Strawbarter · UK-wide resources
Use free calculators, MoneyHelper resources for budgeting and benefits, and official UK recycling and childcare tools from Recycle Now and GOV.UK. Search printable planning sheets, listing guides, exchange prompts, reuse trackers and event materials, including a friendly guide for a first trade. These are optional personal aids: print a page or save it as a PDF from your browser. The Community Swap Event Pack is ready to personalise for your group.
Get printable signs and table labels, a short organiser checklist and an invitation you can fill in and share. Print the pages or choose Save as PDF in your browser.
Open the free Community Swap Event PackFree printable · beginner friendly
Start with a plain-English glossary, first-trade conversation scripts, fictional exchange examples and low-pressure ways to decide.
Open Bartering Basics: A Friendly First-Trade GuideFree printable · no account needed
Set out what each side offers and needs, then note the scope, value or effort, timing, handover, responsibilities and next steps. Print the blank worksheet or save it as a PDF from your browser.
Open the Direct Exchange Planning WorksheetThese 64 printable resources are optional personal planning aids, not legal, financial or professional advice, interactive calculators, formal contracts, dispute resolution or guarantees. Agreement-style notes do not waive rights or guarantee legal or insurance effect. Strawbarter does not process member-to-member payments or mediate disputes; any cash difference or return payment is arranged directly between members. The event sheets are blank and adaptable.
Search by title or topic. Open a printable page to print it or save it as a PDF in your browser, with no account needed.
64 templates
These templates are blank organisational aids where applicable. Use the print control on a template page to print it or choose “Save as PDF” in your browser's print options.
64 starter templates availableFirst-party estimates for UK borrowing costs, Income Tax, National Insurance and food portions. No sign-up is needed, and your figures stay in your browser.
Estimate monthly repayments and total interest for a personal loan or mortgage. Compare mortgage repayment with interest-only, including the capital still due at the end.
Open Loan & Mortgage CalculatorEstimate Income Tax, employee or self-employed National Insurance and take-home income for the 2026–27 tax year. No sign-up is needed, and your figures stay in this page.
Open UK Tax & NI CalculatorEnter original and target serving counts, then add ingredient quantities to scale the recipe. This calculator assumes ingredient quantities scale linearly with servings. It does not adjust cooking time, nutrition or taste. Units stay as entered and are not converted.
Open Food Portion CalculatorFree external tools from MoneyHelper to help you understand your budget and explore benefits and other support.
Add up your income and outgoings, see what is left over, and get an idea of where you might be able to make savings.
Open Budget Planner (opens in a new tab)Answer questions for a general estimate of benefits and other support you could qualify for, with information about how to apply. Its result is a guide, not a full benefits check from a specialist.
Open Benefits Calculator (opens in a new tab)Free UK-wide services to check local recycling information and estimate help with approved childcare costs.
Enter a UK postcode to check your local authority's household recycling collections and find nearby recycling locations. Collection rules vary by area.
Recycle Now asks for a postcode to show local information. Council acceptance depends on where you live and on the material and its condition, so check your local authority's current instructions before putting an item out.
Open Recycle Now postcode Recycling Locator (opens in a new tab)Estimate help towards approved childcare costs. Eligibility and available support depend on your circumstances and where in the UK you live.
GOV.UK's calculator is a starting point for checking possible help with approved childcare. Support and eligibility depend on your circumstances and current rules; use the official service for an up-to-date estimate.
Open GOV.UK childcare calculator (opens in a new tab)Hypothetical community prompt
What questions would a community need to discuss before a trade-credit idea could make sense? This is only a hypothetical prompt: Strawbarter does not currently provide or operate a trade-credit system. No reply to an idea is promised.
Open the Shape Strawbarter — Your Ideas promptContinue with practical advice, UK-wide resources or the printable library.
Browse practical ideas and guidance.
Explore Advice & TipsFind local and UK-wide support resources.
Explore Practical UK ResourcesReturn to searchable printables and tools.
Explore Free Downloads