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DNA dimensions
Jobs/day per electrician, avg ticket (£140–£4,400), NICEIC / NAPIT membership, EICR landlord cert volume, EV charger + solar + battery share, smart-home install share, recurring landlord-portfolio contracts.
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A UK independent electrical contractor running domestic rewires, EICR landlord certs, EV charger installs, consumer unit upgrades and small-commercial work. The 2026 win is the EV charger + solar PV + battery storage stack — government incentives + heat-pump boom are pulling £4k–£14k ticket installs into the mainstream.
Reference fit-out · Electrical service
Overview
A UK indie electrical contractor in 2026 runs five engines: domestic + small-commercial general (£140–£640 ticket, 58–68% margin, 8–14/week per electrician — sockets, switches, lighting, faults), EICR + landlord certs (£140–£280 per cert, 72–82% margin, 22–48/week — driven by 5-year landlord legal cycle), consumer unit + rewire (£640–£4,400 ticket, 38–48% margin, 2–4/week), EV charger installs (£480–£1,400 per charger after OZEV £350 grant, 38–48% margin, 8–18/week and growing fast), and solar PV + battery (£6,400–£14,000 per install, 22–32% margin, 1–3/week). Maths for 3-electrician crew: £24k general + £14k EICR + £18k consumer unit + £18k EV + £14k solar = £88k/month gross. The 2026 strategy is the EV + solar + battery stack — Octopus Energy + Ohme + Tesla Powerwall partnerships turn a £480 EV install into a £14k whole-home energy upgrade.
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Jobs/day/electrician
£420
Avg ticket
32%
EV + solar share
№ 01 / What you'll need
Equipment list with real 2026 UK prices.
Sized for a 2–4 chair shop. Buy mid-range on chairs and clippers; cheap kit fails inside 12 months and walks away with your barbers.
01
Van + livery (per electrician)
Vauxhall Vivaro / Ford Transit Custom (sign-written)
£18,000–£28,000 used
Bott / Sortimo van racking + bins
£3,400–£6,400
Personal tool kit (Knipex + Wera + Klein)
£1,400–£3,400
Multifunction tester (Megger MFT1741+ / Fluke 1664)
£1,400–£2,400
Insulation tester + earth loop + RCD tester
£640 (often bundled)
Inverter + Battery diagnostic kit (solar)
£900
EV charger install kit (Ohme / Hypervolt)
£640 commission per install
Van stock (cable, sockets, MCBs, RCBOs)
£3,400–£8,400 opening
02
Office + parts
Office + parts store (8–18 m²)
£900–£2,400/month rent
Commusoft / Powered Now job mgmt
£90–£280/month
Cloud phone + 24/7 answering
£280–£640/month
Stock: consumer units, RCBOs, sockets, light fittings
£6,400–£14,000 opening
Solar inverter + battery dem-bench (showroom)
£3,400–£8,400
03
Compliance + accreditation
NICEIC Approved Contractor
£900 + £900/year audit + £640 assessment
NAPIT (alternative scheme)
£640 + £640/year audit
MCS certification (solar PV + battery)
£1,400 + £900/year
OZEV EVHS authorised installer
Free + £350 grant per install
ECA membership
£640–£1,400/year
18th Edition + EV + solar + battery training
£640–£1,800 per electrician
Public + product + professional indemnity
£900–£2,400/year per electrician
№ 02 / Where to set up
Location is half the business.
Service area
15-mile radius from base
Travel kills margin. 30-min cap to most jobs.
Parts store + van parking
≥3 van bays + 18 m² parts store
Cable + MCBs + consumer units holding.
Catchment
≥30,000 households + 1,500 commercial + 800 landlord portfolios
Mixed install + EICR + EV + solar demand.
Wholesale proximity
Within 10 min of CEF / Edmundson / Rexel
Daily trade-counter runs.
Industrial unit Class B8 / E
Light industrial OK
Yard + parts holding > retail frontage.
Area tier
Rent / month
Notes
London + SE
£1,800–£6,400 base
Premium ticket. ULEZ + congestion drives EV charger volume.
Regional city + suburbs
£900–£2,400
Sweet spot. Mixed install + landlord + EV.
Market town + county base
£420–£1,400
Rural solar + battery + heat-pump bundles.
№ 03 / Licences & registrations
Get the paperwork done before you sign a lease.
UK figures for 2026. Lead times assume you submit complete applications — councils will pause the clock if you miss documents.
Requirement
Who issues
Cost
Lead time
ReqCompanies House Ltd
Companies House
£12
Same day
ReqNICEIC Approved Contractor / NAPIT Competent Person
NICEIC / NAPIT
£900 + £900/year + £640 audit
12 weeks (assessment)
ReqPart P registration
Bundled with NICEIC / NAPIT
Bundled
—
OptMCS (solar PV + battery)
MCS via NICEIC
£1,400 + £900/year
12 weeks
OptOZEV EVHS authorised installer
OZEV
Free + £350 grant per install
8 weeks
OptECA membership
ECA
£640–£1,400/year
6 weeks
Req18th Edition + EV + solar + battery training per electrician
Logic Certification / NIC Direct
£640–£1,800 per electrician
4–8 weeks
ReqPublic + product + professional indemnity
Tradesman Saver / Hiscox
£900–£2,400/year per electrician
1 week
ReqEmployer's liability
Broker
£280/year
1 day
ReqVehicle (commercial + tools-in-transit)
AXA / NIG
£900–£2,400 per van
1 day
ReqWaste carrier registration
Environment Agency
£154/3 years
2 weeks
ReqICO data protection
ICO
£40–£60/year
1 day
№ 04 / Build-out timeline
From decision to open in 12 weeks.
