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Is Microsoft Copilot Actually Worth £24 a Month?

A full month testing Copilot in a real business — email, Word, meetings and Excel — to find where it earns its keep and where it doesn't. Including the Excel test that surprised me.

The short version

  • Email summarising and drafting is the feature that justifies a seat on its own
  • Excel handled a margin-versus-profit trap better than expected
  • One seat is roughly £290 a year — it pays for itself if it saves about an hour a month
  • Buy it for the owner and whoever runs your admin; skip it for everyone else until usage proves otherwise

Published 2026-07-22 · 5:13 · Watch on YouTube