A look inside the reporting platform

A board pack your investors actually read.

A fractional CFO plus a reporting platform - purpose-built for UK SaaS, AI and tech founders running £500k-£15M revenue companies. Live KPI dashboards, MRR schedule, fully-linked 3-way forecast, scenarios, and a CFO on call when the board is asking the hard questions.

Book a 30-min discovery call No pitch · Honest read on whether it's a fit · UK-based
3-way
Integrated P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
CIMA
Qualified · Xero Certified Advisor
2-3+ yrs
Avg client tenure (no contract minimum)
£500k-£15M
UK SaaS, AI & tech founders served
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FY 2026 · Actuals through Apr 2026 · Forecast May 2026 onwards

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Base Case
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Current ARR
£1.27M +15.0%
MRR £105,939
Net New ARR
£165.8k
12-month trailing
Gross Margin
82.4%
+2.1pp QoQ
Rule of 40
47
Growth 28% · Margin 19%
Runway
18.4 mo
£441k cash · £24k burn

ARR Trend

By product · Actual vs forecast

Cash Runway

Cash on hand · Fundraising events flagged

ARR Bridge

New · Expansion · Churn · Net

Sales vs Target

New ARR booked against monthly target

Customers
187 +12
+12 new · 3 churned this month
NRR
118%
GRR 94%
Avg ACV
£6,810
+4.2% YoY
CAC Payback
11 mo
Q1 cohort

Spending by Department

R&D · Sales & Marketing · Customer Success · G&A

P&L Summary

Revenue · Gross Profit · EBITDA over time

MRR Schedule

Customer-level recurring revenue · 187 customers · £105,939 MRR

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Customer
Nov 25
Dec 25
Jan 26
Feb 26
Mar 26
Apr 26
May 26
Jun 26
Acme Industries Ltd
£2,400
£2,400
£2,400
£2,800
£2,800
£2,800
£2,800
£2,800
Northwind Group plc
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
£5,200
Stellar Health
£980
£980
£1,470
£1,470
£1,470
£1,470
£1,470
£1,960
Quantum Labs
£3,200
£3,200
£3,200
£3,200
-
churned
-
-
Helios Energy
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
£1,800
Orion Financial Services
£0
£0
£0
£8,500
£8,500
£8,500
£8,500
£8,500
Vertex Software
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
£2,100
Cascade Marketing
£640
£640
£640
£640
£640
£640
£640
£640
Riverside Logistics
£4,200
£4,200
£4,200
£4,200
£4,800
£4,800
£4,800
£4,800
Sigma Robotics
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
£1,200
Total MRR (187 customers)
£94,210
£96,440
£98,710
£101,200
£103,640
£105,939
£108,300
£110,920

MRR Movements

New · Expansion · Contraction · Churn

Customer Cohort Retention

Net dollar retention by signup quarter

MRR Build - by Product

Stacked monthly recurring revenue · Product mix evolution over time

Revenue Model

ARR waterfall · Per-product economics · Sales target tracking

FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Opening ARR
£1,132,440
1 Jan 2026
New ARR (YTD)
£172,800
28 new customers
Churned ARR
-£36,960
6 logos
Ending ARR
£1,271,268
Apr 2026 · +12.3% YTD

ARR Bridge Waterfall (YTD)

Opening → New → Expansion → Churn → Closing

Revenue Mix by Product

% of monthly recurring revenue

Per-Product Sales Targets (FY 2026)

Per-product ARR target with cohort-based renewal & churn modelling

Product Billing Mix ACV Annual Target YTD Booked Renewal Rate Forecast EoY Status
Platform - Core 80% annual · 20% monthly £8,400 £480,000 £148,200 92% £472,800 on track
Analytics Add-on 100% annual £3,600 £140,000 £18,000 88% £128,400 -8%
API Access 100% monthly £1,200 £80,000 £6,600 n/a £72,000 -10%
Enterprise SLA 100% annual £24,000 £240,000 £72,000 95% £252,000 +5%
Total - - £940,000 £244,800 - £925,200 -

Cohort Retention Heatmap

% of original ARR retained · By customer signup quarter · Darker green = better retention

Forecast - P&L

Fully integrated 3-way model · Actuals roll into forecast seamlessly · Period: FY 2026

