First Fix
Send a quote before you leave the drive
Type who it's for and what the work is. The app adds it up and keeps it with the customer.
Quotes, getting paid and your tax. Sorted from your phone.
First Fix is an app for joiners, sparkies, plumbers and every other trade. You don't need a computer and you don't need to be good with phones. Chip shows you what to tap, one step at a time.
Coming soon to iPhone
ChipAlright? I'm Chip. I'll show you round.
Three jobs it takes off your hands
The paperwork you do at the kitchen table at nine at night. Done in the van instead.
Know what you've spent
Bought materials? Put the amount in while you're still at the counter. No shoebox of receipts.
Your tax figures, always ready
Money in and money out, added up for each three-month tax period, ready to send to your accountant.
Never used an app like this? Start here.
Each guide shows every screen you'll see and exactly where to tap. Read it once and you'll know your way around.
6 steps · about 3 minutes
Get set up
Open the app, sign in with your email and tell it your trade.
Show me → 5 steps · about 2 minutesSend a quote
From "who's it for?" to a quote you can email.
Show me → 3 steps · under a minuteRecord a cost
Put in what you spent and what it was for.
Show me → 2 steps · a quick lookCheck your tax
See this quarter's figures, then send them to your accountant.
Show me →Not a joiner? Meet the rest of the crew.
Pick your trade when you set up and you get your own sidekick. They greet you in the morning, tell you what needs doing and cheer when you get paid.
ChipJoiners and carpenters
SparkieElectricians
DripPlumbers
HodBricklayers
DabPlasterers
GlossDecorators
SlateRoofers
SproutLandscapers
The tax rules changed. Here's what that means for you.
HMRC calls it Making Tax Digital. In plain words: if you work for yourself and take over a set amount, you keep your records on a phone or computer and send HMRC your figures four times a year, not once.
When it starts depends on what you turn over
That's everything you take in before costs come off. Turnover, not profit.
From April 2026Over £50,000
From April 2027Over £30,000
From April 2028Over £20,000
Four dates a year
Each update covers three months and is due about a month after they end.
- April, May, Junedue 7 August
- July, August, Septemberdue 7 November
- October, November, Decemberdue 7 February
- January, February, Marchdue 7 May
What First Fix does about it
Every quote that gets paid and every cost you record is added to the right three months for you. Open the Tax screen any day and the figures are there, with the date they're due.
Being straight with you: First Fix can't send your figures to HMRC yet. HMRC has to recognise each app first, and we're working through that. Until then, one tap gives you the quarter as a spreadsheet or a PDF to hand to your accountant or put into software HMRC already recognises.
Not sure if this applies to you? Check on GOV.UK.
Fair questions
I'm not good with technology. Will I manage?
Yes. If you can send a text message, you can use First Fix. Each screen asks for one thing at a time, in plain words, and Chip tells you what to do next. The step-by-step guides on this site show every screen before you try it.
Do I need a computer?
No. Everything is done in the app on your phone. There's no website to log in to.
Do I have to remember a password?
No. You type your email address and we email you a six-digit code. Type the code in and you're signed in.
Which trades is it for?
Joiners and carpenters, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, plasterers, decorators, roofers and landscapers. If you run a small trade business, it will suit you.
Who can see my figures?
Only you. Your business's information is stored in the UK and nobody else's account can read it.
When can I get it?
First Fix is being finished and tested now. It will be on the App Store for iPhone first.
Want to know when it's ready?
Leave your email and we'll tell you the day First Fix is on the App Store. One email when it's ready, and the odd update before then. Nothing else.