For property developers, agencies, and professional services businesses — where a single project, engagement, or exit event is the financial centre of gravity. Runway, budget variance, pipeline gaps — in your WhatsApp before you think to ask.
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What Strafi watches
Whether you're developing a property or running a project-based professional services business, the governing question is the same — does the cash last until the exit event? Strafi tracks it continuously.
Runway tight
"At current burn you have 4.2 months of runway. Completion is 3.5 months away — a 0.7 month buffer. If anything slips, you need to know immediately."
Budget overrun tracking
"Build costs have tracked 11% above budget for 6 consecutive weeks. At this rate, total overrun by completion will be approximately £26,000 — compressing margin from 18% to 13.8%."
Sale not progressing
"Sale stage has been 'under offer' for 34 days without movement. Exchange was expected within 3 weeks. Worth a conversation with your agent about what's holding up."
Completion delay
"Completion date has moved back 3 weeks. Combined with current burn rate, this reduces the runway buffer from 0.7 months to 0.2 months. Contingency planning warranted."
Tax on exit
"Sale expected within 60 days. Worth confirming VAT treatment on the sale with your accountant before exchange — the position varies depending on the property's history."
Exchange approaching
"Exchange is expected within 14 days at £620,000. If it completes as planned, runway extends by 8+ months and the project closes with a £76,000 surplus above budget."
Bench gap — agencies & consultancies
"Your current engagement ends in 6 weeks. Nothing is confirmed behind it. At your day rate that's £18,000 of income at risk. The Hargreaves proposal has been with them 3 weeks without response — worth chasing."
Day rate eroding
"Average day rate has declined from £820 to £740 over the last three engagements. A 10% reduction compresses annual income by approximately £18,000 at current utilisation."
Why Strafi
Does the cash last until the exit event — whether that's a property sale, a project completion, or the next signed engagement? Everything else matters only in terms of how it affects that answer.
Runway vs completion — the number that governs everything
Not just runway. Not just completion date. The gap between them — and how that gap is moving week by week as build costs accrue and sale timing shifts.
Budget variance projected forward, not just reported
A 11% overrun this month means something specific at completion. Strafi calculates the projected total overrun and its impact on margin — not just the current variance.
Sale stage tracked and connected to cash position
A sale that was expected to exchange and hasn't isn't just a commercial issue — it's a cash position issue. Strafi connects the two and flags when the delay starts to matter.
Tax and compliance prompts before exit
VAT treatment, CGT, and SDLT implications flagged before exchange — so your accountant has time to advise rather than react after the sale completes.
The bench gap — for agencies and consultancies
The gap between current engagement end and next confirmed work is the most important forward-looking metric for a project-based professional services business. Strafi tracks it and names what's in the pipeline behind it.
Rate and utilisation intelligence
Day rate trend and utilisation rate tracked over time — so you know whether you're pricing upward, holding flat, or quietly eroding, and whether you're working at sustainable capacity.
What connects
Strafi connects your accounting and revenue data with project-specific information you provide — and reasons over the combined picture to keep the runway calculation current.
FreeAgent or Xero
Real headroom, costs, tax obligations, cash position
Stripe
Revenue, day rate income, payment patterns (agencies and consultancies)
Project data
Budget, spend to date, completion date, sale stage, pipeline coverage (you provide)
Client & supplier data
Companies House, web research on clients and prospects in your pipeline
Connect your accounting data, add your project details, and get your first briefing in minutes. Read-only — Strafi never writes to any of your accounts.