P&L
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Drivers

Revenue · Gross Profit · EBITDA

Monthly trend · Actual through Apr · Forecast May onwards

Revenue Mix by Product

Stacked monthly revenue contribution

Actual Forecast All values in £, rounded to nearest £.
P&L Line Jan 26 Feb 26 Mar 26 Apr 26 May 26 Jun 26 Q3 26 Q4 26 FY 26
Revenue
Platform Licences61,20062,40063,80065,10066,80068,400211,400231,8001,030,900
Analytics Add-on11,40011,80012,20012,40012,80013,20040,80044,200198,800
API Access5,2005,4005,5005,6005,8006,00018,40020,20092,100
Enterprise SLA14,40016,80016,80016,80016,80019,20057,60062,400220,800
Professional Services3,8004,2002,8004,6004,0004,20013,50014,80051,900
Total Revenue96,000100,600101,100104,500106,200111,000341,700373,4001,594,500
Cost of Sales
Hosting & Infrastructure-9,800-10,200-10,400-10,800-11,000-11,400-35,200-38,400-164,800
Customer Success Staff-6,800-6,800-6,800-7,200-7,200-7,200-21,600-21,600-92,400
Third-party APIs-1,200-1,250-1,280-1,300-1,350-1,400-4,300-4,700-20,180
Total COGS-17,800-18,250-18,480-19,300-19,550-20,000-61,100-64,700-277,380
Gross Profit78,20082,35082,62085,20086,65091,000280,600308,7001,317,120
Gross margin %81.5%81.9%81.7%81.5%81.6%82.0%82.1%82.7%82.6%
Operating Expenses
Salaries (Sales & Marketing)-22,400-22,400-22,400-24,200-24,200-24,200-72,600-72,600-285,000
Salaries (R&D)-26,800-26,800-26,800-28,400-28,400-28,400-85,200-85,200-336,000
Salaries (G&A)-11,400-11,400-11,400-12,200-12,200-12,200-36,600-36,600-144,000
Marketing & Advertising-4,200-4,600-5,200-5,400-5,600-5,800-17,200-18,400-66,400
Software & Subscriptions-3,200-3,250-3,300-3,350-3,400-3,450-10,400-10,600-40,950
Office & Operations-2,800-2,800-2,800-2,900-2,900-2,900-8,700-8,700-34,500
Professional Fees-2,400-1,800-2,200-2,000-2,200-2,200-6,600-6,800-26,200
Total OpEx-73,200-73,050-74,100-78,450-78,900-79,150-237,300-238,900-933,050
EBITDA5,0009,3008,5206,7507,75011,85043,30069,800384,070
EBITDA margin %5.2%9.2%8.4%6.5%7.3%10.7%12.7%18.7%24.1%
Below the Line
Depreciation & Amortisation-2,400-2,400-2,400-2,400-2,400-2,400-7,200-7,200-28,800
Interest Expense-650-650-640-640-630-620-1,820-1,750-7,400
Corporation Tax (estimate)0000000-12,200-12,200
Net Profit1,9506,2505,4803,7104,7208,83034,28048,650335,670

Assumptions

Compare Base · Upside · Downside side-by-side · Every assumption is editable, every change flows through the model

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Sensitivity

Base Case

Active
Annual sales target£940,000
Avg ACV growth+4%
Renewal rate92%
Headcount EoY22
Cost inflation3.5%
EoY ARR£1.69M
FY 26 EBITDA£384k
Cash EoY£612k
Runway from cash27 months

Upside Case

Stretch
Annual sales target£1,250,000
Avg ACV growth+8%
Renewal rate95%
Headcount EoY26
Cost inflation3.5%
EoY ARR£2.04M
FY 26 EBITDA£521k
Cash EoY£894k
Runway from cash34 months

Downside Case

Stress test
Annual sales target£640,000
Avg ACV growth+1%
Renewal rate84%
Headcount EoY19
Cost inflation5.0%
EoY ARR£1.31M
FY 26 EBITDA£127k
Cash EoY£312k
Runway from cash14 months

