Outsourced web development for UK businesses
The web development team UK businesses have trusted for 12 years
Senior engineers shipping for UK companies and agencies. Your code, your IP — UK quality, without the UK day-rate.
- 12+ yrs
- Building for UK & global businesses
- 500+
- Products shipped
- £2M+
- Client sales through one platform we built
- Top 0.1%
- Rated developers on PeoplePerHour
the short version
twelve years shipping for UK teams.
We've built for UK companies and agencies since 2015 — SaaS, storefronts, booking engines and apps that shipped and stayed in production. The same senior engineers scope your project and write the code.
what you get, on every engagement
- Senior engineers · fluent, UK-hours comms
- SaaS, web apps, WordPress & ecommerce
- Your code, your repo, full IP
- Milestone payments · NDA · no lock-in
scope
What we build.
SaaS & web apps
Multi-tenant SaaS, dashboards, portals — React, Next.js, Node, Laravel.
WordPress & WooCommerce
Marketplaces, membership sites, headless, high-SKU stores.
Ecommerce & Shopify
Storefronts, migrations, custom checkout.
APIs & integrations
REST/GraphQL APIs, payments, CRM — the glue.
Rescue & takeover
We audit, stabilise and finish stalled builds.
Maintenance
Security, performance, steady improvement.
the honest bit
trusting an offshore team.
The questions every UK buyer asks before sending work abroad — answered plainly, the way we answer them on the first call.
Will communication be a problem?
No — fluent British-business English, one named contact, daily updates.
Won't the timezone slow things down?
We work your hours — online through your UK day, calls in your time.
Is the engineering actually good?
12 years, Clutch Top Company, top-0.1% on PeoplePerHour. Reviewed and tested.
Who owns the code and IP?
You do — 100%, in your own repo from commit one.
Is my data safe?
GDPR-aligned, NDA + DPA signed first, least-privilege access.
Do I pay a fortune upfront?
No — milestone payments. Pay as work lands, pause anytime.
commercial terms
in writing, before you commit.
You own everything
Full IP, your repo, from day one.
NDA before specifics
Mutual NDA + DPA before any access.
GDPR & UK-data aware
Least-privilege; data stays on your infra.
Pay by milestone
Pay as work lands. Pause anytime.
No lock-in
Standard stacks, your accounts. Leave whenever.
30-day stability watch
Full cover for the first month after launch.
how we work
five clear stages from scope to production
Free scoping call
20–30 min in your timezone. Honest yes or no.
Proposal & NDA
Scope, milestones and price in days.
Kickoff in your tools
Your Slack, your repo, the real engineers.
Build in sprints
Demoable progress every two weeks.
Launch & stay
We ship, watch it 30 days, then retainer if you want.
where we sit
the honest comparison.
How an offshore shop, a UK agency, a freelancer and us actually compare on the things that decide a build.
| What matters | Typical offshore shop | UK agency | Freelancer | Appycodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluent, UK-hours communication | Patchy | Yes | Varies | Yes — daily |
| Senior engineers, not juniors | Often juniors | Mixed | Maybe | Yes |
| You own the code & IP | Sometimes | Yes | Mixed | Yes — 100% |
| NDA + GDPR / UK-data aware | Varies | Yes | Rare | Yes |
| Milestone payments, no lock-in | Big upfront | Project fee | Hourly | Yes |
| Cost vs UK day-rates | Low | High | Low–mid | Low — UK quality |
| 12-yr track record with UK clients | Varies | Maybe | No | Yes |
selected work
the work behind the claims
Production systems we built and still run for UK and global teams.
01
B2B commerceThe engineering partnership behind a cross-border wholesale marketplace.
Next.js storefront, Python ingestion pipelines, DynamoDB data layer and AWS infrastructure.
02
Global logisticsEmbedded product engineering for a global shipping platform.
Rate, tax and duty calculators, server-rendered courier pages and a custom MongoDB CMS.
03
TravelTour bookings with a custom mobile-first checkout.
A multilingual website connected to the booking API, with deposits, coupons and affiliate tracking.
04
Energy brokerageOne platform for tenders, contracts and accounts.
Supplier tenders, contract management, brokerage accounting and client records.
05
Home servicesA conversion platform for a growing UK boiler-cover provider.
Custom plan configuration, postcode-qualified lead journeys, CRM synchronisation and campaign landing pages.
06
Home improvementMade-to-measure shutters with live pricing.
A seven-step product builder with live previews, sample orders and supplier tools.
07
Beauty commerceA custom Shopify store for a French beauty brand.
Custom theme, customer accounts, loyalty rewards, referrals and gift-with-purchase offers.
08
Luxury commerceA custom furniture marketplace engineered from storefront to infrastructure.
Server-rendered Next.js commerce over a Laravel API, bespoke operations tooling and re-architected AWS infrastructure.
reviews · verified on clutch
the clients who signed off the work
Clutch★★★★★5.0 / 5.0Across 18 independently published client reviews
“They have a deeper technical knowledge than any web designer I've met to date.”
faq
questions, answered
Why outsource to India instead of hiring in the UK?
Senior engineers and faster delivery at a fraction of UK day-rates — and you own all the code and IP. We've done exactly this for UK clients for 12 years.
How does communication work across the timezone?
We work your UK hours, in your Slack or Teams, with one named contact and a daily written update.
Will I own the code and IP?
Yes — 100%, in your own repo, with milestone payments and no lock-in.
tell us what you're building.
A thirty-minute call with the engineer who would lead the work.