The Nannytax Story

A former Bookkeeper named Stephen Vahrman came up with an idea from his home in Kemp Town. Noticing a gap in the domestic employment market, he imagined a dedicated payroll service that supported parents and carers who employed nannies.

The UK’s very first dedicated nanny payroll service Nannytax was born.

Nannytax now employs a team of 50 with our HQ based in central Brighton. We deliver an end-end service that supports over 10,000 parents and carers with the employment of their nanny from start to finish.

Our award-winning services encompass nanny payroll, HR support and contracts, specialist insurance and pensions. We are also part of the Enable Ltd Group alongside 6 other employment companies, including our sister domestic payroll service Stafftax and small business payroll provider Quartz.

Throughout our growth as a business, we have played an active role in raising awareness of nannies as professionals and spearheading initiatives to ensure the families in our industry are seen and heard.

In 2004, we lobbied the Government to approve nannies as childcare providers and to allow parents to claim childcare financial support and tax relief. This led to the introduction of the Childcare Approval Scheme in April 2005.

Each year we publish our Nanny Salary Guide, also known as, ‘the go-to for nanny salaries across the UK’. This reports on the latest average gross salaries for nannies throughout the country, based on our own payroll records.

An exclusive asset to us, it has become one of the most established resources in our industry, trusted by thousands of families, nannies and agencies, and is regularly quoted in leading publications such as The Times, Telegraph and The Financial Times.

We also run a nanny agency service to bring our expertise to the UK nanny recruitment industry, helping ensure legal best-practice is followed from the beginning of the employment. We are proud to be recommended nationwide by over 200 specialist domestic and nanny recruitment agencies. We regularly visit our partners to ensure they are up to date on the latest legislation and offer support with contracts, salaries and HR matters.

Rising to the challenges of these unprecedented times, during the pandemic, our IT and Development team built an online furlough portal exclusively for our Nannytax customers in under 2 weeks. This guided our families through the challenging process of furloughing their nannies and reclaiming the 80% grant from The Government under the CJRS scheme.

In 2021, we increased our opening hours to better suit our customers’ busy lives. We understand that it’s not always easy to get in touch during the traditional 9-5 working day. We are now open from 8:30am – 7:30pm Monday to Friday, and from 10am – 4pm on weekends, so you can contact us at a time that is most convenient for you.

A year that was full of celebrations for our customers, nanny agencies and partners. In true Nannytax style, we also held a birthday party for our colleagues to celebrate three decades of Nannytax, and 20 years of our sister brand Stafftax.

In 2025, we launched a first-of-its-kind, our Nanny Rewards and Wellbeing App, which gives nannies access to support with mental, physical and financial wellbeing, as well as savings on food, fuel technology and more.

We also launched our first podcast ‘All Things Nanny’! The go-to podcast for parents and nannies navigating the world of childcare employment. With episodes featuring Anna Whitehouse (aka Mother Pukka), agencies, nannies and payroll specialists – it’s a podcast series you won’t want to miss out on.

We ended 2025 by hosting our first Agency Partner Day in London. Joined by over 50 nanny agencies, it was a great day of insightful talks, networking and collaboration.

When we say we’re the employment experts, we mean it. We live and breathe payroll – from Nannytax which is designed for nanny employers to Stafftax, our domestic payroll service, to Quartz Payroll which is perfect for small businesses. To add an extra bow to our string, we also have insurance services for nanny employers, nannies, carers, and carer employers through our Carer Insure brand. Finally, to add the cherry on top, we have our pensions service from Enable Autoenrol.