Cash Flow Forecasting Plymouth

Know your cash position before it becomes urgent.

Most small business owners in Plymouth find out they have a cash problem when it is already a problem. A forecast tells you what is coming three, six, twelve months out — so you plan rather than react. Fixed monthly fee, ICAEW chartered, same-day replies.

  • Twelve-month cash flow forecast built and kept current
  • Seasonal shortfalls visible months before they arrive
  • Management accounts that give you numbers worth acting on
  • Strategic financial input without the cost of a full-time CFO

No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books, a current forecast and nothing owed.

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What our clients say

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Clear Information, Explained in Plain Terms

“Kieran was clear with information and explained everything in a way that I could understand.”

Really Wild Learning

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Switched Accountants, Already Saving Money

“Having only recently switched my business to Swift from another accountant, I have found them efficient, friendly and professional, and they’re already saving me money.”

Nic Paton

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Every Question Answered, One Click Away

“He was always one click away from every possible question we could throw at him.”

Christos Tsongidis

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★★★★★

Fast Work Delivered at Short Notice

“Great work by Kieran sorting out my business accounts really fast and at short notice on multiple occasions.”

Cristian Diaconescu

Sound familiar?

Profitable on paper, but still watching the bank account?

It is a common situation for Plymouth businesses. Revenue is coming in, invoices are going out, and yet every month there is a quiet anxiety about whether the account will cover what is due. Profit and cash flow are not the same thing — and without a forecast, you are managing one while ignoring the other. It is solvable, but it gets harder the longer the books sit behind.

  • No clear picture of cash position beyond the current month
  • Seasonal gaps arriving as surprises rather than planned-for events
  • Business decisions made on gut feel rather than forward-looking numbers

What having a forecast actually looks like

A rolling twelve-month cash flow model updated as your books are updated. Shortfalls visible months out, not days. Decisions — hiring, equipment, stock — made with actual numbers rather than rough estimates.

  • Rolling cash forecast updated monthly — no blind spots beyond this week
  • Seasonal cash gaps planned for in advance, not patched in a hurry
  • Growth decisions backed by numbers, not optimism
  • One fixed monthly cost — no hourly billing when you ask an extra question
Client results

What Plymouth business owners say

We work with small limited companies and growing businesses across Devon and beyond. Two clients who came to us because the numbers were not telling them what they needed to know.

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Swift accounting and bookkeeping services have helped support my educational animal encounter business with excellent financial advice and HMRC support. Kieran was clear with information and explained everything in a way that I could understand.

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Really Wild Learning
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Having only recently switched my business to Swift from another accountant, I have found them efficient, friendly and professional, and they’re already saving me money! Would recommend. Nic Paton, Cormorant Media

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What you get

What your monthly fee covers

Three connected services that give you a current set of books, a visible tax position, and a forward-looking picture of where your cash is going.

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Cash Flow Forecasting and Modelling

A twelve-month rolling cash flow forecast built from your actual numbers and updated as your books are reconciled. You will see shortfalls and surpluses before they arrive — not after. Useful for planning hires, purchases, investment and anything else that requires knowing what the account will look like in six months.

Monthly, included in fee
02

Management Accounts

Monthly or quarterly management accounts so you always know where the business stands financially. Revenue, costs, margins and cash position in one readable summary — not a spreadsheet you have to interpret yourself. The numbers that make a forecast meaningful.

Quarterly or monthly
03

Year-End Accounts and Corporation Tax

Annual accounts and corporation tax return prepared and filed — with no surprises, because your tax position has been visible throughout the year. Companies House confirmation statement handled as part of the same fixed fee.

No extras, no surprises
What clients say

Businesses across Devon trust Swift

Sole traders, limited companies and growing businesses from Ilfracombe to Plymouth. Usually arriving with books in some state of disarray. Leaving with considerably less to worry about.

