The power of reporting & monthly check-in.
The Adult supervision your business desperately needs!
There is a proportion of businesses that don’t review their numbers. They glance at them, wince slightly, and then get stuck into their monthly scheduled work.
Cash flow forecast? Haven’t opened it since March. Is that the one labelled “final. final!v8.3.final”?
Budget vs. actual? “Yeah, we’ll look into those variances... eventually.”
Gross margin trend? “Is that the one with the line graph or the bar thingy?”
Meanwhile, you creep into your accountant’s office after year-end like you’ve been summoned by the Headmaster’s Office. You quietly weep into your coffee, wondering how your performance was so far away from your ‘gut feeling’, and utter the words “Are you sure that’s correct?”.
Monthly check-ins: Not just for therapy anymore.
We get it. You’re busy building your business, closing sales, and wondering why payroll feels like a jump scare every month.
But here’s the truth: Without monthly reporting and check-ins, running your business is like trying to win Mario Kart while blindfolded, high on optimism, and holding the controller upside down. Fun? Maybe. Profitable? Probably not.
I try to explain it as a business version of going to the gym; you might not want to do it. You might whine the whole time. You never regret having done it, and over time, it keeps you from financially pulling a hamstring.
Reporting = Reality (Even when it hurts).
Management accounts are your business’s monthly or quarterly therapy sessions. They sit you down, pour you a flat white, and say: “Okay, Susan, here’s where you’re killing it, and here’s where you’re financially bleeding like a Netflix reboot.”
They’re the structured, factual look at:
Profit & loss (aka: "Are we rich yet?")
Cash flow (aka: "Can we pay Tim next week?")
KPIs (aka: "What the hell are we even measuring?")
Forecasts (aka: "Should we panic now or later?")
They let you make decisions based on reality, not Jeff from Sales' “gut feeling that Q3 is going to be lit.”
Good reporting isn’t about analysis or spreadsheets for the sake of spreadsheets. It’s about:
Spotting that your profit margins are slowly bleeding to death
Catching that “strategic hire” who’s costing more than they’re delivering
Realising your “top-selling” product actually loses money after delivery, support, and Fiona’s desire to give away the free added extras.
It’s not always pretty — but it’s always necessary.
The numbers don’t lie. They just sit there quietly judging you until you pay attention.
The check-in: The grown-up meeting you didn’t know you needed.
Imagine a monthly check-in where:
Someone (us) asks the awkward questions
You finally understand what’s happening with your finances
Decisions are made based on facts, not feelings or that “gut instinct” that got you into this mess
It’s basically adult supervision for your business — like a CFO with a clipboard and zero tolerance for delusion.
And no, this isn’t micromanagement. It’s grown-up accountability. (But yeah, we will call you out on that £500 monthly “team morale subscription” that’s just Deliveroo and bar bills.)
This isn’t a finance thing. It’s a sanity thing.
When you check in monthly, you stop playing whack-a-mole with your numbers. You start to understand your gross profit margin and why what it costs to deliver each of your products or services. You stop being surprised by VAT bills, cash dips, or the 15 random software subscription no one still uses or remembers approving.
You start:
Making confident decisions
Spotting trends before they become problems
Sleeping at night without checking your bank balance like it’s a horror movie reveal
Can automation or AI replace this?
Yes, it can generate beautiful dashboards. Yes, it can spit out real-time metrics and anomaly detection. But it won’t sit across from you, fold its digital arms, and ask: “So… why are marketing costs up 37% and sales are flat-lining?”
That’s what we do. With charts. In plain English.
Put on your financial “Big Kid Trousers”.
Reporting and monthly check-ins aren’t “admin.” They’re the lifeline that keeps your business from driving off a financial cliff with a Spotify playlist and no seatbelt.
At Enubilous, we’re not just number crunchers. We’re the financial grown-ups in the room — the ones who care enough to say: “No, you can’t afford an office pool table when your cash reserves are crying for help.”
We believe in fun, growth, and a healthy dose of reality. Because when you actually look at the numbers, ask the right questions, and check in monthly?
That’s the adult supervision your business desperately needs.
