hassle for him. The Payroll Department have also been amazing too, especially Lisa Grainger, who deals with our wages.

I would happily recommend Richard and Armstrong Watson to anyone looking for a proactive firm of Accountants and Business advisers

Kelly Hunter, Living for Life (Cumbria) Limited

I’ve been with Armstrong Watson for over 20 years and have worked with them on quite a range of things from accounts, corporation tax, self-assessment returns and general compliance.

What sets Armstrong Watson apart from other accountants is the personal relationship we have developed. They always go the extra mile and are always there when I need help and advice.

I trust Armstrong Watson. They always act in my best interest - and having that feeling of security is priceless. 

Ben Peters, Managing Director, BHP Associates, Harrogate

Armstrong Watson have been my accountants since becoming a businesses owner 6 years ago. They helped me throughout the set up and since. The firm has been able to keep me fully informed of any changes in legislation and were a great help in providing advice and set up for staff pensions. Through the hard work of the staff at Armstrong Watson I am able to relax and know that my accounts, pay roll and staff pension are correctly and professionally dealt with leaving me to concentrate on running the best businesses I can. 

I would highly recommend Armstrong Watson to sole traders and limited companies alike who are looking for a professional and dedicated accounting firm.

Christopher Sherwin, Church Street Dental Practice

Armstrong Watson have provided our payroll services for a number of years.  The team there are excellent; the whole process is user friendly, extremely efficient and very cost effective – everything I need.  Any questions I’ve asked have been answered straight away (even daft ones) and they are terrific at dealing with last minute amendments!

I would thoroughly recommend the payroll team at AW to businesses of all shapes and sizes and look forward to continuing to work with them.

Scott Garson, Practice Manager, Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors

Armstrong Watson have looked after our payroll for a few years now and have been an absolute pleasure to work with.  The service is prompt and efficient, there's always someone available to answer any questions and it's great to know that they're looking after everything.  We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

Aimee Scaife, Aftersales Manager, David Hayton

I have done the payroll at Dumfries & Galloway College for 11 years now, all of them through Armstrong Watson.  We have a payroll of approximately 270 staff and use the front end service through the bureau.

We continue to work with Armstrong Watson as the service we receive is always of a high standard and there is always support available.  The front end service allows us the flexibility to process our own payroll data without having to worry about producing payslip or HMRC reporting at year end.

Above all, the entire service is such great value for money which is hard to beat these days!

Helen Cronie, HR Officer, Dumfries & Galloway College

Our family business has been supported by Armstrong Watson over the past 40 years, this alone is testament to the quality service and invaluable advice they provide us.  They are only a phone call away, whether it be about tax, pensions, payroll, accounts or personnel queries.

We know that we can pick up the phone and our queries will be promptly dealt with in a professional but friendly manner.  To be quite frank we would be lost without them.

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Resources

Welsh Rates of Income Tax General Information (WRIT)

The Welsh rates of Income Tax will come into effect from 6 April 2019 - Download your guide.

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Welsh Rates of Income Tax for Employees (WRIT)

Download HMRC's WRIT factsheet for Employees

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Welsh Rates of Income Tax for Employers (WRIT)

Download HMRC's WRIT factsheet for Employers

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Admin Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB) Report

The annual ABAB report shares information on what small business views are on the current tax system. Karen Thompson, Partner and Head of Payroll and Employee Services is a contributor to this report and analysis.

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