Suggest you check with HMRC and get a written response or verbal one with detailed reference of date and time of call and name of person you spoke to about your exact circumstances.
In the past - I have had to charge VAT at standard rate when dividing up a water bill three ways which did not have VAT on it. I was not making a charge for the division of the bill - merely charging on sub meter water usage (each of the 3 parties had own meter which I read to be able to compare usage and apportion bill). The argument from HMRC was that I had provided the service of dividing up the bill between the relevant parties - which made the whole thing VATable. Because of that decision I then had to charge standard rate VAT on water rates - did not affect the other parties costs other than in cash flow in my instance tho'.
Sounds like you are doing something similar, so would get it checked out. Last thing you want is to find out in an inspection that you should have charged VAT and become liable for it.
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