AI & IT Transformation · Est. London

Unlock the future — before it locks you out.

AnInnovation Ltd. turns AI strategy into measurable business impact for Government, Banking and regulated sectors. Quick wins in 30–60 days. SC Cleared.

SC Cleared London · UK Est. 2009
Canary Wharf, London at night
SC Cleared

Advisor for the most sensitive government digital infrastructure projects.

Trusted Institutions

The High Cost of AI Inertia.

In high-stakes sectors, the risk isn't just missing the trend, it's building on unstable foundations that create irreversible failure for decades.

Strategic Drift

Uncoordinated AI adoption leads to fragmented data silos and security vulnerabilities that erode the institution's core value.

Regulatory Risk

Falling behind with emerging AI Ethics frameworks and government-grade standards risks non-trivial penalties and reputational decay.

Operational Drag

Legacy systems that cannot integrate with intelligent automation fall behind in efficiency, requiring more headcount for less output.

Deep expertise. Public sector heritage.

AnInnovation Ltd. is a bespoke consultancy founded on the principle that digital transformation in the public sector requires more than just technical skill, it requires an understanding of the machinery of government.

Our consultants carry SC clearance and have been instrumental in some of the UK's most critical digital infrastructure projects, including the HMRC Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

Our Founder's Legacy

With over 25 years of digital transformation experience across the public sector, our founders bring a track record of delivery on programmes managing budgets exceeding £500m and teams of 200+ specialists.

The Palace of Westminster, London
Lloyd's Register building, City of London
Leadership

Two senior operators. One delivery accountability.

Strategy and engineering on the same call. Anjana governs the programme. Sachin builds and ships the systems.

Founder & CEO

Anjana Sinha

AI Transformation, Consultancy & Training
PMP® · MSP® · PRINCE2® · CSM · PMI-CPMAI® · SC Cleared

Programme leader specialising in regulated AI delivery. PMI-CPMAI Certified Practitioner in Managing AI, with deep experience embedding governance, ethics and risk into complex transformation portfolios across Government and Banking.

Tooling
AWS · SageMaker Azure GCP IBM Watson OpenAI API Hugging Face Power BI Tableau
Frameworks
SAFe Scrum Lean DSDM Six Sigma CMMI ISO 9001
AI Engineer · Architect · Tech Lead

Sachin Sinha

25+ years in financial services & cloud-native systems
AI Architect · Cloud Architect · Enterprise Architect · Distributed Systems

Senior engineer working at the intersection of applied AI/ML, enterprise architecture and hands-on delivery. Equally comfortable shaping LLM-powered products from scratch, designing distributed cloud-native systems, and leading cross-functional programmes.

AI & GenAI
Anthropic Claude Azure OpenAI LangChain LlamaIndex RAG · Fine-tuning PyTorch MLOps
Engineering
Java 17+ · Spring Boot Kubernetes AWS · GCP · Azure Kafka Snowflake DDD ISO 20022
Selected Work

Proven where it matters most.

Government, Banking and regulated enterprise. Programmes that don't tolerate failure.

01

Government & Public Sector

  • HMRC
  • Customs Declaration Services (CDS)
  • Data Analytics
  • Risky Assumptions
  • Multiple large-scale digital transformation programmes
02

Banking & Financial Services

  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • FATCA, Chapter 3, Crown Dependency projects
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • RACF Password Strengthening
  • OOBV Fraud Rules & Transactional Fraud
03

Enterprise & Energy

  • NiSource (US Energy & Utility)
  • Environmental Health & Safety MS
  • Landis+Gyr (Smart Metering)
  • Thomson Reuters · Legal tech
  • Capgemini UK · Cloud migration
£100M+ Programme budgets managed
50–500+ Teams led across global locations
7+ sectors Government, Banking, Energy, Telecom, Retail, Legal, Aerospace
SC Cleared Equipped for regulated kick-off, immediately
Featured Case Study

HMRC Customs Declaration Service (CDS)

Technical leadership and architectural oversight for the migration from the legacy CHIEF system to the modern CDS platform. Cloud-native rebuild on AWS EKS with Kafka event-driven pipelines, 99% TDD coverage, ELK and Splunk observability, and Hashicorp Vault for security controls.

400M+
Annual Declarations
ClientHMRC
Duration3+ years
Team50–100+ across 8 scrum teams
Budget£100M+
Outcome Report
  • 400M+ declarations processed annually at 99.9% uptime.
  • £34BN in customs duty, excise duty and import VAT enabled.
  • 60% reduction in processing time, from hours to minutes.
  • 40% operational cost reduction vs. the legacy CHIEF baseline.
  • Zero critical incidents in production.
  • 100% team trained and transitioned to BAU operations.
The Challenge

Replace a 23-year-old legacy system handling post-Brexit customs flows. Maintain compliance with the EU Union Customs Code. Manage dual-running with zero downtime through a multi-phase cutover.

Our Role

Lead architectural advisory, programme governance across 8 scrum teams, stakeholder management between HMRC and trade partners, and security & compliance oversight throughout the migration.

We engineer intelligent futures.

Six disciplines, delivered as one engagement, by people who have done it before in environments that don't forgive mistakes.

AI Strategy & GenAI Integration

From vision to viable roadmap. Embedding Generative AI where it drives measurable value, not where it makes a slide deck look interesting.

