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Every cost counted. The tax done right.
VAT, CIS, reverse charge, overheads and margin, all worked out on your rates and calculated to the penny.
So you know the price is right before you send it.
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Why the paperwork matters.
Lost each year by the average small business
Late and unpaid invoices are estimated to cost a typical UK small firm around £22,000 a year. Signed quotes and clear payment terms shut down most arguments before they start.
Small-business research (QuickBooks, 2022)Of UK insolvencies are construction businesses, more than any other industry
Construction sees more insolvencies than any other sector, and late or disputed payment is a leading cause. When the price and the payment dates are signed before you start, you're not the one left waiting.
Insolvency ServiceThe first proper quote usually wins
Most customers line up two or three quotes and go with whoever comes back first and looks like they've got a grip on the job. Get a clear, costed quote out early and it's often yours before a rival has even replied.
Professional quotes,
drafted properly.
The Job
Who it’s for and what it is. Pick your trade once and the right defaults load: VAT, retention, defects period (your fix-it window) and the terms for your trade. Your logo and details are saved once and appear on every quote.
The Numbers
Build your Schedule of Works and set your markup. VAT, CIS and the reverse charge are worked out for you, and the Margin Health panel shows what you actually keep.
Send
A branded quote with Schedule of Works, VAT breakdown, payment terms and a signature page. Download the PDF, or send a link your client can accept on their phone.
Worked out, not guessed.
Every figure on your quote is calculated from your own rates and the current HMRC rules, priced to the penny and checked before you send it. Not a ballpark, not a round number you hope covers it.
Your rates, not an average
Overheads and margin come from your day rate and your costs, so the price fits your business, not a figure pulled from thin air.
The tax done by the rules
VAT, CIS and the Domestic Reverse Charge are applied the way HMRC expects, on the quote, not worked out later or left to chance.
Checked before it goes out
The Margin Health panel shows what you actually keep, so you send the quote knowing the number holds up.
Built by someone who's
spent years pricing UK jobs.
Years in UK construction: surveying work, pricing it, writing the quotes, and reading plenty of other people's. Same story everywhere. The work was right, the paperwork wasn't, and the tradesperson paid for the difference.
A disputed final invoice with nothing in writing. Extra work done for free to dodge an argument. A finished job still chasing its balance months on. TradeDraft exists to close that gap, built around how the work actually happens on British sites — starting with the quote itself.
No Variation Orders
Built for 20-van fleets
The documents are clear, professional terms written for UK trades, not tailored to your specific job, and not legal advice. Take your own advice on anything significant or contentious.
Where quotes go wrong, handled.
Everything below is calculated or drafted automatically, so you can send the quote knowing the numbers add up.
VAT, CIS & the Reverse Charge
Standard, reduced and zero-rated VAT, CIS deductions and the Domestic Reverse Charge, calculated automatically from the client type and ready for you to check before you send.
Professional terms, agreed upfront
Payment Milestones, retention, Practical Completion and Defects Liability, all in writing before tools come out. Most arguments about money never start, because the answer's already there.
"Can you just…"
The most expensive phrase in the trade. Every change goes through a priced, signed Additional Works sheet before work begins. No more "but you said it'd be included" at the final invoice.
Know it's profitable before you send it.
Margin Health checks every quote against your costs and flags any job that looks set to fall below break-even, based on the real figures you enter.
Install it like an app
Add TradeDraft to your phone's home screen and it opens full-screen, just like any other app. It even keeps working with no signal. Price a job on the van or in a basement with no bars, and it's ready to send the moment you're back online.
Need paperwork for the rest of the job?
The templates are a complete set of editable UK documents.
Five downloads, free.
All four TradeDraft guides as print-ready PDFs, plus a one-page job-pricing checklist to run every quote through before it goes out.
- VAT, the Domestic Reverse Charge & CIS for 2026, in plain English
- How to price a job and not lose money, with the one-page checklist
- Getting paid on time, and CIS explained for subcontractors
Get the toolkit
Five print-ready PDFs. The download starts straight away. After that, the occasional useful update, and you can unsubscribe any time.
The first proper quote
usually wins the job.
Send yours first.
Every quote you send is costed right, carries your logo,
and gets the VAT and CIS correct.
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