Cash Trajectory - All Scenarios

Cash balance under Base, Upside, Downside

ARR Trajectory - All Scenarios

ARR build under each scenario

Headline Comparison - End of FY 2026

Side-by-side metric comparison across scenarios

Pipeline

£487k weighted pipeline · 24 active deals · Weighted by stage probability

This quarter
All open
+ New deal
Weighted Pipeline
£487,200
24 deals · avg £20.3k
Won This Quarter
£148,400
11 deals · 84% to plan
Avg Cycle
38 days
vs. 42 last quarter
Win Rate
31%
Last 90 days

Qualified 8

Meridian Bio
Platform Core£12k
Vortex Trading
Enterprise£36k
Bluepeak Logistics
Platform Core£8.4k
Lattice Health
Analytics£14.4k

Proposal 6

Helios Energy
Enterprise£48k
Apex Manufacturing
Platform Core£18.6k
Nimbus Cloud
API Access£9.6k

Negotiation 4

Orion Financial
Enterprise SLA£72k
Quantum Labs (R2)
Platform Core£24k
Stellar Health
Analytics£18k

Closed Won 11

Northwind Group
Enterprise · Apr£62.4k
Riverside Logistics
Platform · Mar£14.4k
Cascade Marketing
Platform · Feb£7.7k

Pipeline Funnel

Conversion through stages · Last 90 days

Leads
248100%
£3.1M
Qualified
17872%
£2.2M
Proposal
11948%
£1.5M
Negotiation
7932%
£974k
Closed Won
4518%
£560k

Sales Velocity

Monthly new ARR vs target

Runway Calculator

Model your cash position, burn and runway under different growth and hiring scenarios

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Base Case
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Current Cash
£441,470
Apr 2026
Net Burn (3mo avg)
£24,000
Operating cash flow basis
Runway
18.4 months
to Oct 2027
Cashflow-Positive
Aug 26
in 4 months

Cash Trajectory

Monthly cash balance · solid = actual, dashed = forecast

Inputs & Levers

Drag to test sensitivity

Monthly new ARR target£18,500
Headcount EoY22
Avg payroll on-cost17.2%
Marketing spend / month£5,200
Fundraise (Q3 26)£1,200,000

Budget

Annual budget by department · Actual vs plan · Variance tracking

FY 2026
FY 2027
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Total Budget (FY26)
£1,210,400
across 6 departments
YTD Spent
£372,580
30.8% of annual
Forecast EoY
£1,189,800
£20.6k under budget
Variance
-1.7%
below plan
Department Annual Budget YTD Actual YTD Budget Variance Forecast EoY vs Plan
R&D420,000136,800140,000+3,200414,800+5,200
Sales & Marketing356,000114,200118,667+4,467348,400+7,600
Customer Success112,40034,80037,467+2,667110,100+2,300
G&A (Finance/Legal/HR)178,00056,20059,333+3,133173,800+4,200
Technology / Hosting112,00040,80037,333-3,467118,400-6,400
Office & Operations32,00010,20010,667+46731,200+800
Total1,210,400392,000403,467+11,4671,196,700+13,700

Budget vs Actual - by Department

FY 2026 YTD

Spend Mix

Share of total annual budget

Working Capital

Trade debtors, creditors, deferred income · Days outstanding · Cash conversion

Monthly
Quarterly
Export
Trade Receivables
£82,400
DSO 32 days
Trade Payables
£28,200
DPO 38 days
Deferred Income
£218,600
Future revenue billed
Cash Conversion Cycle
-6 days
negative = positive WC
Working Capital Line Jan 26 Feb 26 Mar 26 Apr 26 May 26 Jun 26 Jul 26
Trade Receivables (AR)68,20074,40078,60082,40085,80089,40093,200
DSO (days)33333332323232
Trade Payables (AP)22,80024,40026,20028,20029,80031,40033,000
DPO (days)38383838383838
Deferred Income184,200198,400208,800218,600228,400238,800248,200
Accruals16,40017,20017,80018,60019,20019,80020,400
Prepayments8,4008,6008,8009,0009,2009,4009,600
VAT Liability12,80016,20004,8009,80014,2000
Net Working Capital-159,400-173,400-164,800-181,400-192,200-204,400-198,800

