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Read your agency contract slowly, clause by clause
Paste the agreement an agency has offered you. We point out the clauses that shape your career and your money, explain them in plain English, and give you the questions to ask before you sign.
Contracts are private, so we save nothing. The check runs in your browser using a fixed list of rules you can read below. Nothing you paste is sent, stored or saved, and it disappears when you close the tab. No AI is involved. You can remove names and addresses before pasting if you prefer.
Not legal advice. This tool explains what clauses usually mean and what UK rules say in general. It cannot tell you whether a clause is fair, legal or binding in your situation. Before you sign, or if you are already signed and worried, talk to Equity, Citizens Advice or a solicitor. Where to get help
1Paste the contract
Copy in the whole agreement if you can, including any schedules or appendices. Long contracts are fine.
Or try a sample:
Paste a contract or load a sample, then press Decode this contract. The clauses we find, and the ones we could not find, appear here.
2What you actually take home
Enter a job fee and the percentages in your contract to see where the money goes. This is before your own income tax and National Insurance: UK models are usually self-employed, so those are yours to sort out.
VAT rules for models depend on your own registration and how your agency invoices. Ask your agency, or an accountant, how VAT works on your statements. The BFMA's code says member agencies should advise models on VAT and point them to an accountant when needed.
What UK rules say about agencies and models
General points from official guidance and the law for agencies in Great Britain. How they apply to you depends on your contract and circumstances.
Where to get help
Free or low-cost places to take your questions before you sign, or if you want to leave.
Signing with a New York agency?
New York State's Fashion Workers Act took effect on 19 June 2025. Reported by law firms in January 2025, it says model management companies there:
Every rule this decoder uses
No hidden scoring. These are all the clause types it looks for. A clause type is flagged when its wording appears anywhere in the text, so always read the matched sentence yourself.
Honest limits
- This is a word finder, not a lawyer. It looks for common wording, so it can miss clauses written in unusual ways and can flag a sentence that is actually harmless.
- It cannot judge whether a clause is fair, normal, legal or enforceable for you. Only advice based on your full contract and situation can do that.
- The legal notes cover Great Britain, plus a short note on New York. Rules in Northern Ireland, the EU and elsewhere differ.
- It reads English text only. Scanned PDFs need to be copied as text first.
- The calculator is a simple guide. Your agency statement is what counts, and your own tax is separate.
- Nothing you paste or type is saved. Refreshing the page clears everything.