ORIXO OS Project Cashflow
How my business works — a worked example from enquiry to completion.
This is a read-only worked example of a £26k kitchen showing how the money flows from enquiry to completion. To model your own jobs with editable figures and save them, create a project.
How a project flows
From first call to finished kitchen — figures update with your inputs.
Enquiry & brief
Client gets in touch wanting a new kitchen. We hold an initial meeting to take the brief and understand their needs.
Design
We produce the kitchen design and present it to the client to refine.
Client approval
Client signs off on the design and we move to costing.
Costing & quote
Quoted: £26,672.50We cost the project (£20,150.00) and quote the client at £26,672.50, a profit of £6,522.50.
Accept & deposit
Week 0Deposit in: £13,336.25Client accepts and pays a 50% deposit. The backend process begins: we subcontract the furniture (pay 50%) and order core appliances.
Furniture ready & delivery
Week 8Stage payment in: £10,669.00Furniture is ready (around week 8). The customer pays 40% of the balance. We pay the furniture maker another 40%, order & pay the remaining appliances, and stage 1 installation begins.
Worktops & fitters
Week 8Phase 1 is installed. We book the worktop template (pay 50%) and pay the fitters 50% (£875.00).
Completion
Week 9Final payment in: £2,667.25Worktops are installed and the kitchen is finished. We receive the final 10% from the customer and pay the furniture balance, the worktop balance and the fitters' remaining 50%.
Sale
£26,672.50
Cost
£20,150.00
Profit (PBT)
£6,522.50
Margin
24.5%
| Line | Cost | Sell price | Profit | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture | £10,000.00 | £15,000.00 | £5,000.00 | 50% |
| Appliances | £4,600.00 | £5,290.00 | £690.00 | 15% |
| Worktops | £3,800.00 | £4,370.00 | £570.00 | 15% |
| Installation | £1,750.00 | £2,012.50 | £262.50 | 15% |
| Total | £20,150.00 | £26,672.50 | £6,522.50 | 32% |
Cash in vs cash out by stage
| Stage | Customer in | Furniture | Appliances | Worktops | Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On order | £13,336.25 | -£5,000.00 | -£2,300.00 | – | – |
| On delivery | £10,669.00 | -£4,000.00 | -£2,300.00 | -£1,900.00 | -£875.00 |
| On completion | £2,667.25 | -£1,000.00 | – | -£1,900.00 | -£875.00 |
Closing cash position
How much cash is in the bank at the end of each week.
Weekly cashflow
Total VAT settled: -£1,304.50| Wk 0 | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening cash | – | £13,336.25 | £6,036.25 | £6,036.25 | £6,036.25 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £6,104.20 | £4,996.45 | £4,996.45 | £4,996.45 |
| Sales deposit | £13,336.25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £10,669.00 | £2,667.25 | – | – | – |
| Furniture | – | -£5,000.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -£4,000.00 | -£1,000.00 | – | – | – |
| Appliances | – | -£2,300.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -£2,300.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Worktops | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -£1,900.00 | -£1,900.00 | – | – | – |
| Installation | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -£875.00 | -£875.00 | – | – | – |
| Turnover | £13,336.25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £10,669.00 | £2,667.25 | – | – | – |
| Expense | – | -£7,300.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -£9,075.00 | -£3,775.00 | – | – | – |
| VAT | – | – | – | – | -£1,207.25 | – | – | – | -£318.80 | – | – | – | £221.55 |
| Closing cash | £13,336.25 | £6,036.25 | £6,036.25 | £6,036.25 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £4,829.00 | £6,104.20 | £4,996.45 | £4,996.45 | £4,996.45 | £5,218.00 |