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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 Scenario changes pinned to Forecast · April close · v1 Base only Volume push Leaner overhead
Opening cash
$742,000
Week 13 · Base
$111,237
Week 13 · Scenario
$234,091
+$122,855
Minimum cash · Scenario
$99,266
No breach in 13 weeks
Weekly ending cash — Base vs Scenario
$52,014 $332,734 $613,453 W1 W4 W7 W10 W13 W1 · 2026-05-25 — Base $604,003 · Scenario $613,453 · Δ +$9,450 W1 · 2026-05-25 — Base $604,003 · Scenario $613,453 · Δ +$9,450 W2 · 2026-06-01 — Base $466,006 · Scenario $484,906 · Δ +$18,901 W2 · 2026-06-01 — Base $466,006 · Scenario $484,906 · Δ +$18,901 W3 · 2026-06-08 — Base $328,009 · Scenario $356,360 · Δ +$28,351 W3 · 2026-06-08 — Base $328,009 · Scenario $356,360 · Δ +$28,351 W4 · 2026-06-15 — Base $190,011 · Scenario $227,813 · Δ +$37,801 W4 · 2026-06-15 — Base $190,011 · Scenario $227,813 · Δ +$37,801 W5 · 2026-06-22 — Base $52,014 · Scenario $99,266 · Δ +$47,252 W5 · 2026-06-22 — Base $52,014 · Scenario $99,266 · Δ +$47,252 W6 · 2026-06-29 — Base $59,417 · Scenario $116,119 · Δ +$56,702 W6 · 2026-06-29 — Base $59,417 · Scenario $116,119 · Δ +$56,702 W7 · 2026-07-06 — Base $66,820 · Scenario $132,972 · Δ +$66,152 W7 · 2026-07-06 — Base $66,820 · Scenario $132,972 · Δ +$66,152 W8 · 2026-07-13 — Base $74,223 · Scenario $149,826 · Δ +$75,603 W8 · 2026-07-13 — Base $74,223 · Scenario $149,826 · Δ +$75,603 W9 · 2026-07-20 — Base $81,626 · Scenario $166,679 · Δ +$85,053 W9 · 2026-07-20 — Base $81,626 · Scenario $166,679 · Δ +$85,053 W10 · 2026-07-27 — Base $89,028 · Scenario $183,532 · Δ +$94,504 W10 · 2026-07-27 — Base $89,028 · Scenario $183,532 · Δ +$94,504 W11 · 2026-08-03 — Base $96,431 · Scenario $200,385 · Δ +$103,954 W11 · 2026-08-03 — Base $96,431 · Scenario $200,385 · Δ +$103,954 W12 · 2026-08-10 — Base $103,834 · Scenario $217,238 · Δ +$113,404 W12 · 2026-08-10 — Base $103,834 · Scenario $217,238 · Δ +$113,404 W13 · 2026-08-17 — Base $111,237 · Scenario $234,091 · Δ +$122,855 W13 · 2026-08-17 — Base $111,237 · Scenario $234,091 · Δ +$122,855
Base (current forecast) Scenario

Why cash changed

  • Monthly overhead (non-payroll operating costs): $272,800 → $231,880 — Applied as a weekly run-rate delta of $9,450 from week 1

Timing assumptions

  • Overhead changes apply from week 1 at a weekly run-rate.

Monthly ending cash in Scenarios and Week-13 cash here use different horizons and methods (12-month monthly model vs 13-week direct method) — the deltas are not meant to match.

Weekly cash bridge

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Week Opening Receipts Payments Ending · Base Ending · Scenario Δ
W1 2026-05-25 $742,000 $327,945 $465,942 $604,003 $613,453 +$9,450
W2 2026-06-01 $604,003 $327,945 $465,942 $466,006 $484,906 +$18,901
W3 2026-06-08 $466,006 $327,945 $465,942 $328,009 $356,360 +$28,351
W4 2026-06-15 $328,009 $327,945 $465,942 $190,011 $227,813 +$37,801
W5 2026-06-22 $190,011 $327,945 $465,942 $52,014 $99,266 +$47,252
W6 2026-06-29 $52,014 $327,945 $320,542 $59,417 $116,119 +$56,702
W7 2026-07-06 $59,417 $327,945 $320,542 $66,820 $132,972 +$66,152
W8 2026-07-13 $66,820 $327,945 $320,542 $74,223 $149,826 +$75,603
W9 2026-07-20 $74,223 $327,945 $320,542 $81,626 $166,679 +$85,053
W10 2026-07-27 $81,626 $327,945 $320,542 $89,028 $183,532 +$94,504
W11 2026-08-03 $89,028 $327,945 $320,542 $96,431 $200,385 +$103,954
W12 2026-08-10 $96,431 $327,945 $320,542 $103,834 $217,238 +$113,404
W13 2026-08-17 $103,834 $327,945 $320,542 $111,237 $234,091 +$122,855

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 4,263,279
Payroll & overhead 819,030
Supplier payments 3,967,092
Inventory replenishment 107,920

Forecast basis · where the Base numbers come from

Opening cash $742,000 · configured bank balance · week 1 starts 2026-05-25 Example
AR collections no opening AR pool
New invoicing $1,420,000/month Estimated
Collection lag 7 weeks Example
Supplier payments $1,079,200/month Estimated
Payment lag 5 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.