Most firms don't have an AI problem, they have an AI priorities problem. There are a dozen places AI could help, the tools change every month, and it's hard to tell which one actually moves the needle versus which is a shiny distraction. The Opportunity Audit exists to answer that, before you spend money building anything.
What the audit actually looks at
We sit with how your firm really runs, not the org chart, the day-to-day. For a UK recruitment, accountancy, legal or web firm that usually means:
- Repetitive manual work: client onboarding, data entry, reporting, candidate screening, invoice chasing.
- Knowledge trapped in people's heads: the things that stop working the moment someone's on holiday.
- Communication overhead: inbox triage, follow-ups, proposal drafting, meeting notes.
- Decisions made on gut where you actually have the data to decide better.
Every business is already full of intelligence. The audit finds where it's leaking, and where AI can plug the gap.
What you walk away with
Not a slide deck of buzzwords. A practical document you own:
- A ranked list of AI opportunities, scored by hours saved and effort to build.
- A costed roadmap: what to do first, what it costs, what it returns.
- Honest "don't bother" calls: the places AI won't help you, so you don't waste money there.
- A clear first project you could start immediately, with or without us.
Fixed scope, from £750, credited against your pilot. Start a pilot within 60 days and the audit fee comes off it in full. You know the cost before we begin. The audit is standalone, there's no obligation to build afterwards, and the roadmap is yours to keep.
Rather see it than read about it? Here's the deliverable worked through end to end for an eighteen-person recruitment agency: ranked opportunities, hours saved, build effort, and the parts where the honest answer is "don't bother".
Why start here
Because building the wrong AI system is expensive twice: once to build it, and again to unpick it. A £750 audit that tells you the single highest-value place to start is the cheapest insurance you'll buy all year. It's also how every Ishigai engagement begins: we won't quote you a build until we've proven where the value is.
Why only £750?
UK AI audits commonly cost £2,500 to £8,000 for a firm of 10 to 50 people, and more from larger consultancies (see the 2026 price guide). Ours is cheaper on purpose. We'd rather earn the build than charge heavily for the map, and a low, fixed price means you can find out where AI pays off without a big decision first.
It's not a cut-down version: you get the full ranked, costed roadmap shown in the worked example. And if you start a pilot within 60 days, the whole £750 comes off it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an AI opportunity audit cost?
From £750, fixed-scope, so you know the cost up front. Exact pricing depends on team size and the number of workflows in scope.
Why is the audit only £750?
Because we'd rather earn the build than charge heavily for the map. UK audits commonly cost £2,500 to £8,000 for firms of 10 to 50 people. Ours is deliberately the cheapest way to find out where AI pays off, and if you start a pilot within 60 days the £750 comes off it in full.
How long does it take?
Usually one to two weeks, depending on how many people and processes we review. You get a written, ranked roadmap at the end.
Do I have to commit to a build afterwards?
No. The audit is deliberately standalone, you leave with a costed roadmap you own and can act on however you like. If you start a pilot with us within 60 days, the £750 comes off the pilot in full.
Who is it for?
UK service firms (recruitment, accountancy, legal, web) from solo founders to teams of ~50 who suspect AI could help but want a clear-eyed plan first.
Related services
- Ishigai vs a £5,000 consultancy audit: what the price difference buys.
- Ishigai vs building it yourself: when Zapier or n8n is the better answer.
- Ishigai vs doing nothing: when waiting is the right call.
- Process Automation: repetitive admin turned into monitored pipelines. Fixed price.
- AI Agents: support, research and data-gathering handled end to end, with a person on the decisions that matter.
- Roadmap & Handover: what every build ends with: documentation, running costs and a roadmap.
- Worked example: the full audit deliverable for an 18-person recruitment agency.
- What an AI audit costs in the UK: 2026 price ranges, with sources.
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