How we work

A fixed process, so the rigour doesn't depend on the size of the job.

A council in the Central West gets the same method as a body corporate on the Gold Coast: written scope, sourced figures, checks that must pass, and a model you keep.

Principles

What you can hold us to.

  1. Fixed fee, agreed before work startsThe price quoted is the price invoiced. Half on signing, half on delivery. No hourly surprises.
  2. Every figure traces to a sourceNothing is estimated to fill a gap; a missing input is raised before anything is built on it.
  3. You keep the model, unlockedFormula-driven, documented, no macros, no licence. Your team runs the scenarios after we leave.
  4. Exclusions written down up frontScope and exclusions are on page one of the proposal.
  5. Built for the room it lands inReports are written to be tabled at a council meeting, an AGM or a credit committee.
The process

From first call to final report.

  1. 1ScopeA 20-minute call, then a fixed-fee proposal within three business days with the scope, deliverables and exclusions in writing.
  2. 2InformationA one-page checklist of the documents we need, and a private page to upload them. The clock starts when it is complete.
  3. 3BuildThe model is built from your documents. Every figure traces to its source, and the model's own checks must pass before anything is issued.
  4. 4Draft and finalA draft for one round of questions, a written QA check, then the final model and report, and a presentation where included.
  5. 5RefreshTwelve months on, the model can be rolled forward for a fraction of the original fee.
Inside a Wickham model

Built to be checked, and to be used after we leave.

Every workbook follows the same layout, so anyone who has seen one can find their way around the next.

Inputs
Every assumption in one place, in blue, each with its source and date. Change one and everything downstream follows.
Sources & Assumptions
A register of every document used and every judgement made, so a reviewer or auditor can follow the trail.
Calculations
Formula-driven workings with no hard-coded numbers, no macros and no hidden sheets.
Scenarios
Switches for the questions you will be asked: what if contributions rise 5%, the grant falls through or the tender is won.
Checks
Balance, reconciliation and sense checks that must all show zero errors before a draft is issued.
Outputs
The tables and charts that go into the report, ready for a council meeting, an AGM or a credit committee.
Method and quality

Measured against the rules that apply to you.

Council work is calculated against the current Financial Management (Sustainability) Guideline targets for the council’s tier and read against the Queensland Audit Office’s annual findings. Body corporate forecasts are built on the quantity surveyor’s asset report and meet the Standard Module requirement to reserve for anticipated major expenditure over at least the next nine years.

A written ten-point QA checklist is completed and signed for every deliverable before it leaves the office.

See the services
Recommended scheduleContributions left as they are
−$200k$0k$200k$400kYear 0Year 5Year 10Year 15Year 20Roof replacement: special levy needed$227k−$177kYear 0 Recommended: $120k Left as they are: $120kYear 1 Recommended: $145k Left as they are: $137kYear 2 Recommended: $171k Left as they are: $154kYear 3 Recommended: $197k Left as they are: $170kYear 4 Recommended: $224k Left as they are: $185kYear 5 Recommended: $251k Left as they are: $200kYear 6 Recommended: $278k Left as they are: $213kYear 7 Recommended: $306k Left as they are: $226kYear 8 Recommended: $335k Left as they are: $239kYear 9 Recommended: $104k Left as they are: −$10k Major works: $284kYear 10 Recommended: $134k Left as they are: $2kYear 11 Recommended: $165k Left as they are: $12kYear 12 Recommended: $196k Left as they are: $21kYear 13 Recommended: $228k Left as they are: $30kYear 14 Recommended: $101k Left as they are: −$122k Major works: $188kYear 15 Recommended: $135k Left as they are: −$114kYear 16 Recommended: $170k Left as they are: −$107kYear 17 Recommended: $205k Left as they are: −$101kYear 18 Recommended: $151k Left as they are: −$186k Major works: $121kYear 19 Recommended: $189k Left as they are: −$181kYear 20 Recommended: $227k Left as they are: −$177k
Representative example with narrative-driven figures, not client data. Every real forecast is built from the scheme’s own quantity surveyor’s report.
How we work · Wickham Advisory