Too much data to ignore. Not enough to need a full-time data department.
Cain Data helps Microsoft 365 businesses turn underused data, repetitive reporting and clunky processes into clearer dashboards, smarter Excel, practical Power Apps and automation built around the way your team actually works.
You do not need to abandon Excel to improve how your business works. Cain Data can help tighten up spreadsheets and reporting first, or build on them with Power BI, Power Apps and automation when the time is right.
Improve recurring Excel reporting, Power Query steps, templates and shared files without forcing a bigger system before you need one.
Bring together Excel files, SharePoint lists and system exports so the information becomes easier to trust, understand and act on.
Replace email chains, duplicated entry and awkward trackers with practical Power Apps and Power Automate workflows.
Many businesses sit in the middle: too much useful data and too many manual processes to ignore, but not enough demand to justify a permanent data team. Cain Data was created to fill that gap — a dependable helping hand when you need reporting, automation or Microsoft Power Platform expertise.
Talk through a problem →Sometimes the right answer is a better Excel workbook. Sometimes it is Power BI, a Power App or an automated workflow. Cain Data starts with the problem and uses the right Microsoft tool for the job.
Turn spreadsheets, SharePoint lists and system exports into clear, interactive reporting that gives managers a reliable view of performance.
Improve the spreadsheets your business already relies on before adding unnecessary complexity.
Practical training shaped around your team, your current skill level and the Excel tasks they actually deal with at work.
Replace awkward forms, email chains and spreadsheet trackers with simple internal apps designed around your team's workflow.
Remove repetitive hand-offs and make routine processes happen consistently across your Microsoft environment.
Once Cain Data has delivered your solution, keep support available for fixes, maintenance and smaller improvements as your needs evolve.
If your business already runs on Microsoft 365, there is often far more value to unlock before introducing another platform. Cain Data works across the Microsoft stack and chooses the tool that best fits the problem.
Dashboards, management reporting, KPI tracking and interactive insight.
Bespoke workbooks, formulas, VBA/macros, work logs and reporting tools.
Simple internal apps for requests, bookings, tracking and operational processes.
Approvals, notifications, data movement and repeatable Microsoft 365 workflows.
Clean, combine and transform recurring data without manual copy-and-paste.
Structured lists and shared data sources that support apps, automation and reporting.
Cain Data is a new independent business created for companies that do not need a full-time data department — but could still use an experienced helping hand.
I'm Jack Cain, founder of Cain Data. I bring more than six years of corporate experience working with reporting, automation, operational processes and business-critical data, including environments where sensitive information needs to be handled carefully.
Sometimes the right answer is improving an Excel workbook. Sometimes it is a Power BI dashboard, a Power App or an automated workflow. The aim is to understand the business first and build the simplest solution that genuinely improves it.
Freelance Power BI, Excel, Power Apps and Microsoft Power Platform support from the New Forest, serving Southampton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire and remote UK clients.
Talk through what's manual, messy, repetitive or hard to report on.
Look at your current Microsoft setup and define what a useful outcome means.
Defined work can be delivered as a clear fixed-price project with agreed scope.
Use Cain Data again for enhancements, new reporting or ongoing monthly support.
Cain Data works from a standard rate of £100 per hour. Defined builds are normally quoted as fixed-price projects, while smaller pieces of work can be handled ad hoc.
Ideal for smaller fixes, advice, Excel development or one-off support where a full project quote is not needed.
Keep Cain Data on hand after your project for later tweaks, maintenance, report changes and small improvements to the solutions already delivered.
Best for a clearly defined dashboard, app, automation or Excel solution where you want certainty before work starts.
Training can be built around your team's existing knowledge and the spreadsheets, reporting tasks or productivity problems they deal with day to day.
Prices shown are starting points and exclude any additional Microsoft licensing a specific solution may require. Final scope and pricing are agreed before work begins.
Or a process that feels far more manual than it should? Tell me what is currently causing the problem and we'll work out whether Cain Data can help.