About Ashmere
We build serious software for real operational problems.
Ashmere Software is a UK software company and the home of a growing family of specialist products. We also design and build bespoke systems for organisations whose problems don't fit off-the-shelf tools.
Why we exist
Too much important work runs on workarounds.
Across transport depots, GP practices and growing businesses, we see the same thing: capable people spending their days bridging gaps between systems that don't talk to each other, re-keying information and chasing updates.
Ashmere exists to close those gaps. Sometimes that means building a dedicated platform, like Vultex for transport operators. Sometimes it means exploring what's next, like Velkia for governed AI-assisted work. And often it means designing something bespoke for a single organisation.
Whatever the shape, the goal is the same: software that makes complex work simpler, and that people trust.
What we value
How we think about building software.
Problem first
We start with the work people are trying to do. Technology is the answer to a question, never the question itself.
Honest by default
We say what's available, what's planned and what we don't know. Product stages, capabilities and estimates are never inflated.
Secure and accessible from the start
Security, privacy and accessibility are engineering requirements, built in from the first commit rather than checked at the end.
Built to be maintained
Software outlives the project that created it. We favour clarity, sound architecture and documentation over cleverness.
Connected, not siloed
Our products and bespoke systems are designed to integrate — with each other and with the tools you already rely on.
Always improving
Shipping is the start. We measure, listen and keep refining once real people depend on what we've built.
Products and bespoke work
One company, clearly separated brands.
Ashmere is the parent company. Each product has its own identity and focus, with its own roadmap and support. Our bespoke engineering draws on everything we learn building them — and our products are shaped by the real problems clients bring us.
Small, senior, accountable
The people who scope the work are the people who build it.
Increments you can see
Working software early and often, so you can steer with evidence.
Least privilege everywhere
Access is denied by default and granted deliberately — in our code and our operations.
Plain English
No jargon walls. If we can't explain it simply, we don't understand it well enough yet.
Continuous improvement
Building in the open — with ourselves.
Our products are at different stages, and we're open about that. Some are in day-to-day use; others are in active development. We describe each one as it is today, and we update this site as things change rather than claiming capabilities ahead of time.
We hold ourselves to the same standards we'd expect of any supplier: secure engineering practices, accessible interfaces, careful handling of data and honest communication when something isn't right.
Our standards
Built in, not bolted on.
Every piece of software we build — product or bespoke — is held to the same engineering standards.
Secure by design
Least-privilege access, MFA for administrators, encrypted transport and audit trails — designed in from the first commit.
Accessible to everyone
We build to WCAG 2.2 AA: keyboard and screen-reader friendly, readable contrast and respectful motion.
Integration-first
Clear APIs, signed webhooks and careful data ownership, so new software fits the systems you already have.
Observable
Health checks, error visibility and delivery tracking, so problems are noticed by us before your users.
Built to be maintained
Typed, tested, documented code with migrations and runbooks — software that outlives its first release.
Careful with data
Collect the minimum, keep it only as long as needed, and make access, export and deletion straightforward.
Technologies we commonly work with: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Webhooks, Docker, WebGL, Automated testing, CI/CD, Accessibility (WCAG 2.2).
Bring us the problem.We'll help shape the software.
A short, structured request is enough to start a useful conversation — no account, no obligation.