+ Audits · for UK businesses turning over £500k to £10m
Know what your tech is really costing you.
A fixed-fee review of the software your business already pays for, or of where AI would really help. Two hours with your team, then a written report and a 30/60/90-day plan within 14 days.
From £947. Fixed fee, written report within 14 days.
- It pays for itself, or you don’t pay.
- You keep the report either way.
- The fee comes off your first month of ongoing support.
Tech Stack Audit.
What you already pay for: what’s used, what isn’t, and where money is left on the table.
AI Readiness Audit.
Where AI and automation would really save time, cut errors or bring in revenue.
Then, if you want it.
Help acting on the plan. The audit fee comes off your first month.
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+ Why this exists
The cost of a stack nobody owns.
Most businesses turning over £500k to £10m pay for technology that nobody has the time or the remit to look after. Tools get bought one at a time. Rollouts stall halfway. AI gets added on top without a clear job to do.
+ The visible cost
Subscriptions you’ve stopped reading.
Tools bought and never fully used. Renewals that go through on autopilot. Annual contracts that protect the supplier, not you.
+ The invisible cost
Hours lost to workarounds.
Decisions that wait because the data isn’t ready. Quotes that take twice as long as they should. A competitor winning the work while you wait. This is usually the bigger cost.
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+ What I do
Two audits. Pick one, or both.
Both audits are fixed fee and fixed scope: two hours with your team, then a written report within 14 days. If you want help acting on it, I stay on.
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Tech Stack Audit.
A structured review of the systems you already pay for: what’s used, what isn’t, where the friction is and where money is being left on the table. You get a written report and a 30/60/90-day plan.
Best if you suspect the stack is bloated, half adopted or doubling up, and want a second opinion before buying anything new.
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AI Readiness Audit.
Where AI and automation would really save time, cut errors or bring in revenue. You get a ranked list of use cases, scored by effort and impact, and a recommended pilot.
Best if you feel the pressure to do something with AI, but don’t know where to start.
From £947. Fixed fee and fixed scope. The call tells you exactly what yours would cost, in writing.
- It pays for itself, or you don’t pay.
- You keep the report either way.
- The fee comes off your first month of ongoing support.
Already have an IT provider? Keep them. They keep things running. I check you’re getting value from what you pay for. This is a commercial review, not a security or compliance audit.
+ How it works
From first call to a plan your team can follow.
Five steps. The same format and the same depth every time. You don’t need to prepare anything.
15 minutes · Free
Fit check
Tell me what’s slowing the business down. I’ll tell you straight if an audit would help.
You get a straight answer
When you book
The brief
You pick the one question the audit must answer, and who should be in the room.
You get a clear brief
2 hours
Discovery
You and your team show me how the business really runs, tool by tool. On site or online.
You get a map of your setup
Within 14 days
The report
Plain English. What I found, with every assumption marked. Nothing is sent until it’s ready.
You get a report and a 30/60/90-day plan
30 minutes
Walkthrough
We go through it together and agree the next step. If we keep working, the audit fee comes off your first month.
You get a plan your team can follow
+ What you walk away with
A report your whole team can read.
The decisions you need to make, up front. A 30/60/90-day plan to get them done. Written for the owner and the team, not for other consultants.
- What I found, in plain English
- The decisions you need to make
- A recommended next step
- A 30/60/90-day plan
- What to check before acting
So the tools you pay for do the job you bought them for.
Talk it through in 15 minutesWorked example · not a client · 18 pages
+ Why it’s low risk
Three ways the risk is mine.
These aren’t marketing lines. Each one protects you in a different way.
Outcome guarantee
It pays for itself, or you don’t pay.
If the audit doesn’t find at least three specific ways to recover or save more than its fee, you don’t pay.
Credit back
The fee comes off your first month.
If we start working together within 30 days of the report, the full audit fee is credited against your first month.
Yours to keep
You keep the report.
Whatever you decide, the written report, the roadmap and the priority list are yours. No conditions.
In short: you keep the report either way, the fee comes off your ongoing support, and if the audit doesn’t pay for itself, you don’t pay.
+ Who it’s for
A short, honest filter.
If you can name two or three specific moments where the tech gets in your team’s way, there’s almost always something worth fixing.
+ A strong fit
- UK business turning over £500k to £10m
- Owner-led, 5 to 80 staff
- Relies on tech, but isn’t a tech company
- Professional services, light manufacturing or founder-led ecommerce
- Layers of tools, patchy adoption, a growing software bill
- Pressure to “do AI” with no clear plan
− Not a fit
- Pre-revenue startups looking for an equity adviser
- Teams that need software developers
- Regulated finance, health or defence
- Anyone who only needs an IT helpdesk
- Formal tenders run by procurement
Not sure which side you’re on? The call settles it. If it’s not a fit, I’ll say so, and point you to someone who is.
Book my free 15-minute call+ Who you’d work with
You deal with me, start to finish.
I spent over 12 years inside other people’s businesses before building my own.
I’ve run SAP projects, looked after ERP customers for years, and worked as an engineer before that. In my last corporate role I looked after 30 to 35 client accounts worth £2m to £2.5m a year. That gave me a front-row seat to how businesses really use the software they pay for.
- Over 12 yearsinside other people’s businesses
- 30 to 35client accounts at a time
- HinckleyLeicestershire. I also speak Polish.
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“I’ve worked with Daniel on many projects whether podcasts or productions and business growth. His knowledge as well as enthusiasm is great and he tackles every issue with ease.”
+ Questions
Questions people actually ask.
Something else on your mind? Ask me on the call, or email booking@dancheesecake.media.
Book my free 15-minute callWhat’s the difference between the two audits?
The Tech Stack Audit looks at what you already own: the software and systems you pay for. The AI Readiness Audit looks at what you could do next: where AI and automation would save time, cut errors or bring in revenue. Many owners want both answered, and the call helps you pick.
What does it cost?
Audits start from £947, at a fixed fee. The 15-minute call tells you exactly what yours would cost, in writing, before you commit to anything.
What if the audit doesn’t find anything worth fixing?
Then you don’t pay. If the audit doesn’t find at least three specific ways to recover or save more than its fee, the fee is waived.
Do I keep the report if we don’t work together afterwards?
Yes. The written report, the 30/60/90-day plan and the priority list are yours, whatever you decide. No conditions.
What happens if we carry on working together?
If we start ongoing support within 30 days of the report, the full audit fee is credited against your first month. The audit becomes the first step of the work, not an extra cost.
We already have an IT provider. Why would we need you?
Keep them. Your IT provider keeps things running. I answer a different question: are you getting value from what you pay for? The report can give your IT provider a clear to-do list too.
Is this a security or compliance audit?
No. It’s a commercial review of how well your tools serve the business. It isn’t a security or compliance audit.
How much of my time will it take?
A two-hour session with you and your team, and a 30-minute walkthrough of the report. Everything in between is on me.
+ Next step
Want a second opinion on your stack?
Fifteen minutes is enough to tell you if an audit would pay for itself, and what yours would cost.
Prefer to meet first? Book a free 1 on 1 to see how we can help each other.
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