Salary Sacrifice - Employer is US based with no UK entity

nickcarr79

My employer (a very small company) are looking at the possibility of using the Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme. There is one hurdle that we think might get in our way and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience and could maybe answer the question. 
The company is a US company, with no UK entitity/subsidiary. There are 10 of us based in the UK, paid from US bank accounts, and all our work is within the US. We all pay normal UK income tax and national insurance (PAYE). 
We've reached out to a few companies but haven't yet managed to get speak to anyone (waiting for several calls back). Looking at some of the online application processes, they are looking for UK company numbers, accounts filed with Companies House and the like, which as a US operating company we do not have. 

We have taken all the relevant legal advice over the past 5 or 6 years to ensure how we are operating is entirely legal and correct so there is nothing here that is "under the rader" or at all dubious. Our feeling is that being PAYE employees, we should be eligible since we pay all appropriate income taxes and the like. However the non-UK entity does look like it may pose a risk. 

Does anyone have any insight at all? Thanks for reading. 

ceh209

I'm not a specialist, but I'd be starting with asking your payroll provider for advice as to setting up the salary sacrifice, as the company runs a UK payroll (which presumably at least uses 3rd party software, if not 3rd party processing)

sheramber

Under salary sacrifice the company will be leasing the cars. The lease company will require   a credit check on the company which is why they request the company financial information. 

Whether a leasing company is prepared to enter into a contract with an overseas company will be the question.