Board Meeting Deck
Slides + PowerPoint20 slides
Free
- Type
- Presentation
- Price
- Free
- Slides
- 10
- Style
- Corporate
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Updated
- October 30, 2026
Every slide (10)
Overview
Boards approve a budget faster when they can see where the numbers came from. This deck opens with the headline figures, bridges from the current-year forecast to the new budget, then walks through revenue, costs, headcount and scenarios, and ends with a clear approval request.
The sample follows Fallowfield Partners as its finance director asks the board to approve a £58.0m revenue budget with a 9.5% operating margin. Replace the assumptions, the forecast base and the headcount plan with your own, rephase the months for your seasonality, and delete any slide you do not need.
Useful for
- A CFO presenting next year's budget to the board in December
- A finance committee reviewing assumptions, headcount and downside scenarios before sign-off
- A budget holder explaining how their line moves from this year's forecast
What's included
- Cover slide with the year, the headline figure and the meeting date
- Summary slide with three headline numbers: revenue, new roles and margin
- Bridge table from the 2026 forecast to the 2027 budget: price, volume and full-year effects
- Revenue chart by quarter with insight lines on price, volume and how much is contracted
- Cost slide and a headcount chart showing who the 12 new roles report to
- Scenario matrix, approval slide, make-it-yours guide and a closing contacts slide
How to use it
- 1
Click Make a copy in Google Slides, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.
- 2
Replace the sample assumptions with your own inflation, pay award, price and volume figures, and enter your current-year forecast as the base.
- 3
Rebuild each revenue and cost line from your drivers, update the headcount chart with real start dates, and rewrite the scenario boxes with your own sensitivities.
- 4
Change the chart values and bridge table, then check that every total matches across the summary, bridge, revenue and cost slides.
- 5
Delete the guide slide, then share the deck with the board or present it.
What you need
Requirements
- A Google account with access to Google Slides
Works with
- Google Slides
- Microsoft PowerPoint (File → Download → .pptx)
Questions
Can I use this budget deck for a charity or a church?
Yes. Keep the structure and swap the figures: income instead of revenue, restricted and unrestricted funds in the bridge, and giving or grants in the chart. Delete the slides you do not need.
Why does the deck bridge from this year's forecast?
A bridge shows the board which drivers move the number: price, volume and full-year effects. That is easier to challenge and approve than a total built from last year's spend.
Are the company, people and figures real?
No. Fallowfield Partners, its people and every figure are fictional sample data. Replace all of it with your own organisation's numbers before you share the deck.
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