Your investors want a CFO before the company can afford the salary

The board asks what a new hire does to runway before the next raise.

Year-end accounts arrive later, after the salary is committed and the effect on runway is already real.

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What happens when the board asks before the forecast is ready

Investor asks
Forecast is outdated
Founder rebuilds spreadsheet
Hire waits
Runway stays uncertain
Investor update stalls

A year-end accountant can report what happened after the decision.

The hire still needs an answer. Without a current forecast, the founder carries the risk alone.

Five board questions your year-end accounts still cannot answer

Each one affects how far the funding lasts and what you tell investors.

What does this hire do to our runway?
Which costs can move without slowing delivery?
When should the next raise begin?
Are we claiming the reliefs we qualify for?
Can our forecast stand up at the board meeting?

That makes every board decision harder to defend.

RunwayHiringSupplier termsFounder payRaise timingInvestor updates

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What changes when someone tests the decision before the meeting

The answer uses the latest bank position, committed costs and hiring plan.

Fasih works with the founder as a fractional CFO or non-executive director, alongside the year-end accounts.

£runway after hiring
Test the assumptions
Review tax reliefs
Prepare board answer
Decide before spending

The board sees the trade-off, and the founder knows which decision the company can carry.

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Investors rarely wait for year end to ask the difficult question

Your answer cannot wait.

What the first ninety days should change for the board

The work starts with the next decision your investors expect you to explain.

Before day one
Choose the live decision
We identify the hire, spend, raise or tax question that cannot wait for year end.
Day 30
A forecast the board can question
Runway, hiring and spending assumptions are brought together for review.
Day 60
Investor updates with reasons
Each change is explained so the board can test the thinking behind it.
Day 90
A repeatable decision rhythm
The founder can compare the plan with what happened and adjust the next decision.

Check the support fit

What the free review tests before any work begins

Fasih looks at your funding, current forecast, next raise and the questions your investors are already asking.

The point is to find the decision support that is missing now.

You get a personalised recommendation, including whether fractional CFO or non-executive director support fits the company.

One company decisionreviewed with Fasih and your forecast

Free reviewarranged if the fit is right

If you move your accounting too, the handover from your current accountant has no separate charge.

Why fractional CFO support fits when the decisions are live

It works best when the company has board, runway or hiring decisions to make.

This fits when

Your limited company is trading and can pay fees now.
Investors expect answers on runway, hiring or the next raise.
You need support between board meetings and at year end.
You are comfortable working remotely and using recommended software.

This does not fit when

You want an accountant to find or introduce investors.
You are a sole trader, partnership or LLP.
You are choosing solely on the lowest monthly fee.
An open HMRC enquiry is the main reason for contacting us.

Check whether I fit

A few quick questions. If it fits, Fasih will arrange the free review.

SEIS assurance

Fasih has faced the investor questions himself

Fasih obtained SEIS advance assurance for his own software development company before raising. It then attracted investors, and he now explains the relief directly to founders’ angels.

I was stuck with my R&D claim, but Fiscal Umbrella helped me navigate it smoothly. They're professional, efficient, and truly know their stuff. Highly recommended

Cartel Media · Google review · a year ago