How Much Does It Cost to Start a Handyman Business?

Rather than quote a single invented start-up figure, here are the real cost categories to budget for: your toolkit (hand tools, power tools, access equipment — by far the dominant, and most variable, cost in this trade), vehicle running costs, insurance (public liability, tools cover, employers' liability if hiring), waste carrier registration if you'll remove client waste, the ICO data protection fee, a DBS check if targeting care-referral work, any training you choose to pursue, marketing/branding setup, accounting, and a working-capital buffer. Toolkit cost in particular ranges enormously depending on quality and breadth, so there's genuinely no sensible single figure to quote here. Use our free Startup Cost Calculator to build your own personalised total.