Start-Up Budget and Cash Flow Plan

Cost your start-up, plan your funding and forecast 12 months of cash in and out – with a fully worked example.

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Starting a business

Start-Up Budget and Cash Flow Plan

About this document

What it’s for

A start-up budget and 12-month cash flow plan. It helps you work out how much money you need to start, how much you need to live on, when cash will come in and go out, and the lowest point your bank balance is likely to reach.

When to use it

  • Before you start trading or apply for funding
  • Alongside the Business Plan Template (section 10) and the Pricing Strategy Worksheet
  • Every month after you start, comparing actual figures with the forecast

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Personal survival budget
  • Part 2 – One-off start-up costs
  • Part 3 – Funding sources
  • Part 4 – Sales forecast assumptions
  • Summary and warning signs
  • Prepared and reviewed by

How to complete it

  • Complete your personal survival budget (Part 1) and one-off start-up costs (Part 2)
  • List your funding (Part 3) and your sales assumptions (Part 4)
  • Study the worked example (Part 5), then complete the blank 12-month forecast (Part 6)
  • Review monthly using the variance table (Part 7)

Key points to check

  • Cash flow is not profit – record money when it actually arrives or leaves the bank
  • Include VAT in the cash flow if you are VAT registered, and set aside money for tax

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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