Get paid safely · UK trades
Send the quote.
Bank the deposit.
Get paid in full.
Take the deposit before you start, collect the rest without chasing, and keep photo proof of every job - so you're never left out of pocket or arguing over what was agreed. Money lands straight in your bank.
Free to send · 2.5% only when you're paid · No card to start
Your money lands straight in your bank through Stripe. WorkPaid never holds it.
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What your customer taps to pay
One tap on their phone. No app, no account to create.
The UK trade payment crisis
Doing the work is the easy bit. Getting paid isn't.
53%
saw late payments rise this year
68%
are chasing unpaid invoices right now
£1,646
average debt written off per trade
1,000+
UK small businesses fold every month due to late payments
Source: BBC News, May 2026 · Direct Line survey of 500 UK tradespeople · UK Government on small-business closures.
You quote over WhatsApp, the customer agrees verbally, then argues the price after you've done the work.
You finish the job, send an invoice, and spend three weeks chasing payment you were promised.
HMRC's digital records rule kicked in April 2026. You're still using a spreadsheet - or nothing at all.
The money side of every job
Follow the money, start to finish.
01
Quote
Built in minutes, sent as one link. A signed contract the second they accept.
02
Deposit
25% before you start. No deposit, no van. Instant payout to your bank.
03
Stages
Big job? Split it. Get paid as the work lands, not all at the bitter end.
04
Final
One nudge, one tap. The balance clears - extras and all.
05
Invoice
Writes itself. MTD-ready record saved the moment it's paid.
Already use Checkatrade?
You found the lead. We handle everything after.
Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Google, word-of-mouth - getting found is only half the battle. WorkPaid picks up the moment a lead lands.
Lead in
Checkatrade, Google, etc.
Quote
Professional, in writing
Deposit
Paid before you start
Do the work
Extras tracked if needed
Final paid
No chasing
Invoice
Auto-generated, MTD-ready
Use WorkPaid alongside the tools that get you customers. We're the bit they don't do.
Why switch
Not a discovery platform. A business platform.
You get paid
Deposit taken before you start. Final payment requested with one tap. No more finishing a job and hoping the money turns up.
You look professional
A clean quote link beats a WhatsApp voice note. Customers take you seriously, and you win more jobs.
You're covered
Every quote is a clear record of what was agreed and what was paid. If there's ever a question, you've got the proof.
Tax sorted automatically
Every payment generates a proper invoice. When MTD kicks in, your records are already done - no extra work.
Built for real work
The way real jobs actually go.
Big jobs are paid in stages. Customers add extras mid-job. Final payments need a nudge. WorkPaid handles all of it.
Pay in stages, not all up front
For bigger jobs - split the price into 2, 4, or 10 stages. Customer pays each one as the work hits that milestone. No more chasing £6k after the kitchen's fitted.
Extras mid-job? Send them for approval
Customer asks for extra sockets while you're on site? Send the extras through WorkPaid - they approve, the amount rolls into the final payment. No 'that wasn't in the quote' arguments.
We chase the money so you don't have to
Quote sitting unread for two days? We email a friendly reminder. Set a due date on the final payment and we chase it if it drifts. You stay on the tools.
Show them the signed contract between both parties (that you obviously wrote) and get them to pay up.
- Comment under a real UK trades post
Every WorkPaid quote is that signed contract. Written, accepted, timestamped - automatically.
Built for your trade
Same product. Spoken your way.
Deposit-before-you-start works the same whether you're rewiring a flat or laying a patio - so we've written it up for the trades who care most.
For plumbers
Boiler swaps, emergency call-outs, bathroom installs. Deposit lands before you order the cylinder.
See it →For electricians
EV chargers, fuseboards, rewires. Deposit clears before the trip to CEF for cable.
See it →For builders
Extensions, loft conversions, driveways. Staged payments mean you're never £15k of materials out of pocket.
See it →For painters & decorators
Interior, exterior, wallpapering. Get the small jobs paid that are too small to chase in court.
See it →Don't see your trade? Works the same for roofers, plasterers, landscapers, gas engineers, carpenters, tilers, kitchen fitters, locksmiths, glaziers and more →
HMRC deadline
Digital records aren't optional anymore - they're the law.
Making Tax Digital makes digital bookkeeping mandatory for self-employed tradespeople:
WorkPaid handles it automatically
Every quote, deposit and payment becomes a digital record, and you log your expenses and mileage against it - so WorkPaid shows your real profit, not just turnover. When HMRC comes asking, your books are already done: no spreadsheets, no accountant panic, no back-dated paperwork at 11pm on Jan 30th.
What you take home
You quoted £2,088.
£2,036 hits your bank.
Quotes, invoices and job tracking are always free. We only take 2.5% when the customer pays through WorkPaid - capped at £500 per quote, no matter how big the job. No monthly fee, no per-quote fee.
Quoting + invoicing
Free
Always. No limits.
- ✓Unlimited quotes
- ✓Professional shareable quote links
- ✓Stage-based quotes for bigger jobs
- ✓Mid-job extras with customer approval
- ✓Cancellation policy on every quote
- ✓Invoices generated automatically
- ✓MTD-compatible tax records
- ✓Job tracking and status updates
Customer pays you directly (cash or transfer) - you keep 100%.
Online payments
2.5%
Capped at £500 per quote
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Customer pays by card, Apple/Google Pay, or bank-to-bank (no chargebacks)
- ✓Stage-by-stage payment collection
- ✓Final payment collection (incl. any extras)
- ✓Instant payouts - money in ~30 min (optional, 1% fee)
- ✓Auto reminders every 2 days while unpaid
- ✓No surcharge to your customer - they pay the quoted price
- ✓Or pass our 2.5% to the customer - keep 100% of your quote
£800 job (with deposit)
£70,000 extension
Saves you £1,250 vs an uncapped 2.5%.
Don't want to absorb it? Pass it on.
Flip one switch and our 2.5% is added to the customer's total instead - you receive your full quote, they still see one clean price. Your call, on every quote.
I'm Tyler. I built WorkPaid in Sheffield because I was sick of watching good tradespeople do the work and then have to beg to get paid.
Why I built it →WorkPaid is new - you'd be one of the first trades using it. That's the honest pitch: get in early, deal with the founder directly, and help shape the tool around how you actually work.
Get paid like
you mean it.
Be one of the first trades to quote, take deposits, and get the final payment - without the chasing.
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