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Build a job price from labour, materials, travel, equipment, overhead and risk.

What you get: Total cost, break-even, recommended quote, profit, margin, effective hourly rate and deposit.

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Total cost to deliver£2,924.85
Labour £848.00 + materials £1,329.00 (including 7.0% wastage) + travel £55.50 + equipment, permits and waste £240.00 + overhead £261.00 (29.0 hrs × £9.00) + contingency £136.68 + callback allowance £54.67.
Break-even price£2,924.85
Below this figure the job costs you money. It already includes paying yourself at the rate you entered, so 'break-even' means no profit, not no wages.
Recommended quote (before discount)£3,899.79
Cost ÷ (1 − target margin). £2,924.85 ÷ (1 − 0.25) = £3,899.79. Margin is a share of the price, which is why this is not cost × 1.25.
Quote after discount£3,899.79
No discount applied. This is the figure to quote, excluding VAT.
Gross profit£974.95
Quote £3,899.79 − total cost £2,924.85.
Gross margin25.0%
Profit ÷ price × 100. The same job expressed as markup on cost is 33.3% — markup and margin are different numbers.
Equivalent markup on cost33.3%
Profit ÷ cost × 100. Shown so you can compare with merchants and other trades who quote markup.
Your effective hourly rate£61.96
(Quote − all costs other than your own labour) ÷ your and your team's on-site hours (24.0). This is what the job really pays for time on the tools.
Suggested deposit (40%)£1,559.92
Materials, subcontractors and hire come to £1,569.00 — money you spend before the customer pays. A deposit of around 40% covers that early outlay. Deposits should be proportionate to costs you actually incur early.
VAT (not registered)£0.00
You told us the business is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added. Watch the registration threshold as turnover grows.

How this is worked out

Your labour rate is treated as a cost, so 'break-even' means you are paid but the business makes nothing.
Overhead is applied per hour across all job hours including travel and admin.
Margin is calculated on the selling price, not as markup on cost. Both figures are shown.
The recommended price is a planning figure. No price is guaranteed to be accepted.

Results are planning aids based on figures you enter. They are not financial, tax or legal advice, and no price is guaranteed to be accepted.

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Paperwork that goes with it

A quote structure that answers the questions customers ask before they say yes: what is included, what is not, when it happens, what it costs and how payment works.

Professional Trade Quote Template