About
A small UK firm. Quietly competent. Since 1997.
Microsystems International (UK) Limited was founded by an IT contractor in 1997 who was tired of umbrellas that hid fees, ran loan schemes, or sent payslips you needed a degree to read. 29 years later, we are still the firm that picks up the phone and explains the maths.
- 29 years trading
- 4 services, one company
- 1 phone number — answered by people
- 0 loan schemes, ever
What we stand for
Four habits that make the firm tick.
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Plain English first
We never give an answer that's harder than it needs to be. If a regulation is messy, we explain the mess.
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Real people on the phone
No call-centre script, no automated menu tree. The person you speak to is the person doing the work.
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Compliance over cleverness
We do not run loan schemes, offshore arrangements, or anything else that ends in an HMRC letter. Boring, deliberately.
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Long relationships
Most of our contractors and small directors have been with us five years or more. We grow with them, not at them.
What we don't do
A short list — but the important one.
The umbrella industry has a long, well-publicised history of cleverness that ends in HMRC letters. We are deliberately on the boring end of that line.
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We don't run loan schemes
No disguised remuneration. No offshore intermediary. Every penny taxed correctly through PAYE.
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No autopilot answers
If your question is unusual, we won't pretend the answer is standard. Some questions need an hour, not a script.
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No hidden fees, ever
A fixed weekly or monthly fee. Quote on the phone in five minutes. No 'admin charges' bolted on at month-end.
Get in touch
Want to know if we are the right fit?
Pick up the phone. Five minutes is usually enough.