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Personal Details
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Business Details
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Cost of Sales
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Overheads
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Vehicles
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Capital Expenditure
First Name
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Surname
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Email address
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Contact Number
House Name/Number
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Street
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Town/City
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Region
Post Code
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Business Name
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Tell us briefly about your business
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A short description of the services your business is providing; where it will operate; your objectives and clients
How will you stand out from your competitors?
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How much of your own money will you invest in the business?
What legal structure will your business have?
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Sole Trader
Partnership
Limited Company
Charity
Company limited by guarantee
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Don't Know
The most common legal structures for a business are Limited Company, Sole Trader or Partnership. Please select your legal structure from the drop down box. If you are not sure just select “Don’t know”
Are you buying a new business or starting from scratch?
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Starting from scratch
Buying an existing business
Buying a franchise
What do you expect the value of your income to be (excluding VAT) for the first year of the business?
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Direct Cost of Services during the first year of the business
Direct costs are incurred as part of the service you provide, whereas Overheads are incurred whether you receive any income or not. Wages paid to care staff employed by you should not be treated as a direct cost.
Cost of products
Please enter the cost of any products that you will use as part of the service. For example cleaning products and materials, food, etc
Cost of care staff travel
Please estimate the cost of care staff travel if relevant to your business
Cost of agency staff
Please enter the cost of agency staff that may be used to support or supplement the care staff that you employ
Employees
How many people will you employ (excluding yourself)?
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What will be the total amount that you will pay to your employees during the first year of trading
What will you pay for the following overheads during the first year of trading
Rent/Serviced accommodation costs
Business Rates
Electricity and Gas
General Insurance
Telephone landlines
Broadband
Mobile Phones
Training and development
Printing, postage and stationery
Repairs and maintenance
Accountants charges
Legal fees
Consultants fees
Bank charges
Marketing and promotional costs
Licences and subscriptions
Miscellaneous Expenditure
Miscellaneous expenditure covers any overhead cost that has not already been included under any other heading
Travelling and out of pocket expenses
This section applies to non care staff and should not include the amount that you have entered in the direct cost section.
What will be the running cost of your vehicles during the first year of trading
Motor insurance
Road Tax
Servicing
Fuel and oil
Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditure is the cost of acquiring assets that will be used in the business and that are expected to have a life expectancy of more than one year
Property
This is cost of purchasing premises that you operate from. Rent payments etc should not be included here.
Improvements to property
The is the cost of renovating or refurbishing any property that you own or rent to make it fit for purpose.
Equipment
Furniture, Fittings and Fixtures
Computers, printers, software and accessories
Website
Vehicles
How many vehicles will you require?
