> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://manual.risegroup.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Financial reports: live P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

> Rise's reports show today's figures. Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow stay current with no month-end wait.

Because Rise books transactions as they happen, your financial reports are always current. There is no month-end close to wait for. Open the reports on any day and you see today's actual numbers, whether you need a quick pulse check or a detailed breakdown for a board meeting.

## Available reports

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Profit and loss" icon="chart-line">
    Revenue, expenses and result for any date range. Compare periods side by side to track how things develop.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Balance sheet" icon="scale-balanced">
    Assets, liabilities and equity at any point in time. A complete picture of your company's financial position.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cash flow statement" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left">
    Operating, investing and financing cash flows itemised. You see where cash comes from and where it goes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="VAT report" icon="receipt">
    VAT collected and deductible for each reporting period.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Reports break down along whichever dimensions your company uses — project, cost centre or site.

→ [Dimensions](/features/dimensions)

## Opening a report

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Reports">
    Go to **Reports**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the report and the period">
    Use a preset period or set your own start and end dates. Every report works with any date range.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export a file if you need one">
    Export the report as **PDF** or **Excel** if you need a copy to keep or to share.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Sharing reports

You can share a report straight from Rise with a link, or export it and send it by email. That suits board meetings, investor updates and loan negotiations: a current report goes out in seconds with no manual formatting.

## Cash forecast

Available as standard: your account balance and a **two-week forecast** built from open purchase and sales invoices and upcoming payroll. It rests on real invoices and real due dates, so it is a calculation rather than an estimate.

## Budgets and longer forecasts

Rise produces the statutory reports. **Budgets, budget comparisons, longer cash flow forecasts and company-specific reports are built with an AI assistant** through the MCP server — the assistant pulls the figures straight from your Rise account, so it works from the same data as the reports.

A two-year cash flow budget from historical data takes a few minutes, and nobody builds it by hand in a spreadsheet.

→ [MCP server](/features/mcp)

## Why some costs don't show in the month of purchase

Some costs spread across several months, and some across several years. An invoice paid for a year is accrued across the months it covers, and a purchase that stays in use reaches the result as depreciation.

→ [Accruals, capitalisation and depreciation](/features/accruals-and-depreciation)

## Annual accounts

At the end of the financial year, the accounting team prepares your official annual accounts. You read them, ask in the chat if anything looks off, then approve and sign.

→ [Annual accounts and tax return](/features/annual-accounts)

<Tip>
  Bookmark the profit and loss with a rolling 12-month view. A weekly glance takes under a minute and keeps you informed.
</Tip>

## Related pages

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  <Card title="AI bookkeeping" icon="bolt" href="/features/ai-bookkeeping">
    Why the figures are current mid-month as well.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dimensions" icon="chart-diagram" href="/features/dimensions">
    The axes your reports break down along.
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP server" icon="robot" href="/features/mcp">
    Budgets, longer forecasts and your own reports with an AI assistant.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Accounting team" icon="arrows-down-to-people" href="/account/accountant-team">
    Who checks the figures before they reach a report.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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