AI for small and mid-sized businesses

Make AI work for your business
Start with strategy, not software

For small and mid-sized businesses. We help you cut through the noise, prioritise the real wins, and ship them in weeks - all based on solid, secure foundations.

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A roadmap in three weeks, shipped in twelve

01Diagnose
02Design
03Deploy
04Drive
Three weeks to a ranked, costed plan. Twelve weeks to the first shipped win.
What we do

Three services
Built around your business

Pick a single service or run them in sequence. We flex to the shape of your business - not the other way round.

01 · Diagnostic

AI Value
Assessment

A structured audit of your data, tooling, processes and commercial performance. You leave with a ranked, costed roadmap tied to your P&L - a strategy, not a deck of possibilities.

  • Data & tooling audit
  • ROI modelling
  • Ranked opportunity map
  • Governance baseline
02 · Core Engagement

Growth & Efficiency Programme

We embed alongside your team to deliver the roadmap. Meaningful quick wins that prove AI's value - then build on each other.

  • Process redesign
  • Tooling rationalisation
  • New revenue line
03 · Continuity

Advisory
support

AI is easy to trial and hard to embed. We work alongside your team to turn early momentum into lasting operational change - with cybersecurity, governance and practical support built in from day one and evolving as the AI landscape continues to move fast.

  • Embedded support
  • Secure workflows
  • Continuous improvement
How we work

From kickoff to shipped
In weeks

No handover. No “good luck with the deck”. Start to outcome in one continuous motion.

01
Diagnose

Structured audit of data, tooling, processes and commercial exposure. You leave with a ranked, costed roadmap and a governance baseline. Board-ready.

02
Design

Roadmap finalised. Decision-making rhythm set. Governance guardrails agreed. First win in flight.

03
Deploy

We can provide the entire team or work alongside your existing one. Wins ship. Metrics move.

04
Drive

Metrics cadence, quarterly reprioritisation. Capability and governance growing together.

Built for small and mid-sized businesses
Where AI matters most

Mid-market teams in sales, fintech and professional services. A small number of clients each quarter, by choice.

✦We're a fit if...

  • The founder, CEO, COO or CFO is directly engaged.
  • The board or leadership team is asking about AI but no one knows where to start.
  • You want AI as a programme, not a pile of pilots.
  • You want to ship in weeks, not years.

✕Probably not if...

  • You're a large enterprise or public sector organisation.
  • Decisions need to move through lengthy procurement panels or RFP cycles.
  • You want a strategy document, not work shipped in your business.
Not sure if you're a fit? We have partners who could help, so let's have that initial conversation.
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£10m
In potential efficiency savings

Identified in a single AI Readiness Review for a Sales BPO's operation - equivalent to two days a week per Account Executive recovered for selling.

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Two founders
Every engagement

Two operators - one technical, one commercial - with more than thirty-five years between them across product, engineering, AI and operational growth. On every engagement directly, from kickoff to outcome.

Ryan Findlay

Ryan Findlay

Technical Product · Systems

Ten years in product, engineering and AI across PE-backed scale-ups and enterprise. Bridges technical, commercial and operational teams - cuts through noise to find the right problem, lines up the right people, builds the path to the outcome.

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Darren Cairns

Darren Cairns

Commercial Strategy · Growth

Over twenty years scaling B2B and consumer revenue engines across PE-backed businesses, technology scale-ups and digital platforms. Brings board-level commercial, operational and AI enablement experience to help clients make the case internally - and get the work done.

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Before you get in touch
The common questions

The things leadership teams usually want to know before a first conversation.

How quickly will we see results?

Three weeks to a ranked, costed roadmap, and twelve weeks to the first shipped win. We deliver in weeks, not quarters, because the work is sequenced around what moves your numbers first.

Do we need our data in good shape before we start?

No. The AI Value Assessment audits your data, tooling and processes as they are today and tells you exactly which gaps block which use cases, so you fix what matters and ignore what doesn't.

What does working with Adastral actually look like?

Three services you can take on their own or run in sequence: the AI Value Assessment (a focused three-week audit), the Growth & Efficiency Programme (embedded delivery of the roadmap alongside your team), and Advisory Support (ongoing help to keep momentum and governance in place).

Who actually does the work?

The founders, directly. Ryan and Darren run every engagement from kickoff to outcome, with more than thirty-five years between them across product, engineering, AI and operational growth. You are not handed to a junior team.

What makes Adastral different from other AI consultancies?

We start with strategy and secure foundations, not software, then ship the work rather than a deck of possibilities. Governance and cybersecurity are built in from day one, and everything is tied back to your P&L.

Is the AI Readiness Report really free?

Yes. Fifteen questions, around five minutes, and you get a score out of 100 with three honest insights and a personalised PDF report. No login, no email gate to see your score.

Ready to work out where AI fits your business?

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