INDEPENDENT AI GOVERNANCE AUDIT · UK

Independent AI governance audits for UK organisations.

An AI audit with nothing to sell you.

Mise gives organisations a clear, independent view of how AI is being used. We find the risks, identify the worthwhile opportunities and say when the best answer is to leave something alone. The work is led by compliance expertise, and we can help with the findings if you want us to.

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No funnel. No quiz. A conversation with a founder.

THE PROBLEM

AI advice has a trust problem.

BSI, the UK standards body, has described the AI-audit market as a "wild west" of unchecked providers. Too many "audits" are a sales pitch with a clipboard: the findings are written before the discovery starts, and the recommendation is always whatever the auditor happens to sell. Read the BSI source.

  • We don't know what we don't know about AI risk.
  • Where would AI actually help us, and where is it just hype?
  • Could we prove to our board or funder that we're doing this properly?
  • Are we already exposed and haven't noticed?
  • Who actually owns this internally?

If any of those sound familiar, you're who we built this for.

THE AUDIT

The audit looks at three practical questions.

A fixed-scope, independent AI governance audit of how your organisation actually works. We map three things:

RISK

Where AI is creating risk.

We look for risks you may not have spotted across data, compliance and reputation. We assess them through a risk and compliance lens, with current UK guidance and the EU AI Act in mind.

OPPORTUNITY

Where AI could genuinely help.

We look at repeatable manual work that costs time and money. If AI could help, we explain why. We are not trying to steer you towards a product.

LEAVE ALONE

What deserves to be left alone.

Sometimes the honest finding is: do nothing here. You'll get that answer too.

FINDING 07

Illustrative example: not a client finding

Your customer-enquiry triage is a strong automation candidate but it is not ready yet. Your current data-retention practice would put any AI tool on the wrong side of your own privacy policy. Fix the policy first (roughly two weeks, handled internally), then automate.

  • Risk
  • Opportunity
  • Do this first

This is how findings read: plain English, both directions, reasoning shown.

Inside every finding

  1. 1What we found
  2. 2Why it matters
  3. 3Recommended actions
  4. 4Impact if left unaddressed

See what the audit covers and what you receive →

HOW WE WORK

We understand the work before we recommend anything.

  1. Understand.

    We start by learning how your organisation works: how work moves, where it gets stuck and who is responsible. We leave the AI discussion until we understand the job.

  2. Map.

    We map risks and useful opportunities in plain English. We also say what is supported by evidence, what is an estimate and what is our judgement.

  3. Report.

    We write for the person who will have to explain the decision to a board, regulator or funder. The findings need to be clear enough to use and honest enough to stand behind.

Our recommendations aren't shaped by what we sell.

The audit has no predetermined outcome. We might tell you to do nothing. We might tell you someone else is better placed to build the fix. If you want our help after the audit, we can discuss that separately. Our first job is simply to give you an honest view of the business.

WHO IT'S FOR

For organisations that have to account for their decisions.

You may answer to a board, regulator, funder or membership body. If they ask how AI is being governed, it seemed fine will not be enough. We help you give them a clear answer backed by evidence.

  • Charities & nonprofits
  • Member organisations & livery companies
  • Regulated SMEs & mid-market firms
  • Professional services

WHY NOW

The rules are changing. There is no need to panic.

The EU AI Act is applying in stages. Many provisions apply from 2 August 2026, while rules for certain high-risk systems are scheduled for 2 December 2027 and rules for high-risk systems embedded in regulated products for 2 August 2028. The UK continues to apply a principles-led, regulator-specific approach. The sensible response is to understand what applies and prepare in good time.

Sources reviewed 17 July 2026: European Commission AI Act overview and UK guidance for regulators. This is general information, not legal advice.

Read our plain-English guide for UK organisations →

FOUNDERS

Two founders, with different ways of looking at the same problem.

We both left corporate jobs because we wanted to do useful work without the performance that often comes with it. What you see here is what you get.

Kwaku Kyei-Manu

Kwaku Kyei-Manu

Compliance & risk

Kwaku has worked in enterprise risk and compliance across financial services, technology and regulation. He brings the risk perspective and explains technical detail to the people who are responsible for the decision.

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Harrison Jones

Harrison Jones

Product & discovery

Harrison spent fifteen years in construction and property before moving into product design. He leads the discovery work and learns how the organisation runs before anyone starts talking about AI.

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We are new, so we do not have testimonials yet. We will add them when clients are ready to speak about the work. Until then, judge us by our method, credentials and willingness to be clear about our limits.

Start with a conversation.

Spend thirty minutes with a founder. We will use the time to understand what you need and tell you whether an audit makes sense. If it does not, we will say so.

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Email harrison@misegroup.co.uk. A real person will reply.