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Course II · Money

Cash Flow and Management Accounts for Owners

The problem this course is for

Sales look fine, the bank balance does not, and the accountant’s year-end pack arrives nine months too late to change anything.

Read your numbers monthly, forecast 13 weeks ahead, stop being surprised by the bank balance.

Calculator, laptop and handwritten figures on a desk

I · The ledger

Module by module

7 recorded modules, 8.3 hours in all. Watch them in order; each ends with its worksheet.

Modules of Cash Flow and Management Accounts for Owners with running time
No.ModuleLengthRunning total
I Profit is not cash: the three statements in plain English 70 min 1 h 10 min
II Building a monthly management pack from your bookkeeping software 85 min 2 h 35 min
III The 13-week cash forecast, line by line 90 min 4 h 05 min
IV Debtor days, creditor days and the working-capital gap 75 min 5 h 20 min
V Overheads: fixed, variable and the ones nobody reviews 65 min 6 h 25 min
VI Talking to your bank and accountant with the right numbers 60 min 7 h 25 min
VII Month-end in 90 minutes: the owner’s routine 55 min 8 h 20 min
Recorded in all500 min8.3 hours

II · The week you’ll notice it working

The week you’ll notice it working

A working 13-week forecast in your own spreadsheet and a monthly routine that fits into one morning.

That is what you finish with if you do the worksheets as you go. The lessons explain; the worksheets are where your own business goes onto paper.


III · The workbook

What sits in the workbook

Every module ends with a worksheet you download and fill in for your own business. The page drawn here is the shape of the one from module III, The 13-week cash forecast, line by line.

Worksheets come as printable PDFs and editable templates. Keep them; they outlast the 24 months of access.

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Worksheet III · The 13-week cash forecast, line by line

A. Week commencing
B. Money expected in, by customer
C. Money going out, by supplier
D. Closing bank balance
Blank page, drawn to show the layout. Your copy is for your own figures.

IV · Access

How access works

  1. I

    You pay on the secure payment page. We set up your course area and email your login details within one working day.

  2. II

    Watch the recorded lessons online as often as you like, at your own pace, for 24 months from the day access opens.

  3. III

    Download the workbooks, worksheets and templates; they are yours to keep. Questions about the material go to a person by email or the chat.

How study works