For Self-Employed Builders
Keep building jobs organised without running a construction office.
Extensions, renovations, refurbishments, property repairs or general building work? Sole Trader Pal gives UK builders one straightforward place to manage customers, quotes, jobs, invoices, payments and repeat work.
Pal remembers, so you don't have to.
The build happens on site. The admin follows you home.
Quoting the next job, keeping the current customer updated, remembering what is booked and getting invoices out all have to happen around the actual building work.
For a self-employed builder, there is no separate office team waiting to pick that up when you finish for the day.
Sole Trader Pal keeps the core customer and job admin together so running the business does not become another project in itself.
From quote to job to payment.
Keep the customer-facing side of the building job connected from the agreed work through to invoicing and payment.
- Customer
- Quote
- Job
- Invoice
- Payment
- Repeat work
A building job can have plenty of moving parts. Your customer records and basic business admin do not need to add more complexity.
Built for smaller building businesses, not construction management departments.
Large construction firms may need subcontractor scheduling, project programmes, RAMS, procurement systems, site reporting and complex applications for payment.
Sole Trader Pal is not trying to replace that software.
It is built for the self-employed builder who needs the everyday business basics organised properly: customers, quotes, jobs, invoices, payments and the work that comes next.
Keep the business around the building work organised.
Give the customer-facing admin a clear home instead of spreading it across messages, documents, notes and your memory.
- Customers: Keep customer details, addresses and previous work together so every new conversation starts with useful context.
- Quotes: Create professional quotes for building work and keep what you proposed connected to the customer.
- Jobs: Keep current and upcoming work organised so you have a clear view of what is booked.
- Invoices: Create clear invoices without rebuilding the customer information when it is time to bill for the work.
- Payments: Record payments and keep sight of what has been paid and what is still outstanding.
- Repeat work: Keep previous customer and job history together so future work stays connected to an existing relationship.
UK VAT support when your building work needs it.
If your business is VAT registered, Sole Trader Pal can be configured with the VAT rate used by your business.
For relevant CIS construction work where the domestic reverse charge applies, Sole Trader Pal also supports reverse-charge VAT.
Whether the reverse charge applies depends on the particular supply and the businesses involved, so Sole Trader Pal does not try to make that tax decision for you. If you are unsure, check the current HMRC guidance or speak to your accountant.
Business software for the builder who is still on the tools.
If you are pricing the work, speaking to the customer, doing the job and sending the invoice yourself, software built around departments and project teams can quickly become more work than it saves.
Sole Trader Pal keeps the focus on the everyday information a business of one actually needs.
Keep your jobs moving. Keep the admin simple.
Questions from self-employed builders
- Is Sole Trader Pal suitable for a self-employed builder?
- Yes. Sole Trader Pal is deliberately designed for businesses of one that need a straightforward way to manage customers, quotes, jobs, invoices, payments and repeat work.
- Can I create quotes for building work?
- Yes. Sole Trader Pal lets you create and manage customer quotes and keep them connected to the relevant customer and work.
- Can I create invoices for building customers?
- Yes. Sole Trader Pal lets you create invoices and record payments so the money side of the work stays connected to the customer and job.
- Does Sole Trader Pal support VAT for builders?
- Yes. If your building business is VAT registered, Sole Trader Pal can be configured for VAT, including the VAT rate used by your business.
- Does Sole Trader Pal support reverse-charge VAT for CIS construction work?
- Yes. Sole Trader Pal supports reverse-charge VAT for relevant CIS construction work when the domestic reverse-charge rules apply. It does not decide whether a particular job falls within those rules, so check HMRC guidance or speak to your accountant if you are unsure.
- Does Sole Trader Pal manage CIS deductions and subcontractor payments?
- No. Sole Trader Pal supports reverse-charge VAT where relevant, but it is not currently a full CIS subcontractor-management or payroll system.
- Is Sole Trader Pal full construction project-management software?
- No. It is deliberately simpler. If you need detailed project programmes, subcontractor scheduling, RAMS, procurement or complex site-management workflows, you will need specialist construction software. Sole Trader Pal focuses on the everyday customer and job admin of a smaller building business.
- Can I use Sole Trader Pal for different types of building work?
- Yes. Sole Trader Pal is not restricted to one kind of building job. You can use it to organise the customers and work your business takes on, from repairs and refurbishments to larger domestic projects.
Do the building work. Keep the business organised.
Customers. Quotes. Jobs. Invoices. Payments. Repeat work. One straightforward app for UK builders running their own business.
Your business. Sorted.
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