AI Programme Management

PMI-CPMAI certified delivery. Governing complex AI portfolios with rigour, clear gates, and accountable owners.

Cloud Migration & Modernisation

AWS and Azure expertise to lift, shift and transform legacy infrastructure at enterprise scale, without breaking the things you can't afford to break.

Ethical AI & Governance

Responsible AI frameworks built for regulated sectors. Innovation and compliance, both, on the same delivery plan.

Agile, DevOps & Automation

End-to-end delivery using modern engineering practices, intelligent automation, and continuous improvement built into the cadence.

Training & Capability Build

Corporate workshops, executive coaching, and 1-on-1 mentoring. Your team owns the system after we leave.

How we deliver

A 5-step process, battle-tested.

A repeatable approach proven across Government and Financial Services. CPMAI-aligned. Each gate has a deliverable, an owner, and a date.

01

Discover

Define business objectives, assess data readiness, and set ethical guidelines and success metrics.

02

Design

Robust data engineering. Secure pipelines, feature engineering, and validation. Quality and compliance from day one.

03

Build

Iterative model selection, training, validation, and explainability. Performance and bias detection are first-class.

04

Govern

Secure deployment with MLOps, then continuous monitoring, drift detection, auditability, and regulatory adherence.

05

Optimise

Measure tangible business impact, gather user feedback, iterate, and expand the ROI envelope.

Three ways to work with us.

From advisory to end-to-end delivery. Scope and pricing agreed in writing after a 30-minute discovery call.

Tier 01

Consultancy

Strategic advisory and AI roadmapping. Opportunity assessment, governance framework design, stakeholder alignment.

Typically 4–8 weeks
Tier 02

Programme Management

End-to-end delivery governance. Programme leadership, risk and quality assurance, stakeholder reporting.

Typically 3–12 months
Tier 03

Full AI Delivery

Discovery through to production. Architecture and design, MLOps and monitoring, team training and BAU transition.

Typically 6–24 months
Capability Build

Training that drives immediate impact.

Practical corporate training for teams applying AI fast. Half-day, two-day, and bespoke onsite formats. Pricing on enquiry.

Generative AI for Business Leaders

Prompt engineering, business use cases, ROI identification and risk management for executive teams.

Half-day · 2-day formats

AI Strategy & Digital Transformation

Identify high-value AI use cases, build implementation roadmaps, and run change management for the rollout.

Half-day · 2-day formats

Prompt Engineering Mastery

Hands-on sessions for marketers, analysts, developers, and non-technical staff. Patterns and anti-patterns.

Half-day · 2-day formats

Responsible & Ethical AI

Bias detection, governance, compliance. Essential for regulated industries operating under scrutiny.

Half-day · 2-day formats

AI for Marketing & Content

Leverage AI tools for content strategy, automation, and creative enhancement, without losing brand integrity.

Half-day · 2-day formats

AI for Sales & Customer Service

Chatbots, personalisation, customer intelligence, and service automation. Tied to retention and CSAT metrics.

Half-day · 2-day formats
Executive coaching

1-on-1 personalised guidance for leaders shaping AI strategy, risk posture, or organisational change. Flexible scheduling.

Hourly engagements · Pricing on enquiry
Technical mentoring

Hands-on support for engineers and data scientists, from MLOps to LLM application architecture. Senior practitioner-led.

Hourly engagements · Pricing on enquiry

The level of strategic clarity provided by AnInnovation during the CDS migration was unparalleled. They didn't just understand the tech, they understood the political and operational stakes.

Senior Programme Director UK Tax Authority

Frequently Asked Questions

Common enquiries regarding our engagement models and security protocols.

How are you different from other AI consultancies?

We're not just advisors. We combine strategic consulting with hands-on technical execution, governance expertise, and training. Programmes managed up to £100M+, with a track record of zero critical incidents in production. Accountable for results, not just decks.

We don't have AI expertise in-house. Can you still help?

Yes. We provide end-to-end delivery, including team training and knowledge transfer. By the end of an engagement your team is confident running AI initiatives independently.

Do all your consultants have active SC clearance?

Yes. All lead consultants assigned to sensitive government projects maintain active SC clearance and undergo regular review.

How do you handle compliance in regulated sectors?

Compliance is embedded from day one, not retrofitted. Deep expertise across GDPR, FATCA, CASS and the UK government regulatory regime, with built-in governance frameworks for AI ethics and risk.

How do you handle IP on AI development projects?

Client ownership is our default. All custom code and trained models developed specifically for your institution are owned entirely by you upon project completion.

Can you work alongside our existing IT teams and vendors?

Absolutely. Most engagements involve augmenting departmental teams and integrating with existing vendor arrangements, providing the AI and architectural expertise that's often the missing piece in-house.

What is the typical engagement timeline?

Quick wins land in 30–60 days. Programme Management engagements run 3–12 months. Full AI Delivery typically scopes 6–24 months with phased ROI checkpoints throughout.

How do you measure success and ROI?

Success metrics defined upfront and tracked throughout. Typical guidance: 2–3x ROI in 6 months, 5–10x in 12 months. Outcomes focus on tangible business impact: cost savings, revenue, efficiency gains, and risk reduction.

Secure your digital future.

Schedule a 30-minute strategy call with our leadership team to discuss your departmental or institutional goals.

advisory@aninnovation.co.uk One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London