The cost
What is it costing you?
Pick a firm size and move the share slider. Each tower is one firm: the orange base is never billed, the grey top is billed.
Interactive cost model
Blue plane: desk, first year £17,900
Each tower is one firm size. The orange base is never-billed extras and the grey top is billed extras.
£48,000
Never billed each year
Covers the desk in year one.
£240,000Extras a year (8%)
£48,000Never billed
£17,900Desk, first year
2.7×Never billed ÷ desk
Illustrative. Extras are 8% of turnover and the 20% share is a placeholder. The audit replaces both with your figures.
Scenarios
By firm size.
Extras at 8% of turnover, with 20% never billed. Placeholders to test in your audit, not industry averages.
| Turnover | Extras a year | Never billed | Desk, first year | Ratio | Never billed (orange) against desk cost (blue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,000,000 | £80,000 | £16,000 | £17,900 | 0.9× | |
| £2,000,000 | £160,000 | £32,000 | £17,900 | 1.8× | |
| £3,000,000 | £240,000 | £48,000 | £17,900 | 2.7× | |
| £5,000,000 | £400,000 | £80,000 | £17,900 | 4.5× | |
| £10,000,000 | £800,000 | £160,000 | £17,900 | 8.9× |
Below about £2M, a 20% gap does not cover the first year. The audit tells you your real number, and we say so when the desk isn't worth it.
How the numbers work.
- Extras8% of turnover. A placeholder. The audit replaces it with your figure.
- Never billedThe share you set with the slider. 20% is a placeholder.
- Desk, first year£3,500 setup (midpoint of £3,000 to £4,000) plus 12 months at £1,200.