Lucra Trade Toolkit
A practical kit for working out your costs, preparing a clear quote and keeping customers informed.
For tradespeople, sole traders and small service businesses.
Know what goes into the price.
Illustrative summary, not a screenshot. The included calculator has editable fields. Example figures are not recommended trade rates.
One useful kit
Use the part you need, when you need it. Clear wording and practical tools for the admin around each job.
Include your time, materials, travel, hire, waste disposal and a share of business costs. Add the profit you want separately.
A materials checklist helps you allow for fixings, consumables, pack sizes and useful leftovers.
See a costing example →Ten editable templates help you capture enquiries, prepare quotes, record approved extra work and track payments.
Copy, print or download your completed wording. Save a separate copy for each job.
See all ten templates →Sixty editable replies cover customer situations including enquiries, quotes, bookings, changes and payment follow-ups.
Choose a message, replace the bracketed details and check it before sending.
Read a sample reply →A look inside
These examples show the kind of practical help included. Adapt the figures and wording to your own work.
The quote and reply examples use wording from the current downloadable kit.
Labour £80 + materials £25 + travel £10 + disposal £15 + overheads £20 + uncertainty allowance £10.
Estimated job cost £160 Profit to add £40 Customer price £200 Profit margin: 20% Markup on cost: 25%
Before any applicable VAT. Your own time is a cost; profit is added separately.
QUOTE From: [BUSINESS / LEGAL NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS] To: [CUSTOMER NAME AND ADDRESS] Quote reference: [REFERENCE] Issued: [DATE] Valid until: [DATE] Job location: [ADDRESS] Work included in this price: [LIST WHAT IS INCLUDED HERE: TASKS, QUANTITIES, MATERIALS AND FINISH] Not included: [LIST WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE] Price breakdown: [ITEM / QUANTITY / PRICE] Price before VAT, if applicable: £[AMOUNT] VAT, only if applicable: £[AMOUNT AND BASIS] TOTAL CUSTOMER PRICE: £[TOTAL INCLUDING ALL APPLICABLE CHARGES] Proposed timing, subject to confirmation: [DETAILS] Deposit / staged payments, if agreed: [AMOUNTS AND DATES] Final payment due: [AGREED DATE OR MILESTONE] Customer preparation required: [DETAILS] Terms supplied separately: [DOCUMENT NAME AND DATE] To proceed: [HOW TO ACCEPT] Please confirm the work, total price and supplied terms. We will confirm the booking separately. Extra work requires a separately agreed description, price and timing before it begins.
Hi [NAME], thanks for contacting [BUSINESS]. We can help with [SERVICE]. Please send [DETAILS NEEDED] and your preferred date so I can check availability and give you an accurate price.
Replace each bracketed field and remove anything that does not apply.
Examples only. Always use your actual costs, business terms and job details.
Ten practical templates
Start with an enquiry, then use the templates that fit the job. Plain-text copies are included too.
Straightforward to use
No spreadsheet skills or extra account needed.
Extract the ZIP and open the toolkit in a web browser on your computer.
Enter your costs and edit the templates or replies you need.
Save your entries to a named file. Copy or print completed wording when you need it.
Designed for computer use. Phone behaviour varies. Read the simple getting-started guide →
The complete download
The Lucra Trade Toolkit brings the calculator, templates and customer replies together in one download.
No monthly subscription. Keep and adapt the kit for your own business.
Secure payment through Stripe. Download after payment.
Before you start
Clear expectations, so you know what you receive.
Ask Lucra a question →No. It is a downloadable ZIP containing browser-based HTML tools, editable text files and instructions.
No. Open the HTML tools in a web browser. The text files can be edited in Notepad, Notepad++ or another text editor. There is no toolkit subscription.
The kit is designed for use on a computer. Phone browsers and file-preview apps vary, and some disable HTML buttons. Use a computer for the most straightforward experience.
Use “Save a copy of all my entries”, or turn on auto-save to a chosen job file in a supported browser. Give each job its own file name. Turn auto-save on again when you reopen a job. A browser recovery draft offers extra protection where available. For permanent edits to the separate customer replies, use Messages.txt. Read the saving guide.
The downloaded toolkit does not upload your entries. You keep your completed files on your own device. Store files containing customer details securely.
Yes. The licence allows one purchasing business and its staff to adapt the kit and send completed documents or messages to their own customers. The collection itself cannot be resold, shared or redistributed.