Finance & Accounting
Forecasts that help you plan ahead.
Financial forecasting estimates your future revenue, costs and cash flow so you can plan with confidence. Brenvard builds budgets, cash flow forecasts and scenarios for startups and smaller businesses and keeps them updated as reality changes.
In short
What is financial forecasting?
Financial forecasting uses your current numbers and plans to estimate what will happen over the coming months and years: sales, costs, profit and, most importantly for small businesses, cash.
A good forecast is simple enough to update and clear about its assumptions. It helps you decide when to hire, invest, raise capital or slow down.
For official guidance, see the EU’s overview of loans and venture capital. At Brenvard, financial forecasting is part of our wider Finance & Accounting services.
Cash flow forecasts that show the next months clearly.
Budgets and scenarios based on your real numbers.
Regular updates as actual results come in.
What is included
Planning tools you will actually use.
Budget
An annual budget built with you and linked to your goals.
Cash flow forecast
A rolling forecast of cash in and out over the coming months.
Scenarios
Best, expected and cautious cases, so you can see the effect of key decisions.
Follow-up
Regular comparison of forecast and actuals, with the forecast updated accordingly.
We build forecasts on the same bookkeeping as your reporting, write down the assumptions and update the forecast on a fixed rhythm.
Collect numbers and plans.
Agree assumptions with you.
Build budget, cash flow and scenarios.
Compare with actuals and update.
Who it is for
Is financial forecasting right for you?
Forecasting suits businesses planning growth, hiring or investment, and startups that need a financial model for investors or banks.
Startups preparing an investor model.
Businesses planning to hire or invest.
Owners who want control of cash flow.
Frequently asked questions
Questions we often get.
What is the difference between a budget and a forecast?
A budget is a plan set at the start of a period. A forecast is updated as the period goes on to reflect what is actually happening.
How often should a forecast be updated?
Many small businesses update their cash flow forecast monthly. We agree a rhythm that fits your business.
Can you build a financial model for investors?
Yes. We build models that show the assumptions clearly and hold up to investor questions.
Which tools do you use?
Usually spreadsheets or planning tools connected to your accounting system, chosen so your team can use them too.
Connected services
Part of one connected team.
What’s next
for your business?
Tell us what you are working towards. We will help you find a practical place to start.
