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Sample Financial Institution

Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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USER FEEDBACKRecurring topics

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PayEscape

Payment institution · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company namePayescape Limited
Year founded2006
Headquarters / registered countryBallymoney (Northern Ireland), United Kingdom
Websitewww.payescape.com
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, PayEscape is a human capital management (HCM) provider that has offered payroll, human resources and time and attendance services to UK businesses since 2006. It offers three options from easy-to-use payroll software to part-managed and fully managed payroll services, the HR Escape HR software, time and attendance solutions powered by UKG and facial recognition systems; Irish payroll is also among its services. The company was founded by Managing Director John Borland; the site states that it serves clients with a CIPP and CIPD certified team, holds ISO 27001 certification and offers monthly rolling contracts. Payescape Limited is authorised by the FCA under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 for the provision of payment services (FRN 821826). Its head office is in Ballymoney (Northern Ireland) and it has a further office in Somerset. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESBusiness clients only (businesses and accountants)
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSCloud-based payroll and HR software · Employee app · Time and attendance hardware
PRODUCTSFully managed payroll service · Payroll software · HR software · Time and attendance solutions · Irish payroll

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 821826
Licence holderPayescape Limited
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an Authorised Payment Institution under Payescape Limited (FRN 821826) since 23 Jan 2019.
StatusVerified

User complaints

User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.

Period reviewed: May 2022 – October 2026

  • Account / trading conditions: 4
  • Identity verification: 3
  • Other: 2
  • Customer support: 1

No. 379 for most complaints among the 532 institutions with complaint records (918 institutions listed on the site).

RANK BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: 355. · Identity verification: 186. · Other: 251. · Customer support: 341.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on Payescape's Trustpilot page (10) records as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Payescape name are left out. Across the complaints, payroll and tax code errors, payslips that cannot be accessed because of two-factor authentication and login problems stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcespayescape.com — homepage, About us, Outsourcing payroll pages and footer
Regulator recordsFCA — Payescape Limited, FRN 821826 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompanies House — Payescape Ltd, company no NI625726, incorporated 17 Jul 2014
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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