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Budget Lite

Our farm cash flow and funding support service, Budget Lite, is designed to help arable businesses navigate financial pressure. 

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Budget Lite

Changing markets, rising costs, and fluctuations in income can all put pressure on farm cash flow. Understanding when a fundign gap may arise, and how much additional finance you might need, is key to planning ahead and maintaining financial stability.

Budget Lite provides a clear, practical view of your short-term financial position, helping you anticipate funding requirements before pressure builds. Developed in consultation with agricultural bank managers, Budget Lite provides the robust, realistic, and reliable information lenders need to assess and support your funding request.

Planning ahead

Credible Data to Support Funding Requests

Budget Lite validates your lending request without the time and expense of a full whole-farm budget. We prepare a concise, professional report covering the critical financial pillars of your business, including:

  • Background & Assumptions: A clear outline of your current position.
  • Cash Flow Forecast: A month-by-month projection to identify pressure points.
  • Profit and Loss Statement: An indicative view of the forecast trading profit.
  • Source & Disposal of Funds Statement: An indicative view of the cash movement across the period.
  • Farmer’s Balance Sheet: An indicative snapshot of the assets and liabilities of the business.

Independent validation

Cost-Effective and Bank-Ready

Banks are increasingly risk-averse and require independent validation that a business can service its debt. By using a format developed with their input, this service ensures you are “bank-ready,” supporting your negotiations for the most competitive funding terms available.

We understand that a complex, expensive review isn’t always necessary. This service is a cost-effective solution, with fees starting from £1,000 (depending on the size and complexity of the business). It offers a rapid turnaround to give you clarity on your break-even points and funding needs now, rather than waiting until the pressure peaks.

Meet our specialists

Expert Insight

Why we developed Budget Lite

Join Robert Sullivan and Guy Coggrave for an in-depth discussion on why we launched this new service. In this video, they break down the details of our Budget Lite service and explain how we collaborated with bank managers to ensure it meets their specific requirements. Watch now to understand how Budget Lite provides the independent validation needed to secure funding for your farm.

REQUEST A CALL BACK

If you feel your figures are not adding up, or you need support preparing information for your bank, do not wait for cashflow pressure to escalate. Our consultants specialise in agricultural budgeting and financial resilience for farms across the North of England and Scottish Borders.

To speak to one of our Farm Business Consultants about your requirements, please complete the enquiry form or call 03333 059 059. One of our team will be in touch to discuss how we can help.

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“Thoroughly professional and helpful. A great help dealing with the bank and making our plans into a reality. Reassurance for ourselves, and the bank, that it was the right thing to do.”

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