Features

The business side, sorted

Everything a self-employed rope access tech needs to get paid, stay compliant and be ready for the taxman. Nothing you don't.

Invoices

Send and get paid faster

Build a tidy invoice in under a minute, send it as a PDF or link, and watch its status: sent, viewed, paid, overdue. You'll know the moment it's opened.

Invoice
INV-2026-041
Paid
Apex Facade LtdDue 26 Jun
Rope access survey (2 days)£1,400
Anchor load testing£300
VAT (20%)£340
Total£2,040
Kit & LOLERIn date
Avao Bod harnessSN 8842 · checked 14 Jun
OK
I'D descenderLOLER due in 6 days
Due soon
Back-up rope grabInspection overdue
Overdue
Kit & LOLER

Never miss an inspection

Log every harness, lanyard and descender with serial numbers and dates. Cowstail reminds you before a LOLER thorough examination is due and keeps your certificates in one place. Learn more →

Finances

Always tax-return ready

Income and expenses tracked all year, with a simple dashboard and one-click CSV export. When Self Assessment lands, the numbers are already done.

Tax year 26/27Return-ready
Income£18,420+£2,300 this month
Waiting£3,1503 unpaid
Est. profit£14,360after expenses
A Cowstail invoice with VAT added and the CIS deduction applied automatically
CIS & VAT

CIS done right, on every invoice

Mark each line as labour or materials and Cowstail applies the CIS deduction and VAT for you, per invoice or as a client default. The maths is always right, and the deduction shows clearly on the invoice.

Career & logbook

Your whole career, on record

Log hours against real jobs and watch your experience build month by month. Your IRATA level, revalidation countdown and logbook live together, always up to date and ready to export.

The Cowstail career screen with IRATA level, revalidation countdown, skills and experience charts
The Cowstail skills library with disciplines, rope techniques, sectors and roles to pick from
Skills & experience

Show what you can do, beyond tickets

Pick your disciplines, rope techniques, sectors and roles from a shared library: NDT, blade repair, rescue, offshore wind and more. Your profile tells the full story, not just the certificates.

AI scans

Point your camera, skip the typing

Scan your IRATA card and the qualification fills itself in. Scan a receipt and it becomes an expense. Scan a business card and it becomes a client. You check it, save, done.

Adding a qualification in Cowstail with the scan-card camera button
Sharing IRATA, first aid and CSCS passes from the Cowstail cert wallet with one link
Cert wallet

Share your passes with one link

Keep IRATA, first aid and CSCS together in a wallet and share a live link with any supervisor or client, expiry dates and certificates included. Set it to expire, revoke it any time.

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More for the self-employed tech

Light quotes

Send a simple estimate, let the client accept it online, then turn it into an invoice in a tap.

Your qualifications

Track your IRATA level, cards and first-aid expiry, and get reminded before they lapse.

Client records

Every invoice, quote and payment against the right client, with payment terms remembered.

Services price list

Save your day rates and services once, then drop them into invoices and quotes in a tap.

Your logo on documents

Add your logo and colour so invoices, quotes and shared pages look like your business.

Payments & nudges

Record part-payments, spot overdue invoices at a glance and send a reminder in one tap.

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