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Old 26th Sep 2009, 22:22
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Whirlygig

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But don't be offended if they say "no". A business's current management accounts is commercially sensitive information and what's to stop the prospective employee running off to a competitor with the info?

Besides, a P&L won't tell you much except whether they're making a profit or loss; cash flow (or lack thereof) is what kills a company.

If any prospective employee asked me for the information, I'd say "no".




MD: Hey Whirls, what's the profit this month?
Whirls: What would you like it to be?

Cheers

Whirls


PS - Mini, the reason for that is because you've not had any credit, therefore the credit lenders have no record of you to know how well you could repay a loan or not. Credit check reports for individuals do not assess how many thousands you have in the bank, just how good you have been in the past at paying off loans.
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