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FLAGSHIP SERVICE: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

Monthly management accounts that run your business.

Management accounts are monthly financial reports (profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and KPIs) prepared so you can run the business on current numbers instead of last year's. Clearsight builds yours as a board-ready pack, with plain-English commentary and a clear recommendation from a named chartered accountant.

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Monthly Board Pack
Brightfield Ltd · October 2024
PREPARED
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Strong month: revenue up on last month and cash position healthy. Margin dipped slightly on supplier costs; one clear action this month.

REVENUE
Growing
↑ vs last month
PROFIT
Rising
↑ vs last month
CASH POSITION
Healthy
well covered
   
NovJanMarMayJulSep
ADVISER COMMENTARY
JW

"Recover the two overdue invoices this week and you'll comfortably clear the VAT payment without touching reserves."

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
✓Chase overdue invoices
✓Review pricing on Product A
✓Set aside the VAT due

Key points

  • A clear monthly pack showing revenue, profit and cash at a glance
  • Plain-English adviser commentary on what the numbers mean
  • Reviewed with you on a call every month, not just emailed over
  • KPIs and trends tracked so you spot issues early
THE PROBLEM

Most owners find out how the month really went weeks after they could have done anything about it.

Monthly
a board-ready pack, every single month
Growing
owner-managed businesses reporting with us
Long-term
clients who stay with us, year after year
HOW A MONTH BECOMES A DECISION

Every pack tells a story in four moves.

We don't hand you a wall of figures. We walk your numbers from what happened to what you should do about it. Follow the four moves.

MOVE 01 / 04

What actually happened this month.

We open with the headline: revenue, profit and cash, against budget and last year. No hunting through tabs: the story of the month in three numbers and a sentence.

IN YOUR PACK

"Revenue ahead of budget and up on last month. Best month of the year so far."

THE DIFFERENCE

Numbers are easy.
Knowing what to do is the job.

Software can produce a report. It can't tell you to hold the equipment purchase, chase the two invoices that clear your VAT, or bring the hire forward a quarter. That judgement, from a named chartered accountant who knows your business, is what you're really buying.

EVERY FIGURE, IN CONTEXT

Where your profit actually goes.

57%
Cost of sales
26%
Overheads
17%
Net profit
Cost of sales

The direct cost of delivering what you sell. We track it as a share of revenue so a slipping gross margin shows up the moment it starts, not at year-end.

REVENUE THIS MONTHIllustrative
THE DELIVERABLE

What do management accounts include?

Eight pages, prepared by hand and presented as a real document, not a dashboard login. Explore what's inside.

CLEARSIGHT · MONTHLY BOARD PACK
01 / 08
GETTING STARTED

A smooth switch. No disruption.

WEEK 1

Discovery

We learn your business, sector and the decisions you need numbers to support.

WEEK 2

Setup & switch

We connect your systems and handle the handover. You do almost nothing.

WEEK 3

Bespoke build

We design your pack around your KPIs and reporting cadence.

WEEK 4

First pack

Your first board pack lands, and you meet the adviser who prepared it.

ONGOING

Monthly rhythm

Every month, a pack and a review call, so you always act on it.

WHY CLEARSIGHT

A finance team, without the finance team.

You get a complete management accounts service from a named, qualified adviser who knows your business by name: the insight of a finance director, at a fraction of the cost, backed by a firm of chartered accountants.

Monthly
board packs for growing businesses
Named
adviser on every account
Long-term
clients who stay with us
ACA
chartered advisers
FAQ

The questions we hear most.

Management accounts are internal financial reports (typically a profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and key performance indicators) prepared monthly or quarterly for the owners and directors. Unlike statutory year-end accounts, they exist purely to help you make decisions while the numbers are still current.

Year-end accounts look backwards for compliance. Management accounts look forwards for decisions: produced monthly, with the KPIs and advice you need to run the business now.

No. The profit and loss is one page of them. Good management accounts pair the P&L with your balance sheet, cash position and KPIs, then add commentary that explains what moved, why, and what to do about it.

Monthly for most growing businesses: a month is long enough to show a real trend and short enough to act on. Some smaller or steadier businesses prefer quarterly; we'll recommend the rhythm that fits how fast your numbers change.

Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and most major platforms. Not set up yet? We'll recommend and migrate you as part of onboarding.

A named, qualified adviser prepares your pack and reviews it with you on a call every month. The advice is the point. Meet the team: our accountants in Cardiff.

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