01
Phase 0 — Setup + NICEIC
Weeks 1–12- Companies House + NICEIC application + assessment date booked
- Van + livery + racking purchase
- 18th Edition + EV install training
02
Phase 1 — Base + tooling
Weeks 8–14- Office + parts store lease
- Trade accounts (CEF / Edmundson / Rexel + Ohme + Tesla)
- Commusoft + cloud phone go-live
03
Phase 2 — Accreditation + insurance
Weeks 12–16- MCS PV/battery audit + OZEV EVHS approval
- ECA membership + indemnity insurance
- Solar + battery training + Tesla Powerwall certification
04
Phase 3 — Soft launch
Weeks 15–18- First EICR landlord portfolio + Checkatrade + MyBuilder profiles
- B2B outreach to letting agents + new-build developers
- Octopus Energy + Ohme installer partnership
05
Phase 4 — Open
Week 18+- 24/7 emergency electrical line live
- EV + solar + battery bundle launched
- Landlord portfolio contracts onboarded
№ 05 / Budget
Realistic startup and monthly cost ranges.
One-off · Startup
Setting up the shop
Office + parts store lease + deposit
£2,400 → £8,400
Fit-out + racking + parts holding
£3,400 → £8,400
Vans + livery (×2)
£28,000 → £64,000
Tool kits + multifunction testers + EV/solar kit
£8,400 → £18,000
Opening parts stock
£8,400 → £18,000
Software + cloud phone + IT
£900 → £2,400
Branding + NICEIC + MCS + ECA + licences + insurance
£3,400 → £8,400
Training (18th Edition + EV + solar + battery)
£2,400 → £5,400
Pre-launch marketing + Checkatrade + leads
£1,400 → £4,400
Working capital (3 months)
£14,000 → £32,000
Typical total
£72.7k–£169.4k
Recurring · Monthly
Keeping the lights on
Office + parts store rent
£900 → £2,400
Vehicle (lease + fuel + insurance × 2 vans)
£1,400 → £3,400
Utilities
£180 → £420
Parts COGS (38–48% install / 12% EICR)
£14,000 → £38,000
Wages (3 electricians + 1 apprentice + office)
£14,000 → £32,000
Software + accreditation + insurance
£640 → £1,800
Marketing + Checkatrade + leads + partner co-marketing
£640 → £2,400
Typical total
£31.8k–£80.4k
№ 06 / Numbers that compound
How a electrical service actually looks on a chart.
Interactive projections rebuilt from real UK operating data — toggle the views to see ramp, mix and weekly load.
12-month revenue ramp
Low vs high scenario (£ monthly)
High Low
Source · NAVIZIX 2026 UK NICEIC / NAPIT approved contractor cohort (n=26 firms, 1–6 electricians)
№ 07 / First 90 days
Dates that actually matter after opening.
01Day 1
Soft open: 3 EICRs, 1 EV charger install, 2 fault call-outs, £1.4k revenue.
02Day 7
First week: 18 EICRs, 4 EV chargers (£3.4k), 8 general jobs, £12k revenue.
03Day 30
Steady: 96 jobs, 18 EV chargers, 2 consumer unit upgrades, £52k revenue. NICEIC audit passed.
04Day 90
Full ramp: £82k/month, 4 landlord contracts (480 properties), first solar + battery install delivered.
05Day 180
Mature: £108k/month, 12 solar + battery installs, 32 EV chargers/month. EV + solar mix at 38%.
№ 08 / What's inside
DNA, route, automations, integrations, benchmarks, advisors — tuned for a electrical service.
02Move
Suggested route
NICEIC Approved Contractor + EV / PV / battery competent person scheme, partner with Ohme + Hypervolt + EO + Pod Point for OZEV-grant EV chargers, sign 6–10 landlord-portfolio contracts for EICRs (£140/cert × 30/month per contract), launch a solar + battery + EV bundle for new-build customers.
03Move
Automations
Engineer dispatch by certification, ETA SMS, EICR renewal reminders (5-year), test-result PDF auto-dispatch to landlord, BiKBBI / NICEIC compliance log automation, OZEV grant claim submission.
04Move
Integrations
Commusoft / Powered Now job management, Stripe, Klaviyo, GBP, NICEIC online certification portal, OZEV / MCS portal, Xero.
05Move
Benchmarks
Jobs/day, EV + solar mix and landlord contract share vs NICEIC / NAPIT approved contractor cohort.
06Move
Advisors
Encore advisors from Electrical Contractors Association (ECA), NICEIC, ex-NAPIT senior assessors and Tesla / Octopus Energy install partners.
№ 09 / Stack
Modules used in this playbook.
01DNA Engine02Route Map03Launch Twin04Automation05Verified06Encore
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