Real results from real automations

Detailed case studies showing the challenges, solutions, and measurable operational benchmarks from our automation deployments across UK-regulated sectors.

Operational Benchmarks — DCM-Derived Frameworks

70%
Avg. workload reduction
200h
Avg. monthly hours saved
80%
Avg. automation rate
0
Data breaches in production
LegalRegional Solicitor Practice (40 staff)

AI Intake & Matter Automation Reduced Administrative Workload by 70%

A 40-person commercial solicitor practice was spending 4+ hours daily on client intake, document collection, conflict checks, and matter setup — all manual, all repetitive.

Operational Benchmarks

70%
Reduction in administrative workload
48h → 15min
Matter setup time
£85k
Annual staff time saved
0
Conflict check errors post-deployment

The Challenge

The practice had no standardised intake process. New client matters required staff to manually collect documents, run conflict checks across spreadsheets, set up matter files in their practice management system, and send onboarding correspondence. Errors were common, and new matters took 48+ hours to become billable.

Our Solution

We built an AI-powered intake system that captured client information through a secure web form, automatically ran conflict checks against their database, classified and extracted key data from uploaded documents, set up matter records in their PMS, and sent personalised onboarding communications — all within minutes of a client submitting their details. All workflows are aligned with SRA data handling requirements and solicitor-client confidentiality obligations.

Security Approach

All client data was processed within a private, UK-sovereign environment with no external API calls. Document extraction occurred locally, and solicitor-client privilege was preserved through strict data isolation architecture. GDPR-compliant infrastructure maintained throughout.

Zero security incidents

Technologies Used

N8n workflow orchestrationPrivate LLM deploymentDocument OCR & extractionPMS API integrationEncrypted client portal
E-CommerceDTC E-Commerce Brand (£12M revenue)

Customer Support AI Handled 80% of Tickets Without Human Intervention

A fast-growing DTC brand was receiving an average of 800 support tickets per week during peak season. Response times averaged 6 hours. Customer satisfaction was declining.

Operational Benchmarks

80%
Tickets resolved autonomously
6h → 3min
Average first response time
£180k
Annual support cost reduction
+18pts
NPS improvement

The Challenge

The support team of 8 could not scale with the business. The majority of tickets were repetitive: order status, returns, shipping delays, and product queries. Effective automation was not achievable because their data resided across four systems — Shopify, their 3PL, Zendesk, and a bespoke returns portal.

Our Solution

We built a unified AI support system that integrated with all four platforms. The AI could look up real-time order status, initiate returns, issue refunds within defined thresholds, answer product queries from a curated knowledge base, and escalate only genuinely complex cases to human agents with full context pre-loaded.

Security Approach

Customer data was handled with strict access controls — the AI could only access the minimum data required to resolve each ticket type. Payment data was never exposed to the model. All interactions were logged for compliance and quality assurance purposes.

Zero security incidents

Technologies Used

N8n multi-system orchestrationContextual AI responsesSecure payment data handlingHuman escalation routing
Financial ServicesMid-Size Investment Firm

Finance Operations Automation Saved 200 Hours Per Month in Reporting

A mid-size investment firm's operations team was producing 12 different monthly reports for clients, regulators, and internal leadership — each requiring manual data extraction from multiple systems.

Operational Benchmarks

200h
Monthly reporting hours eliminated
£240k
Annual operational cost saved
100%
On-time report delivery rate
0
Reporting errors in 12 months post-deployment

The Challenge

Every month, the operations team spent the first week pulling data from their portfolio management system, Bloomberg terminal, internal CRM, and Excel models. Data had to be formatted, validated, and cross-referenced manually. Errors occasionally reached clients, creating relationship and regulatory risk against FCA requirements.

Our Solution

We built an automated reporting pipeline that connected all data sources through secure API integrations. On the configured schedule, the system pulled data, validated consistency across sources, applied the firm's standard calculations, generated formatted reports to their templates, and distributed them to the correct recipients — with exceptions flagged for human review. All output maintains FCA-compliant audit trails.

Security Approach

All financial data was handled within the firm's existing infrastructure boundaries. The system used read-only API access to source systems, with no data persisted outside the firm's UK-sovereign environment. Full audit logs were maintained for all report generation events in line with FCA record-keeping requirements.

Zero security incidents

Technologies Used

N8n scheduled reporting workflowsMulti-system data integrationRead-only API accessFCA-compliant audit logging

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