Person	Hours	Labour cost	Difference
DK Dave Kerr Lead fitter, crew C, £35/h at cost	48 h of 49 h estimated	£1,680 of £1,715	-£35
TA Tom Ashby Joiner, crew C, £30/h at cost	48 h of 49 h estimated	£1,440 of £1,470	-£30
ER Ellie Rudd Apprentice joiner, crew C, £16/h at cost	40 h of 36 h estimated	£640 of £576	+£64
RF Rob Finch Decorator, £28/h at cost	16 h of 14.5 h estimated	£448 of £406	+£42
SK Sam Kerridge Labourer and driver, £22/h at cost	16 h of 14.5 h estimated	£352 of £319	+£33

True labour cost. The 7 offices finished this year really took 0.95 h per m² of floor, against the old rule of 0.9. This job: 182 m² floor, priced on 163 h. Rule of thumb: 0.9 h per m² of floor. New quotes now use the true rate →

Estimate line	Estimate	Ordered	Received	Difference
Partitions, board and ceilings Avonmere Builders Merchants, PO-5335	£6,230	£6,124	£6,124	-£106
Joinery timber and sheet Kestle Timber, PO-5334	£3,110	£3,080	£3,080	-£30
Lighting and electrical Voltmere Electrical Wholesale, PO-5338	£3,810	£3,801	£3,801	-£9
Flooring Cotsmoor Flooring Trade, PO-5344	£4,150	£4,246	£4,246	+£96

Materials count when they are delivered and signed for on site. Nothing is on order and not received. Supplier bills post to Xero from here.

Trade	Agreed	Invoiced	Difference
Electrics and data Andy Rees Electrical, 2 invoices	£7,650	£7,994	+£344
Plastering Mark Dent Plastering, 1 invoice	£3,190	£3,334	+£144
Floor laying Nick Weller Flooring, 1 invoice	£1,910	£1,996	+£86

The forecast counts each trade at its agreed price until it invoices more.

Cost week by week

£35,135 spent over 2 weeks, against a £34,536 estimate

LabourMaterialsSubcontract

Week of	Hours	Labour	Materials	Subcontract	Total
8 Jun	32 h	£824	£13,005	£3,997	£17,826
15 Jun	136 h	£3,736	£4,246	£9,327	£17,309

Extras and variations · 1

Variations →

V-3986-1BilledExtra power to the kitchenetteCaptured by Dave on Mon 15 Jun. Approved in the portal 16 Jun. Billed on INV-2363.

£1,150cost £695, 13.5 h

Timesheets · 168 h, £4,560 at cost

Timesheets →

Week of	Person	Hours	Cost	Status
15 Jun Tap for the days	DKDave Kerr	40 h 5 days	£1,400.00 at £35/h	approved
15 Jun Tap for the days	EREllie Rudd	32 h 4 days	£512.00 at £16/h	approved
15 Jun Tap for the days	RFRob Finch	16 h 2 days	£448.00 at £28/h	approved
15 Jun Tap for the days	SKSam Kerridge	8 h 1 day	£176.00 at £22/h	approved
15 Jun Tap for the days	TATom Ashby	40 h 5 days	£1,200.00 at £30/h	approved
8 Jun Tap for the days	DKDave Kerr	8 h 1 day	£280.00 at £35/h	approved
8 Jun Tap for the days	EREllie Rudd	8 h 1 day	£128.00 at £16/h	approved
8 Jun Tap for the days	SKSam Kerridge	8 h 1 day	£176.00 at £22/h	approved
8 Jun Tap for the days	TATom Ashby	8 h 1 day	£240.00 at £30/h	approved

Purchases · 4, £17,251

Purchases →

Order	What	Status	Net
PO-5344 Cotsmoor Flooring Trade, raised 11 Jun	Flooring	Delivered 18 Jun, billed	£4,246.13
PO-5338 Voltmere Electrical Wholesale, raised 9 Jun	Lighting and electrical	Delivered 12 Jun, billed	£3,800.52
PO-5334 Kestle Timber, raised 8 Jun	Joinery timber and sheet	Delivered 12 Jun, billed	£3,080.47
PO-5335 Avonmere Builders Merchants, raised 8 Jun	Partitions, board and ceilings	Delivered 11 Jun, billed	£6,123.66

Subcontractor invoices · 4, £13,324

Tap one for the subcontractor

Invoice	Work	Status	Amount
SC-3625 Andy Rees Electrical, 19 Jun	Electrics and data, second fix	Paid	£3,997.12
Andy Rees ElectricalElectrician, Nailsea. Day rate £280. Insured to Jan 2027. Commercial jobs, data and emergency lighting.
SC-3626 Nick Weller Flooring, 19 Jun	Floor laying, supply-laid by the floor layer	Paid	£1,995.95
Nick Weller FlooringFloor layer, Yate. Day rate £240. Insured to Aug 2027. Commercial vinyl and safety flooring.
SC-3620 Mark Dent Plastering, 16 Jun	Plastering, skim and making good	Paid	£3,333.55
Mark Dent PlasteringPlasterer, Brislington. Day rate £220. Insured to Feb 2027. Skim and dry-lining.
SC-3614 Andy Rees Electrical, 12 Jun	Electrics and data, first fix	Paid	£3,997.13
Andy Rees ElectricalElectrician, Nailsea. Day rate £280. Insured to Jan 2027. Commercial jobs, data and emergency lighting.

Invoices · posted to Xero when sent

Billing →

Invoice	Stage	Status	Net	Gross	Xero
INV-2316 issued 5 May	Deposit 1 line	Paid 29 May	£10,775.00	£12,283.50 £539 retention held	posted
INV-2351 issued 15 Jun	Progress 1 line	Paid 17 Jul	£21,550.00	£24,567.00 £1,078 retention held	posted
INV-2363 issued 29 Jun	Completion 2 lines, with V-3986-1	Paid 5 Aug	£11,925.00	£13,594.50 £596 retention held	posted