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Payfit
Founded 2015 · 774 employees · 8 known investors
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PayFit offers cloud-based payroll and HR software aimed at finance teams, automating tasks like RTI and pension submissions, expense management, custom reporting, and bulk employee payments. It integrates with accounting tools such as Xero and QuickBooks and handles compliance for UK employers via HMRC.
Founders & leadership
Payfit was founded in 2015 by Firmin Zocchetto, Ghislain de Fontenay, and Florian Fournier.
Investors · 8
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Founder mafia
The Payfit mafia →7 people who came through Payfit went on to found or lead other companies.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- PAYFIT LTD
- Company number
- 11623900
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 Oct 2018
- Registered office
- Unit 120 The Record Hall, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens, London, EC1N 7RJ
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 62090 — Other information technology service activities
- Previous names
- PAYFIT LIMITED (2018–2018)
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Jan 2026 · next due 31 Oct 2027
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 14 Oct 2025 · next due 28 Oct 2026
Current officers · 2
- Ohs Secretaries Limited — corporate secretary, appointed 15 Oct 2018
- Jonathan William Ducroizet — director, appointed 3 Jul 2024
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 21 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Payfit do?
- PayFit offers cloud-based payroll and HR software aimed at finance teams, automating tasks like RTI and pension submissions, expense management, custom reporting, and bulk employee payments. It integrates with accounting tools such as Xero and QuickBooks and handles compliance for UK employers via HMRC.
- Who founded Payfit?
- Payfit was founded by Firmin Zocchetto, Ghislain de Fontenay, Florian Fournier in 2015.
- Who are Payfit's investors?
- Payfit's investors include Accel, Frst, General Atlantic, Kima Ventures, Runa Capital, Salica Investments, YOBE Ventures, Otium Capital.