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Directors Turnover

Directors Turnover -How Much Should You Be Turning Over to Hit Your Personal Income Goal? (Most Directors Get This Wrong)

You’ve got a limited company, a growing business, and a personal income or directors turnover target in mind—maybe £60k, maybe £100k, maybe more.

But here’s the truth most directors miss:

There’s a massive difference between business profit and personal income. And if you don’t know the exact turnover your company needs to hit your goal, you’re probably overpaying tax – or worse, underpaying yourself.

That’s Where the Director’s Turnover & Tax Plan Calculator Comes In

Our bespoke calculator gives you total clarity. You input your personal income goal, and it shows you:

  • ✅ The turnover your business needs to generate
  • ✅ The pre-tax profit required to hit your target
  • ✅ A full breakdown of income tax, dividend tax, National Insurance and Corporation Tax
  • ✅ Your true effective tax rate
  • ✅ A visual dashboard that ties it all together

No more guesstimates. No more pulling random numbers from your bank balance. Just solid, data-driven financial insight that helps you run your company like a director, not just a doer.

Why This Tool Matters

Most business owners aim for a round figure – like “I want to take home £60k”—but don’t know what that actually means in business performance terms. 

If your business is VAT registered or has staff? That required turnover increases significantly.

VAT registered businesses collect 20% on top of their prices for HMRC – so only a portion of gross revenue is yours. If you employ staff, their wages, employer NIC (now 15%), pensions and payroll costs all reduce your profit before you even think about director pay.

Result? You need to generate a lot more in sales to safely and sustainably hit your personal income target.

Without this level of visibility, you’re likely to:

  • Underpay yourself (and wonder where all the profit went)
  • Overpay in tax (because you’re not extracting income smartly)
  • Miss out on planning opportunities (like pension contributions or salary tweaks)

Ready to Know Exactly What Your Business Needs to Earn?

Stop guessing. Start planning like a director.

  • Calculate your required turnover
  • Plan your salary + dividends strategically
  • Understand your total tax burden
  • Save time, money—and tax

Grab the Director’s Turnover & Tax Plan Calculator now

Only £59 – used by UK company directors just like you to plan ahead for turnover and tax.

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