Custom software for the bits a spreadsheet has been doing badly.
Booking systems, customer portals, internal admin tools, reporting dashboards, lightweight CRMs. Built modular, owned by you, maintained monthly so it stays working in three years.
If you have a process, we can probably build software for it.
A few common shapes. Yours might not fit any of these exactly. The discovery call is where we find out.
Two weeks to a working prototype. Real, not Figma.
01
Discovery
A free first call, then a paid discovery week if the project is sizeable. We sit with whoever does the job today and watch them work. The system writes itself once you understand the actual process.
02
Prototype
Within two weeks of starting, you can click through a working prototype. Not a Figma file you have to imagine: real screens that respond. We change things based on what does not feel right.
03
Build
Two-week sprints. End of each sprint, you see real working software and you can use it. Bugs get fixed in the next sprint. No three-month wait for a big launch.
04
Launch
Phased if it is replacing a critical system. Parallel running, training sessions, a real rollback plan if something goes wrong. We will not just flip a switch and hope.
05
Look after it
Monthly maintenance from £75/month covers hosting, security, backups, monitoring and small changes. You get a real person, not a ticket queue.
Boring, proven technology.
We use well-supported, well-documented tools that any other competent developer can pick up. No bespoke frameworks invented for your project.
- 01 · FrameworkNext.jsServer-side rendering, fast loads, modern React.
- 02 · LanguageTypeScriptCatches bugs at the keyboard, not in production.
- 03 · DatabasePostgres or FirestoreWhichever fits the data. Both are reliable and well-supported.
- 04 · AuthFirebase Auth or ClerkProper sign-in with MFA, recovery and audit trail.
- 05 · HostingHandled for youSet up in your name on infrastructure that suits the project. You do not have to think about it.
- 06 · BackupsAutomated, testedDaily backups that we have actually restored from.
Common ones from small businesses considering custom software.
- A.01
A simple internal tool starts around £2,500. A more complex system (booking + payments + portal + admin) is typically £8,000 to £20,000. Anything bigger we will scope phase by phase rather than quote one huge number. We always give you a fixed price after the discovery call.
- A.02
Small internal tools are six to eight weeks. Most small business web apps are eight to sixteen weeks. We aim for a working prototype in two weeks regardless, so you know you are getting something real.
- A.03
You do. The code is stored in a private workspace under your name. If we ever stop working together, you keep everything. No hostage situation.
- A.04
No. Everything we set up is in your name from day one, so if you ever wanted to move it elsewhere you could. Most clients leave it with us because we take care of the technical side completely and that is one less thing to think about.
- A.05
Yes. Because we use boring, well-documented technology (Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres), any other competent developer can pick the project up. If you outgrow us, we will help you hand over.
- A.06
Usually yes. Most modern systems (Microsoft 365, Xero, Stripe, Shopify, etc.) have APIs. For older systems without one, we sometimes build an adapter. We will tell you in discovery whether an integration is feasible and what it would cost.
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§ 06 · Get in touch
Got a process that needs proper software?
A short email is enough to start. We will book a discovery call, talk through it and tell you whether we are the right people, honestly.