EXIST Command
Command
Financial state and the decisions that move EXIST forward.
Low
Base
High
Operating scenario · Base
Live bank £14.9K. Forecast funding gap £240.6K. Plan trough −£2.0M in Jul-28.
Financial state
Cash in bank
£14.9K
Revolut 9/10/2026
Cashflow LIVE · bank 9/10/2026 · scenario Cash preservation
Funding gap
£240.6K
Forecast low · Cash preservation
Current model week 5-Oct
FY26 modelled cash
−£253.0K
Year-end before 2027 raise
Sales MTD
£2,980
Sales snapshot · as of 11 Oct 2026 (stale — refresh Looker)
YTD £43,023
Base trough
−£2.0M
Jul-28
£456.3K cushion vs raise
Raise modelled
£2.5M
2027 equity
Single modelled raise in the plan
Near-term cash risk
Cash turns negative w/c 19-Oct
Forecast opening balance drops below zero without new funding or sales uplift.
Peak cash need w/c 26-Oct
Outflows of 67,292 against thin sales receipts.
Decide now
2 open · 5 total
now
Release survival tranche (~£0.7m)
Clear overdraft path and fund through mid-2027 without extra launch stock.
Approve with spend limits
Mark done
Defer
now
Operate Low/Base or chase High
High fails monthly cash test vs £2.5m. Do not fund Ideal opex on this raise size.
Run Low/Base operating plan
Mark done
Defer
Gated & contingency
gated
Release evidence tranche (~£1.0m)
Only if Goop reorder / Tinted shelf / ROAS proof is visible.
Hold until FY27 evidence
Mark done
Defer
gated
Release growth remainder
Only if FY28 run-rate is visible before the cash trough.
Hold — protect £456k Low cushion
Mark done
Defer
contingency
Bridge vs raise
If syndicate will not fund: ~£70k secured bridge to sell assets with lights on.
Prepare term sheet in parallel
Mark done
Defer
Upcoming milestones
Dec 2026
CEO / Finance
Close FY26 without insolvency
Year-end cash modelled at −£253k before the 2027 raise. Clear overdue bills and keep lights on.
2027
CEO
Land £2.5m equity raise
Single modelled raise. Low/Base need ~£1.5m cash before funding through FY27; High needs more.
Dec 2026 – Jan 2027
Wholesale
Goop reorder within 60 days
First wholesale sell-through signal. No reorder by January = Bear path.
Feb 2027
Product / Ops
Tinted on shelf
Sell-through across ~10 doors and 16 SKUs. Under 5 units/SKU/door/mo is Bear.
EXIST - 5-year business plan · as of 4 Nov 2026
Sources & refresh