This add-on feature gives admins a powerful way to manage and forecast schedule-level profit & loss by assigning custom expenses and tracking projected income.
💡 Contact us to enable this Add On feature or to request a demo.
🚀 Feature Overview
With this feature, admins can:
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Create unlimited expense lookup items
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Assign them to schedules with specific costs and quantities
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View forecasted profit based on expected income vs expenses
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Monitor real-time income as bookings are made
🔧 Setup Steps
1. Add Expense Items to Your Account
Create reusable expense items once.
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Navigate to: Courses > Expenses (left menu tab)
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Click + Add Expense
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Enter a name for the expense item (e.g., Instructor Fee, Venue Hire, Equipment Rental)
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Save – this item is now available across all schedules
📅 Using Expenses on a Schedule
2. Create or Edit a Schedule
When creating or editing a schedule, fill in the basic information
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Date, Time, Location
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Capacity
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Price per Person
You’ll now see a Finance tab with forecasted metrics.
📊 Finance Tab Breakdown
The Finance tab displays the following:
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Bookings Income = Booking income + Additional fee items - VAT
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Additional Fee Income = Additional fee items - Schedule cost - VAT
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Running Expenses = Sum of all assigned expense items
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Total Profit = Bookings income - Running Expenses
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Forecast Profit = Forecast Income (Capacity × Price per person) - Running Expenses
3. Add Expense Items to a Schedule
Scroll down below the stats to the Expenses Table:
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Click + Add Expense
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From the dropdown, select a previously created expense item
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(Optional) Enter a PO number – this is a free-text field from your accounting software
Note: This is for reference only and not linked to CourseCo
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Enter the Amount (Ex VAT) and Qty
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The Total (Ex VAT) will auto-calculate
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Save – the Running Expenses and Forecast Profit stats will update in real-time
💡 You can add and edit as many expenses as needed to reflect changes or refine forecasts.
💰 Live Booking Impact
As bookings are made:
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The Booking Income stat updates dynamically
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This includes base price income (Ex VAT) and any additional items (if applicable)
➕ Using with Additional Fees
If you also have the Additional Fee Add-On Feature enabled:
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The finance tab will break out additional item income separately
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See the Additional Fee Add-On User Guide for more details