UK FIRE-SAFETY PORTFOLIO TOOL

Emergency lighting testing and maintenance budget

Plan the annual duration test, fixture evidence and quote scope before a certificate is due.

TEST WINDOW

Schedule the annual duration test without disrupting an escape route.

March 2027

Next annual planning point

  1. Keep monthly functional records.
  2. Choose a low-risk occupancy window for the duration test.
  3. Plan recharging and temporary controls where needed.
  4. Close out fitting-level defects separately.

FIXTURE PORTFOLIO

Set the estate conditions

ANNUAL TESTING ALLOWANCE

£180–£261 + VAT

Annual testing budget only; remedials and replacement are intentionally separate.

  • Assign an owner for recorded monthly functional checks.
  • Annual full-duration test planning point: March 2027
  • 30 fittings across 1 site
  • Mid-life battery cohort: use the annual duration test to identify units needing separate remedial quotes.

PORTFOLIO REQUEST SHEET

Separate these lines in every quote

  • Annual full-duration test and test certificate / logbook record
  • Monthly testing responsibility and report/export arrangement
  • Fitting-level defect list, battery/lamp/spares and remedials quoted separately
  • Access, out-of-hours test window and post-test recharge safeguards

Sources and limits

Testing intervals and responsibility can be influenced by the premises, risk assessment, system type and current standards. This planner organises a portfolio and budget; it does not certify the system or determine legal compliance.