A structured half day.
Up to 4 hours with you or your operations lead. We walk your real processes, map where time goes and review the systems you already use.
Diagnostics
The Automation Audit
Half a day inside your business. A number on your "Admin Tax". A ranked plan to reclaim it.
Fixed price. Fixed scope. The report is yours to keep, whether you work with us afterwards or not.
£650 fixed
At a glance
- ✓A structured half day.
- ✓Your "Admin Tax" figure.
- ✓A written report within 5 working days.
- ✓A 30, 60 and 90 day roadmap.
£650 fixed
Most businesses know they lose time. Few know how much.
Repetitive admin rarely announces itself. It hides in copied spreadsheets, retyped emails, chased invoices and reports rebuilt every month. No single task feels significant enough to fix on its own. Together they quietly tax your whole team.
The Automation Audit puts a number on that tax. Then it gives you a plan, in priority order, for getting the time back.
What you get for £650
Your "Admin Tax" figure.
The hours and pounds your business loses to repetitive admin each year, calculated with the same method as our free calculator, with the working shown.
A written report within 5 working days.
Findings, a ranked opportunity list and a recommended first automation, in plain English.
A 30, 60 and 90 day roadmap.
A sequence you can act on with us, with someone else or on your own. Plus a 30-minute walkthrough call to talk it through.
Delivered remotely over Teams, or on site within 30 miles of Sudbury with travel included. Beyond 30 miles a fixed travel fee is quoted up front.
How it works
1
Book.
Pick a date, accept the terms, settle the invoice. Done in a day.
2
Prepare.
A short questionnaire before we arrive. Ten questions, fifteen minutes.
3
The audit.
Up to 4 hours. Structured, practical and focused on how work actually gets done.
4
The report.
Delivered within 5 working days. Your "Admin Tax" figure, ranked opportunities and the roadmap.
5
The walkthrough.
A 30-minute call to go through the findings and answer questions. No pitch. One optional next step.
Inside the report
- ✓Executive summary with your "Admin Tax" figure and top three opportunities
- ✓Current state: the processes reviewed and where the time goes
- ✓The calculation, shown in full so you can check it
- ✓A ranked opportunity list scored for effort, tooling and payback
- ✓A recommended first automation with indicative scope
- ✓Risks and prerequisites, including data quality and UK GDPR points
- ✓Your 30, 60 and 90 day roadmap and next steps
The report is written to stand on its own. If you never speak to us again, it still pays for itself in clarity.
Where the free tools stop
The "Admin Tax" Calculator estimates what repetitive admin costs you. The AI Readiness Assessment scores how ready you are to fix it. Both are free, both take minutes and both are worth doing first.
The Audit turns those signals into a decision. Half a day inside the business produces a validated figure and a written plan ranked by payback. The free tools tell you there is a problem. The report tells you what to do about it, in what order and why.
Who the Audit suits
- ✓Owner-led UK SMEs, typically 5 to 50 people, drowning in repeat admin
- ✓Businesses that want a clear plan before spending anything on software or builds
- ✓Teams that have tried tools piecemeal and want someone to look across the whole picture
Who it does not suit
- ×Businesses looking for a free consultation. That exists, it is an hour, and it covers one problem.
- ×Anyone wanting a software demo. We audit your business, not a product.
No obligation, genuinely
Most audits end one of three ways.
Run it yourself
The roadmap is written to be actioned internally, step by step.
Hand it to your IT support
Any competent supplier can deliver from the report. It is theirs to work from.
Ask newlens to build
Engage us within 90 days and the Audit stands as your discovery phase. You never pay for discovery twice.
All three are fine. The report is yours either way.
Book your Automation Audit
£650 fixed, no VAT. Payment on booking. Delivered remotely over Teams, or on site within 30 miles of Sudbury with travel included. Beyond 30 miles a fixed travel fee is quoted up front. Nothing added later.
Get in touch to bookQuestions first? Book a free discovery call and ask anything.
Common questions
How is the Audit different from the free AI Readiness Assessment?
The free assessment is a five-minute questionnaire that produces a readiness score and a general roadmap from your own answers. The Audit is half a day inside your business. We validate how work actually happens, quantify the "Admin Tax" from observed processes and rank the opportunities for your specific systems and team.
Do I have to buy anything afterwards?
No. The report and roadmap are yours. There is no obligation to proceed and the walkthrough call is not a sales call. If you do engage newlens within 90 days, the Audit counts as your discovery phase.
What do you need from us on the day?
Up to 4 hours with someone who knows how the work really gets done, usually the owner or an operations lead. We may ask to see, not touch, the systems you use. We never need passwords or admin access.
Can you do the Audit remotely?
The Audit can be delivered remotely over Teams, or on site within 30 miles of Sudbury with travel included. Beyond 30 miles a fixed travel fee is quoted up front.
Is the price really fixed?
Yes. £650 covers the preparation, the half day, the report and the walkthrough call, delivered remotely over Teams or on site within 30 miles of Sudbury with travel included. Beyond 30 miles a fixed travel fee is quoted up front, so you know the full number before you book. The only extra is an extension you ask for beyond the 4 hours.