Auto enrolment applies to every Hull employer, whatever the size of the business: workers must be assessed against the age and earnings thresholds, eligible staff enrolled into a qualifying pension scheme, contributions paid over on schedule and declarations filed with The Pensions Regulator. The duties recur every pay period and come back around every three years through re-enrolment - long after the original setup has faded from anyone's memory.
Hull and the East Riding have a solid bench of firms that take this work off employers' hands: city-centre payroll bureaus, chartered accountancy practices with dedicated payroll teams, and specialist pension administrators. Some are strongest at getting a first scheme established; others earn their keep running the ongoing cycle inside an outsourced payroll.
This guide highlights a selection of auto enrolment services companies serving Hull. It is not a ranking - the aim is practical context: who each provider is, who they typically work with, and where they fit best.
Acumon
Acumon is a London founded firm of chartered accountants whose payroll team runs workplace pensions and auto enrolment for employers of every size. All payroll staff hold Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) qualifications, and the team processes payroll in-house for more than 250 companies, with auto enrolment handled inside the same process rather than bolted on. Employee assessments happen automatically at every pay run, contributions are calculated on the correct definition of pensionable pay, and the statutory paperwork - declarations of compliance, re-enrolment, opt-out refunds - is dealt with on time.
Although originally established in London, the firm delivers its auto enrolment and payroll services remotely through cloud payroll systems, which makes them equally available to employers in Hull. Clients hand over the full pension cycle: scheme selection and setup for new employers, ongoing assessments and contribution files for established ones, and the statutory employee communications. Because the same team handles PAYE, RTI and statutory pay, the pension administration never drifts out of step with the payroll it depends on.
Key Highlights:
- CIPP-qualified payroll professionals handling every stage of auto enrolment
- Runs payroll and workplace pensions in-house for more than 250 companies
- Employee assessment carried out every pay period, not just at setup
- Declarations of compliance and three-yearly re-enrolment handled
- UK-based team working remotely through cloud payroll systems
Services:
- Auto enrolment assessment and employee enrolment
- Workplace pension scheme selection and setup
- Pension contribution calculations and provider file uploads
- Opt-out and refund processing within statutory windows
- Declarations of compliance and cyclical re-enrolment
- Salary sacrifice scheme design and implementation
- Full outsourced payroll with RTI submissions
Contact Information:
- Website: acumon.com
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: 1-2 Craven Road, Ealing, London, W5 2UA, UK
- Phone: 020 8567 3451
Smailes Goldie
Smailes Goldie is one of Hull's established chartered accountancy firms, headquartered at Regent's Court on Princess Street with further offices across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in Scarborough, Selby, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and Barton-upon-Humber. Workplace pensions - including automatic enrolment and re-enrolment - are listed explicitly among its payroll services, delivered through cloud-based software with weekly, fortnightly and monthly payroll runs.
Payroll clients get a dedicated point of contact plus access to the firm's wider expert staff, with electronic payslips, P45s and P60s handled as standard and Construction Industry Scheme payments supported for contractor clients. The firm is an ICAEW member and belongs to the UK200 Group and AGN International, and its full-service range - audit, business tax, corporate finance - means the pension work sits inside a much broader advisory relationship where needed.
Key Highlights:
- Automatic enrolment and re-enrolment listed among core payroll services
- Cloud-based payroll with weekly, fortnightly and monthly runs
- Dedicated point of contact for every payroll client
- CIS payments supported for construction clients
- ICAEW member firm with offices across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Services:
- Workplace pensions including automatic enrolment and re-enrolment
- Outsourced payroll processing
- Weekly, fortnightly and monthly payroll runs
- Electronic payslips, P45s and P60s
- Construction Industry Scheme payments
- Audit and accountancy
- Tax services for employers and businesses
- Corporate finance
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: Regent's Court, Princess Street, Hull, HU2 8BA
- Phone: 01482 326916
360 Chartered Accountants
360 Chartered Accountants is an award-winning Hull firm based on Albion Street in the city centre, founded by Andy Steele and regulated by the ICAEW, with Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisors on the team. Its payroll and workplace pension work is delivered through a dedicated service called 5Four Payroll, which covers workplace pension set up alongside payroll and pension processing, PAYE scheme setup and RTI reporting.
Pricing is deliberately simple: payroll fees start from £12 per month, fixed according to employee count, with no hidden costs - an approach that suits the small employers who make up much of Hull's business base. The firm also runs the 360 Foundation, which provides grants for carers of children in Hull's HU1-HU9 postcodes for grassroots sports, and holds a 4.5 Google rating across dozens of reviews.
Key Highlights:
- Workplace pensions delivered through the dedicated 5Four Payroll service
- Fixed payroll fees from £12 per month by employee count
- ICAEW-regulated with Chartered Tax Advisors on the team
- PAYE setup and RTI reporting included
- Hull city centre firm with a community foundation
Services:
- Workplace pension set up
- Payroll and pension processing
- PAYE scheme set up
- Real Time Information (RTI) reporting
- End of year payroll processing
- Accounts and audits
- Tax planning and compliance
- Bookkeeping and outsourcing
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: 18/19 Albion Street, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1 3TG
- Phone: 01482 427360
Yorkshire Accountancy
Yorkshire Accountancy operates from Hallgate in Cottingham, on Hull's western edge, and works with businesses across Hull, Beverley, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Rotherham, Scunthorpe and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region. Auto enrolment set up and maintenance is offered as a defined service within its payroll practice, tailored to each business and framed squarely around compliance with The Pensions Regulator's requirements.
