Brain Source Intl.: research & sources
A defined partner-network service and identifiable contracting company. Pricing, employment protections and operational tooling require more evidence for a complete score.
Back to Brain Source Intl. overview →At a glance
Global EOR
- Consider for
- Employers exploring complex or emerging markets with consultant-led hiring and mobility support.
- Main trade-off
- Liability, IP, partner responsibility and exit terms were not published.
Based on public documents and customer accounts. Global provider assessment; service has not been tested.
How this provider scores
How we score ↗Six global category scores and the supplied final total. These are provider comparisons, not country-specific service tests or customer review stars.
Total: 3.3/5
The final workbook total includes its adjustment and is preserved as supplied. Missing values are not zero. See the provider research below for terms, sources and practical checks.
Current research by topic
Read the findings, their scope and the documents behind them. Scores above link to their supporting evidence.
Country fit & local delivery
Country model
Primary site explicitly describes a network of legal entities and partners across150+countries, specialising in complex/emerging and regulated markets. It offers employment contracts and payroll for identified employees; public country count and calculator menu do not verify owned entities or local permissions. Current commercial website is brain-source.com; similarly named Nigerian goods importer and other BrainSource agencies are not assumed related.
Provider statement · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Onboarding mobility
Provider describes quote, consultant consultation, local-expert review, signed client/employment agreements then onboarding. Recruitment shortlist claims of7days for middle roles and21days for top roles are sourcing estimates, not employment SLA. Work permits, business visas, accommodation and equipment assistance are offered; approval, costs and country eligibility require an individual proposal.
Provider statement · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Costs, deposits & currency
Commercial
Quote includes salary, taxes and monthly BSI fee. Public calculator is explicitly indicative and based on high taxation assumptions; final fee follows project details. No numeric fee, deposit, funding cutoff, FX margin, minimum invoice or refund schedule found. Directory USD688 headline and no-lock-in assertions are not verified commercial terms.
Research finding · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Payroll that works in practice
Payroll employee
Service description includes salary disbursement, taxes/contributions, regulatory reports, paid leave, benefits and documented business travel. It offers insurance/equipment and third-party service contracts. No payroll-error SLA, approval audit trail, detailed employee insurance quote or expense payment timing independently verified.
Provider statement · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Support & accountability
Support
Named consultant/local-expert consultation and ongoing HR support are offered; contact page lists UK/US/France numbers. Home FAQ48-hour reply estimate concerns recruitment career enquiries and depends on workload; it is not an EOR emergency SLA. No binding operating hours, escalation matrix or country-resolution times found.
Provider statement · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Contacts - Brain Source International ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Review scope
Eleven public Trustburn accounts read in most-recent display order, chiefly generic recruitment/job-search praise. Identity, transaction and EOR relevance are not verified; some mid-star ratings coexist with wholly positive text, so no complaint is inferred from stars alone. GoodFirms lists no submitted reviews; targeted searches found no substantive matched Trustpilot/G2/Capterra EOR sample.
Research finding · Sources
- Brain Source targeted review and complaint searches ↗
- Free BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Reviews/Feedback. BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Testimonials. Is BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL legit? ↗
- Brain Source International Reviews & Ratings | Goodfirms ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Platforms & integrations
Platform
Home claims a client platform showing documentation flow in real time; EOR material describes regular payroll/compliance reports. Employer/employee access, local portals, exports/API, usability and resilience were not demonstrated. Public cost calculator is separate indicative functionality and not proof of operational payroll controls.
Provider statement · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Benefits & employee experience
Payroll employee
Service description includes salary disbursement, taxes/contributions, regulatory reports, paid leave, benefits and documented business travel. It offers insurance/equipment and third-party service contracts. No payroll-error SLA, approval audit trail, detailed employee insurance quote or expense payment timing independently verified.
Provider statement · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Contracts & responsibility
Country model
Primary site explicitly describes a network of legal entities and partners across150+countries, specialising in complex/emerging and regulated markets. It offers employment contracts and payroll for identified employees; public country count and calculator menu do not verify owned entities or local permissions. Current commercial website is brain-source.com; similarly named Nigerian goods importer and other BrainSource agencies are not assumed related.
Provider statement · Sources
- Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record ↗
- Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Contract exit
Service page says client and employment terms are agreed before start, then local-law renewals and terminations handled with required notice. No signed MSA, liability caps, partner responsibility schedule, IP chain, commercial minimum term, transfer rights or offboarding/severance fee schedule published in inspected material.
Research finding · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Switching & leaving an EOR
Contract exit
Service page says client and employment terms are agreed before start, then local-law renewals and terminations handled with required notice. No signed MSA, liability caps, partner responsibility schedule, IP chain, commercial minimum term, transfer rights or offboarding/severance fee schedule published in inspected material.
Research finding · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Employee data & security
Security
May2025 privacy policy names Brain Source International Corporation Limited, describes UK/EU/US processing, affiliates and vendors, safeguards for transfers and general security. Subprocessor list is available on request, not public in the inspected page; business/tax data retention example is up to6years. No independent certification, EOR-specific DPA, detailed access controls or contractual incident deadline verified.
Published document · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Business stability & track record
Entity identity
Current privacy name and prior Hatton Gardens address match BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED14281225, incorporated8August2022. Official filing records its30March2026 move to the Great Portland Street address now on site. A distinct BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED03845281 was incorporated1999. Their relationship and contract allocation are not established; do not transfer the older company’s finances or incorporation date to the current website entity.
