Software shaped around your process, not the other way round

When spreadsheets, shared inboxes and off-the-shelf tools stop fitting, a focused custom application can bring the work into one place. We build web-based business applications and internal tools with clear data models, sensible permissions and documentation your team can rely on.

Software development

Custom applications and internal tools built around how your work actually runs.

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Signs a custom tool may help

  • Critical work depends on a spreadsheet that only one person understands.
  • The same data is typed into several systems by hand.
  • Off-the-shelf software covers 70% of the need and the rest is workarounds.
  • Approvals and handovers happen in chat messages that are hard to trace later.

Who it's for

  • Operations teams that have outgrown spreadsheets.
  • Businesses with a process that standard SaaS tools don't model well.
  • Founders who need a first version of a product to test with real users.
  • Individuals who want a specific tool for personal or freelance work.

What you receive

Typical deliverables. The exact list is confirmed in your proposal and Statement of Work.

  • Requirements summary and data model agreed before development.
  • Working application deployed to an agreed environment.
  • User roles and permissions appropriate to the data involved.
  • Automated tests for core logic and a documented test approach.
  • Source code in your repository with setup and deployment documentation.
  • Admin guide and a handover session.

Example use cases

Illustrations of the kind of work this covers — not descriptions of past client projects.

  • Businesses

    Job and order tracking

    Replace a shared spreadsheet with an application that tracks orders through defined stages, with history and permissions.

  • Businesses

    Quoting tool

    A calculator that produces consistent quotes from your pricing rules and exports them as PDF.

  • Businesses

    Minimum viable product

    A first, deliberately small version of a product idea, built to learn from real users.

  • Individuals

    Personal management tool

    A tool for tracking clients, invoices or a collection that a generic app doesn't handle well.

How the work runs

  1. Discovery

    Map the current process, data and the people involved.

  2. Specification

    Agree scope, data model, roles and acceptance criteria.

  3. Iterative build

    Deliver in increments with regular demos on a staging environment.

  4. Testing

    Automated tests plus acceptance testing with your team.

  5. Handover

    Deployment, documentation and optional support.

Technologies and integrations

Examples of what we commonly use. We choose per project and don't imply partnerships with any vendor.

Application
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Python
Data
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • Managed databases
Infrastructure
  • Docker
  • Cloud platforms chosen to fit the project

Dependencies and limitations

  • Fixed prices apply only to fixed scopes; changes are handled through a written change request.
  • Applications processing sensitive or regulated data may need additional security and legal review.
  • Ongoing hosting, licences and monitoring have recurring costs that are estimated in the proposal.

Pricing

Small tools can often be priced from a short brief. Larger applications are scoped first — usually through a paid discovery phase — so the estimate is grounded in real requirements.

Small Custom Tool

A focused utility, bot, script or integration with a clear brief.

From £2,500≈ €3,000VAT added only where applicable

Includes

  • Written brief confirming behaviour
  • Working tool with installation or deployment
  • Usage documentation
  • One week of fixes after delivery
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Custom Software Project

Larger or less-defined products, platforms or modernisation projects.

Quoted after scoping

Includes

  • Discovery phase
  • Architecture and delivery plan
  • Iterative delivery against a backlog
  • Quality assurance and documentation
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Custom Digital Tool

Individuals needing a bot, script, extension or small app for a specific task.

From £750≈ €900Final price confirmed in your quote

Includes

  • Short written brief
  • Working tool with set-up
  • Instructions for use
  • One week of fixes
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Need something different?

If none of these fit, request a custom quote. Full package details are on the pricing page.

Software development: questions

How do you estimate software projects?

We break the scope into features, estimate each, and state the assumptions behind the figure. For larger projects we recommend a short discovery phase before committing to a fixed price.

Can you take over an existing application?

Possibly. We start with a code and infrastructure review, then recommend whether to maintain, refactor or replace parts of it.

Will we depend on you after launch?

We aim not to create that dependency. Code, documentation and credentials are handed over, and support is optional.

AI automation

Practical use of language models for reading, sorting, drafting and summarising work.

Have a process that needs its own tool?

Describe the work as it happens today. We'll suggest what a first version could look like.