💷 The Delegation Calculator

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The uncomfortable truth: Most business owners are paying themselves £15/hour to do tasks that don't need them. This calculator shows you exactly how much that's costing you per year.

Fill in the numbers honestly. The result might shock you.

Step 1: Calculate Your Real Hourly Rate

Your annual revenue (or salary):£
Hours you work per week:hours
Weeks you work per year:weeks

The Formula

Your Hourly Rate = Annual Revenue ÷ (Weekly Hours × Weeks Worked)

Write your hourly rate here: £ ___________

Step 2: List Your Low-Value Tasks

List every task you do regularly that someone else could do for £12-15/hour. Be honest — this is where the money is hiding.

TaskHours/WeekCould Be Done For (£/hr)
Email management & inbox clearing£12-15
Invoicing & bookkeeping£12-20
Scheduling & calendar management£12-15
Social media posting£12-18
Data entry & admin£10-15
Customer service / basic enquiries£12-15
TOTAL LOW-VALUE HOURS/WEEK:

Step 3: Calculate the Cost

The Delegation Cost Formula

Annual Cost = (Your Hourly Rate - VA Rate) × Low-Value Hours/Week × 48 Weeks

Example: If your hourly rate is £60, you spend 12 hours/week on low-value tasks, and a VA costs £15/hour:

(£60 - £15) × 12 hours × 48 weeks = £25,920 per year

That's £25,920 in lost opportunity cost — the difference between what your time is worth and what you're paying yourself to do admin.

Your Annual Delegation Cost

Write your number here:

£ ___________

This is how much you're losing every year by doing tasks that don't need you. It's not just about money — those hours represent evenings with your family, mornings at the gym, weekends that are actually weekends.

This calculator reveals the cost. It doesn't tell you how to delegate effectively without losing control or quality. That's Module 4 of the Reclaim Your Time programme.

The Maths Don't Lie

Now you know the cost of doing everything yourself. Ready to see the full picture across all 8 domains of your work-life balance?

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