for Calder Construction Ltd · order £260,000, tender margin 12.0% · first month: compared with the tender
| This month | Tender | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast final measure | £260,000 | £260,000 | £0 |
| Recognised change | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Less deductions / contras | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Forecast final value | £260,000 | £260,000 | £0 |
| Forecast final cost | £228,800 | £228,800 | £0 |
| Forecast margin | £31,200 | £31,200 | £0 |
| Forecast margin % | 12.0% | 12.0% | 0.00 pp |
| Against tender | 0.00 pp | ||
| Internal valuation (not cash) | £40,000 | £0 | +£40,000 |
| Margin to date (valuation less cost to date) | £6,000 | £0 | +£6,000 |
| Over / (under) measure | £1,000 | £0 | +£1,000 |
| Accruals as a share of cost to date | 0.0% |
| Head | Budget | Ledger | Accruals | To complete | Forecast final | Moved | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own labour | £90,000 | £14,000 | £0 | £76,000 | £90,000 | £0 | Days x rate lazy |
| Labour-only subs | £50,000 | £7,000 | £0 | £43,000 | £50,000 | £0 | Order +/- variations lazy |
| Materials | £60,000 | £9,000 | £0 | £51,000 | £60,000 | £0 | Remeasure x current rates lazy |
| Plant & access | £12,800 | £2,500 | £0 | £10,300 | £12,800 | £0 | Time-related lazy |
| Sub-subcontract | £8,000 | £0 | £0 | £8,000 | £8,000 | £0 | Order +/- variations lazy |
| Site overheads | £8,000 | £1,500 | £0 | £6,500 | £8,000 | £0 | Time-related lazy |
The forecast margin is unchanged from the tender at 12.0%.
| Forecast final measure | £0 |
| Recognised change | £0 |
| Deductions / contras | £0 |
| Own labour | £0 |
| Labour-only subs | £0 |
| Materials | £0 |
| Plant & access | £0 |
| Sub-subcontract | £0 |
| Site overheads | £0 |
| Total = margin movement | £0 |
Ties out to the margin movement.
Own labour, Labour-only subs, Materials, Plant & access, Sub-subcontract, Site overheads.
Why it matters: That isn't a forecast: it assumes the rest of the job goes exactly to budget, which hides overruns until the end.
What to do: Rebuild cost to complete from the work left to do.
| Our application | £40,000 |
| Main contractor's gross valuation | £39,000 |
| Retention held | £1,170 |
| Deductions accepted | £0 |
| Net due | £37,830 |
| Paid to date (gross of CIS) | £30,000 |
| Outstanding | £7,830 |
| CIS deducted (memo) | £3,000 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.0% | £31,200 |