Situations We've Resolved

We've Seen This Before

Every case study shows the same pattern: a problem that required both financial rigour and technical execution. The outcomes are measured in pounds saved, not just systems delivered.

20+ Years Experience
40+ Transformations
Cloud Infrastructure
Platform Can't Scale, Costs Out of Control

Just Eat

Cloud Migration & Nearshore Scaling

The Situation

The platform was crashing during peak traffic—Friday nights were becoming a reputational nightmare. Legacy monolithic architecture couldn't handle the load. Meanwhile, London contractor costs were killing margins. They needed to migrate to cloud AND reduce costs. At the same time.

Approach

  • Strangler Fig Migration: Systematic decomposition of monolith into AWS-hosted microservices with zero-downtime transition.
  • Nearshore BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer): Establishment of high-performance engineering centre, scaling to 100+ engineers within 12 months.
  • Cultural Transformation: Evolution from operational to DevOps methodology, implementing CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Outcome

Achieved 99.99% platform availability during record transaction volumes and 40% reduction in blended engineering costs.

The Financial Story

Nearshoring alone saved £4M+ annually in contractor costs. Auto-scaling architecture eliminated overprovisioning—paying only for compute used. The CFO got cost reduction; the CTO got a modern platform. Both from a single engagement.

Tier-1 Fintech Scaleup
Regulator Blocking Banking License

ClearBank

Regulatory Compliance & Security

The Situation

The regulator had blocked the banking license application. Insufficient security controls. No audit trails in the deployment process. The next funding round—and £50M+ valuation—was at risk. They needed to fix the security posture fast, or the business model was dead.

Approach

  • DevSecOps Pipeline: Implemented automated security scanning (SAST/DAST) within the CI/CD pipeline.
  • ISO 27001 Certification: Led the end-to-end audit process, defining all policies and controls.
  • Immutable Infrastructure: Re-architected core ledgers to ensure tamper-proof audit capability.

Outcome

Secured the Banking License ahead of schedule and closed a £50M Series C funding round.

The Financial Story

A pure technologist would have built the security controls. But the real value was understanding what the regulator actually needed to approve the license—and structuring the remediation to unlock the £50M funding round. Technical fix, financial outcome.

Global Insurance Provider
Principals Buried in Admin, Underwriting Suffering

Segment Risk Limited

Operational Transformation

The Situation

As an MGA, underwriting is the core value—not claims. But the Principals were spending 60% of their time on simple operations. Information was cluttered across hundreds of broker emails. They couldn't delegate because the process was too messy, creating massive communication overhead.

Approach

  • Operational Decoupling: Structured the data intake to separate high-value underwriting judgments from routine admin.
  • Broker Portal Integration: Centralised broker communications into a single platform, eliminating the "email clutter".
  • Delegation Framework: Standardised the operational workflow, allowing Principals to delegate 80% of admin tasks without losing control.

Outcome

Freed up 60% of Principals' capacity to focus on complex underwriting. Reduced communication overhead to near zero.

The Financial Story

Principal time is the scarcest resource in an MGA. Every hour spent on admin is an hour not spent on underwriting decisions worth £100k+. The technology solution was simple; the value was understanding the business model well enough to know which problem to solve.

Cultural Centre Digital Delivery
National Institution, World-Class Digital Experience

Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre (JACC)

Digital Transformation

The Situation

A landmark cultural complex of national importance required a digital experience to match its world-class physical premises. The ambition was high: unified platforms across web and mobile that would serve visitors before, during, and after their visit.

Approach

  • Single Point of Accountability: Assumed full technology leadership with direct accountability to senior stakeholders. One decision-maker, clear ownership.
  • Unified Delivery: Coordinated all teams and partners into a single, focused delivery programme with clear milestones and budget control.
  • Complete Platform Delivery: Built the website, iPhone app, and Android app to a standard befitting a national institution.

Outcome

Delivered all three platforms (website, iPhone, Android) within 6 months. The digital experience now matches the excellence of the cultural complex, serving visitors with ticketing, event information, and venue guides.

The Financial Story

Delivered in 6 months with clear budget control. The difference was accountability: one leader who could make decisions and was responsible for the outcome—no diffusion of responsibility across multiple vendors.

Coretonomy E-Commerce Platform
Need Platform Built From Scratch, Can't Afford London Rates

Coretonomy

E-Commerce Platform & BOT

The Situation

Needed a modern e-commerce platform—greenfield build. High transaction volumes, AI personalisation, built to scale. But the budget couldn't support London agency rates, and they didn't want to be dependent on an external vendor forever. They needed a team they could eventually own.

Approach

  • Headless Architecture: Built a decoupled frontend and backend enabling flexibility across web, mobile, and future channels.
  • Cloud-Native Microservices: Designed for horizontal scalability with containerised services on Kubernetes.
  • AI-Powered Features: Integrated machine learning for personalised product recommendations and dynamic pricing.
  • BOT Model: Established a 20-engineer team using Build-Operate-Transfer, ensuring knowledge retention and smooth handover.

Outcome

Delivered a production-ready platform with modern architecture. Successfully transferred operations to the client's in-house team with full documentation and training.

The Financial Story

London agency quotes came in at 2-3x the budget. Our nearshore BOT model delivered the same quality at 50% of the cost—and they now own the team outright. No ongoing vendor dependency, no perpetual licensing. An asset, not an expense.

LumifyEnergy
Complex Fintech Platform, No Technical Leadership

LumifyEnergy

Fintech Platform Development

The Situation

Renewable energy landowners were losing money—opaque payment structures, reconciliation errors nobody could track. The company had identified the market opportunity but lacked the technical capability to build the sophisticated platform required. They needed architecture, not just code.

Approach

  • Lumigraph™ Platform: Built the core platform for market scanning and cross-site data comparison with real-time legislation tracking.
  • Payment Reconciliation: Automated payment recovery system identifying discrepancies and recovering owed funds for landowners.
  • Data Analytics: Developed analytics infrastructure providing actionable insights for renewable energy project optimisation.

Outcome

Delivered an award-winning platform supporting landowners across the UK to maximise returns from their renewable energy projects.

The Financial Story

The platform doesn't just track payments—it recovers money landowners didn't know they were owed. The technology directly generates revenue for clients. That's the difference between building features and building a business.

PCL Health
Healthcare Startup Needs CTO, Can't Afford Full-Time Hire

PCL Health

CTO & Healthcare Platform Build

The Situation

A healthcare startup with a compelling vision but no technical leadership. They needed to build a remote patient monitoring platform, navigate NHS certification, integrate IoT medical devices, and do it all within startup budget constraints. They needed a CTO—but couldn't justify a £250K+ salary.

Approach

  • Full-Time CTO: Assumed complete technology leadership, defining architecture and technical strategy for the healthcare platform.
  • NHS Certification: Navigated regulatory requirements including GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and NHS integration standards (FHIR/HL7).
  • IoT Infrastructure: Architected the connected care ecosystem integrating CE-approved medical devices with cloud analytics.
  • Nearshore Team: Hired and managed engineering team to deliver the platform cost-effectively.

Outcome

Delivered a fully certified healthcare platform now running NHS trials at Homerton University Hospital for early patient discharge and remote monitoring.

The Financial Story

A full-time CTO hire would have cost £250k+ annually before the company had revenue. By combining fractional leadership with nearshore delivery, we delivered CTO-level capability at a fraction of the cost—preserving runway for what matters: getting to NHS trials.