Business plan guides
A business plan for a cafe is judged on different numbers than one for a care agency, and a plan written for a bank reads differently from one written for the Home Office. These guides cover what actually matters in each case, written by a chartered accountant with thirty years across UK sectors.
Business plans by industry
What a lender, landlord or franchisor expects to see in your sector, the costs that belong in the plan, and the numbers that decide whether it stacks up.
- Cafe Business Plan What goes into a UK cafe or coffee shop business plan — fit-out costs, gross margin on coffee and food, rent-to-turnover, and what a landlord or lender checks before they say yes. Read the guide →
- Restaurant Business Plan How to write a UK restaurant business plan — fit-out costs, food and wet gross margins, covers and table turns, licensing, and what a bank checks before lending. Read the guide →
- Consultancy Business Plan How to write a consultancy business plan — setting a day rate that works, forecasting utilisation honestly, IR35 and insurance, and what a lender or client checks. Read the guide →
- Bakery Business Plan What goes into a UK bakery or cake shop business plan — equipment costs, gross margin, wastage, the VAT rules on bread and confectionery, and what lenders check. Read the guide →
- Cleaning Company Business Plan How to write a UK cleaning business plan — margin per cleaning hour, the gap between charge rate and pay rate, DBS and insurance, and how to win commercial contracts. Read the guide →
- Nursery and Childcare Business Plan How to write a UK day nursery business plan — occupancy, staff-to-child ratios, funded hours, Ofsted registration and what lenders check before funding a setting. Read the guide →
- Property Development Business Plan How to write a UK property development business plan — GDV, build costs, profit on cost, development finance, and the appraisal a lender works through before funding. Read the guide →
Business plans by purpose
Who is going to read the plan changes what has to be in it. These guides cover what each audience is checking for.
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