Cashflow Forecast 13 Week 2025
Tab 1 — 13-Week Cash Flow (main working sheet)
• Auto-generating week headers with dates (set once in cell H4, all 13 weeks update)
• Opening cash balance in Week 1 (user input) → Weeks 2–13 auto-link to prior week’s ending balance
• Cash Inflows — 11 line items: sales, invoice collections, recurring revenue, retainers, digital sales, deposits, tax refunds, loan proceeds, owner contributions, asset sales
• Cash Outflows — 20+ line items across 5 groups: Payroll, Vendors/Suppliers, Fixed Expenses, Variable Expenses, Tax Payments, Capital/Owner Draws
• Net Cash Flow — auto-calculated per week
• Ending Cash Balance — auto-cascades week to week
• Liquidity Alert panel — set your minimum reserve once, alerts fire automatically with ⚠ flags any week cash drops below it
• Cash Runway — shows weeks of runway remaining at current burn rate per week
• 13-Week Summary Metrics — 10 KPIs including avg weekly inflow/outflow, weeks positive, weeks below reserve
Tab 2 — Actuals vs Forecast
• Enter what actually happened each week (blue cells)
• Forecast numbers pull automatically from Tab 1
• Variance calculated automatically — shows you where your forecast was off
Tab 3 — Scenario Planner
• Model Base Case, Best Case, and Worst Case with simple assumption inputs
• Projected 13-week outcomes calculate instantly for all three scenarios side by side
Tab 4 — Instructions & Guide
• Step-by-step setup, key concept explanations, 2025 tax due dates, best practices, disclaimer