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AI has cut the cost of building software. Here's what that makes worth fixing.

Three things we do, all starting from what the problem costs you today: admin that runs itself, software built for you, and systems you own instead of rent. Why the maths has changed →

Admin that runs itself

Take the repetitive admin off your team

AI and automation take on the admin that eats your week. We apply them only where they clearly cut effort or cost — no "AI transformation" programmes, no experiments with your business. If a simpler tool does the job, we'll use that instead.

Start with the free Efficiency Review

  • Inbox triage and first-draft replies
  • Quotes, invoicing and payment chasing
  • Bookings, reminders and onboarding paperwork
  • Pulling data out of PDFs, emails and forms
  • Honest advice on where AI is not the answer
Real example: an annual certificate process cut from ~4 months of manual work to ~1 week, and monthly invoicing that now runs with zero manual data entry. See the case studies →

Software built for you

Small, focused tools, built around how you work

When an off-the-shelf tool won't do the job, we build one that will — kept as small and focused as the problem allows. AI speeds up the build, which is what makes a custom tool affordable now, and every project is a firm fixed price.

Start with the free Efficiency Review

  • Focused web applications and internal tools
  • Simple screens that replace hard-to-use spreadsheets
  • Self-serve tools that answer customers' repeat questions
  • AI-accelerated development for faster delivery
Real example: a simple status tool on a golf club's website, so customers check whether the course is open instead of phoning — phone enquiries dropped by half. See the case study →

Own it, stop renting

From renting software to a system you own

Most tools are not bought. They are rented. SaaS, cloud platforms, per-seat products, modules that unlock when you pay more — a monthly subscription that looks cheap until you add it up. Custom used to be worse, so the subscription won. That maths has changed. A system redesigned around how you work can now be a one-off, fixed-price build. After that it is yours. Change it. Add people. No per-seat fees.

See the software side of the review

  • Every monthly vendor: SaaS, seats, modules, hosted platforms
  • Three years of fees set next to a system you'd own
  • Keep the subscriptions that fit; replace the ones you are bending
  • Fully customised — your steps, your terms, your data
Real example: a small organisation needed one hub for email, calendars, notes and records. A rented cloud product would have charged per person, every month. They chose a system built around how they work instead — now live and in use, with no per-seat fees. See the case study →

How it's delivered

The building blocks behind all three — used where they earn their keep, not sold on their own.

Systems integration

Connecting the tools you already run — CRM, accounting, time tracking, email — so data stops being re-typed between them.

Bespoke software

Web applications, internal tools and content systems, built on mainstream technology you own. AI speeds up the build; the engineering is still done properly.

UK hosting and support

Client systems are UK-hosted. Ongoing support is available on a care plan or request by request.

How we work together

1

Efficiency Review

Free. We put a figure on what your admin time and your software cost today.

2

Pilot or build

A short scoping conversation, then a firm fixed price: one measurable improvement to start, or the full system.

3

You own it

The code, the hosting and the data are yours. No per-seat fees.

4

Ongoing support

When you want it: on a care plan or request by request.

Owning your system

The fair questions to ask before you stop renting.

What happens when it breaks?

Ongoing support is available either on a care plan or request by request — whichever suits how often you expect to need it.

What if you're not around?

You own the code, the hosting and the data. Systems are built on mainstream technology with handover notes, and a trusted partner developer provides cover.

Will it keep improving like SaaS does?

Honestly, not on its own. It only does what you need — and changes are small and yours to prioritise, rather than a vendor roadmap you have no say in.

Where does data go when AI touches it?

We use a mix of frontier AI models, only under business or API terms where your data isn't used to train them, and open-source models we run ourselves, so sensitive data can stay on our own UK-hosted infrastructure. A data processing agreement is available on request.

Can we get our data out?

Yes. It sits in a standard database, we'll export it on request, and there's no lock-in.

How pricing works

No rate card, no day rates, no open-ended engagements. Every project is a firm fixed price on clear deliverables, set against what the problem costs you today, and designed to pay for itself within two years. If it can't, we'll tell you before you spend anything.

For scale: the certificate automation in our case studies would once have been a custom build of £25,000+ (our estimate); it was delivered as a focused, fixed-price project at a fraction of that.

Not sure which one you need?

That's exactly what the free Efficiency Review is for. We start with your admin, your software and the numbers — the right fix follows from there.

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