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Costs, Surplus – Reinvestment

By considering all of the expenses your social enterprise will incur and how you will generate revenue to cover those costs, you can make smart decisions about how to use your resources and plan for the long-term success of your project.  Understanding your costs and surplus can help you ensure that your social enterprise is financially viable and able to make a positive impact in your community.

Hera are some useful questions that you should think about:

  • What are the main expenses that your social enterprise will incur?
  • How much do you estimate each cost will be?
  • How will you generate revenue for your social enterprise?
  • What will you do with any surplus profits generated by your social enterprise?

Want to learn more?

Check out the submodule “5.4 How to write a business plan” to get more details how to find that costs and calculate the surplus of  your social enterprise!

Guidance     

You should fill in the table with the estimated expenses for each year. The columns represent the time period for which you are making the estimates and the rows are the different types of expenses that your social enterprise will incur. You would list out all of the major expenses that your social enterprise will incur, such as rent for a premises, equipment costs, and staff salaries. You would then estimate how much each of these expenses will be for the start year, as well as for the next two years. This will give you a clear idea of how much money you will need to bring in to cover your expenses.

Guidance     

In this table, you would list out all of the sources of funding for your social enterprise, such as sales of products or services, grants, and loans. You would then estimate the number of units sold, the unit price, and total revenue for each source. This will give you a clear idea of how much money you can expect to bring in to cover your expenses.

Expenses

Expenses Start Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Rent or premises costs
Equipment purchase or rent
Utilities (Gas, electricity, water etc)
Telephone and internet
Marketing and advertising expenses
Costs for production of products/services
Vehicle running costs
Printing, stationery
Transport and delivery
Professional fees (accounting, legal etc)
Staff costs

Revenues (cash in flows)


Start Start Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Start-up loan,fund etc
Sales

Not applicable
# of items
Unit Price

Revenue

0 €
# of items
Unit Price

Revenue

0 €
# of items
Unit Price

Revenue

0 €
Other sources of cash
Other

Now click the chart icon to check any surplus that has been created.


What will you do with the generated surplus (please associate to the social purpose)?

What will you do to fix any deficit (negative surplus)?

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