AR / AP / Deferred Income

Monthly trend

Cash Conversion Cycle

DSO − DPO − Deferred days · Lower = better

Mapping

Xero Chart of Accounts → P&L & BS lines · 142 accounts mapped · 0 unmapped

All mapped
Accounts
Customers
Products & Currencies
Auto-assign BS
Xero Code Xero Account Name Type P&L Category P&L Line Pre-payment Accrued Cash / Final
200Sales - Licence FeesP&LRevenuePlatform LicencesDeferred IncomeTrade DebtorsBank
205Sales - Analytics Add-onP&LRevenueAnalytics Add-onDeferred IncomeTrade DebtorsBank
210Sales - Enterprise SLAP&LRevenueEnterprise SLADeferred IncomeTrade DebtorsBank
310Hosting & InfrastructureP&LCost of SalesHosting & InfrastructurePrepaymentsAccrualsBank
400Wages - R&DP&LPayrollSalaries (R&D)-PAYE & NICBank
410Wages - Sales & MarketingP&LPayrollSalaries (S&M)-PAYE & NICBank
500Marketing & AdvertisingP&LOperating ExpensesMarketing & AdvertisingPrepaymentsAccrualsBank
510Software & SubscriptionsP&LOperating ExpensesSoftwarePrepaymentsAccrualsBank
700DepreciationP&LD&ADepreciation & Amortisation---
090Bank Account - HSBCBSAssetsBank---
610Accounts ReceivableBSAssetsTrade Debtors---
800Accounts PayableBSLiabilitiesTrade Creditors---

Customers

187 active customers · 28 new this quarter · 6 churned · Contract-level detail

All
Active
Churned
+ New customer
Active Customers
187
+12 vs last month
New (QTD)
28
£172.8k ARR added
Churned (QTD)
6
£36.9k ARR lost
Avg ACV
£6,810
+4.2% YoY
Customer Product Billing ARR Signed Renews Owner Status
Acme Industries LtdPlatform Core + AnalyticsAnnual upfront33,60014 Feb 202514 Feb 2027SMS. MitchellActive
Northwind Group plcEnterprise SLAAnnual upfront62,40022 Jan 202522 Jan 2027JKJ. KimActive
Stellar HealthPlatform CoreAnnual upfront17,64003 Jan 202503 Jan 2027LRL. RomeroActive
Quantum LabsPlatform CoreAnnual upfront38,40008 Mar 2024-SMS. MitchellChurned
Helios EnergyPlatform CoreMonthly21,60011 Aug 2024RollingDHD. HassanActive
Orion Financial ServicesEnterprise SLA + APIAnnual upfront102,00002 Feb 202602 Feb 2027JKJ. KimActive
Vertex SoftwarePlatform CoreAnnual upfront25,20018 Apr 202518 Apr 2027DHD. HassanActive
Riverside LogisticsPlatform CoreQuarterly57,60010 Sep 202410 Sep 2027LRL. RomeroActive
Cascade MarketingPlatform CoreMonthly7,68020 May 2025RollingSMS. MitchellActive
Sigma RoboticsPlatform CoreAnnual upfront14,40005 Jun 202505 Jun 2027DHD. HassanActive

Customer Growth

New · Churned · Net new logos per month

ARR by Customer Segment

Enterprise · Mid-Market · SMB

Customer Geography

By country · % of total ARR

🇬🇧
United Kingdom
£788k · 62%
🇺🇸
United States
£229k · 18%
🇩🇪
Germany
£114k · 9%
🇳🇱
Netherlands
£76k · 6%
🇫🇷
France
£38k · 3%
🌍
Rest of World
£26k · 2%

People & Hiring Plan

Current Team
10
Employees & contractors
Planned Hires
4
FY26-FY28 pipeline
Monthly Payroll Now
£81,332
Current team only
Next Hire
Jul '26
Mid-Market AE
Full Headcount / yr
£1,266,648
When all hires are in
May '26
Jun '26
Jul '26 · Today
Mid-Market AE
Sales & Marketing
£62,000 /yr
Aug '26
Backend Engineer
Engineering
£78,000 /yr
Sep '26
FP&A Manager
G&A
£72,000 /yr
Oct '26
Nov '26
Marketing Lead
Sales & Marketing
£82,000 /yr
Dec '26
Jan '27
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EH
Emma Hartley
CEO
JP
James Patel
CTO
SM
Sarah Mitchell
VP Sales
DR
Daniel Reed
Lead Engineer
LR
Liam Robertson
Senior Engineer
AK
Anya Khan
Senior Engineer
JM
Jordan Moss
Account Executive
DH
Diya Hassan
Account Executive
FN
Freya Nielsen
Head of CS
MO
Marcus Owen
CSM

