Plumbing business spreadsheet: run your business from one Excel file

The Plumbing & Heating Business Management System is an all-in-one plumbing business spreadsheet for plumbing and heating businesses. Log every job or sale, chase unpaid invoices, run your stock take, plan the rota, keep on top of daily checks, certificates and risk assessments, and see your profit on a live dashboard. It costs £15 once, with no subscription and no app, so you keep your own data in a file you already know how to use.

Why plumbers and heating engineers choose a spreadsheet over an app

• One-off £15, not a monthly fee
• Works offline in Excel you already own, or in Excel online with your team
• Your data stays in your file, not on someone else's platform
• Fully editable: add your own checks, stock items, hazards and categories

Built for plumbing and heating businesses

• Daily, weekly and monthly checks: vehicle walk-around check, benchmark / commissioning forms completed, asbestos check before drilling or cutting, dust sheets and floor protection used, job cards completed and signed and more, each showing Up to date, Due soon or Overdue.
• Compliance register with renewal reminders: gas Safe registration, engineer gas qualifications (ACS), water regulations approved contractor, unvented hot water (G3) certificate, public liability insurance, plus employers’ liability insurance, vehicle insurance and roadworthiness test, waste carrier registration and more.
• Risk assessment template: 7 pre-filled hazards with likelihood × severity scoring, Low/Medium/High ratings, controls and 12-month review dates.
• Stock take spreadsheet: pre-loaded with copper pipe 15mm (3m), compression fittings, push-fit fittings, PTFE tape and jointing compound and more, showing usage, stock value and reorder alerts.
• Staff rota template: weekly shifts, hours and wage cost.
• Operations tracker: job type, labour hours, revenue (labour + parts), costs and gross profit on every line, with "next boiler service due" reminders.
• Key figures for your trade: average job value, labour hours sold, parts & materials billed, labour margin.

Money and admin, done for you

• Sales and VAT: net, tax and gross on every sale, at your own tax rate
• Invoice tracker: Paid, Open and Overdue status, with days overdue
• Debtors report: aged debt (1–30, 31–60, 61–90, 90+ days) and a "chase these first" list
• 12-week cash flow forecast with shortfall warnings
• Quarterly VAT summary: tax charged, tax reclaimable, net to pay
• Profit and loss: yearly and month by month, plus budget vs actual
• Pricing calculator for your target margin
• Expenses, staff hours, customers, suppliers, assets and maintenance logs

Dashboard

A one-page dashboard with income, costs, net profit, margin, unpaid and overdue invoices, industry key figures, reminders, cash position, a compliance score (checks up to date, certificates in date, high risks, items to reorder) and month-by-month charts.

Works for you, wherever you are

• 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
• 25 countries and currencies, for example £, €, $, ¥, kr and R$, with the symbol in the right place
• Excel 2016+, Microsoft 365, Excel for Mac and Excel online. No macros.
• Formulas protected against accidental changes, and you can unprotect with no password

What you get

• Plumbing & Heating Business Management System (.xlsx), 24 working sheets
• Example data to show how it works, easy to delete
• Start Here guide inside the workbook

FAQ

Is this a one-off payment? Yes. It costs £15 once. There is no subscription, no app to install and no monthly fee. You keep the Excel file and all of your data.

Does it work in Excel for Mac, Excel online and Microsoft 365? Yes. It works in Excel 2016 or later on Windows and Mac, and in Excel for the web. Save it to OneDrive or SharePoint and your team can edit it at the same time.

Can I use it outside the UK? Yes. Choose from 25 countries and the currency symbol updates everywhere. Labels, lists and results switch between English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.

Does it calculate VAT? Yes. Set your VAT, GST or sales tax rate and it works out tax on every sale, plus a quarterly summary of tax charged, tax reclaimable and net tax to pay. Always check figures with your accountant before filing.

What checks and records are included? 12 ready-made checks such as vehicle walk-around check and benchmark / commissioning forms completed, a compliance register with renewal reminders, 7 pre-filled risk assessments, a weekly rota and a stock take. You can edit or add your own.

Is there example data? Yes. Example rows show how everything works and fill the dashboard. They are marked 'Example' so you can delete them before you start.