The firm pairs the pension work with mainstream small-business accountancy: bookkeeping, annual accounts, VAT returns, corporation tax, self assessment and management accounts. It is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Xero Silver Partner with ICPA and Institute of Financial Accountants affiliations, works across QuickBooks, Xero and Sage, and displays a 5-star Google rating - a practical, software-led option for employers who want pensions handled inside a full accounting relationship.
Key Highlights:
- Auto enrolment set up and maintenance as a defined payroll service
- Compliance framed around The Pensions Regulator's requirements
- Serves Hull, Beverley and the wider Yorkshire and Humber region
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Xero Silver Partner
- Full small-business accountancy alongside payroll
Services:
- Auto enrolment set up and maintenance
- Payroll services
- Bookkeeping
- Annual accounts
- VAT returns
- Corporation tax
- Self assessment
- Management accounts
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: 123 Hallgate, Cottingham, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU16 4DA
- Phone: 01482 845750
Omega Payroll Services
Omega Payroll Services runs its Hull operation from Silvester House at The Maltings in the city centre, with a second office in Salford, Manchester. The firm describes itself as a specialist in supporting a range of workplace pension schemes in Hull, and treats pension processing as an integral part of its payroll solution rather than an optional extra - registration and administration of employer schemes are handled within the same engagement.
The team is made up of professional accountants and payroll experts, and the firm describes its services as fully regulated and licensed. Rather than publishing fixed prices, Omega quotes each client based on a review of their books and records, which suits employers whose payrolls do not fit a standard template. Its client base spans business and corporate employers across the Hull area.
Key Highlights:
- Workplace pension support as an integral part of payroll
- Employer pension scheme registration and administration
- Hull city centre office plus a Salford, Manchester office
- Team of professional accountants and payroll experts
- Bespoke quotes based on each client's records
Services:
- Workplace pension scheme support
- Auto enrolment processing integrated with payroll
- Pension scheme registration and administration
- Payroll processing
- Payroll and pension compliance
- Integrated payroll and pension reporting
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: Silvester House, The Maltings, Hull, HU1 3HA
- Phone: 01482 210142
SmartView Accountants
SmartView Accountants is based at Burnett House on Castle Street in Hull city centre and serves employers across Hull, Beverley, Hessle, Cottingham, Willerby, Anlaby and the wider East Yorkshire area. Its payroll service manages pension auto enrolment, ongoing assessments and the employee communications that keep businesses compliant with the legislation.
Payroll itself runs weekly or monthly with secure payslips, HMRC Real Time Information submissions, and processing of starters, leavers and employee changes as they happen. The firm displays Xero and ACCA credentials, and its positioning - a compact city-centre practice covering the East Yorkshire commuter belt - makes it a natural fit for smaller employers who want a local contact rather than a national bureau.
Key Highlights:
- Auto enrolment, ongoing assessments and employee communications managed
- Weekly or monthly payroll with secure payslips
- RTI submissions and starter/leaver processing handled
- Serves Hull and the East Yorkshire commuter towns
- Xero and ACCA credentials displayed
Services:
- Pension auto enrolment management
- Ongoing employee assessments
- Employee pension communications
- Weekly or monthly payroll processing
- Secure payslip delivery
- RTI submissions to HMRC
- Starter, leaver and change processing
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: Burnett House, 82-83 Castle Street, Hull, HU1 1SH
- Phone: 01482 400109
Purely Payroll
Purely Payroll is a specialist payroll bureau based at Moat House in Welwick, East Riding, led by Sarah Meek, a CIPP-qualified payroll professional (MCIPPdip), and licensed by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. The bureau provides auto enrolment services throughout Yorkshire with a particular focus on Hull and the East Riding, and its scope covers the full statutory cycle: employee assessments at staging and on an ongoing basis, opt-ins, opt-outs and refunds, postponements, and compliance declarations with The Pensions Regulator.
Pension files are generated for submission to providers as part of each payroll run, which is the practical detail that keeps deductions and scheme records reconciled. The bureau is candid about the stakes, noting that non-compliance can trigger a £400 fixed penalty notice before escalating further. For employers who want pensions and payroll coordinated through one small, expert operation with a single timetable, this is exactly that.
Key Highlights:
- CIPP-qualified leadership and ICB-licensed practice
- Full statutory cycle: assessments, opt-outs, postponements, declarations
- Pension files generated for providers each pay run
- Focus on Hull and the East Riding, serving wider Yorkshire
- Small bureau model with one point of contact
Services:
- Pension scheme set up
- Employee assessments at staging dates
- Ongoing assessments for new and existing employees
- Managing opt-ins, opt-outs and refunds
- Managing postponements
- Compliance declarations
- Pension file generation for providers
- Full auto enrolment administration
Contact Information:
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Address: Moat House, Main Street, Welwick, HU12 0RX
- Phone: 07931 092502
Conclusion
For Hull employers, the practical question is how much of the pension duty to hand over. A scheme set up correctly is the start; the recurring work - assessments each pay period, contribution files, opt-out windows, re-enrolment on the three-year clock - is where compliance is actually won or lost, and it is best run by whoever runs the payroll. The city's providers range from full-service chartered firms to specialist bureaus, so the fit depends on whether you want pensions inside a broader accounting relationship or handled by a dedicated payroll operation.
This guide was put together to make that comparison easier for businesses in Hull and the East Riding. Every provider here was reviewed against what they actually publish about their services, and each works a little differently. The goal in every case is the same: a workplace pension that runs correctly every pay period, keeps The Pensions Regulator satisfied, and never becomes the thing you remember at midnight before a deadline.
