Per-Project Profit Tracking — Know Your Real Margins, Not Your Hoped-For Margins

See revenue minus all expenses for every job. Stop guessing whether you made money — VoxTrade shows you the actual number.

The problem: you know your turnover, not your profit

Ask most tradespeople how much they make and they'll tell you their turnover. "I turned over eighty grand last year." But turnover isn't profit. Turnover is the money that flows through your hands. Profit is what's left after materials, fuel, tool hire, subcontractors, insurance, van costs, and everything else.

The real problem isn't the annual number — it's the per-job number. Most tradespeople have no idea which jobs make them money and which ones don't. They quote a bathroom refit at £5,000, spend £3,800 on materials and labour, and think they made £1,200. But they forgot the three trips to the merchant, the skip hire, the parking charges, and the day their mate helped out for cash. The real profit was £400. Or less.

Without per-job profit tracking, you keep quoting the same type of work at the same price, not knowing that some jobs consistently lose money while others are your best earners.

How VoxTrade tracks profit per project

1

Quote sets revenue

When you create a quote in VoxTrade, that figure becomes the expected revenue for the project.

2

Expenses tracked per job

Log expenses by voice or receipt scan. Each cost is filed against the specific project.

3

Real-time margin visibility

Open any project and see: revenue, total expenses, profit, and margin percentage — updated live.

There's no setup. You don't need to configure categories or build a chart of accounts. Just quote jobs and track expenses as you go. VoxTrade does the maths.

Why per-project matters more than annual

Your accountant can tell you whether your business was profitable last year. That's useful, but it's backwards-looking. By the time you get that number, you've already quoted and completed the next twelve months of work.

Per-project profit tracking lets you make decisions while the work is happening:

  • Spot losing jobs early: if expenses are climbing past 80% of revenue halfway through a job, you know you're in trouble before it's too late
  • Quote better next time: if kitchen refits consistently deliver 15% margins but bathroom refits deliver 30%, you know where to focus
  • Justify your prices: when a client says "that's too expensive," you can check your data and know whether you can go lower — or whether that price barely covers your costs
  • Stop subsidising bad work: some types of job lose money for every tradesperson who does them. Without data, you'll keep doing them. With data, you can either raise your price or walk away

Frequently asked questions

How does profit tracking work?

When you create a quote, that sets the expected revenue for the project. As you track expenses — via voice logging or receipt scanning — VoxTrade subtracts those costs from the revenue in real time. You can see the current profit and margin percentage for any project at any time.

What counts as an expense?

Everything you spend on a job: materials, fuel, tool hire, skip hire, subcontractor costs, consumables, parking, permits. If it costs you money on a project, it should be tracked as an expense against that project so your profit figure is accurate.

Can I see profit across all projects?

Yes. VoxTrade shows profit per individual project and also gives you an overview across all your projects. You can see which jobs are your most profitable, which are breaking even, and which are losing money — so you can adjust your quoting for future jobs.

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