ocr: Working. Capital This area comprises money invested by the business on items which, due to their nature, tend to flow or circulate in line with the business's trading cycle. The items which constitute working capital are in a constant state of flux since specitic items of cash, debtors, stock and creditors are of. a temporary nature.. A business with an extremely steady level of trading activity from nonth to month may well experience a fairly constant absolute level of working capital but this is not the same thing as saying that the individual notes in the cash box, the outstanding balances ...