# Fast Data Science - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://fastdatascience.com/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A London data science consultancy offering AI strategy, technical due diligence and data governance advice, mostly to healthcare, pharma and public-sector clients. ## Fast Data Science scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 1/5 No ICO-engagement, breach-response, DPO or DPIA service published anywhere on fastdatascience.com services or case-studies pages as of 2026-07-16 ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 Named team with published academic and technical credentials plus an expert-witness certificate (fastdatascience.com/team/, 2026-07-16), but no IAPP, legal or AI-governance certifications published for any member ### What it publishes about fees: 3/5 Pricing model clearly explained, hourly/day/fixed/milestone options, preference for milestone quoting, free initial meeting, but no figures or worked examples published (fastdatascience.com/how-much-does-a-data-science-project-cost/, 2026-07-16) ### Knowledge of your sector: 4/5 Healthcare/pharma NLP specialism evidenced by named sector case studies (Gates Foundation clinical-trials tool, Boehringer Ingelheim) and published sector tools (fastdatascience.com/case-studies/, 2026-07-16) ### Independence from what it sells: 4/5 No third-party software resale evident on pages checked; builds bespoke systems and publishes open tools such as Harmony, and its consulting pages caution against open-ended day-rate selling (fastdatascience.com/data-science-consulting/ai-consulting/, 2026-07-16); no formal conflicts statement published ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 1/5 No professional indemnity cover, liability terms or breach-response commitment published on fastdatascience.com pages checked as of 2026-07-16 ## Sources for Fast Data Science Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House registration: Fast Data Science Ltd, company number 11199998, incorporated 12 February 2018 (named FUTURI AI LTD until 16 May 2018), status Active, registered office 55 Sotheby Road, London N5 2UP - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11199998 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Service scope: AI and machine-learning consultancy: AI strategy consulting, technical due diligence on AI solutions and businesses, fractional Head of AI, data governance/risk and ethics frameworks, NLP development, training and expert-witness work; no DPO, DPIA or ICO-facing data-protection service is published - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/data-science-consulting/ai-consulting/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Pricing disclosure: Explains its pricing model publicly, hourly/daily, fixed project fee or milestone-based options, a stated preference for project/milestone quoting over open-ended day rates, and a free initial requirements meeting, but publishes no actual figures as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/how-much-does-a-data-science-project-cost/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Credentials: Publishes a named team page: director Thomas Wood (Masters in Physics, Durham; Masters in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology, Cambridge, 2008; CUBS expert-witness certificate for civil cases in England and Wales), Dr Roy Rosemarin (PhD, LSE) and other named consultants; no IAPP or privacy/AI-governance certifications are published for any team member as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/team/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Named client outcomes: Publishes named case studies including the Information Commissioner's Office (email classification), the Gates Foundation (clinical trial risk tool), Boehringer Ingelheim, Tesco, HM Land Registry, Office of Rail and Road and Skills Development Scotland - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/case-studies/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Independent accreditation: Does not publish any ISO 27001, ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 certification or equivalent organisational accreditation on the pages checked (homepage, services, team) as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - AI-use disclosure: Its privacy policy does not publish any statement on the firm's own use of AI or automated decision-making in handling personal data as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/privacy-policy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - PI insurance / liability: Does not publish professional indemnity cover or engagement liability terms on its public website pages checked (privacy policy, services, pricing) as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://fastdatascience.com/privacy-policy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Published - Independent accreditation: Not published - Client results: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Named client case studies including the Information Commissioner's Office, the Gates Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim and Tesco - Explains its pricing approach publicly: project and milestone quoting rather than open-ended day rates, plus a free initial requirements meeting - Named team with published academic credentials; the director holds a CUBS expert-witness certificate for England and Wales civil cases - Has an active Trustpilot profile, 4.0 from 3 reviews ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - No privacy or AI-governance professional certifications (IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM, AIGP) are published for any team member - Basis: fastdatascience.com/team/ lists academic and technical credentials only, checked 2026-07-16 - Not a data-protection practice: no DPO, DPIA, breach-response or ICO-engagement service is published; governance appears as part of broader AI consulting - Basis: fastdatascience.com/data-science-consulting/ai-consulting/ and site services pages checked 2026-07-16 - Does not publish organisational accreditations (no ISO 27001/27701/42001) or professional indemnity cover - Basis: No such disclosures found on fastdatascience.com pages checked as of 2026-07-16 - Does not disclose how the firm itself uses AI on personal data in its privacy policy, despite being an AI consultancy - Basis: fastdatascience.com/privacy-policy/ contains no AI-use or automated decision-making statement, checked 2026-07-16 ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Your sector adds its own rules to UK data protection law](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/sector-regulated) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.