Gardening calculator

Startup Cost Calculator

Add up your one-off and ongoing costs to launch a gardening business.

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Do you offer tree work?

Do you offer pesticide application?

Do you offer lawn treatment?

Equipment condition

Do you already have a vehicle?

Will you employ staff?

Equipment cost (£)

Vehicle cost (£)

Insurance cost (£)

Waste carrier registration cost (£)

Admin cost (£)

Marketing cost (£)

Working capital (£)

Technology cost (£)

Storage cost (£)

Free version — figures aren't saved. The Launch Kit saves your numbers.

Total startup cost: £0.00

This total looks unusually low — have you included everything?

Breakdown

Equipment£0.00
Vehicle£0.00
Insurance£0.00
Waste carrier registration£0.00
Certification£0.00
Admin£0.00
Marketing£0.00
Working capital£0.00
Technology£0.00
Storage£0.00

Equipment and registration fees are typically one-off; insurance, admin and marketing are ongoing.

Please note: Figures are user-supplied estimates, not prices provided by this tool. Confirm current insurer/supplier pricing before relying on totals.

See a worked example

Equipment £1,200, vehicle £0 (already owns one), insurance £350, waste carrier £0 (doesn't remove waste), certification £0, admin £50, marketing £150, working capital £800, technology £100, storage £0. Total = £2,650.

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