Managed Payroll Services UK

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25+ years experience

HMRC Compliant

Years experience

300

Happy clients

70000

Payrolls processed

Auto-enrolment set-up and support

Fast, accurate processing

Experts in UK legislation and compliance

Clear monthly reports

Secure online payroll systems and payslips

Transparent pricing with no hidden fees

Payroll Processing

We handle all calculations and pay runs, including bonuses, deductions, and statutory payments

Auto Enrolment Support

Make sure your workplace pension obligations are fully compliant

Secure Online Payments

We can deliver secure digital payslips and 24/7 access

HMRC Submissions

Includes PAYE, P45s, P60s, P11Ds, and RTI returns

HR Support

Access to trusted HR partners for recruitment, compliance, and staff management.

Ongoing Support

Direct access to experienced payroll professionals to answer your queries

Start-ups

Recruitment

Small businesses

Hospitality

Healthcare

Education

Care homes

Vets

Nanny & household staff

Dental practices

Healthcare

Construction

What is a managed payroll service?

A managed payroll service is where an external payroll provider takes responsibility for running some or all of an employer’s payroll processes.

Depending on the service, this might include calculating employees’ pay and deductions, processing PAYE, making HMRC submissions, producing payslips, administering workplace pensions and handling payroll queries. The exact services included vary between providers.

What does it mean to manage payroll?

Managing payroll means calculating and paying employees correctly while meeting the employer’s reporting and record-keeping obligations.

This includes keeping employee and pay information up to date, calculating gross and net pay, applying Income Tax and National Insurance deductions, processing statutory payments, making PAYE and RTI submissions to HMRC and managing workplace pension requirements. Employers also need to provide employees with payslips and keep appropriate payroll records.

What are the basic steps in processing payroll?

The basic steps in processing payroll are collecting pay information, calculating gross pay and deductions, checking the payroll, paying employees and reporting the relevant information to HMRC.

A typical payroll process involves:

Collect employee information and changes such as hours, overtime, bonuses, starters and leavers.
Calculate gross pay.
Calculate Income Tax, National Insurance and other relevant deductions.
Apply statutory payments and deductions where applicable.
Check and approve the payroll.
Pay employees and provide payslips.
Submit the required payroll information to HMRC through Real Time Information (RTI).
Process workplace pension contributions and other payroll-related payments.
Keep the required payroll records.

The precise process varies depending on the employer, workforce and payroll software used.

How do I manage payroll for a small business?

To manage payroll for a small business, you need to register as an employer with HMRC, use suitable payroll software or a payroll provider, calculate pay and deductions correctly, report payroll information through RTI and meet workplace pension obligations.

You also need to keep accurate employee records, provide payslips and deal with starters, leavers and changes to pay. HMRC provides Basic PAYE Tools for employers with fewer than 10 employees, although other payroll software and outsourced payroll services are also available.

How do I manage auto enrolment through payroll?

You manage auto-enrolment through payroll by assessing eligible staff, enrolling eligible employees into a qualifying workplace pension scheme, calculating contributions and reporting the required information to the pension provider.

Employers also need to deduct employee pension contributions from pay, pay employer contributions and keep records of their workplace pension duties. Payroll software often supports pension calculations and deductions, but employers remain responsible for meeting their auto-enrolment duties.

The Pensions Regulator provides guidance on assessing staff and meeting ongoing automatic enrolment duties.

Why outsource payroll?

Businesses outsource payroll to reduce the administration involved in running payroll and to have payroll processes handled by specialists.

An outsourced provider typically manages tasks such as payroll calculations, deductions, HMRC reporting, payslips and pension administration. This removes much of the routine payroll work from the business and gives the employer access to specialist payroll support.

The value of outsourcing depends on the size and complexity of the payroll, the resources available in-house and the level of support the business needs.

Managed Payroll Services UK

Stress-Free Managed Payroll Services

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Why us

Why choose dhpayroll for managed payroll services?

Auto-enrolment set-up and support

Fast, accurate processing

Experts in UK legislation and compliance

Clear monthly reports

Secure online payroll systems and payslips

Transparent pricing with no hidden fees

What's Included in Our Managed Payroll Services

Payroll Processing

Auto Enrolment Support

Secure Online Payments

HMRC Submissions

HR Support

Ongoing Support

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