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What happens to cash if collections slip two weeks? How did this forecast change since the last close, and why?

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13-week cash

Your current weekly cash forecast — pick a named scenario to see when and why cash changes.

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Example Cash base · current 13-week forecast · from 2026-05-25 13 weeks · weekly · direct method Base only Win the Harbor District bid Equipment replacement year
Opening cash
$286,000
Week 13 · Base
$367,143
Week 13 · Scenario
Pick a scenario to compare
Minimum cash · Base
$238,275
No breach in 13 weeks
Weekly ending cash — Base vs Scenario
$238,275 $302,709 $367,143 W1 W4 W7 W10 W13 W1 · 2026-05-25 — Base $274,069 W2 · 2026-06-01 — Base $262,137 W3 · 2026-06-08 — Base $250,206 W4 · 2026-06-15 — Base $238,275 W5 · 2026-06-22 — Base $252,594 W6 · 2026-06-29 — Base $266,912 W7 · 2026-07-06 — Base $281,231 W8 · 2026-07-13 — Base $295,550 W9 · 2026-07-20 — Base $309,868 W10 · 2026-07-27 — Base $324,187 W11 · 2026-08-03 — Base $338,506 W12 · 2026-08-10 — Base $352,824 W13 · 2026-08-17 — Base $367,143
Base (current forecast)

Weekly cash bridge

Week Opening Receipts Payments Ending · Base
W1 2026-05-25 $286,000 $129,330 $141,262 $274,069
W2 2026-06-01 $274,069 $129,330 $141,262 $262,137
W3 2026-06-08 $262,137 $129,330 $141,262 $250,206
W4 2026-06-15 $250,206 $129,330 $141,262 $238,275
W5 2026-06-22 $238,275 $129,330 $115,012 $252,594
W6 2026-06-29 $252,594 $129,330 $115,012 $266,912
W7 2026-07-06 $266,912 $129,330 $115,012 $281,231
W8 2026-07-13 $281,231 $129,330 $115,012 $295,550
W9 2026-07-20 $295,550 $129,330 $115,012 $309,868
W10 2026-07-27 $309,868 $129,330 $115,012 $324,187
W11 2026-08-03 $324,187 $129,330 $115,012 $338,506
W12 2026-08-10 $338,506 $129,330 $115,012 $352,824
W13 2026-08-17 $352,824 $129,330 $115,012 $367,143

Opening + receipts − payments = ending, every week. Opening, receipts and payments shown are the Base forecast; the scenario column re-times and re-sizes them per the drivers above.

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Cash composition (13-week totals)

New invoicing collected 1,681,293
Payroll & overhead 755,381
Supplier payments 844,769

Forecast basis · where the Base numbers come from

Opening cash $286,000 · configured bank balance · week 1 starts 2026-05-25 Example
AR collections no opening AR pool
New invoicing $560,000/month Estimated
Collection lag 7 weeks Example
Supplier payments $246,400/month Estimated
Payment lag 4 weeks Example
Scheduled one-offs 0 payments · 0 receipts in the window Example

Simplifications: no seasonality signal — new invoicing modelled at a flat run-rate; downside collection haircut is the conservative default (0.70×), not derived from observed variance

Direct method: receipts = AR aging buckets × the collection curve + recurring / new-invoicing run-rate at the observed collection lag + dated one-off receipts. Payments = weekly cost run-rate + DPO-timed supplier spend + dated one-offs. A selected scenario re-times and re-sizes these streams per its drivers — it is never a statistical band.