Services

AI automation in Guernsey and the Channel Islands.

AI automation replaces repetitive manual work (data entry, document processing, reporting, inbox triage, scheduling, follow-ups) with software that uses AI to handle the judgement steps humans currently do by hand. Islands AI builds custom automation for Channel Islands businesses: we audit your processes, prove value with a small pilot from £3,500, then build production systems integrated with your existing tools. We are based in Guernsey, we build with modern AI (Claude, OpenAI) and custom code rather than reselling no-code templates, and your data can stay on-island.

What we automate

  • Client onboarding: intake forms, document collection, ID extraction, CDD file assembly, CRM entry.
  • Document processing: reading PDFs, invoices, statements and contracts into structured data your systems can use.
  • Reporting: weekly and monthly packs assembled automatically from your CRM, accounts and operational systems.
  • Email and inbox operations: triage, drafting, routing and follow-up chasing with human approval where it matters.
  • Data entry between systems: the swivel-chair work where staff re-key the same information into three places.
  • Scheduling and reminders: bookings, confirmations, no-show reduction.

How we're different from a "Zapier agency"

Plenty of agencies connect apps with off-the-shelf connectors. That's fine until your process has judgement in it, or your compliance team asks where the data went. We write real software: custom code and AI models with proper error handling, logging, retry logic and audit trails. Where a lightweight tool is genuinely the right answer, we'll say so and use it. You own everything we build.

Process

  1. AI Ops Audit (£2,500 to £5,000): we map your operation, measure the manual load, and give you a ranked list of automation opportunities with honest ROI numbers, including the ones where AI is not worth it.
  2. Pilot (from £3,500): one process automated, measured against a before/after baseline.
  3. Build and integrate: production system, documentation, staff training.
  4. Operate: monthly retainer for monitoring, maintenance and improvements.

Frequently asked questions

What does AI automation cost in the Channel Islands?

Pilots from £3,500, typical production builds £10,000 to £30,000, ops audits £2,500 to £5,000. Fixed quotes after audit. Costs are driven by the number of systems we integrate with, not by hype.

Will this replace our staff?

In our experience it removes the work people complain about, not the people. Island firms are hiring-constrained; automation is how a team of eight does the work of twelve without burning out.

What tools do you use?

Custom code (TypeScript, Python), Claude and OpenAI models, PostgreSQL, and your existing systems via their APIs. We use workflow tools like n8n where they're genuinely the right fit. You get source code and documentation either way.

We're regulated. Does that change things?

It changes the design, not the possibility. See our compliance AI page: human-in-the-loop approval, audit logging and on-island data options come as standard for regulated clients.

Talk to us before you talk to a platform.

A 20-minute call is enough to tell you whether AI is worth it for your operation, what it would cost, and what could go wrong. No pitch deck, no obligation.

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