Voly

What Voly does

Voly Limited is a UK-based, privately held SaaS company founded in 2016 by Ian Flanagan that provides an integrated financial and operational management platform for the superyacht industry. The platform unifies seven modules—Accounting, Pre-paid Mastercard, Banking, Cash, Foreign Exchange, Approvals, and APA Charter Management—delivered via web and mobile, with multi-currency accounting across 26 currencies and crew payroll capability spanning 90+ jurisdictions. It serves superyacht owners, captains and crew, yacht management companies, and family offices, addressing fragmented legacy workflows based on spreadsheets, manual reconciliation, and paper-based documentation. The platform holds ISO 27001 certification, uses FCA-authorised payment infrastructure (B4B Payments / Equals Money), and supports 2-factor authentication with bespoke permissions.

Revenue is generated through quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions for the core platform, transaction-based fees on the Voly Prepaid Mastercard (including a 0.5% load fee), and a paid Voly Software Certification training programme at £299 per learner; a freemium tier exists for the Voly APA charter module. The company distributes through direct enterprise field sales, inside sales with phone/video support, and a strong event presence at Monaco Yacht Show, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, METSTRADE, and The Superyacht Forum. Since 2023, Voly has executed three acquisitions—Pinpoint Works (February 2023, project management for refits and new builds), Voyonic (September 2024, maritime payroll, rebranded Voly Crew Solutions), and Workrest (December 2024, crew hours-of-rest and compliance management)—funded in part by a £2 million growth credit facility from Palatine in September 2024. The group operates from a Manchester headquarters and a Barcelona office in Marina Port Vell, employs 51-100 people, and also runs a Voly Entertainment sub-brand applying the same platform to the music and touring industry.

Name

Voly

Legal name

Voly Limited

Website

https://volygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Voly is a UK-based SaaS company providing integrated financial, payroll, and operational management software for the superyacht industry, serving yacht owners, captains, crew, management companies, and family offices with multi-currency accounting, prepaid cards, and crew management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Superyacht Financial Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Fleet Spend Platforms (Fuel+Toll+EV+Expenses) (TLABAMAL)

Keywords

• Yacht accounting software
• Crew payroll management
• Superyacht financial management
• Marine HR software
• Prepaid corporate cards

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Platform Fees: Voly generates recurring subscription revenue from its financial management platform for superyachts. The platform includes accounting, payroll, FX payments, and crew management features. Clients include yacht owners, captains, management companies, and family offices paying for access to the integrated software suite.
2. Prepaid Card Fees: Revenue from the Voly Prepaid Mastercard including load fees (0.5%), point of sale transactions, and ATM withdrawals. Cards are issued through B4B Payments pursuant to Mastercard International license.
3. Software Certification Training: Voly offers paid online certification training for yacht crew at £299 per learner, providing education on platform usage and professional credentials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Voly provides a cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates multi-currency yacht accounting, crew payroll, prepaid Mastercard expense cards, foreign exchange payments, APA charter management, and approval workflows into a single integrated suite for the superyacht industry. The platform is extended by acquired brands—Pinpoint Works for refit/new-build project management, Voly Crew Solutions for maritime payroll services, and Workrest for crew compliance tracking—serving captains, crew, owners, management companies and family offices globally.

Product overview

Voly is a unified SaaS platform for superyacht financial and operational management, combining seven integrated modules: Accounting, Pre-paid Mastercard, Banking, Cash, Foreign Exchange, Approvals, and APA Charter Management. The platform is extended through strategic acquisitions: Pinpoint Works (acquired February 2023) provides project management for refits and new builds; Voly Crew Solutions (formerly Voyonic, acquired September 2024) delivers multi-jurisdiction payroll and crew management services; and Workrest (acquired December 2024) adds crew scheduling and compliance tracking. Additional offerings include Voly Software Certification training (£299 per learner), Voly Projects integration, Treasury Management with 26-currency FX support, and Voly Entertainment for the music industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voly Yachting: Market leading yacht and multi-asset financial management platform designed for superyacht captains, crew, owners, management companies and family offices.
• Voly APA
• Voly Projects
• Pinpoint Works
• Voly Crew Solutions
• Voly Prepaid Mastercard
• Voly Entertainment

