Before you commit to AI — know if it will make you money or cost you everything.
We give UK boards a financial verdict on AI investment.
Not opinion. Not theory. A decision — in plain English, in pounds.
Without independent financial assessment you are not making a business decision. You are making a bet.
85%
What the evidence says about AI investment — and why governance is the missing variable.
Only 6%
of organisations increased AI investment in the last 12 months
achieve the ROI their AI vendor projected within 12 months
91%
Only 10%
plan to increase AI investment again next year
of agentic AI users are currently realising significant ROI
Source: Deloitte (2025). Survey of 1,854 executives across Europe and the Middle East.
STEP 1 — UNDERSTAND
Download the free white paper The Accountability Gap. What poor AI governance is costing UK boards — and what good governance is worth
STEP 3 — DECIDE
The AI Investment Checklist™ Download the £149 sector-specific AI governance checklist. Leisure & Hospitality edition available now — further sectors in development. Fully transferable methodology across all business sectors.
Four steps from question to certainty.
STEP 2 — ASSESS
The AI Investment & Governance Diagnostic™
The only AI investment diagnostic built on Nobel Prize-winning financial theory. One verdict. 10 working days.
STEP 4 — PROTECT
Virtual Governance Director™ Retainer.
Ongoing monthly AI governance oversight. Board-level accountability without the full-time cost. From £995 per month.
AI Investment & Governance Diagnostic™
The complete AGD service range.
We calculate what your AI investment is actually returning — in pounds. Independent financial assessment for UK business owners and boards. Board Confidence Score, risk-adjusted return, maximum downside, and a signed verdict. Delivered in 10 working days. From £1,950.
From £1,950
From first assessment to ongoing board-level oversight. One practitioner. One methodology.
Virtual Governance Director™
Monthly independent check: is your AI still making you money? Are you overpaying your vendor? Terence Picken acts as your ongoing independent financial oversight — monitoring performance, challenging vendors, updating your AI Profit and Risk Score. From £995 per month.
From £995 per month
AI Investment Checklist™
Know what to ask before you spend. A structured checklist giving UK business owners and boards the right financial questions to protect their AI investment. Immediately deployable. £149.
£149
Service Pricing at a Glance
All services delivered remotely. No retainer required to get started.
AI Investment & Governance Diagnostic™ — from £1,950
AI Investment Checklist™ — £149
Virtual Governance Director™ Retainer — from £995 per month