AI & Automation Consultancy · UK

Your business, with half the friction.

AI and automation, used deliberately, in the handful of places where they actually move the needle — so the work gets done by software, and you get your evenings back.

Start with an audit£750 · 3–5 days · If it isn't useful, you don't pay
Working systems that prove themselves before the next one is built
Model-agnostic — built around your tools, not someone else’s contract
Embedded properly, not handed over and forgotten
Works with your stack
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Sound familiar?

You're the bottleneck — because the work flows through you

The business runs, but it runs because you're holding it together. Here's where that usually shows up.

Still answering enquiries at 9pm

The inbox doesn’t stop. Most of what’s in it could be triaged, drafted, or handled by something that isn’t you — but it isn’t, so it’s you.

Seven tools and a spreadsheet no one trusts

Information is everywhere and nowhere. The team works around the gaps, and so do you.

Reviews, recall, follow-ups — chased one at a time

The work that compounds your business is the work that always slips. Manually possible, systematically broken.

The work being done by the wrong people

Founders end up doing things software should be doing. The business stops being a business and starts being a list.

You don't have a people problem. You have a systems problem.

What changes

From the work flowing through you, to the work just flowing.

A typical owner-operator. Four inbound channels, five tools, one founder holding it together. Toggle to see what changes when an audit-and-build engagement is in place.

Inbound
Inbound
Email enquiries
47/day
Inbound
Phone & voicemail
unsorted
Inbound
Instagram DMs
easy to miss
Inbound
Website forms
no triage
You9pm
Triaging the inbox after hours
And then your tools, manually
Tool
Calendar
manually checked
Tool
CRM
half-updated
Tool
Lead spreadsheet
no one trusts
Tool
Stripe deposits
manual reconcile
Tool
Reviews
chased one at a time
Friday, 9:42pmAn enquiry lands. It sits in your inbox until you do. You reply at 11:14pm, having missed dinner. The booking, deposit and CRM update happen tomorrow — if you remember.
Manual handoffs per day
142
−86%
Hours on ops admin
6h1h
−5h/day
Reviews requested per week
322
+19
Enquiries answered after 6pm
~200
evenings back

Indicative figures from a typical owner-operator engagement. Your numbers are mapped during the audit.

How we work

Audit first. Build small. Stay close while it beds in.

We're not here to sell anyone on AI. We're here to find the handful of places where it earns its keep, build it properly, and embed it until it's part of how the business actually runs.

Working systems, not slide decks
Time back, mental load down
Recommendations grounded in evidence — we use what we recommend
A real partner, not a vendor

Audit first, build second

We never start with a tool. We start with the bottleneck — what it costs, and what solving it would be worth. Nothing gets built until that’s clear.

Lightweight & iterative

No six-month transformation projects. We ship one working piece at a time, and let each prove itself before the next gets built.

Model-agnostic by default

Claude, GPT, open source, something newer next quarter — we pick the right model for the job in front of us. The stack serves the outcome.

Embedded, not drop-and-leave

An automation no one owns is a liability. We stay close after launch — tuning, maintaining, handing over properly — until the system is part of how the business runs.

How it works

From friction to clarity, in four steps

Get started for £750

Satisfaction guaranteed. If the audit isn't useful, you don't pay.

How an engagement starts

Audit, build, embed — in that order

Most engagements start with an audit. Most keep going because what comes next is clearer.

Entry point

Audit

Find out where the friction actually is, and what solving it would be worth, before anything gets built.

£750one-time
3–5 day turnaround

What's included:

  • Process map & where the work actually breaks
  • Prioritised opportunities with rough impact
  • Quick wins you can act on now
  • Blueprint for the top opportunity
  • Build-vs-buy view
Start with an audit
What usually follows

Build & Embed

A working solution, shipped small. Plus the work to embed it properly so it doesn't decay.

from £1,500
Scoped after the audit

What's included:

  • A working solution, shipped small
  • Documentation & ops guide
  • Walkthrough
  • Monitoring & tuning
  • Stay close until it’s embedded
Talk about a build

Satisfaction guaranteed. If the audit isn't useful, you don't pay.

Calculate your savings

Stop losing money to manual work

See exactly how much you're spending. Then let's fix it.

Select your function

Average loaded cost: £85/hr

Weekly hours on manual tasks

You're currently spending

£0/yr

You could be saving

£0

per year with smarter workflows

AuditEntry point

Find out where the friction actually is

£750

42x ROI

3–5 daysSatisfaction guaranteed
Start with an audit
Build & EmbedWhat follows

A working solution, embedded properly

from £1,500

21x ROI

Scoped after the auditStay close until embedded
Start Building Now

Not sure which? Start with the audit. It'll tell you where to focus.

How we know

We use what we recommend

Model-agnostic is a stance, but it has to be earned. We maintain a continuous testing practice across the AI landscape — new models, new tools, new platforms — evaluated as they emerge against real use cases. By the time we recommend something, we've used it ourselves, broken it ourselves, and understood where it actually fits.

Recently evaluatedClaude 4.7 · GPT-5 · n8n · Make · Zapier · Cursor
01

Continuous evaluation

New models and platforms tested against real use cases as they emerge — not when a vendor calls.

02

Tool ecosystems

Fluent across automation platforms, AI agents, and integration layers — with a view on which ones actually deliver.

03

Honest recommendations

What we recommend is grounded in evidence, not vendor decks. Sometimes that means recommending you don't build.

04

Field-tested patterns

We carry forward what works, drop what doesn't, and stay current on both.

"We are not here to sell anyone on AI. We are here to find the handful of places where it earns its keep, build it properly, and stay close while it beds in."

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FAQ

Questions you might have

£750 for the audit. If it isn't useful, you don't pay. An audit usually surfaces several places to act, with rough estimates of the hours or capacity each would return.

3–5 working days from kickoff. We start with a 15-minute call to confirm scope, then most of the work happens asynchronously — no long meetings, just a complete deliverable at the end.

No. The audit is a standalone deliverable. There's zero obligation to continue.

It's the entry point to working with us. We map how the work actually flows today, find where it breaks, what that's costing, and what solving it would be worth. You walk away with a prioritised view — whether you go on to build with us or not.

No. The audit is the entry point. Most engagements continue into build and embed — small working solutions, handed over properly and maintained until they're part of how the business runs.

No. Model-agnostic by default. Claude, GPT, open source, whatever fits the job in front of us — not what we have a contract with.

We stay close. An automation no one owns is a liability. Tuning, maintaining, handing over properly — embedded, not drop-and-leave.

Yes. Least-privilege access, no storage of sensitive data beyond what's needed for the work, and an NDA on request.

Still have questions? Send us an email

Clarity is the product.

Pick a 15-minute slot to confirm scope. We'll handle the rest.

Fast turnaround
Audit delivered in 3–5 days.
Zero risk
If the audit isn't useful, you don't pay.

Your audit includes:

£750
  • Process map & where the work actually breaks
  • Prioritised opportunities with rough impact
  • Quick wins you can act on now
  • Blueprint for the top opportunity
  • Build-vs-buy view

Start with an audit

£750 · 3–5 days · If it isn't useful, you don't pay

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Start with an audit

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