Import Data

Connect Xero or QuickBooks for live sync · Or import a Trial Balance / P&L & BS

Connections
File upload
History
Connected · synced 2 min ago

142 accounts, 187 customers · Auto-sync hourly

Not connected

One-click OAuth · 5-minute setup

Connected

Invoices, subscriptions, payouts

Or upload a file

Xero Trial Balance, P&L + BS export, or any monthly financial extract

Drop your Trial Balance here

or click to browse · .xlsx, .csv, .tsv up to 50MB

Team

6 members · Role-based access · SSO enabled

SSO active
Members
Roles
+ Invite
User Email Role Last Active Status
EHEmma Hartleyemma@acme.ioOwner2 min agoActive
JPJames Pateljames@acme.ioAdmin5 min agoActive
FBFiona Brodiefiona@acme.ioEditorTodayActive
DSDevon Singhdevon@acme.ioEditorYesterdayActive
RLRachel Lawsonrachel@acme.ioViewer2 days agoActive
+board@acme.io(pending)Viewer-Invited

Settings

Company, fiscal year, currency, branding · Master data & defaults

General
Branding
Tax
Master data

Company

Identity and reporting base

Company nameAcme SaaS Ltd
Companies House #12345678
CountryUnited Kingdom
Reporting currencyGBP (£)
Fiscal year startJanuary

Tax & Compliance

UK VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE

VAT schemeStandard (quarterly)
VAT stagger groupGroup 1 (Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Standard VAT rate20%
Corp Tax rate (small)19%
R&D credit claimedYes

Working Capital Defaults

Used as fallback when no per-contract value

Debtor days (DSO)32 days
Creditor days (DPO)38 days
Inventory days0 (SaaS)
Payroll on-cost17.2%
Pension auto-enrolment3.0%

Notifications

When to alert your team

Daily Xero sync
Monthly board pack ready
Variance alerts (>5%)
Runway < 6 months
Weekly digest email
Constantin Botnari, CIMA-qualified fractional CFO and founder of ScaleWithCFO
Built by a CFO. For founders.

Constantin Botnari - fractional CFO for UK SaaS founders.

CIMA-qualified fractional CFO working with UK SaaS, AI and tech founders running £500k-£15M revenue companies. I built the reporting platform you've just been clicking through - it's the same tool every client uses inside their engagement with me. Not a separate SaaS product. Not licensed to outsiders. Just the way I run finance for founders who don't have a CFO yet.

Why "ongoing support" instead of days-per-week? Startups don't operate in five neat days. They have an investor call on a Wednesday morning and a re-forecast deadline by Friday. Clients get direct calendar access for strategic calls, board-meeting prep, fundraising decisions, and the "quick question about month-end" that turns into 40 minutes. Engagements are month-to-month - no minimum contract. Several have now run 3+ years because the work keeps working, not because anyone is locked in.

CIMA-qualified Xero Certified Advisor UK-based · UK-supported FRS 102 / IFRS 15
£500k-£15M
Revenue range of clients
2-3+ yrs
Avg client tenure (no contract minimum)
Direct
Calendar access for strategic calls
Client outcomes

What changes when a founder gets a CFO and a real reporting platform.

Three engagement patterns. Anonymised by request - happy to walk through real names on a call.

Seed-stage · AI SaaS
Board pack and 3-way model ready for fundraising in 6 weeks. Closed a £1.4M round, lead investor cited the financials as a deciding factor.
£1.4M
round closed · seed-extension
£600k ARR · UK · 2025 engagement
Series A · FinTech SaaS
Board prep dropped from 14 hours to 90 minutes per cycle. Monthly close moved from week 3 to working day 7. Investor confidence visibly up.
14h → 90m
board prep per cycle
£2.1M ARR · UK · 2-year engagement, ongoing
Bootstrapped · MarTech
Working capital review surfaced £180k of stranded cash in receivables and prepayments. Released roughly four months of runway, no fundraise needed.
£180k
cash released · ~4 months runway
£1.8M ARR · UK · 3+ year engagement

Outcomes shown are illustrative of comparable engagements. Specific results depend on company stage, data quality and execution.

