"£370 (No VAT)" - means?

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I had a quote.

What does "£370 (No VAT)" mean, that I need to add VAT (20%), which would be £370 + £74 = £444

The final invoice is £410.
He did need to buy some additional material at £15.76.

Is VAT only added to certain parts of work? Just the labour or the materials?

Oh - I've just looked around a bit and think maybe he does not need to be VAT registered. It's his own new company - maybe him and one other staff member. It might be he's not turning over £85,000

I think if quotes are from VAT registered people, they’d always say £310 + VAT to make things clear.

No vat should mean no vat. Excluding vat means the total invoice will include vat but it should be shown on a separate line under the subtotal.

He might not be vat registered yet if the company is new or small.

Query the difference, probably extra materials as you say.

The invoice must also state a vat registration number if the person or company is vat registered.

Thanks all.

There is no VAT reg number, so I think he is not registered.
I had assumed from the quote that the total would be £370 i.e. I interpreted No VAT to mean there was notVAT to be added, but when the invoice arrived it started me thinking - did "no VAT" mean that the quote was w/o VAT and I'd need to add it.

The extra materials don't account for the additional cost, but I'm sure he'll explain it.

The guy itemised the additional costs and everything is now clear (and paid for!).