Show who is trading
Include your own name and any business name you use. If you use a trading name, include an address where legal documents can be delivered to you.
SOLE TRADER INVOICE TEMPLATE
Free sole trader invoice template for the UK
Create an invoice using your legal name, optional trading name and business address. Add the work completed, payment details and VAT only when your business is registered for it.
Create an invoice now →✓ Legal and trading-name fields
✓ Business and customer addresses
✓ Flexible hourly, daily or fixed-fee lines
✓ No sign-up and no subscription
Invoice details for a self-employed sole trader
Make the work easy to verify
Describe the service, period or product clearly. Contractors and consultants can charge by hour, day, session or fixed fee and add separate lines where the work has different rates.
Keep invoice numbers organised
Give every invoice a unique number and use a consistent sequence. Retain the invoice with your other business records after sending it to the customer.
WORKED EXAMPLE
What the completed invoice should make clear
This fictional example shows how the main details fit together. Replace every name, number, date and amount with the information for your transaction.
- The supplier and customer are unambiguous
- The invoice number is unique
- The service and amount can be checked
- The payment deadline is easy to find
SOLE TRADER EXAMPLE
INVOICEAmelia Hart trading as Hart Copywriting
- Invoice number
- AH-026
- Invoice date
- 7 September 2026
- Payment due
- 21 September 2026
- Bill to
- Birch & Row Ltd
| Description | Net amount |
|---|---|
| Website copywriting — fixed fee | £600.00 |
Business address shown beneath the trader’s legal name
Total due£600.00
Use this template
Open the generator, choose the appropriate business type and replace the example information with your own. Review every field before printing or saving the document as a PDF.
Open the free UK invoice generatorCommon questions
Do I need a company number?
No. A sole trader is not a limited company. Select Sole trader in the generator and the company-number field is removed.
Should I put my UTR on an invoice?
A standard customer invoice does not generally need to display your Unique Taxpayer Reference. Keep sensitive tax identifiers private unless a legitimate process specifically requires them.