AI consulting and AI development for consultancies and professional services

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    Helping consultancies identify clear ROI and build defensible advantages with AI.

    AssumeAI sits between strategy firms that cannot build and AI development firms that cannot advise.

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    The AI maturity assessment

    We take the timeto get to know you.

    We believe in getting to know you, your specialisation, and your problem, intimately. We're obsessive about detail and we know investing the time to understand you means better outcomes for all.

    The AI Maturity Assessment report, cover page
    • Nine questions, about two minutes
    • Benchmarked against comparable firms
    • Your scored report in your inbox immediately

    Free. About 2 minutes. The report arrives immediately.

    01Why AssumeAI

    Your AI transformation partnerfrom strategy through execution.

    How we work

    We follow a structured, risk-aware approach. Typically, we start with an AI Strategy Review to find the best ROI, set priorities, and reduce risk through stakeholder interviews, organisational analysis, and a governance check.

    Next, we put governance and safeguards in place, clear policies, controls, and training so your team can use AI safely and consistently.

    Then we design and build production-grade AI that works in real environments, boosts consultant output, and creates defensible differentiation. Nothing is built without justification and nothing is deployed without safeguards.

    Who we are

    Our work is grounded in production-level engineering, allowing us to deliver AI systems that are secure, scalable and commercially justified.

    We are founder-led and relentlessly focused on delivering great outcomes for our clients.

    Behind the founders is an associate network of over 10 AI consultants and AI engineers, so the work is never waiting on one person.

    Rupert's legal background brings a rigorous focus on safety, governance and risk controls from day one.

    Whilst, Hugh's MEng software engineering expertise ensures everything we build is designed to operate in a secure, scalable, commercial environment.

    The AssumeAI team cheering around the boardroom table on their team day, June 2026
    Team day, June 2026
    02Our core services

    Helping consultanciesidentify clear ROI.

    Have a specific AI build or automation use case in mind. Unsure where exactly AI can help your consultancy business. Sound familiar? You're not alone.

    At AssumeAI we work alongside consultancy leadership teams to diagnose, design and implement AI systems that increase capacity, and strengthen your competitive advantage.

    Based out of the UK and working internationally we are founder-led from end to end, which means faster decisions, senior accountability and less friction throughout delivery. We combine consultative rigour with deep technical expertise to ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable commercial value.

    Prioritised roadmap · Example

    Eight months, in order

    Initiative
    M1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8
    AI governance and policyLeadership
    Team trainingEveryone
    Meeting follow-upEveryone
    Proposal draftingPartners
    Monthly reportingAnalysts
    Client onboardingOperations
    Tender responsesBD
    Invoice queriesFinance
    Knowledge assistantPartners
    Impact reportLeadership
    FoundationsBuildExtend and measure

    Sequenced by return, risk and readiness02

    ROI model · Example

    Where the hours go

    108hours saved a month
    £129,600value a year
    67%of the hours reviewed

    Hours a month, and the share AI takes

    Proposal drafting26
    Monthly reporting27
    Tender responses18
    Meeting follow-up16
    Client onboarding12
    Invoice queries9
    ProcessHrs / moSavedValue / yr
    Proposal drafting4226£31,200
    Monthly reporting3627£32,400
    Tender responses3018£21,600
    Meeting follow-up2416£19,200
    Client onboarding1812£14,400
    Invoice queries129£10,800
    Total162108£129,600

    Figures collected from the people who do the work01

    03Testimonials

    Results that speakfor themselves.

    Clients on what actually changed once the systems went in, on film and in writing.

    On film · 1 of 2
    On film · 1 of 2
    The Hillbreak team
    In writing

    Hillbreak

    “We engaged AssumeAI to review and provide recommendations on the optimisation of AI and automation solutions for our firm, both in relation to our business operations and our client services.

    They took the time to understand our business, including our purpose, values, operating model and distinct value propositions, and they engaged with our whole team with professionalism and integrity.

    We were really impressed with the work they did, and the way they went about doing it.”

    Jon Lovell, Founder
    04The team

    Meet the teambehind your project.

    We're on a mission to empower consultancy teams to work smarter, scale faster, and deliver more value through safe and practical AI and automation.

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    06Free resources

    Start withsomething free.

    Two minutes on the AI maturity assessment tells you where you are. The governance template is the one we use with clients. Both are free.

    1.1 Business use case

    Describe the defined business use case for this tool. What problem does it solve, and what outputs will it produce?

    1.2 Is AI the most appropriate tool?

    Non-AI alternatives considered
    Why AI is more appropriate than alternatives
    Is this use of AI proportionate to the task?
    Governance pack · Template

    AI Tool Impact Assessment

    Complete one per AI tool. Retain as a governance record.

    Section 1: Tool overview

    Tool name
    Vendor or provider
    Version or model
    Date of assessment
    Assessor
    Business owner
    Date of first use
    Next review date
    Template

    AI governance template, free

    The policy and controls template we use with clients. Tell us where to send it.

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