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Stop Misclassification Becoming Your Institution's Next Audit Finding

Built for Tax, Finance & Procurement teams at UK universities. Defensible governance without administrative burden.

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Trusted by compliance teams managing £100m+ in contingent workforce spend

Institutional Risk Exposure

Governance, Funding Assurance and Public Accountability

Most institutions lack visibility over off-payroll workers, classification decisions, and compliance across decentralised departments.

  • Who is working off-payroll across faculties and departments
  • How external workers were engaged and whether classification decisions are defensible
  • Where labour enters through suppliers, partners or research channels
  • Which departments are following compliant and consistent processes

Departmental Visibility

347 Off-Payroll
Faculty of Engineering
47 workers
Research Services
89 workers
Professional Services
34 workers
Faculty of Medicine
Unverified
Where the Real Exposure Sits

Four areas demanding immediate attention.

IR35 decisions that don't stand up to scrutiny

A single misclassified role can raise questions about process, oversight and internal controls.

Hidden labour through poorly governed channels

Faculties, Research and Professional Services often contract outside central processes, leaving Procurement and Finance blind.

Rising scrutiny from Audit Committees and regulators

Narrative explanations are no longer enough. Universities must demonstrate clear, consistent and defensible oversight.

Grant funding requiring stronger controls

Funders expect institutions to track who is engaged, how they are classified and how decisions were made.

CoComply gives leadership confidence where the risks are currently unclear.

What CoComply Delivers

Complete visibility over every external worker and decision.

Governance infrastructure for Tax, Finance, Procurement, HR and Research with consistent processes and clear accountability.

  • Worker classification assessments
  • Supply-chain visibility for labour entering via suppliers
  • Document analysis for SoWs, MSAs and engagements
  • Defensible audit trail across departments
  • Clear risk ownership and accountability
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Procurement
HR
CoComply
Faculties
Research
Finance
Why Universities Choose CoComply

Built for the complexity of higher education.

Strengthens institutional controls

Build robust governance frameworks that protect your institution.

Reduces tax and reputational exposure

Mitigate IR35 risks before they become costly liabilities.

Provides clarity across decentralised departments

Unified visibility for faculties, research and professional services.

Enables confident reporting to Audit Committees

Evidence-based assurance that stands up to scrutiny.

Improves assurance for research grant funding

Demonstrate the controls that funders expect to see.

Single version of truth across the institution

One platform for Tax, Finance, Procurement, HR and Research.

The Outcome

Governance you can defend when questioned.

With CoComply, universities gain confidence:

  • Clarity on who is working, where, and under what status
  • Control over external engagements across all departments
  • Consistency in decisions and processes
  • Confidence when questioned internally or externally
  • Certainty that the institution is protected and defensible

Governance Readiness

Defensible
Audit Committee Readiness95%
Grant Funding Assurance88%
Classification Compliance100%
Cross-Department Consistency92%
Ready before your next Audit Committee meeting?
In 30 minutes, see how CoComply makes your external-workforce decisions clear, consistent and defensible without adding administrative burden.