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Forecasting and Planning
From long-term strategy to immediate KPIs — business planning and financial forecasting that keeps your firm on course.
Plan your route to success
Every business needs a plan. Not every business has one that works.
Philip Barnes & Co brings experience as both chartered accountants and board directors in commercial environments — a combination that shapes planning work grounded in real business decisions, not just spreadsheet theory.
Our business planning and financial forecasting service covers the full range: from long-term strategic direction down to the immediate KPIs your team tracks week to week. We help you define what success looks like, map the goals that lead there, measure progress against them, and keep everyone aligned as conditions change.
Whether you are a growing SME in Staffordshire, a start-up seeking its first external finance, or an established firm whose plan has drifted out of date, the process is the same: clear numbers, honest assumptions, and a document you will actually use.
What rigorous financial planning delivers
From strategy to cash flow — the outcomes that matter
A well-constructed plan is not a one-off exercise. It becomes the reference point your business returns to every quarter. Philip Barnes & Co structures planning work around five outcomes that clients in Tamworth and across Staffordshire consistently tell us matter most.
- Steady cash flow Forecast your receipts and payments far enough ahead to avoid the cash gaps that catch growing businesses off guard. Know when to draw on a facility before you need it.
- Identify and grow your most profitable areas Not all revenue is equal. Planning work surfaces which products, services, or client segments generate the strongest margins — so you can allocate resource deliberately.
- Obtain finance Banks and investors require credible projections. A plan prepared by ICAEW Chartered Accountants carries weight with lenders and gives your application a stronger foundation.
- Analyse opportunities A new contract, an acquisition, a second location — each opportunity deserves a modelled view of the upside and the risk before you commit. We build the scenarios so the decision is yours to make clearly.
- Keep your bank manager happy Regular, well-presented management information and forward projections build the kind of banking relationship that gives you flexibility when you need it most.
How we work
A straightforward process — from first conversation to finished plan
Free 30-minute consultation
We start by understanding your business, your ambitions, and what you already have in place. No charge, no obligation — just a clear picture of where you are now.
We learn the business in detail
Our team reviews your existing figures, talks to the people who run the numbers day to day, and identifies the assumptions that will drive the forecast.
Plan and forecast delivered
We produce a working financial model alongside a business plan document — covering strategy, KPIs, cash flow projections, and scenario analysis — ready to share with your bank, investors, or board.
Ongoing review and refresh
Markets shift and plans need updating. We offer quarterly reviews to reforecast against actuals, keeping your plan a live tool rather than a document that gathers dust.
Start or refresh your business plan today
No plan, an out-of-date plan, or a plan that needs more rigour?
Philip Barnes & Co Chartered Accountants — based at The Old Council Chambers, Halford Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire — offers a free initial consultation on business planning and financial forecasting.
Call us on 01827 60033 or use the contact form to arrange a time that suits you. We work with businesses across Staffordshire and beyond.