employ yourself on PAYE at exactly the threshold of tax (£7,475 per year)...therefore you will not pay tax but will continue with tiny Nat Ins payments....pay yourself annually (or quarterly if you envisage income in the first 3 months) in arrears....meaning either 1 or 4 payslips per year.
If it all takes off, give yourself a payrise and pay the relevant PAYE tax and Nat ins due from then on.
how about this for the tax man:
start company.
employ yourself on PAYE at exactly the threshold of tax (£7,475 per year)...therefore you will not pay tax but will continue with tiny Nat Ins payments....pay yourself annually (or quarterly if you envisage income in the first 3 months) in arrears....meaning either 1 or 4 payslips per year.
If it all takes off, give yourself a payrise and pay the relevant PAYE tax and Nat ins due from then on.
Disclaimer: not an accountant.