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Clear, reliable cash flow forecasts that help you prevent funding gaps, improve financial control, and make confident business decisions. Supporting UK and global businesses.
If you need a cash flow forecast for business owners that is clear, practical, and easy to maintain, we build forecasts that show your future cash position and highlight funding risks early.
Consult EFC provides cash flow forecasting for SMEs, scale ups, and groups, including cash flow forecasting for growing companies that are hiring, investing, or expanding into new markets. Work is led by an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with Big Four and corporate finance experience. We support UK and global businesses.
Cash flow issues are usually caused by timing, not profitability. Forecasting highlights timing risk and gives you options. This is especially important for cash flow forecasting for small business where one delayed customer payment can create pressure.
You do not have a reliable view of cash for the next 8 to 13 weeks, especially during growth or a slow collections period.
VAT, payroll, supplier payments, and loan repayments are not mapped clearly, creating last minute pressure.
You want to invest with confidence, but you need visibility on cash impact and funding requirements.
We provide cash flow forecasting for lenders and investor conversations, with assumptions and commentary you can defend.
Forecasts are built to match how your business operates. We use clear assumptions, transparent logic, and an evidence based approach. If you are raising investment, we also provide cash flow forecasting for fundraising with an investor ready narrative.
A structured approach that produces a forecast you can maintain and use for weekly decisions, board reporting, and funding conversations.
| Workstream | What we do | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Input review | Review bank activity, aged debtors and creditors, payroll, VAT, debt, and key contracts. | Clear starting point and realistic assumptions. |
| Forecast build | Build a 13 week forecast with receipts, payments, tax timing, and key cost drivers. | Reliable weekly view of future cash position. |
| Scenario planning | Model downside scenarios, delayed receipts, cost increases, and growth plans. | Early warning system and options ahead of time. |
| Actions and controls | Cash protection actions such as collections plan, payment cadence, and spending controls. | Improved cash discipline, not just a spreadsheet. |
| Handover and cadence | Handover session with a simple weekly update process and ownership. | A forecast you can maintain internally. |
You need a forecast you can trust, delivered by someone who understands cash, controls, and decision making.
Assumptions are clear, outputs are reconciled, and the logic stands up to scrutiny.
We focus on the actions that protect cash, improve collections, and manage payment cadence.
Forecasting is linked to hiring, pricing, growth plans, and funding discussions.
We support UK and international clients. Work can be delivered remotely, hybrid, or onsite where needed.
A 13 week cash flow forecast is a weekly view of expected cash receipts and payments. It helps business owners identify funding gaps early and improve cash control.
Yes. We deliver cash flow forecasting for small business and cash flow forecasting for SMEs, including founder led companies that need a clear weekly view of receipts, payments, and tax timing.
Yes. We provide cash flow forecasting for fundraising, cash flow forecasting for lenders, and cash flow forecasting for due diligence, with assumptions and commentary that can be reviewed by third parties.
Yes. We build a simple weekly update process, provide guidance on inputs, and ensure your team can run weekly updates without relying on us.
Yes. We support UK and international clients. Forecasting is often delivered remotely with structured data collection and review sessions.