What does it cost to be a tree surgeon?

[Albedo]

This may be too private or personal for some.

 

I'm just wondering what the normal overheads as % of turnover would be.

There are all sorts of variables, but I'm just wondering what is the best we can do in this respect.

 

I haven't bought any major gear for a year so am just running with no excessive costs and I work alone a lot. My overheads are 33.3% of turnover or 1/3 rd. So £77 in every Hundred is taxable profit. I am honed to the bone in terms of not investing in the business, due to a possible change of location in the near future, so I don't invest too much in it.

 

Anyway just thought this might be an interesting one if its not too private. Perhaps generalisations from experience would protect privacy a bit.

[TreeSoloution]

I need to earn 65.00 a day to break even which is great with everything cut to the bone.

 

When I was contracting full time the best profit I ever had was 33% of gross annual turnover.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

To run a sensible business as a two man band you got be be bringing in 600 quid a day, inclusive.

[TreeSoloution]

To run a sensible business as a two man band you got be be bringing in 600 quid a day, inclusive.

 

 

Er right, good luck with that mate !

[samarb]

To run a sensible business as a two man band you got be be bringing in 600 quid a day, inclusive.

 

Wish i was taking that a day, with on going troubles with land/storage i'm on about 10%gp

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Wish i was taking that a day, with on going troubles with land/storage i'm on about 10%gp

 

well 10% is better than a friend of mine whos done ten days in the last ten weeks, hold tight mate, it will get better eventualy.

[jonathan hall]

i run at £400.00 a day, for 2 men, but my bussiness is hardly sensible !

[TreeSoloution]

I'd say as a educated guess, 150-200 per man per day is the industry average. Sometimes you get more but i'd say that's a good basis for most peoples pricing.

 

When contracting 380.00 per day + VAT is the absolute minimum I'll go out for. Truck chipper 1 climber 1 groundie.

[Pete Mctree]

To run a sensible business as a two man band you got be be bringing in 600 quid a day, inclusive.

 

Do not move to Yorkshire!!!!!!

[TreeSoloution]

Do not move to Yorkshire!!!!!!

 

It obviously pays well in that bubble