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The RAG Sheet

WithJames Sinclair

Two figures per item: what the customer pays and what goes into it. Which items make you money, and what to charge for the rest.

Every item you sell on one line, coloured red, amber or green, with the price that turns it green.

£7inc VAT. Pay once, keep it
Buy now, £7

Online tool, works on your phone.

Secure card checkout. Your login follows by email. 14 days to change your mind.

The RAG Sheet tool on a phone

You're going to want to make sure they're green so 70% GP at least per item.

James, 14 Feb 2024, on the Business Broadcast podcast

Takes the VAT out, works out what each item leaves you and colours it against my 70% line.

Who it's for

  • You sell food, drink or anything you make from bought-in ingredients.
  • You've never worked out what each item leaves you once the VAT's out.
  • A supplier's just put their prices up and you need to know which items it's hurt.

What it tells you

What each item really leaves you
The price without VAT, minus the ingredients, in pounds and as a percentage.
Its colour
Green at 70% and over, amber 60% to 69%, red under 60%.
The price that turns it green
And the price that gets it to amber.
Your blended margin
Worked on the pounds, once you add how many of each you sell.

What you get

  • Online tool: the RAG Sheet
  • Works on your phone, saves as you go
  • What you enter stays on your device: nothing is uploaded

14 days to change your mind

If it isn't for you, reply to your receipt email within 14 days of buying and you get the full price back.

The Put Your Prices Up workbook cover, with the RAG sheet page behind it
Or get it included

The RAG Sheet comes free inside Put Your Prices Up and Keep Your Customers

A 20-page workbook, six video lessons that help you put it to work, and the RAG Sheet. How I work out what every item really leaves me, put my prices up without losing customers, and swap discounts for offers.

£20 for the course, with The RAG Sheet includedSee the course

Questions

How do I get it?

Your login arrives by email straight after you pay. Open the tool from there on any phone or laptop.

How long do I have?

Pay once, keep it.

Where does my data go?

Nowhere. Everything you enter stays in your own browser. Nothing is uploaded and nobody else sees it.

What if it's not for me?

You have 14 days. Reply to your receipt email within 14 days of buying and you get the full price back.

Get the tool

Every item you sell on one line, coloured red, amber or green, with the price that turns it green.

£7inc VAT. Pay once, keep it
Buy now, £7

Online tool, works on your phone.

Secure card checkout. Your login follows by email. 14 days to change your mind.