Cash Flow Forecasting

Forecasting and then comparing to actuals is the best way to understand what makes your business tick and is often the best indicator that something is going right or wrong.

Many businesses create a rolling 16 week cash flow forecast as a detailed management tool. This will be based on the bank transactions and split between income and expenditure in as much detail as is practical and useful to the company. Applying the actuals to these forecasts rapidly highlights any discrepancies.

Longer term cash flow forecasts are prepared as part of a longer term profit and loss and balance sheet forecast of the overall business. These are less detailed but do form the basis of the forecast for the detailed 16 week forecasts.

There are some cash flow templates available on this site for download which are very generic but are in excel so can be amended as much as you like.

If you would like more specific help on preparing and managing your cash flow please give us a call. 

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