How ScaleWithCFO compares

Reporting tool, fractional CFO, or both?

Most founders pick one. The good ones pick both. Here's what you actually get for the money.

DIY reporting tool
(Causal, Cube, Abacum)
Fractional CFO alone
(via spreadsheets)
ScaleWithCFO
CFO + platform
Integrated 3-way model (P&L, BS, CF) Depends on the CFO
Auto-sync from Xero - manual exports
MRR / ARR waterfall, cohorts, NRR Built per engagement
Side-by-side scenario comparison Often in tabs
Pre-board review by a CFO
Investor narrative & fundraising prep
Strategic calls when you need them ✓ - direct calendar access
UK GAAP / FRS 102 expertise Depends on CFO
Monthly close as a managed process
Typical UK pricing £15-25k / year (tool only) £4-8k / month (people only) £3-8k / month, both included
See if this fits your stage - book a call
30 minutes · no pitch · honest read on whether ScaleWithCFO is the right fit
What's inside the platform

Everything a SaaS founder needs to run finance, in one place.

Replace four Excel files, two dashboards and the monthly board-pack agency. The numbers stay in sync as your business changes - so you can spend the week before the board meeting on strategy, not reconciliation.

3-way integrated model

Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow that always balance. Drivers cascade - change one assumption, all three statements update.

Xero / QuickBooks sync

One-click connect. Actuals stream in, the forecast picks up where they stop. No more manual exports or copy-paste month-end.

Customer-level MRR

Bottom-up MRR by customer with full new/expansion/contraction/churn waterfall. NRR, GRR, cohorts and CAC payback all derived automatically.

Scenarios side-by-side

Base, upside, downside in three columns. Compare every line. Flex sales targets, churn, hiring, fundraising - see the impact on runway in real time.

Board-ready exports

Auto-generated board pack: executive summary, KPIs, P&L, BS, CF, scenarios, asks. White-labelled PDF in two clicks.

Continuous reconciliation

The model runs the same cross-statement checks every accountant should: BS balances, CF reconciles to BS cash, MRR ties to P&L revenue. Mismatches surface as visible warnings, never silent.

Built for finance, designed for the boardroom

Three decisions the board makes - answered on three screens.

No clicking through Excel tabs. No mental math. Each view is one question, answered.

"Are we on track?"

Investor Dashboard - every metric the board cares about on one screen. Actuals to date, forecast to year-end, plan vs actual.

  • ARR with growth deltas
  • Rule of 40 & SaaS efficiency
  • Runway, burn, cash trajectory
  • Sales target attainment

"What if we…?"

Scenario engine - flex every input, see every output. Compare three scenarios side-by-side with all financials updating instantly.

  • Per-product sales targets
  • Hiring plan & payroll on-costs
  • Fundraising rounds & loans
  • Cost inflation & pricing

"Where do we go from here?"

Board pack - auto-assembled in the format your board expects. Exec summary, KPIs, 3-way, scenarios, asks. PDF in two clicks.

  • White-labelled with your brand
  • Editable commentary blocks
  • Version-controlled, audit trail
  • Direct email to board members
Plug it in

Connect what you already use.

Live two-way sync. Numbers in your accounting system, reporting in your board pack - always in sync.

Xero
QuickBooks
HubSpot
Stripe
Salesforce
Pipedrive
Google Sheets
Excel
Slack
How it works

What happens on the discovery call.

30 minutes. No pitch. You leave with a clearer view of your finance picture - whether or not we end up working together.

1
First 15 min

We look at your current numbers.

You share a P&L, a budget, or read-only Xero access. Constantin reads what's there and flags the obvious things - revenue recognition, margin shape, where cash is hiding.

2
Next 10 min

What your board pack would look like.

Walkthrough of the platform with realistic placeholder figures for your stage. Dashboard, MRR schedule, scenarios, forecast. You see exactly what the board sees.

3
Final 5 min

Honest answer - is it a fit?

If yes, what month 1 looks like, pricing, timeline. If no, who else to talk to. Either way you leave with two or three things to fix in your finance setup this week.

