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Direct engagement, side by side with the alternatives.

Most agencies are quietly paying for opacity. Kova replaces umbrella and PSC structures with direct engagement — keeping margin, data and compliance inside your operation.

  • Agency owns the worker relationship
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Agency owns the data and audit trail
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • PAYE handled at source
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • CIS deductions and verification
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • IR35 status determinations and trail
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • AWR tracked from week one
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Right-to-Work checks built in
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Transparent, itemised worker payslips
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Predictable flat weekly fee
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Margin and uplift retained inside the chain
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
  • Cashflow held back from agency
    Kova
    Umbrella
    PSC
Savings calculator

What does direct engagement save your agency?

Enter your workforce profile to model the weekly margin saved against an umbrella, plus the cashflow released back into your business each week.

Indicative only. We'll model your real numbers in the demo.

Weekly saving
£1,950
Annual saving
£101,400
Cashflow released
£78,000
Weekly cost — Umbrella£3,300
Weekly cost — Kova£1,350
Weekly pay bill£78,000
Avg fund hold7 days
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