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Budgets and Cashflows Forecasts

Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts are the financial strategies developed from the business’ Marketing Plan and Business Plan.

About This Product

The Budget and Cashflow Forecast templates will assist you to implement a full budget process for hundreds of types of businesses within the general categories of:

  • Retail
  • Trades/Manufacturing Businesses
  • Professional Businesses

and assist you to advise your client on many aspects of the budget/cashflow processes for businesses.

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Product Content

The Budgets and Cashflows Forecasts Product is presented under the following section headings

  • Outcome Of One-On-One Meetings
  • What Is Included In Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts Preparation?
  • Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Retailer
  • Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Manufacturer
  • Cashflow Cycle Calculation Chart - Professional Firms
  • Sales Funnel Calculation Chart
  • Cashflow Forecasts Targets
  • Production Forecast
  • Labour Forecast
  • Inventory Forecast
  • Work In Progress Budget
  • Sales Budget
  • Debtors' Budget
  • Overhead Costs Forecast
  • Creditors' Budget
  • Setting Retail Price Calculator
  • Setting Charge Out Rate for Trades Calculator
  • Setting Charge out Rates for Manufacturers Calculator
  • Fee Setting for Professional Calculator
  • Profit & Loss Forecast
  • Capital Expenditure Forecast
  • Forecast - Cashflow Forecast
  • Projected Balance Sheet
  • Projected Source & Application Of Funds
  • KPIs - Identified From Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
  • Bank Covenants Relative To Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
  • KPIs And Ratios From Budgets & Cashflow Forecasts
  • Computerised Budgets And Cashflow Forecasts
  • Work Programme/Budget/Quotation Form
  • Work Programme Timetable
  • Proposal Document

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The Budget and Cashflow Forecast Product assists accountants/business advisors to advise clients in various industries relative to the key components of

  • Their team
  • Charge out rates or sales
  • Achieving budgeted profit

The components of the calculators are summarised as:

Components Retail Trades Professions
Calculation of Labour Oncosts
Targeted Chargeable Hours  
Calculation of Labour Budget
Targeted Business Profitability Percentage
Targeted Profitability
Budgeted Overhead Expenses
Budgeted Materials Mark Up  
Work Write Up/Write Downs  
Gross Profit Percentage    
Targeted Income from Sale of Labour  
Targeted Gross Profit Percentage in Determining Sales Figure    
Calculation of Base Time Costs  
Calculation of Business Overhead Factor  
Calculation of Charge Out Rates  
Mix of Purchases and Mark Up % to Obtain Satisfactory Sales Mix    
Example Selected as the Strategy    
Proof of Charge Out Rates  
Proof of Budget Profitability

Comments on the individual calculators are as follows:

Setting Retail Price Calculator

This calculator enables you to guide your client through a number of different scenarios relative to the mix of purchases and various mark-up percentages being used in the business in an attempt to achieve the targeted profitability that has been set by management.

A webinar explaining the processes of the Retail Price Calculator is available (click here).

Setting Trades Price Calculator

This calculator enables you to guide your client through various scenarios relative to the labour team, working hours, productivity percentage, materials mark-up and labour charge out rates that could be used by the business with the aim being to achieve the targeted profitability that has been set by management.

A webinar explaining the processes of the Trades Price Calculator is available (click here).

Professional Fees Calculator

This calculator enables you to have discussions with your client relative to the team being utilised within the professional practice, hours being worked, productivity percentage, overhead expenses, charge out rates that could be utilised, determination of factors that will contribute to achieving the professional firm’s targeted profitability.

A webinar explaining the use of the professional firm’s fee calculator is available (click here).


The Budget and Cashflow Forecast Product also includes:

  • Budgets and Cashflow Forecast Templates
  • Preformatted Excel Budget Cashflow Forecasts for Manufacturing Businesses
  • Articles on Budget/Cashflow Forecasts
  • Cashflow Cycle Charts for Retail, Trades and Professional Industries
  • Sales Funnel Calculation Charts for you to Utilise with your Clients
Templates for:
  • Stock
  • Work in Progress
  • Debtors
  • Creditors
  • Overhead Expenses
  • Sales
  • Capital Expenditure
  • Cashflow Forecast
  • Projected Balance Sheet
  • Trades/Manufacturing Business

The product includes details of the special arrangement that we have entered into with Plan Guru relative to ESS BIZTOOLS’ subscribers being able to access Budget and Cashflow Forecast Templates at a special subscription rate.

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