Documentation
Setting up your company
Set the foundations the rest of your model sits on: company details, the forecast window and financial year, your opening position, and the tax, VAT, payment-term and rate defaults the whole forecast inherits.
- Company profile
Set your company profile in bluprnts — name, industry, currency and base location — the details every figure and report is framed around.
- Forecast window & financial year
Set your forecast window and financial year in bluprnts — how far ahead you model and where each year starts and ends.
- Opening position
Enter your opening position in bluprnts — starting bank balance and balances you already hold — so the forecast begins from where your business…
- VAT settings
Set up VAT in bluprnts — registration, rate, treatment and payment schedule — so the forecast reflects the VAT you charge, reclaim and pay over to…
- Corporation tax, NIC & duty
Set corporation tax, employer NIC and excise duty in bluprnts so the forecast charges the tax your business owes and pays it when it's really due.
- Payment terms
Set payment terms in bluprnts — how long customers take to pay and when you pay suppliers — so cash lands in the forecast when it really moves.
- Interest rates
Set the rate assumptions in bluprnts — interest earned on cash, charged on overdraft, plus annual inflation and depreciation — applied across the…
- Sales channels
Set up your sales channels in bluprnts — the routes you sell through, like retail, online and wholesale — so sales and margins split the way you do.
- Reporting standard
Choose your reporting standard in bluprnts so the statements it produces follow the conventions your accountant, bank or board expects.