Billable

Log time

Billable hours count towards utilisation and add hours × loaded cost to the project.

Billable dashboard for Foldline

Cash runway, next 13 weeks

Sent invoices, retainers and milestones against payroll, rent and freelancers. At the pace clients really pay, the 13 Nov payroll is $44,250 short. On time, the lowest point would be $43,750.

On paper

$166,838

Profit on live projects: $718,436 in fees earned less $551,598 of loaded cost.

In the bank

$71,850

Operating account, 9:00 today. Clients owe $434,600, and $167,400 of that is more than 30 days late.

Cash balance over the next 13 weeksStarts at $71,850. If every client paid on the due date the balance never drops below $43,750. At the pace clients really pay it goes below zero on 13 Nov 2026 (−$44,250) and ends at −$112,850 on 17 Jan 2027.−$200k−$100k$0$100k$200k$300k$400k$500k19 Oct26 Oct2 Nov9 Nov16 Nov23 Nov30 Nov7 Dec14 Dec21 Dec28 Dec4 Jan11 JanPayroll 30 OctPayroll 13 NovPayroll 30 NovPayroll 15 DecPayroll 31 DecPayroll 15 Jan13 Nov payroll$44,250 short$43,750−$112,850
If every client paid on the due dateAt the pace each client really paysCash stuck in late invoices

Signed work only, no pipeline. Unsent drafts aren't counted until they go out. At the usual pace, $297,400 lands after 17 Jan.

Utilisation, October so far

76% of 2,246 capacity hours billed, 1–19 Oct (13 working days). Motion and development is under target. Omar 102%, Theo 98%: over 95%.

Brand design

82% · target 75%–85%

Theo 98% · Chloe 63%

Product design

82% · target 75%–85%

Omar 102%

Strategy and writing

79% · target 65%–80%

Motion and development

57% · target 75%–85%

Sophie 52% · Caleb 41%

Partners

63% · target 45%–60%

Hannah 76%

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Target bandTeam averageOne person10+ points over target10+ points underNot counted: Delia Brooks, operations, Sam Whitaker, finance.
Furthest from target
Furthest from targetBillableUtilisation
Caleb Ward43 of 104 h41%
Sophie Laurent54 of 104 h52%
Omar Haddad106 of 104 h102%
Hannah Okafor79 of 104 h76%
Theo Nakamura102 of 104 h98%
Utilisation by person
Hannah Okafor76%
Marcus Lindqvist50%
Julia Moreno81%
Theo Nakamura98%
Ava Castellanos85%
Ben Adeyemi84%
Chloe Whitfield63%
Luis Ortega87%
Maya Goldberg78%
Grace Kim77%
Omar Haddad102%
Nora Feld83%
Ethan Walsh80%
Isabel Duarte74%
Kofi Mensah87%
Lily Chen69%
Rachel Stein83%
Jonah Price75%
Tessa Morgan79%
Diego Alvarez79%
Sophie Laurent52%
Caleb Ward41%

Receivables by age

$434,600 owed across 9 clients. $167,400 is more than 30 days late, and Halden Outdoor alone owes $111,600.

Current
$126,800
1–30 days
$140,400
31–60 days
$37,200
61–90 days
$97,200
90+ days
$33,000

Ready to send

Drafts aren't in the cash forecast until they go out.

  • Wellfield Health · Beta design handoff$42,000
  • Oakum Coffee Co. · Final artwork$19,200

How late each client pays

Average days past the due date, last 12 months. The pink cash line uses these.

The Marlowe Institute
55 days
Halden Outdoor
41 days
Wellfield Health
27 days
Tern Money
24 days
Quarry Labs
12 days

Paid in full

Nothing left open for this client.

    Project profitability

    Cost is hours × each person's loaded rate; studio target is a 35% margin. Oakum Coffee Co. loses money at this rate. 3 more fixed-fee projects are over budget: Halden Outdoor (2%), Wellfield Health (28%), Tern Money (26%).

    ProjectFeeCost so farDoneCost against fee (forecast pale)Margin at finishStatus
    Live projects, to date$718,436 earned$551,598Profit on paper so far$166,838

    Pipeline and capacity, next 8 weeks

    Signed work fills 75% of planned billable hours next week and 26% by 14 Dec. Even if every deal closes at its odds, about 184 hours a week sit unsold from 16 Nov.

    26 Oct2 Nov9 Nov16 Nov23 NovThanksgiving30 Nov7 Dec14 Dec
    SignedLikely, weighted by oddsFree: planned billable hours at target
    Likely workValueOddsStarts
    Quarry Labs, product app phase 270 h a week for 8 weeks$72,00075%9 Nov
    Sable & Stone Hospitality, identity110 h a week for 12 weeks$140,00050%16 Nov
    Greyhaven Books, rebrand65 h a week for 8 weeks$58,00060%7 Dec
    Harbor Pediatrics, patient app140 h a week for 16 weeks$210,00030%30 Nov
    Weighted value$221,800
    Demo data for Foldline, a fictional studio. Loaded cost = salary, payroll tax, health plan and a share of rent and software. Books connected to QuickBooks Online.