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A professional financial model is not just a P&L projection. It is a dynamic, interconnected engine that translates your operational strategy into mathematical reality.
When raising capital or preparing for an exit, sophisticated investors will pull your numbers apart. If your balance sheet doesn't balance, or if a change in customer acquisition cost doesn't automatically flow through to your cash flow forecast, credibility is lost instantly.
We build bespoke, 3-way integrated models tailored entirely to your specific business mechanics. We do not use "off-the-shelf" templates that force your unique SaaS or SME metrics into generic boxes.
Every model is constructed by Kish Patel using Big Four corporate finance standards, ensuring structural integrity, absolute transparency, and investor readiness.
3-Statement Integration
The gold standard. Your Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement are mathematically linked. A change in one assumption flawlessly cascades through all three statements.
Driver-Based Forecasting
Revenues aren't hardcoded. They are driven by logic: marketing spend drives leads, conversion rates drive new clients, churn impacts recurring revenue. Investors want to see the mechanics, not just the result.
Scenario Planning
Built-in toggle switches allowing you to instantly view the impact of 'Base Case', 'Best Case', and 'Worst Case' scenarios on your runway without breaking the model.
Ambitious companies engage us when spreadsheet errors are no longer an option. A robust model is the backbone of any major financial event.
VCs will heavily scrutinise your assumptions. An investor-grade model proves you understand your unit economics, burn rate, and exactly how their capital will be deployed to accelerate growth.
A robust model underpins your enterprise valuation. Presenting a buyer with a flawless DCF and clear synergies defends your multiple during hostile due diligence.
Growth consumes cash. A proper model forecasts working capital requirements and warns you of impending cash shortfalls months before they happen, allowing for proactive debt structuring.
Transitioning ownership to management requires heavy debt. An MBO model proves to commercial lenders that the company generates sufficient cash to service the loan while maintaining operations.
Banks and private debt funds will stress-test your ability to repay. We build covenant-tracking into the architecture, giving lenders the security they need to approve facilities.
Should we hire 5 engineers now, or wait until Q3? A dynamic model acts as a financial sandbox for your board, allowing you to test decisions mathematically before committing capital.
We adhere strictly to corporate finance modelling best practices. Our models are transparent, easy to audit, and designed to be actively used by management—not filed away in a drawer.
Building a bespoke model requires deep collaboration. We act as an extension of your management team to ensure the math accurately reflects your reality.
We map out exactly what the model needs to achieve. Who is the audience? What are the key revenue drivers? Is this for a Series A raise or an MBO? We agree on the scope and a fixed fee.
We digest your historical accounts, current management data, sales pipeline metrics, and existing budget spreadsheets. We consolidate this fragmented data into a unified baseline.
Kish architects the model from the ground up. We construct the revenue engine, operational expense schedules, working capital timing, and integrate the 3-statement forecast.
We screen-share the draft model with your leadership team. We test assumptions live ("let's see what happens if we hire 3 less SDRs") to ensure the outputs logically align with your commercial instincts.
We finalise the model, lock calculation cells to prevent accidental breaks, and provide training to your internal team so they feel completely confident presenting it to investors.
If desired, we can be retained on a Fractional CFO basis to roll your model forward each month, run budget-vs-actuals variance reporting, and join you on investor pitches.
We operate on a strictly fixed-fee basis. The cost depends entirely on the complexity of your business. A single-product SaaS firm is faster to model than a multi-territory manufacturing business. We will give you a clear, fixed quote on our initial discovery call before any work begins.
Absolutely not. Generic templates force your unique business logic into rigid boxes, which almost always breaks under VC scrutiny. We architect your model from a blank spreadsheet, ensuring the logic perfectly mirrors your specific operational reality and revenue drivers.
Yes. We build models with a dedicated "Assumptions" tab. You do not need to touch complex formulas to use the model. If you want to see the effect of hiring two new salespeople, you simply update the assumption tab, and the integrated model will flow the costs through the P&L and Cash Flow automatically.
Yes, this is a core specialism. We build highly sophisticated SaaS models incorporating cohort-based revenue builds, Net Revenue Retention (NRR) logic, churn assumptions, and Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) payback periods to satisfy the demands of top-tier venture capital funds.
Absolutely. As part of our wider Fractional CFO or fundraising advisory services, Kish can attend board and pitch meetings to field complex financial questions from investors, defending the model's architecture and assumptions directly.
