Best SME Business Management Software Companies in United Kingdom
The 138 best SME Business Management Software companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Access Group.
Of the 138 companies tracked in the United Kingdom's SME Business Management Software space, the funding picture is concentrated but telling. Total disclosed equity sits at $1.6B, and The Access Group alone accounts for the bulk of that haul, dwarfing peers like Shedul ($31M) and Trybe ($30M) by multiples that make you stop and do the math twice. No unicorns yet, but the capital is there. Maven Capital Partners and Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund are among the most active backers, which signals a deliberate push toward regional UK founders rather than London-centric bets.
So what's moving underneath the headline numbers? Median install growth of roughly +18% year-on-year across asset management, education management, and management consulting apps, measured across 706 tracked titles, tells me mobile adoption is pulling SME tooling faster than the funding rounds suggest. I'd watch that stat closely. Coverage across the sector is rising, and the hot technical themes right now, audio editor, playback engine, audio renderer, point to a product layer that's quietly shifting from pure back-office utility toward richer, media-capable workflows. The direction here is clear: SME Business Management Software in the United Kingdom isn't standing still this quarter.
Ranked: Best SME Business Management Software companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | App-install YoY | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Access Group Developer of business management software for finance human resources payroll | $1.5B | 48 mo ago | 10,739 | 1991 | Luke Groves Founder | +24% | — |
| 2 | Shedul Cloud based business management software for salons and spas | $31M | 86 mo ago | 363 | 2015 | Nick Miller Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 3 | Trybe Business management solution for the spa industry | $30M | 5 mo ago | 8 | 2020 | Will Taylor-Jackson Co-Founder | — | — |
| 4 | Care Line Live Provider of cloud-based platform for home care businesses | $6M | 41 mo ago | 19 | 2014 | Kathryn Jane Hough Co-Founder | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 5 | Membr Fitness platform for training centers | $4M | 68 mo ago | 41 | 2012 | Dave Rushton Founder and Chief Product Officer | — | — |
| 6 | Bamba Provider of financial services for micro merchants | $3M | 49 mo ago | 1 | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 7 | hiber Business management solution for boiler installation service providers | $2M | 94 mo ago | 32 | 2003 | Owen Batt | — | — |
| 8 | Guardian Angel Funeral planning services provider | $2M | 59 mo ago | 2 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Slick Software solution for salon management | $2M | 63 mo ago | 18 18 → 43 (+139%) | 2015 | Robert Smith Co-Founder And Chief Operations Officer | — | — |
| 10 | My Digital Accounts Provider of payroll processing software and accounting solutions for businesses | $2M | 88 mo ago | 20 | 2015 | John Whelan CEO | — | — |
| 11 | Spruce Energy Provider of software solutions for heat pump installers | $1M | 25 mo ago | — | 2023 | Joseph Saxby Founder & CEO | — | 1 award |
| 12 | Appointedd Provider of online booking and scheduling software for various industries | $1M | 121 mo ago | 29 29 → 24 (-17%) | 2011 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 13 | CMap Cloud and Mobile-based suite solutions for business management | $771K | 38 mo ago | 152 | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mozrest Platform for optimising booking and reservation management | $552K | 37 mo ago | 1 | 2020 | — | — | 4 partnerships |
| 15 | Findr Provider of a marketplace for business partnerships | $399K | 64 mo ago | 9 | 2020 | Jenny James Chief Operating Officer & co-founder | — | — |
| 16 | FitSprint Platform to find fitness classes, events, retreats, gyms or studios | $306K | 105 mo ago | — | 2014 | Maria Ferrer Iori Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 17 | CleanCloud Online ordering and POS software for laundry and dry cleaning service providers | $297K | 84 mo ago | 13 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Barbr Provider of booking management software to hair salons | $231K | 52 mo ago | 1 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Bright Salon SaaS platform for salons | $142K | 120 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 20 | TrimCheck SaaS-based platform providing the listing facility | $115K | 67 mo ago | 2 | 2020 | Moaz Nabiel Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 21 | Turnkey Cloud-based insolvency software for financial institutions | — | 22 mo ago | 22 | 1980 | Tony Wood CEO | — | 1 job opening |
| 22 | Bionic Online insurance comparison platform for businesses | — | 25 mo ago | 356 356 → 532 (+49%) | 2007 | Paul Galligan Chief Executive Officer | — | — |
Top 12 SME Business Management Software companies in United Kingdom
#1
Series A · London, England · founded 2020 · 8 employees$30Mraised▾
Business management solution for the spa industry
- Jan 2026Series A$30M
#2
Acquired · Loughborough, Scotland · founded 1991 · 10739 employees$1.5Braised▾
Developer of business management software for finance human resources payroll. These applications facilitate accounting, procurement, and workforce administration tasks. The software suite includes tools for managing employee records, leave requests, and tax compliance. Systems are designed to integrate with existing business infrastructure to automate manual processes and data management.
