[2.11] Assess the importance of planning an organisation’s cash flow, propose suitable sources of finance to manage expenditure and prepare a cash flow budget.
Learning Intentions
At the end of this unit, I will be able to: Know and understand a cash flow Know how to prepare a cash flow Recommend sources of finance to a business
Cash Flow Forecasts/Budgets Now the business knows:
How profit is made How much the business is worth How much its assets are worth (the value of what it owns)
How much its current and long-term liabilities are worth (i.e. how much the business owes in the short term and long term).
With this information, they can now start to plan the next few months’ income and expenditure. This is called a cash flow forecast. It is a plan to show planned cash coming in to the business and possible cash going out of a business.
A cash flow forecast is usually on a month-by-month basis. It is similar to a household budget. It shows when a business may need extra cash to cover expenditures. It is also important to ensure that a business has sufficient cash to cover payments as they happen. A cash flow forecast highlights how cash control is an important part of your business/organisation.
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Cash Flow Forecast of Wildsurf Ltd Jan Feb Mar Total