1. Topics Covered Business Costs Revenue Profit Expenditure
Break Even Analysis
Budgeting
Cash Flow Forecast
Profit & Loss
Balance Sheet
Maximising Profits

2. Re-cap: Cash Flow
Cash in or Cash Out (Interactive Game)

3. Re-cap: Cash Flow

4. LO1) To describe the purpose of a balance sheet
UNIT TITLE: Unit 2:Finance for Business
LESSON TITLE: Balance Sheet
LEARNING AIM: C
COMPETENCY FOCUS:
Key Skills (L5): you will be able to develop your numeracy skills to calculate financial transactions of a business and to interpret financial data.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to…
LO1) To describe the purpose of a balance sheet
LO2) To complete a balance sheet from information provided
LO3) To analyse financial statements for a small business and suggest appropriate actions that the business can take to succeed.

5. I can recognise the layout of the Balance Sheet, input data correctly and explain what the figures show:
Competence level
Descriptor
Autonomous
I can delve deeper into my calculations by fully explaining how my calculations explain the financial state of the business and I will evaluate how effective/ineffective their business activities have been for the organisation and make justified recommendations for improvement.
Advanced
As below but additionally I can use my calculations to begin to analyse the activities of my focus organisation and recommend strategies for improvement.
Strong
As below but additionally I can fully explain what the calculations show and explain the financial state of the business.
Regular
I can correctly input data into a balance sheet, calculate totals and then begin to explain what the calculations show.
Guided
Through basic calculations, I can input data correctly into a balance sheet.

6. Which one???
Which of the following activities can make a business more successful?
Analysing financial accounts
Analyse financial information about competitors OR
Reducing the company overdraft limit

7. What is a Balance Sheet?
A balance sheet records where the business got its money from and what it has done with it. The two balance out exactly!
It shows the value of all assets and capital on a particular date (last day of financial year – 31st March)

8. Assets: All of the premises, machinery, equipment, stocks and cash owned by the business at a given time. Liabilities: The debts of the business Equity: The amount invested in the business.

9. MINI TASK
For each of the following options, state whether they are an asset or a liability. Ipod Dog House DVD player Bank overdraft Mobile Phone Bill Pocket money/allowance Dishwasher

10. Fixed Assets Vs Current Assets
Fixed Assets: Assets that are owned and are expected to be kept for more than 1 year or many years.
Current Assets: Assets that can be converted in to cash more easily and are only retained for less than 1 year.
These are listed in order of liquidity (easiest to convert in to cash)

11. Current Liabilities
Current liabilities are bills the firm has to pay soon (within 1 year)
Included in current liabilities is:
-creditors (money owed to suppliers for stock)
- Corporation tax (to Government)
- Unpaid dividends to shareholders

12. Current Assets Net Current Assets(working capital) =
Current Assets – Current Liabilities
Net assets (what the company is worth) =
Net current assets + fixed assets

13. What does this tell us about the state of the business?

14. TASK 1
Using the format of the previous balance sheet, construct a balance sheet for the following business:
The following figures are taken from Rock Star Studio’s business accounts as at 30 June 2012.
Fixed assets = £500,000.
Non-current assets = £260,000
Current assets = £694,500
Current liabilities = £375,000
Non-current liabilities= £134,000
The business is financed by £50,000 share capital and £395,500 retained profits.