About TheCalcOra

Honestly, this site came out of frustration.

We kept searching for a simple redundancy calculator, a clean stamp duty breakdown, something to help with IR35 — and kept landing on sites that were either outdated, plastered with pop-ups, or just plain confusing. So we built what we actually wanted to use.

What TheCalcOra is

It's a collection of free calculators for people in the UK and Europe. Things like how much redundancy pay you're owed, whether you're better off as a sole trader or a limited company, how many Schengen days you have left before you need to go home — that kind of stuff.

Nothing fancy. Just useful tools that give you a real answer in under a minute, without making you sign up for anything.

How it actually works

Everything runs in your browser. When you type a number in, nothing gets sent anywhere — not to us, not to a server, nowhere. The calculation happens on your device and that's it. We built it that way on purpose because nobody wants their salary floating around on some random server.

Is it always accurate?

We try hard to keep things updated — especially around April each year when HMRC changes rates, or when the weekly pay cap for redundancy shifts. But we're going to be straight with you: these are estimates. They're based on the standard formulas and current UK rates, but your actual situation might be different.

If you're making a big decision — redundancy payout, buying a property, setting up a company — please talk to an accountant or solicitor. Use our numbers to get a rough idea, then get proper advice before you commit to anything.

Who looks after it

A small team who got tired of bad free tools. We check the rates regularly, update things when legislation changes, and occasionally add new calculators when enough people ask for them.

If you spot something wrong, or there's a tool you wish existed, drop us a message on the contact page. We do actually read them.