Pick a time. Cancel any time. UK-based, available across UK business hours.

Book a 30-min discovery call
Questions founders ask

Fractional CFO + board pack platform - your questions answered.

The questions Constantin gets on most discovery calls. If yours isn't here, ask it on the call.

What is a SaaS board pack and what should it include?

A SaaS board pack is the monthly or quarterly report a company sends to its board of directors and investors. It typically includes: ARR and MRR with growth deltas; the MRR movement waterfall (new, expansion, contraction, churn); 3-way financials (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow); cash runway and burn; unit economics (NRR, GRR, CAC payback, LTV:CAC); pipeline and sales-target attainment; customer cohorts; a hiring plan; and the CEO's narrative covering wins, watch items, and asks of the board. A typical investor-ready board pack for a UK SaaS company is 15-25 pages.

How much does a fractional CFO cost in the UK?

UK fractional CFOs typically charge £3,000-£8,000 per month depending on company stage, engagement scope, and whether reporting tooling is included. ScaleWithCFO engagements start at £3,000/month and include the board pack platform, monthly close support, strategic calls, pre-board review, and ongoing CFO availability via direct calendar access. Month-to-month, no minimum contract. No day-rate counting - ongoing support, the way founders actually work.

Do I need a fractional CFO or just a reporting tool like Causal, Cube or Abacum?

A reporting tool alone (Causal, Cube, Abacum, Mosaic) gives you a model and dashboards but no human to interpret the numbers, build the investor narrative, or sit with you before the board meeting. A fractional CFO alone gives you the human, but often relies on spreadsheets that drift out of sync. ScaleWithCFO combines both: a 3-way reporting platform plus ongoing CFO support - pre-board review, investor narrative, fundraising prep, and strategic calls when you need them.

Who is Constantin Botnari?

Constantin Botnari is a CIMA-qualified fractional CFO and the founder of ScaleWithCFO. He works with UK SaaS, AI and tech founders running companies with £500k-£15M revenue. He is a Xero Certified Advisor and built ScaleWithCFO's 3-way reporting platform - the same tool every client uses inside their engagement. Several of his founder engagements have run 3+ years.

What stage of company is ScaleWithCFO built for?

UK SaaS, AI and tech founders running companies with £500k-£15M annual revenue. Typical clients are post-revenue but pre-finance-hire - too big for an accountant alone, too small to justify a full-time CFO. Many are preparing for a Series A or B round, planning a strategic exit, or scaling past £1M ARR and needing investor-grade reporting.

How quickly can I have my first board pack?

First board pack typically takes 3-6 weeks from kickoff: week 1 is Xero connection, account mapping, and a clean-up pass on the chart of accounts; weeks 2-3 build the 3-way model and assumptions; week 4 is the first dry-run board pack with you; weeks 5-6 produce the first board-ready pack for distribution.

What is a 3-way integrated financial model?

A 3-way financial model links the profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow into one model that always reconciles. Every assumption - sales targets, hiring, working capital, fundraising - flows through all three statements automatically. Cash is the balancing item on the balance sheet. The cash flow statement is derived from balance sheet movements, so by construction the model never "breaks." This is the standard format UK investors and lenders expect.

Does ScaleWithCFO sync with Xero?

Yes. One-click Xero OAuth pulls in the trial balance, P&L and balance sheet by month. Account mappings are reviewed with you and locked, so monthly closes are repeatable. QuickBooks is supported. Stripe and HubSpot sync are available for revenue and pipeline data.

Can I build a board pack in Excel instead?

You can - most founders start there. The problem is version control, broken formula links, manual reconciliation between P&L and cash flow, and the 8+ hours of prep before each board meeting. ScaleWithCFO removes those tax steps: actuals stream in from Xero, the model recalculates on every assumption change, and the board pack regenerates as a versioned PDF in two clicks.

What if I already have an accountant?

A fractional CFO is not a replacement for your accountant - it's a complement. Your accountant handles statutory accounts, VAT and Companies House. The CFO sits inside the business: monthly close, board pack, forecasting, fundraising support, scenario modelling, and the strategic finance conversations the board expects. ScaleWithCFO works alongside your existing accountant.

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