Bristol & the South West

Business automation in Bristol

Kodie builds custom automation for small and medium businesses across Bristol and the South West — taking the data entry, invoicing, paperwork and reports off your team, built around the tools you already use. We're local, so when it matters we come to you.

Bristol-based · No new software to learn · Fixed-price quote before we build · Most builds live in 2–4 weeks · A real person answers the phone

The problem

Bristol businesses run on admin nobody has time for

Across the South West — from yards in Avonmouth to offices in Clifton — capable people lose hours every week re-typing information, raising invoices late and building the same report by hand. It's the quiet tax on a growing business, and it's exactly the sort of work a computer should be doing.

A Bristol small-business desk piled with paperwork, with automation beginning to tidy it
What we automate

The jobs we take off Bristol teams

No two businesses get the same Kodie — these are the jobs we're asked to take on most often locally.

Data entry

Photos, PDFs and scribbled notes read and typed up automatically — no one re-keys anything by hand.

Invoicing & chasing

Invoices raised the moment a job's done, and polite reminders sent on schedule — so payments land sooner.

Weekly reports

Your numbers built overnight and waiting before Monday — no half-day lost to a spreadsheet.

Inbox & paperwork

Orders, job sheets and queries sorted, filed and routed to the right person, automatically.

Joining up systems

Your accounts package, spreadsheets and inbox wired together so information stops being re-typed between them.

Bespoke jobs

Whatever eats your week — if it's repetitive and rule-shaped, we'll look at taking it on.

Why local

A local partner, not a faceless platform

We're based in Ashton, Bristol, and most of the businesses we work with are on our doorstep. That means we can sit down with you in person to map where the week goes, and when something needs a conversation, a real person who knows your setup picks up the phone. We cover Bristol, Bath and the wider South West — by video where it's quicker, in person where it matters.

It's the same custom AI automation we'd build for anyone — process automation, AI agents and more — just with a local team behind it.

A friendly local meeting between a Kodie team member and a Bristol business owner
Is it right for you?

Which jobs are worth automating first?

The best candidates share three traits — they're frequent, repetitive and rule-shaped. If a job in your business ticks these, it's usually worth automating:

  • It happens every day or week, not once a quarter
  • It follows roughly the same steps each time
  • You could explain how to do it in a few clear instructions
  • It's currently eating a capable person's time
  • Getting it wrong or late costs you — missed invoices, unhappy customers, compliance slips

Late invoicing alone is a known drag on UK firms — the Federation of Small Businesses has long flagged late payment as a leading cashflow risk for small firms. And your data stays yours throughout: we follow ICO good-practice on how it's stored and used. Not sure which of your jobs qualify? That's exactly what the free audit is for.

Fair questions

Things Bristol businesses ask us

Do you only work with Bristol businesses?
We're Bristol-based and most of our clients are in the South West, but we work with firms across the UK. Being local just means we can meet in person easily when it helps.
Do we need to change our software?
No — that's the point. We build around whatever you already use: your spreadsheets, your accounts package, your email. Nothing to migrate, nothing new to learn.
How do we get started?
A free, no-obligation 20-minute audit. We look at where your week goes, tell you honestly what's worth automating, and give you a fixed quote before anything starts.
What does it cost?
It depends entirely on what we're automating — you'll get a fixed quote after the audit. We explain what drives the price in how much automation costs.
Will it replace our staff?
No — it replaces the worst parts of their day. Re-keying, chasing, building the same report — the work nobody was hired for. Your people get their time back for the work that actually needs a human. We dig into this in will automation replace my staff?
How long until we see a difference?
Most builds take two to four weeks, and we start with the job that hurts most — so the first "that's just done now?" moment usually lands within the first month.

See what could come off your plate

Book a free 20-minute audit. We'll look at where your week goes and tell you honestly what's worth automating — Bristol and across the South West.

Get your free audit
Or call us on 0117 313 2858 — a real person answers.