Independent software developer · West Lancashire · UK businesses

Software for your business. Built or fixed.

I'm Nick. I build web apps for business owners and founders, fix problems in existing software, and add AI where it earns its place. Tell me what you need the software to do, or where it's going wrong.

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Five live products, built by me

01 Primary Story
02 Job Space AI
03 HaircutMatch
04 GetContentGap
05 WhyNotConverting

AI products live & in production

years building production web products

developer, from scope to handover

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Company profile

Next.jsReactTypeScript OpenAIAnthropicAzure OpenAI SupabasePineconeStripeVercel

What do you need help with?

A new system and a broken app need different starting points. You don't need an AI brief to get in touch.

Build a new system

A customer portal, an internal tool or a product idea that needs working software. We agree the first useful version before the build.

Custom software for your business →

Fix an existing app

Lost edits, duplicated records or permissions you aren't confident about. Start with a review of the affected code before committing to a repair.

Existing-app review and repairs →

Sort out your website

Small repairs to contact links and unfinished pages, or a new website for a local business. A repair doesn't have to become a redesign.

Website review £99 · full website audit £299 →

New websites for Lancashire businesses → · Try the free page check

Add an AI feature

Document search, an assistant or information pulled from text. Add one defined feature to the app or workflow you already use.

AI tools for business → · Agency delivery

AI, when the job calls for it

These are options for a specific task, not a requirement for every project.

AI search & chat over content

Let users ask questions about your documents and see which sources the answer comes from.

In-app AI assistant

An assistant inside your app, with access to the information and actions you choose.

Document & CV analysis

Extract, summarise, and analyse uploaded files. Works with PDFs, contracts, CVs, reports.

Internal knowledge tools

Your team chats with your docs, policies, or knowledge base instead of searching.

Lead qualification & support automation

Sort incoming enquiries and draft replies for someone to check. You decide which steps need a person.

Custom software for a niche problem

Not every job needs AI. If you have one repetitive process no off-the-shelf system covers, I build small software for that too.

See it working

Live demos, with no sign-up and no sales call. Try them now in your browser.

AI Voice Assistant

Choose one of three example businesses. Press a button and speak.

AI Document Search

Ask plain-English questions of a company policy set.

AI CV Analysis

Paste an anonymised CV and job description to try the analysis.

Legal Document Analyser

Try sample contract text to see clauses flagged for review. Not legal advice.

Invoice Data Extraction

Paste invoice text to extract the details into structured fields.

AI Chatbot

Ask about Cleardesk, a fictional product used for this support demo.

Every demo uses the same techniques I'd build into your product.

Check your website for small issues →

Free, no signup. One public page, with evidence and suggested fixes.

Less copying. Fewer loose ends.

Show me the bit of admin you keep doing by hand. We can check whether your existing tools cover it before building something else.

Search your documents instead of digging through folders

Ask a question about your policies or manuals and get an answer with the source attached.

Extract data from PDFs, invoices, CVs and reports

Turn document text into draft records for someone to check before using them.

Automate repetitive quote, admin and enquiry workflows

Pull the address, request and missing details out of an enquiry. Keep quote approval and customer replies with your team.

AI automation for Lancashire businesses

How it works

We agree what counts as finished before I start.

Send me your brief

Tell me what you're trying to build or fix. Screenshots and a description of what happens are useful for an existing app.

Response within 24 hours

Agree the starting point

A new build needs a scope. An unexplained fault may need a paid review first. I'll explain which I suggest and what it costs.

Scope agreed before work starts

Build or repair

I work on the agreed changes and send progress updates. You check the result against what we agreed.

Timescale agreed for the job

Handover

You get the code and a walkthrough. One round of revisions is included.

Code and walkthrough

Built, shipped, live

Five production AI products I built from scratch and still run. My own products, not client work.

EdTech · Consumer AI

Primary Story

A reading app for UK primary-school children, with generated stories, comprehension questions and progress tracking for parents and teachers.

Built solo, end to end. Next.js · Supabase · Azure OpenAI · Stripe.

AI content generation Subscriptions & payments Multi-role dashboards Reading interface

Case study ↗ · primary-story.com ↗

HR Tech · B2C AI

Job Space AI

CV writing, job-description checks and mock interviews for UK job seekers.

Next.js · React · TypeScript · LLM APIs.

Document analysis CV parsing Career workflow automation Commercial SaaS

Case study ↗ · jobspaceai.com ↗

Consumer AI · Beauty Tech

HaircutMatch

Haircut suggestions from a photo, with generated previews and notes to take to a barber.

Image analysis Consumer AI UX AI-generated renders Pay-per-use flow

Case study ↗ · HaircutMatch ↗

SaaS Tools · SEO Tech

GetContentGap

Compares a website with competitors and suggests topics to investigate. The suggestions aren't proof that missing content is costing you traffic.

Data analysis pipeline No-auth tool UX Competitor intelligence

Case study ↗ · getcontentgap.com ↗

SaaS Tools · Conversion Optimisation

WhyNotConverting

A landing-page review tool with an AI-generated score and suggested changes. The score is a review aid, not a measured conversion rate.

AI page review Scored output No signup UX

Case study ↗ · whynotconverting.com ↗

Pricing

Reviews and feature sprints have separate starting prices. New systems and website jobs are quoted after we agree the scope.

£450

Existing-app review · agreed area · 5 working days

I review the affected code, data access and reported symptoms. You get a written account of what I found, what remains uncertain and which repairs I'd tackle first.

What's included in the review

£450 total, no VAT added. Review scope and access agreed before payment. Repair work is quoted separately.

from £750

AI Feature Sprint · one feature · 7 working days

A short exchange to agree scope
Feature built & integrated into your product
Polished UI, tested, production-ready
Code handover + walkthrough
One round of revisions included

Send me your brief

50% upfront · 50% on delivery. Agencies can deliver the work under their own brand.

Building something from scratch, with or without AI? That's scoped separately — send the brief and I'll quote it.

About

I'm Nick, a software developer based in West Lancashire. I work with business owners, founders and agencies across the UK. My background is in web products across aviation, logistics and HR technology, with AI integrations where the project needs them.

The products above are mine. I built them and still look after them, including the payments, document handling and AI integrations. They're examples of my work, not client endorsements.

I work mainly in Next.js, React and TypeScript, with OpenAI, Anthropic and Azure OpenAI. I use Pinecone or Supabase pgvector for document search.

You work directly with me, from agreeing the job to handing over the code.

NRB Consulting Ltd · nicholas@nrbconsulting.co.uk

FAQ

What do you need from me to start?

I need access to the codebase or staging environment, an agreed brief and someone who can answer questions and sign off the work. Same-day replies help keep the sprint on schedule.

Can you work white-label for my agency?

Yes. You can deliver the work under your agency's brand. Here's how the arrangement works, with a brief template you can use.

What if I don't have an existing app yet?

I can build a standalone prototype. Get in touch and we'll work out what makes sense.

What stack do you use?

Next.js, React, TypeScript. LLMs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI. Vector search: Pinecone, Supabase pgvector.

Can I keep you on after the sprint?

Yes. Ongoing retainers available for iteration and support after the initial sprint.

Not sure if your project is a fit?

Send a short description through the contact form. I'll normally reply within 24 hours with questions or a view on whether a sprint fits.