Published document · Sources
- Privacy Policy - Brain Source International ↗
- Contacts - Brain Source International ↗
- BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK ↗
- BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK ↗
- BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Filed financial scope
Company14281225’s unaudited filleted accounts at31August2025 show GBP25,672 cash, GBP29,183 current assets, GBP18,017 current creditors and GBP11,166 net assets (2024:GBP4,602); average persons employed1. Approved20May2026; profit/loss statement not filed. These historic entity-only figures do not establish current liquidity, group workforce size, payroll reserves or a continuity guarantee.
Published document · Sources
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Review scope
Eleven public Trustburn accounts read in most-recent display order, chiefly generic recruitment/job-search praise. Identity, transaction and EOR relevance are not verified; some mid-star ratings coexist with wholly positive text, so no complaint is inferred from stars alone. GoodFirms lists no submitted reviews; targeted searches found no substantive matched Trustpilot/G2/Capterra EOR sample.
Research finding · Sources
- Brain Source targeted review and complaint searches ↗
- Free BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Reviews/Feedback. BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Testimonials. Is BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL legit? ↗
- Brain Source International Reviews & Ratings | Goodfirms ↗
No private quote, signed EOR contract, outreach or operational trial. Provider claims are not independent delivery verification. Search absence does not prove absence of incidents.
Pricing
Request a current quote
Salary, employer costs and deposits are separate. Plan the full cost ↗
Support & service
Named consultant and local-expert consultations provide a direct service model.
Recruitment enquiry timing is not an EOR escalation SLA and generic recruitment reviews do not verify employment support. Sources & context ↗
Evaluate brain-source for your hire.
Turn the assessment into questions for your own hire. These detailed checks sit underneath the seven scored areas; a selected account may be relevant to more than one check.
This provider has not yet had the full review classification used for our three-provider pilot. The questions below are checks to complete, not a service assessment.
01Country & local deliveryBuyer questions
Start with the actual employing entity, your role and the people delivering the service locally.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- Who will legally employ this person, and who delivers each local service?
- Can you support our exact role, hiring country, working arrangement and expected duration?
02Full cost & cash upfrontBuyer questions
Compare a full year of employment costs, extra charges, currency conversion and the cash tied up before payday.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- What will this specific hire cost over twelve months?
- Which additional charges can arise, and who must approve them?
03Payroll & correctionsBuyer questions
Trace an approved payroll through to payment, then find out who fixes an error and how quickly.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- How are payroll inputs, calculations and changes checked before approval?
- What happens when an employee is paid incorrectly or late?
04Support & accountabilityBuyer questions
Find the person who owns an urgent problem. Separate a quick acknowledgement from a resolved case.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- How does a buyer or employee reach a person who can own an urgent issue?
- How quickly can we reach a specialist in our hiring country and language?
05Platform & integrationsBuyer questions
Test the employer view, employee view and every local portal with your own hiring scenario.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- Show us a complete employer workflow from adding a hire to changing their contract.
- Show us the employee experience on web and mobile.
06Employees & benefitsBuyer questions
Check country-specific benefits, leave, expenses and the day-to-day experience of the person you hire.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- Which benefits are actually available, who pays, and what choice does the employee have?
- How are local leave, holidays, time records and unusual entitlements represented?
07Contract responsibilitiesBuyer questions
Understand who can make decisions, approve charges and bear the cost when something goes wrong.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- Who bears the cost when advice, payroll or a filing is wrong?
- Who can instruct local partners, appoint counsel or agree settlements?
08Leaving & switchingBuyer questions
Settle notice, renewal, termination charges, deposit release and benefits continuity before you join.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- What are the minimum term, renewal rules, notice window and early exit charges?
- Show us an ordinary departure and a disputed termination.
09Security & privacyBuyer questions
Follow sensitive employee data through the platform, local partners, access controls and incident response.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- How do permissions, authentication and account recovery protect sensitive employee data?
- Where does employee data go, and which subprocessors and local partners receive it?
10Stability & track recordBuyer questions
Look beyond brand recognition to continuity plans, customer references and documented company events.
No review excerpt selected for this area. The scorecard above also assesses public documentation.
Ask brain-source
- How will payroll and employment continue if your business or a key partner is disrupted?
- What evidence should our leadership use to assess provider stability and track record?
Country coverage
Confirm the employing entity and eligibility for your role before signing.
Choose a country to check availability →Provider facts
What the supplied call material adds.
Paraphrases from a privately supplied deal and ticket summary. The source is an EOR market participant with a commercial interest; we have not inspected the original recordings or full transcripts.
No call account for brain-source was supplied in this batch. We have not inferred one from another provider’s material.
Names, customer organisations and identifying details have been removed. These insights inform questions; they do not establish hidden charges, service failures or comparative popularity.
Read all the anonymised buying insights →Sources & evidence
Provider statements describe advertised terms. They are not independent audits.
- Brain Source International Reviews & Ratings | Goodfirms
Brain Source International Reviews & Ratings | Goodfirms
Independent directory; listing details may be supplier submitted - Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record
Brain Source International - Your Employer Of Record
Provider-issued material - BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
Independent directory; listing details may be supplier submitted - Contacts - Brain Source International
Contacts - Brain Source International
Provider-issued material - BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
Independent directory; listing details may be supplier submitted - BrainSource Corporation filed accounts to August 2025, five pages visually read
BrainSource Corporation filed accounts to August 2025, five pages visually read
Public independent source/search - Privacy Policy - Brain Source International
Privacy Policy - Brain Source International
Provider-issued material - BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
BRAINSOURCE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
Independent directory; listing details may be supplier submitted - Free BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Reviews/Feedback. BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Testimonials. Is BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL legit?
Free BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Reviews/Feedback. BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL Testimonials. Is BRAIN SOURCE INTERNATIONAL legit?
Independent directory; listing details may be supplier submitted - Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International
Employer of Record Service - Brain Source International
Provider-issued material