- Jun 2022PE—
- Oct 2020PE—
- Apr 2018PE$1.4B
- Nov 2017Unattributed—
#3
Seed · London, England · founded 2023$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of software solutions for heat pump installers. It allows service providers to generate heat loss data and allows them to estimate the cost. It features CRM, enquiries review, estimation tool and more.
- Apr 2024Seed$1.1M
#4
Acquired · Horsham, England · founded 2014 · 19 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Provider of a cloud-based platform for home care businesses. It enables registered businesses to manage appointments and schedules, send reminders to clients, assign and manage staff, prepare invoices and accept payment., and update live visit schedules including dates. It also facilitates service providers for staff scheduling, compliance management, portals for users, and document verification.
- Jan 2023Series B$3.7M
- Apr 2021Series A$1.7M
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$242.8K
- Nov 2017Angel$445.9K
#5
Series B · London, England · founded 2015 · 363 employees$31Mraised▾
Cloud based business management software for salons and spas. The software provides managers with features such as appointment scheduling, online booking, appointment reminders, client CRM, POS, activity dashboard, product management, and payroll. It is a tool with a calendar that can handle salon bookings.
- Apr 2019Series B$20M
- Aug 2018Series A$5M
- Jun 2017Series A$6M
- 2016Seed—
#6
Seed · Altrincham, England · founded 2022 · 1 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of financial services for micro-merchants. The company provides mobile-first enterprise software for micro-merchants enabling them to manage their customers, get paid by payout, and takeout cash advances against their future cash flow.
- May 2022Seed$3.2M
#7
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2000 · 152 employees$770.8Kraised▾
Cloud and Mobile-based suite solutions for business management. It provides software for managing processes like job posting, timesheet creation, expense, and budget planning, resourcing and HR operations, project and customer management. It also offers tools for reporting and dashboard views. It is a tool available at subscription-based pricing model.
- Apr 2023Unattributed$61.1K
- May 2021Unattributed$155.6K
- Oct 2020Unattributed$51.7K
- Dec 2019Unattributed$502.4K
#8
Seed · Wembley, England · founded 2020 · 1 employees$551.9Kraised▾
Platform for optimising booking and reservation management. It helps restaurants and local businesses optimize the booking and reservation management. It simplifies the customer acquisition process by centralizing online reservations and eliminating overbooking and reservation mistakes.
- May 2023Seed$182.2K
- Nov 2021Seed$164.3K
- Oct 2021Seed$205.4K
#9
Acquired · Worsley, England · founded 2012 · 41 employees$4Mraised▾
Membr is a online fitness management software for training centers. Provides features to send training plans to members automatically which can be viewed on mobile, make meal plans, members can track and log their health stats and monitor progress. Also has payment and booking features which allows them to pay for classes and PT sessions.
- Oct 2020Seed—
- Jan 2019Seed—
#10
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2016 · 2 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Guardian Angel is an online platform to plan and book funeral services. The platform enables users to create a profile and share demise messages over the network. Some of the features include managing to-do lists, updating the network about visiting times, events or deadlines, articles of advice, legal services, flower/food delivery management, collaborative memory sharing platform, and more.
- Jul 2021Seed$1.5M
- Apr 2019Seed$654.9K
#11
Acquired · London, England · founded 2015 · 18 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Software solutions for salon management. It is a salon and barber software for appointment scheduling, payment processing, and marketing. It offers features such as appointment reminders, client management, marketing, online booking, reporting, stock management, customer support, and more.
- Mar 2021Seed$1.7M
- May 2019Seed—
#12
Seed · London, England · founded 2003 · 32 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Hiber is a business management solution for boiler installation service providers. It installs thermostats that can be used to control the temperature of the boiler. It provides email/text quotes, extended warranties, financing & more.
- Aug 2018Seed$2.3M
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