Products and services

• Voly Yachting The flagship financial management platform for superyacht captains, crew, owners, management companies and family offices, offering multi-currency accounting, real-time reporting, budget management, invoice payments and integrated prepaid card functionality.
• Voly Payroll Crew payroll platform simplifying payroll, contracts and HR management for crew based in over 90 jurisdictions with multi-currency payments, compliance management and digital crew management integrated with accounting.
• Yacht Accounting Multi-currency accounting software designed for the yachting industry, featuring real-time financial insights, full general ledger and balance sheet reports, automated and custom-tailored reports, and multi-currency reconciliation.
• Multi-Asset Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces financial admin time by 50%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• WorkrestcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2024Acquired by Voly Group in December 2024. Workrest provides complete crew management platform with tools for tracking working hours, hours of rest, crew leave, and overtime. Founded in 2017 by Tim Fletcher, the platform simplifies crew management for vessels.
• VoyoniccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2024Acquired by Voly Group in September 2024. Voyonic provides maritime payroll and crew services with over 20 years of industry expertise. The acquisition extends Voly's SaaS offerings to include multi-jurisdiction payroll capabilities. Voyonic was rebranded to Voly Crew Solutions as part of the acquisition.
• BOAT InternationalkeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 May 2024Strategic marketing partnership with BOAT International for the Barcelona Golf Invitational event. Co-branded event bringing together yacht owners, captains, crew, and industry professionals. Partnership positions Voly as a leading brand in the yachting industry.
• Pinpoint WorkscoreTechnology or Integration · 22 February 2023Acquired by Voly Group in February 2023. Pinpoint Works is an interactive worklist management platform for the superyacht industry. The acquisition enhanced Voly's end-to-end financial management solutions and integrated project management capabilities for refit and new-build projects.
• B4B PaymentscoreOthersB4B Payments provides payment card issuance services for Voly's prepaid Mastercard. B4B Payments is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and cards are issued pursuant to Mastercard International license. This is a core product partnership enabling Voly's prepaid card functionality.
• Equals Money PlccoreOthersEquals Money Plc provides payment services for Voly platform and is authorised as a Payment Institution by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Cards are issued by Equals Money International Limited pursuant to licence by Mastercard International Inc.
• Carbon Neutral BritainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership for carbon offsetting. Voly partners with Carbon Neutral Britain to measure and offset their carbon footprint through Woodland Fund carbon offsetting projects including reforestation, deforestation prevention, and woodland management worldwide.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dockwa: Dockwa is a vertical SaaS platform for the marina and boating industry, providing booking, operations, and payment infrastructure. It serves a closely adjacent maritime niche and competes for the same marina-facing software dollars that Voly's customer ecosystem of yacht owners and management companies touches.
• Y.CO Live: Y.CO Live is Y.CO's proprietary yacht management system, referenced explicitly in Y.CO's testimonial about Voly. As a competing in-house platform deployed by a major yacht management company, it represents a credible alternative in the superyacht financial and operational management category.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Concur: SAP Concur is the broad incumbent in corporate expense and travel spend management, used by many Fortune 500 enterprises. It competes with Voly's prepaid card and expense management functionality at the corporate expense layer, though it lacks Voly's yachting-specific workflow and charter accounting features.
• NetSuite: NetSuite (Oracle) is a broad incumbent cloud ERP and accounting platform used by mid-market and enterprise customers globally. It competes with Voly's yacht accounting and general ledger functionality at the financial system layer, though it lacks yachting-specific multi-currency, APA, and crew payroll features.
• Xero: Xero is a leading SMB-focused accounting SaaS platform popular with UK-based small businesses and service firms. While not yacht-specific, it competes with Voly at the general accounting layer and could be adopted by smaller yacht management operations as a lower-cost alternative to Voly Yachting.
• Wise (formerly TransferWise): Wise is a leading multi-currency payments and FX platform serving both consumer and business customers with transparent cross-border rates. It competes with Voly's Treasury Management and FX desk across 26 currencies, particularly for management companies looking to consolidate cross-border yacht payments.

Emerging players

• Ramp: Ramp is a fast-growing corporate cards and spend management platform that combines cards, bill pay, expense management, and accounting automation. It competes with Voly's prepaid card and expense management value proposition with a modern product experience, though without yachting-specific workflow depth.
• Brex: Brex is a corporate card and spend management platform serving startups through enterprises with high credit limits and integrated expense management. It overlaps with Voly's prepaid Mastercard and expense management capabilities, particularly for larger yacht management companies looking for modern alternatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/volyyachting
• Xx.com/volyltd

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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