AQA A-Level Business 3.5 Financial Decision Making — Complete Teaching Bundle (7 Resources)

A complete teaching bundle covering AQA A-Level Business Topic 3.5: Making Financial Decisions, mapped directly to the 2024 specification across all four subtopics (3.5.1–3.5.4).
What’s included (7 resources):
4 × Lesson Slide Decks (PowerPoint, fully editable):
Lesson 3.5.1 — Setting Financial Objectives (10 slides): Greggs case study — £1.8bn revenue, 10.4% operating margin, 145 new stores. Covers revenue, cost, and profit objectives with real financial data.
Lesson 3.5.2 — Analysing Financial Performance (9 slides): Tesco vs Sainsbury’s ratio comparison — gross profit margin, operating margin, ROCE, gearing, current ratio using 2024 annual report figures.
Lesson 3.5.3 — Sources of Finance (9 slides): BrewDog case study — £213m private equity deal, £90m Equity for Punks crowdfunding, £400m debt refinancing. Internal vs external, short vs long-term.
Lesson 3.5.4 — Improving Cash Flow and Profits (10 slides): Ryanair case study — €13.4bn revenue, 14.3% net margin, 183.5m passengers. Cash flow forecasting, working capital management, profit improvement strategies.
1 × Worksheet Pack (PDF, 4 pages, printable):
One worksheet per subtopic with real company case study context, short-answer questions (Section A), and a 12-mark extended response (Section B). Full AQA-style mark schemes included for every question (Knowledge 1–2, Application 2–4, Analysis 4–6, Evaluation 6–10).
1 × Exam Practice Pack (PDF, printable):
Three 25-mark exam-style questions with detailed company extracts (Greggs, BrewDog, Gymshark vs JD Sports). Each question follows AQA’s 2+4+9+10 mark structure with full level descriptors and indicative content. Ideal for timed practice, homework, or mock preparation.
1 × Knowledge Organiser (PDF, landscape A4, printable):
Single-page revision resource covering all four subtopics — key definitions, formulae (gross profit margin, operating margin, ROCE, gearing, current ratio, break-even), and real company data points. Colour-coded columns for quick reference during revision.
All resources use real companies with real financial data — Greggs, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, BrewDog, Ryanair, Gymshark, JD Sports. No generic examples.
Designed for AQA A-Level Business but also suitable for Edexcel/OCR with minor adaptation. Print-ready (grayscale-friendly, A4 layout).