L1 Cash Flow Worksheet

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Lesson 1 - Cash Flow Forecast Worksheet

Nicky is a young fashion designer. She lives in a small flat in Leeds. She currently does not have
enough money to open her own shop. She works form home designing and making her own clothes.
Each month she buys the materials to make her clothes from a local shop. She sells the clothes she
makes on E-bay. She also has a part time job working at Top Shop.

Use the following information to design a cash flow forecast for Nicky.

At the start of May she has £20 in her bank account.

 Nicky gets paid £150 a month from her part time job at Top Shop
 Her rent is £200 a month
 Her broadband connection costs her £10 a month
 In May she spends £50 on materials to make clothes, she sells them on E-bay for £150
 Again, in June, she spends £50 on material, this month she only sells them for £100
 In July, Nicky’s sewing machine breaks. She has to buys new one. This costs £50
 In July, August and September Nicky spends £75 a month on materials.
 In July she receives £150 from her sale son e-bay. In August £200, and September £175
 Finally, in October, Nicky does not make many clothes, she spends just £25 on materials,
selling the clothes for £50.

May June July August Sept Oct Total


Opening Balance 20 60 50 15 80 120
Income/receipts
Top Shop 150 150 150 150 150 150 900
Ebay sales 150 100 150 200 175 50 825
Total receipts 300 250 300 350 325 200 1725

Expenditure/
payments
Rent 200 200 200 200 200 200 1200
Broadband 10 10 10 10 10 10 60
Materials 50 50 75 75 75 25 350
Sewing machine 50 50

Total Payments 260 260 335 285 285 235 1660


Monthly Net Cash 40 (10) (35) 65 40 (35) 65
Flow

Closing Balance 60 50 15 80 120 85


Lesson 1 - Cash Flow Forecast Worksheet

Extension:
1 . How can Nicky improve her cash flow?

2. Are there any issues with cash flow forecasts?

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