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Proven in complex environments - for over 12 years

Proven in complex environments for over 12 years - delivering measurable ROI, controlled risk, and real business outcomes, not just technical delivery.

Proven Commercial Results.

AI should deliver measurable business results. That’s the point.

For 20 years, organisations accepted the myth that commercial outcomes, benefits and ROI were too hard to measure - so delivery focused on engineering activity instead.

That was never true. Cedus has been delivering commercial transformation for over 10 years across a wide range of leading organisations.

We drive AI transformation commercially - across every stage of the lifecycle, from investment through to realised benefits and ROI.

The impact is significant but we don’t expect you to take this at face value.

We prove it - inside your organisation - before we scale.

Faster

x 2

delivery speed

Failure trends visible
within weeks

Better

±10%

forecast accuracy

100%

visibility of cost, benefit, ROI & risk

90%+

 success rate

Cheaper

~50%

 fewer people

x 3–5

 ROI improvement

Safer

Reduced

 risk exposure

Regulated environments aligned early

No

 late-stage surprises

Trusted in the most demanding environments.

We operate where failure carries real commercial and regulatory consequences - and outcomes must be delivered, not just planned.

Investment Banks

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FMIs
(Market Infrastructure)

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Technology & 
AI Providers

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FinTech
Startups

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Insurance

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Consulting

Big-4 Consultancy

What Our Clients Say.

We are typically brought in where the stakes are high  - to provide clarity, challenge assumptions, and ensure transformation delivers measurable outcomes.

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“In a 30-year career, Cedus and Stephen are in my Top 5 transformation firms - especially in very technical environments. Behind this framework, they deliver and leave their clients in a great place.”

Global Head of
Strategic Business Development

​Global Investment Bank

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"Cedus' people, method and model help us make data-driven decisions on a regular basis and enable us to execute our strategy effectively"


CEO

FinTech Start-Up

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"Without Cedus, we would be miles behind where we are now - or perhaps even nowhere at all. More than just the model, the individual people have been fantastic."
 

Managing Director
& Vice Chair

Bank Consortium

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"Cedus hit the ground running, quickly getting everyone focused on commercial outcomes and helping us streamline the programmes scope and improved engagement with the IT teams."

Global Head
of FX

Global Investment Bank

Example Case Studies.

We’ve proven this approach across industries, scales, and transformation types - from start-ups to global enterprises, in both growth and high-risk environments.

CBDC Start-up

Built and scaled a first-of-its-kind CBDC infrastructure company, £150m raised + established the company.

🌍 Global | 👥 100+ | 💰 £150m+ | ⏱ 4 years

Journey

🧱 Investment case → ⚙️ Transformation → 📊 Invest

Big 4 Consultancy

Established an ROI-led transformation capability across 70,000-person Tax division, enabling ROI-led sales & delivery and AI Tax Transformation.

🌍 Global | 👥 1000+ | 💰 ~2bn business | ⏱ Ongoing 

 

Journey

🧭 Explorer → 🏢 CoE → 📊 Invest

AI Engineering Company

Created a scalable AI transformation operating model, progressing from pilot to commercial deployment.

🌍 Global | 👥 Enterprise clients | 💰TBD| ⏱ Ongoing

Journey

🏢 CoE

Global Investment Bank

Global equities division shifted portfolio decision-making to ROI-led prioritisation, unlocking +30% value creation.

🌍 Global | 👥 100+ | 💰 £bn portfolio | ⏱ 4 years

Journey

👥 Workforce → 🏢 CoE → 📊 Invest

UK Insurance Provider

Rebuilt delivery capability based on commercial agility principles, reducing release cycle timelines from 3 years to 2 weeks.

🌍 UK | 👥 700+ | 💰 £500m programme | ⏱ 3 years

Journey

🧭 Explorer → 👥 Workforce → 🏢 CoE

Carbon Market Start-up

Secured £40m funding and aligned a 6-bank consortium to launch a carbon market platform.

🌍 Global | 👥 100+ | 💰 £40m raised | ⏱ 18 months

Journey

🧭 Explorer → 🧱 Investment case → 📊 Invest

Global Investment Bank

Turned around a failing 3 year transformation, delivering £150m in savings within 18 months.

🌍 Global programme | 👥 500+

💰 £500m programme | ⏱ 18 months

 

Journey

🧭 Explorer → ⚙️ Transformation → 📊 Invest

Global Technology Provider

De-risked a fixed-deadline transformation, increasing delivery confidence from 10% to ~90%.

🌍 Global | 👥 ~100 | 💰 £10m+ | ⏱ 12 months

Journey

🧭 Explorer → ⚙️ Transformation → 🏢 CoE

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