Practical support for running a professional payroll practice.
Client Payroll Exchange is designed for UK firms and practitioners who process payroll for clients.
Membership brings together compliance verification, continuity planning, practical resources and trusted professional connections in one place.
Founding Membership from £15 per month, excluding VAT.
Membership is subject to application, review and approval.
Running client payroll carries responsibilities that go beyond calculating pay.
You need to keep your own firm compliant, protect sensitive information, manage client expectations, maintain dependable processes and have a plan for periods when you cannot work.
CPX helps you put those foundations in place and demonstrate them to prospective clients.
What membership includes
Compliance and verification
- Structured review of key firm-level compliance requirements
- CPX Verified status once the relevant checks have been completed
- CPX Verified badge for use on your website and communications
- Monitoring of important renewal dates
- Reminders when evidence needs to be updated
- Optional profile in the public CPX directory
- Payroll and regulatory updates with practical action points
Business continuity
- 16-point continuity readiness assessment
- Personalised view of areas requiring attention
- Business continuity templates and checklists
- Guidance on protecting clients during illness, absence or disruption
- Access to providers interested in emergency cover
- Verification of a signed continuity-of-practice arrangement
Resources and improvement
- Client onboarding resources
- Payroll processing and approval checklists
- Client communication templates
- Bureau protection and scope-control resources
- Practical knowledge articles
- New and updated resources throughout the year
Connection and support
- CPX member directory
- Monthly online briefings
- Session recordings and supporting resources
- Peer discussions with other client payroll providers
- Collaboration, overflow and specialist-support opportunities
- Member and industry event listings
Built for firms that provide payroll services to clients.
- Independent payroll bureaux
- Sole payroll practitioners
- Accountancy and bookkeeping practices with a client payroll service
- Payroll consultancies
- Small and growing payroll firms
- Established UK payroll providers looking for trusted collaboration
Membership is firm-based, allowing CPX to review the business providing the service rather than awarding a personal payroll qualification.
CPX is not a replacement for individual professional membership, technical qualifications, legal advice or independent specialist advice.
Help shape the future of CPX.
Our first members will have the opportunity to influence the resources, activities and support CPX develops.
£15 per month, excluding VAT
£18 per month including VAT at the current UK standard rate of 20%. Billed monthly.
- One firm membership
- One user account
- All core member resources and tools
- CPX verification
- Public directory eligibility
- Monthly briefings
- Community and collaboration access
- Founding Member recognition
- Founding price retained while membership remains continuous
Membership is subject to application, verification and approval.
Need access for a team?
Practice Membership supports firms with up to five users and includes team permissions, shared firm management and access to all core CPX benefits.
From £45 per month, excluding VAT
From £54 per month including VAT at the current UK standard rate of 20%. Billed monthly.
All prices are shown in pounds sterling and exclude VAT unless stated otherwise. VAT is charged at the current UK standard rate of 20% and is shown on your invoice. Membership is billed monthly and can be cancelled at any time before your next billing date.
How to join
Register your interest
Tell us about your firm, how you deliver payroll services and what you would like from CPX.
Have an introductory conversation
We will arrange a short, informal conversation to learn more about your practice and answer your questions.
Receive your invitation
Suitable firms will receive an invitation to create their account and begin onboarding.
Complete your firm information
Add your business profile and submit the information needed for verification.
Become CPX Verified
Once the required checks have been completed, you can display your badge and choose whether to appear in the public directory.
Ready to build a stronger payroll practice?
Register your interest in Client Payroll Exchange and become part of a trusted network built specifically for UK client payroll providers.
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