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Northpoint Advisory presents
How to build a 13-week cash flow forecast (and actually use it)
A Business story
Profit is opinion, cash is fact. A simple rolling forecast will tell you trouble is coming months early.
Written by
Sophie Grant
Released
Aug 2026
Running time
8 min read
Chapter I
Introduction
Plenty of profitable businesses run out of cash. A customer pays late, VAT and a big supplier bill land in the same week, and suddenly payroll is at risk. A 13-week rolling cash flow forecast is the simplest tool for seeing that coming.
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By Sophie Grant · Aug 2026 · 8 min read
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