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Lawn and Garden Services Business Plan
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| Sales Forecast | |||||||||||||
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | ||
| Sales | |||||||||||||
| Yard work/landscaping | 0% | £3,000 | £3,254 | £4,000 | £1,500 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,000 | £6,000 | £7,200 | £8,000 |
| Winter maintenance | 0% | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 | £2,000 | £1,500 | £500 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Garden Prep/Cleanup | 0% | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,000 | £1,000 | £0 | £500 | £1,000 | £2,500 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Tree Stump Removal | 0% | £0 | £250 | £0 | £250 | £0 | £250 | £0 | £250 | £0 | £250 | £0 | £500 |
| Total Sales | £3,000 | £3,504 | £4,000 | £3,750 | £2,500 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £1,750 | £4,500 | £6,250 | £7,200 | £8,500 | |
| Direct Cost of Sales | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | |
| Yards/Winter Maint/Gardens | 7% | £210 | £228 | £280 | £245 | £175 | £140 | £140 | £105 | £315 | £420 | £504 | £560 |
| Other | 40% | £0 | £100 | £0 | £100 | £0 | £100 | £0 | £100 | £0 | £100 | £0 | £200 |
| Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales | £210 | £328 | £280 | £345 | £175 | £240 | £140 | £205 | £315 | £520 | £504 | £760 | |
| Personnel Plan | |||||||||||||
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | ||
| Red | 0% | £2,000 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 |
| Rye | 0% | £300 | £500 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £500 |
| Landscaper | 0% | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 | £1,200 |
| Total People | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Payroll | £2,300 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £4,000 | £4,200 | |
| Pro Forma Profit and Loss | |||||||||||||
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | ||
| Sales | £3,000 | £3,504 | £4,000 | £3,750 | £2,500 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £1,750 | £4,500 | £6,250 | £7,200 | £8,500 | |
| Direct Cost of Sales | £210 | £328 | £280 | £345 | £175 | £240 | £140 | £205 | £315 | £520 | £504 | £760 | |
| Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total Cost of Sales | £210 | £328 | £280 | £345 | £175 | £240 | £140 | £205 | £315 | £520 | £504 | £760 | |
| Gross Margin | £2,790 | £3,176 | £3,720 | £3,405 | £2,325 | £2,010 | £1,860 | £1,545 | £4,185 | £5,730 | £6,696 | £7,740 | |
| Gross Margin % | 93.00% | 90.65% | 93.00% | 90.80% | 93.00% | 89.33% | 93.00% | 88.29% | 93.00% | 91.68% | 93.00% | 91.06% | |
| Expenses | |||||||||||||
| Payroll | £2,300 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £4,000 | £4,200 | |
| Marketing/Promotion | £25 | £0 | £0 | £25 | £0 | £0 | £25 | £0 | £25 | £0 | £25 | £0 | |
| Depreciation | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | £96 | |
| Insurance | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | |
| Licenses + bonded fees | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | £100 | |
| Payroll Taxes | 15% | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Total Operating Expenses | £2,621 | £3,296 | £2,796 | £2,821 | £2,796 | £2,796 | £2,821 | £2,796 | £2,821 | £2,796 | £4,321 | £4,496 | |
| Profit Before Interest and Taxes | £169 | (£120) | £924 | £584 | (£471) | (£786) | (£961) | (£1,251) | £1,364 | £2,934 | £2,375 | £3,244 | |
| EBITDA | £265 | (£24) | £1,020 | £680 | (£375) | (£690) | (£865) | (£1,155) | £1,460 | £3,030 | £2,471 | £3,340 | |
| Interest Expense | £91 | £90 | £89 | £89 | £88 | £87 | £86 | £86 | £85 | £84 | £83 | £82 | |
| Taxes Incurred | £23 | (£63) | £250 | £149 | (£168) | (£262) | (£314) | (£401) | £384 | £855 | £688 | £948 | |
| Net Profit | £55 | (£147) | £584 | £347 | (£391) | (£611) | (£733) | (£936) | £895 | £1,995 | £1,604 | £2,213 | |
| Net Profit/Sales | 1.82% | -4.19% | 14.61% | 9.25% | -15.65% | -27.16% | -36.66% | -53.46% | 19.90% | 31.92% | 22.28% | 26.04% | |
| Pro Forma Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | ||
| Cash Received | |||||||||||||
| Cash from Operations | |||||||||||||
| Cash Sales | £3,000 | £3,504 | £4,000 | £3,750 | £2,500 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £1,750 | £4,500 | £6,250 | £7,200 | £8,500 | |
| Subtotal Cash from Operations | £3,000 | £3,504 | £4,000 | £3,750 | £2,500 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £1,750 | £4,500 | £6,250 | £7,200 | £8,500 | |
| Additional Cash Received | |||||||||||||
| Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Received | 0.00% | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| New Current Borrowing | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| New Other Liabilities (interest-free) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| New Long-term Liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Sales of Other Current Assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Sales of Long-term Assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| New Investment Received | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Subtotal Cash Received | £3,000 | £3,504 | £4,000 | £3,750 | £2,500 | £2,250 | £2,000 | £1,750 | £4,500 | £6,250 | £7,200 | £8,500 | |
| Expenditures | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | |
| Expenditures from Operations | |||||||||||||
| Cash Spending | £2,300 | £3,000 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £4,000 | £4,200 | |
| Bill Payments | £18 | £550 | £564 | £819 | £790 | £294 | £261 | £136 | £120 | £1,030 | £1,654 | £1,516 | |
| Subtotal Spent on Operations | £2,318 | £3,550 | £3,064 | £3,319 | £3,290 | £2,794 | £2,761 | £2,636 | £2,620 | £3,530 | £5,654 | £5,716 | |
| Additional Cash Spent | |||||||||||||
| Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Paid Out | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Principal Repayment of Current Borrowing | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Other Liabilities Principal Repayment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Long-term Liabilities Principal Repayment | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | £92 | |
| Purchase Other Current Assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Purchase Long-term Assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Dividends | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Subtotal Cash Spent | £2,410 | £3,642 | £3,156 | £3,411 | £3,382 | £2,886 | £2,853 | £2,728 | £2,712 | £3,622 | £5,746 | £5,808 | |
| Net Cash Flow | £590 | (£138) | £844 | £339 | (£882) | (£636) | (£853) | (£978) | £1,788 | £2,628 | £1,454 | £2,692 | |
| Cash Balance | £6,790 | £6,652 | £7,496 | £7,835 | £6,953 | £6,317 | £5,464 | £4,486 | £6,274 | £8,902 | £10,356 | £13,048 | |
| Pro Forma Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | ||
| Assets | Starting Balances | ||||||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash | £6,200 | £6,790 | £6,652 | £7,496 | £7,835 | £6,953 | £6,317 | £5,464 | £4,486 | £6,274 | £8,902 | £10,356 | £13,048 |
| Other Current Assets | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 |
| Total Current Assets | £8,700 | £9,290 | £9,152 | £9,996 | £10,335 | £9,453 | £8,817 | £7,964 | £6,986 | £8,774 | £11,402 | £12,856 | £15,548 |
| Long-term Assets | |||||||||||||
| Long-term Assets | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 | £3,500 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | £0 | £96 | £192 | £288 | £384 | £480 | £576 | £672 | £768 | £864 | £960 | £1,056 | £1,152 |
| Total Long-term Assets | £3,500 | £3,404 | £3,308 | £3,212 | £3,116 | £3,020 | £2,924 | £2,828 | £2,732 | £2,636 | £2,540 | £2,444 | £2,348 |
| Total Assets | £12,200 | £12,694 | £12,460 | £13,208 | £13,451 | £12,473 | £11,741 | £10,792 | £9,718 | £11,410 | £13,942 | £15,300 | £17,896 |
| Liabilities and Capital | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | Month 11 | Month 12 | |
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts Payable | £0 | £531 | £536 | £792 | £780 | £285 | £256 | £133 | £87 | £975 | £1,604 | £1,450 | £1,925 |
| Current Borrowing | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Subtotal Current Liabilities | £0 | £531 | £536 | £792 | £780 | £285 | £256 | £133 | £87 | £975 | £1,604 | £1,450 | £1,925 |
| Long-term Liabilities | £11,000 | £10,908 | £10,816 | £10,724 | £10,632 | £10,540 | £10,448 | £10,356 | £10,264 | £10,172 | £10,080 | £9,988 | £9,896 |
| Total Liabilities | £11,000 | £11,439 | £11,352 | £11,516 | £11,412 | £10,825 | £10,704 | £10,489 | £10,351 | £11,147 | £11,684 | £11,438 | £11,821 |
| Paid-in Capital | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| Retained Earnings | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) | (£3,800) |
| Earnings | £0 | £55 | (£92) | £492 | £839 | £448 | (£164) | (£897) | (£1,832) | (£937) | £1,058 | £2,662 | £4,876 |
| Total Capital | £1,200 | £1,255 | £1,108 | £1,692 | £2,039 | £1,648 | £1,036 | £303 | (£632) | £263 | £2,258 | £3,862 | £6,076 |
| Total Liabilities and Capital | £12,200 | £12,694 | £12,460 | £13,208 | £13,451 | £12,473 | £11,741 | £10,792 | £9,718 | £11,410 | £13,942 | £15,300 | £17,896 |
| Net Worth | £1,200 | £1,255 | £1,108 | £1,692 | £2,039 | £1,648 | £1,036 | £303 | (£632) | £263 | £2,258 | £3,862 | £6,076 |