A three-month cash forecast
Finance Career Foundry — original fictional practice exercise

Build a cash forecast and identify when a fictional business may need funding.

TASKS
1. Calculate closing cash each month; carry it forward as the next opening balance.
2. Find the lowest cash balance and the minimum funding needed to avoid a negative balance.
3. Recommend one action and explain its limits. Assume no funding or interest in the base forecast.

Deliverable: one worksheet and a short written recommendation. Label your portfolio entry as a practice project using fictional data.

WORKED CHECK
Closing cash: January £8,000; February −£5,000; March £1,000. At least £5,000 of additional funding or cash improvement is needed by February month-end to avoid a negative month-end balance. Intra-month timing may mean a larger facility is needed. Earlier collections and re-timed payments need evidence and agreement.