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Professional and Patient Throughout Every Step

“What a guy!! Excellent, fast and reliable. Kieran has been very professional, caring, patient and efficient throughout the entire process of building our company. He was always one click away from every possible question we could throw at him.”

Christos Tsongidis
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★★★★★

Prompt, Helpful and Recommended for Two Years

“I’ve been using Swift Accounting for two years now after my previous accountant retired and recommended Kieran. Excellent and prompt service, great communications and above all really helpful. Highly recommend.”

Simon Hyde
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Fast Turnaround, Multiple Times at Short Notice

“Great work by Kieran sorting out my business accounts really fast and at short notice on multiple occasions. Many thanks and I would highly recommend them for all accounting needs.”

Cristian Diaconescu
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Why Swift

Why Plymouth businesses choose Swift

There is no shortage of accountants in Devon. Here is what tends to be different about working with one who treats cash flow as an ongoing conversation rather than a year-end afterthought.

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Forecasting built into the workflow

A forecast is only useful if the numbers feeding it are current. Because the books are reconciled monthly, the forecast is updated monthly — not rebuilt from scratch every time you want to look ahead. You get a picture of the next twelve months that is grounded in what is actually happening.

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Replies the same day

Questions get answered the day you ask them. Not logged, not queued, not forwarded to someone who will be in touch. If you want to know whether you can afford to take on a member of staff next quarter, you will have a considered answer before the end of the day.

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One fixed monthly price

Your fee is agreed upfront and does not change based on how many times you call or how many scenarios you want to model. Cash flow questions tend to generate more questions — that is the point. None of them attract an additional charge.

Getting started

Up and running in four steps

From first contact to a working cash flow model takes four steps and very little of your time. The onboarding is designed to be straightforward.

1

Send your enquiry

Fill in the form on this page. Kieran reads every enquiry personally and responds the same day with a clear next step. No holding message, no automated reply asking you to book a call.

2

A short discovery call

Around twenty minutes to understand your business, your current setup and what you are trying to see more clearly. By the end of the call you will know exactly what is included and what it costs — no follow-up proposal to wait for.

3

We handle the setup

Your accounting software is connected, your records are brought up to date and your cash flow model is built from real data. You confirm you want to proceed — that is largely the extent of what is required from you at this stage.

4

Ongoing — nothing falls through

From here, your books are reconciled monthly, your cash flow forecast is updated and you know what the next twelve months look like before they arrive. Tax is visible well in advance. The decisions that used to be made on instinct can be made on numbers instead.

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“Kieran was really helpful and very knowledgeable with my circumstance, he gave me great advice and was very efficient with getting my tax’s submitted, really glad I found Swift and will definitely be using for future accounting.”

Andrew Ponsford — Verified Google Review

Questions

Questions Plymouth businesses usually ask first

Yes — most clients have not. We build the initial model from your existing records, identify the data gaps and fill them in as part of the onboarding. You do not need a working spreadsheet or any prior forecasting experience. The model is explained in plain terms so you can actually use it, not just look at it.
The standard model runs twelve months forward and is updated monthly as the books are reconciled. For businesses with significant seasonal variation — common across Devon — we can extend the view and model specific scenarios. The point is to give you a number you can plan around, not an estimate you have to second-guess.
It does, but that is a normal starting point. Catching up takes a little longer at the outset and may cost slightly more — we will tell you exactly what that looks like before anything is agreed. Once the records are current, the forecast can be built properly and kept current from that point forward.
No. Month-to-month, with a month’s notice to cancel. We would rather keep clients because the service is worth keeping than because leaving is complicated.
Ready when you are

Stop guessing what next month looks like. Know instead.

Fixed monthly fee. Rolling cash flow forecast. Books current every month. Same-day replies. No long-term contract.

Cash position visible twelve months out Seasonal gaps planned for, not reacted to Fixed monthly cost agreed upfront, does not move
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Fixed monthly pricing ICAEW chartered Same-day replies No long-term contract