Know your Numbers Archives

What Is a Healthy Gross Profit Margin for a Trade Business? (The Numbers Every Tradesman Must Know)

5 June 2026

What Is a Healthy Gross Profit Margin for a Trade Business? Let’s start with a hard truth. Most tradesmen know […]

How I Lost £40k a Month in My Driveway Business

20 April 2026

How I was losing £40k a month and didn’t even realise it. In my driveway business, after labour and overheads, […]

How to Get a Trade Business Ready for Sale | Profit, EBITDA & Exit Strategy

9 April 2026

How to Get a Trade Business Ready for Sale: Profit, EBITDA, Systems and Exit Strategy Here is the reality of […]

Cash in the bank is not real time

20 January 2026

Cash in the bank is not real time Video explanation (please like and subscribe) Most tradespeople don’t struggle because they […]

How to Confidently Increase Your Prices in 2026 (Without Losing Clients)

8 January 2026

For many trades business owners, increasing prices still feels uncomfortable. Even in 2026, when material costs, labour shortages, fuel, insurance, […]

How to Price Your Jobs Properly When Materials Keep Rising

11 December 2025

Material prices have become one of the biggest sources of stress for UK trades in recent years. Everything seems to […]

Knowing Your Numbers is Critical

10 October 2025

Profit vs Cashflow for Trades: Why Your Profit Says “X” but Your Bank Says “Y” Trade business finance • Cashflow […]

What Is a Healthy Gross Margin for Landscaping, Plumbing and Electrical?

30 August 2025

Setting the right gross margin keeps your business safe through quiet months and funds growth when demand spikes. In UK, […]

How to Pay Yourself Without Starving the Business

29 June 2025

If you run a trade business, chances are you didn’t start it just for fun, you started it to make […]

Why Pricing is the #1 Business Killer

2 June 2025

Most tradesmen don’t fail because of poor workmanship. They fail because they don’t charge enough. Undervaluing your work might keep […]