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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: zesty on December 05, 2022, 09:42:44 am

Title: Expenses
Post by: zesty on December 05, 2022, 09:42:44 am
How much are your yearly expenses now?

With the cost of everything so high, I’d expect we’re all now hovering around 6-7k easily.

It’s quite amazing to think how much is now spent on my business these days, given that window cleaning has historically been a very low expenses job.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: Smudger on December 05, 2022, 12:39:34 pm
7k a month is about right...

certainly up in the last few months mainly due to fuel costs

Darran
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: dazmond on December 05, 2022, 03:43:18 pm
Yep £6 -7k per year is average for me as a one man band and I'm only part time.....

Still beats driving around in an old car climbing ladders every day and collecting (and earning very little tbh).even though expenses are higher I earn far more than I did as a trad window cleaner and used to  work longer hours too!
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: dazmond on December 05, 2022, 03:52:07 pm
I earn over triple what I did as a trad window cleaner per year,less hours and safer to boot....

Expenses trad were around £2k per year so if I'm earning £30k+ more a year an extra £5k in expenses is not that bad at all....🙂
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: tlwcs on December 05, 2022, 04:06:49 pm
Mine were £12,200 with the van payment
About 25% of turnover
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: dd on December 05, 2022, 04:31:59 pm
Main expense is running the van. As a sole trader expenses are not massively higher than they would be trad (I use a cold water system).
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: zesty on December 05, 2022, 04:50:41 pm
Main expense is running the van. As a sole trader expenses are not massively higher than they would be trad (I use a cold water system).
You must only be around the 2k mark then, I’m cold water but the cost of WFP far succeeds trad…

I’m around the same as Daz.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: Splash & dash on December 05, 2022, 05:12:03 pm
Lol our diesel bill is around £400 per week I’ll let the mathematician s work that one out then there is all the other expenses wages ,vat , holiday pay  pensions , new poles etc water , insurances it’s a huge sum when you look at the total amount
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: deeege on December 05, 2022, 05:17:05 pm
Main expense is running the van. As a sole trader expenses are not massively higher than they would be trad (I use a cold water system).
You must only be around the 2k mark then, I’m cold water but the cost of WFP far succeeds trad…

I’m around the same as Daz.

Unless you are going to work on a bicycle, I’d say expenses of £2k per year is impossible.

I’m around £8k per year and that’s with leasing a new van.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: DJW on December 05, 2022, 05:30:18 pm
2k is ridiculous!
Fuel, insurances, van sevicing, poles, resin, water rates, clothing, electric etc.
Some companies would pay more than that on leaflets alone.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: dazmond on December 05, 2022, 05:33:46 pm
2k is ridiculous!
Fuel, insurances, van sevicing, poles, resin, water rates, clothing, electric etc.
Some companies would pay more than that on leaflets alone.

For most window cleaners I'd say they'd spend nearly £2k a year just on fuel before any other expenses these days!
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: Ggh on December 05, 2022, 05:35:47 pm
 ;D6k a week before any profit!
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: zesty on December 05, 2022, 07:31:43 pm
2k is ridiculous!
Fuel, insurances, van sevicing, poles, resin, water rates, clothing, electric etc.
Some companies would pay more than that on leaflets alone.

He hasn’t said an amount, I’m guessing, but 2k when trad was about right for me. Though that was nearly 10 years ago for me.

Now it’s 6-7k easy with WFP and everything that goes with it.

Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: tonyoliver on December 06, 2022, 10:55:57 am
On the boot front you never wear boots I wear engelbert strauss  boots they have a tie cap and a sole liner I tried on a nail that went to one end and came out the other the liner deflected the nail ruined the boot but saved a trip to a and e boots are essential part of Ppe for the job drop a ladder on your toes the trainer isn’t going to do much  and offers no protection other than looking good 
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: Smudger on December 06, 2022, 11:00:37 am
On the boot front you never wear boots I wear engelbert strauss  boots they have a tie cap and a sole liner I tried on a nail that went to one end and came out the other the liner deflected the nail ruined the boot but saved a trip to a and e boots are essential part of Ppe for the job drop a ladder on your toes the trainer isn’t going to do much  and offers no protection other than looking good

this on the wrong thread ?

Darran
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: tonyoliver on December 06, 2022, 02:00:33 pm
Yes wrong thread
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: DJW on December 06, 2022, 02:13:02 pm
Boot him off!
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: CleanClear on December 06, 2022, 03:13:48 pm
Lol our diesel bill is around £400 per week I’ll let the mathematician s work that one out then there is all the other expenses wages ,vat , holiday pay  pensions , new poles etc water , insurances it’s a huge sum when you look at the total amount

VAT is not an expense is it ?
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: Splash & dash on December 06, 2022, 03:43:10 pm
Lol our diesel bill is around £400 per week I’ll let the mathematician s work that one out then there is all the other expenses wages ,vat , holiday pay  pensions , new poles etc water , insurances it’s a huge sum when you look at the total amount

VAT is not an expense is it ?


It is in my books as it has to be paid 😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: NWH on December 06, 2022, 03:49:17 pm
Yeah but you don’t pay it you just collect it lol it’s like I’ve got this really important job right I’m earning over 80 odd k aren’t I good,it’s like being given a better job title just to get you work a bit harder 🤣🤣.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: DJW on December 06, 2022, 04:34:59 pm
Yeah but you don’t pay it you just collect it lol it’s like I’ve got this really important job right I’m earning over 80 odd k aren’t I good,it’s like being given a better job title just to get you work a bit harder 🤣🤣.

Drugs or Alcohol?
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: G Griffin on December 06, 2022, 06:17:24 pm
Boot him off!
He put his foot in it.
Title: Re: Expenses
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 06, 2022, 06:25:58 pm
Boot him off!
He put his foot in it.

Nailed it.