Irisoft

What Irisoft does

Irisoft Ltd is a privately held UK software house founded in 1993 and headquartered in Sale, Manchester, operating with a small team of 1–10 employees. The company designs and develops bespoke clinical information systems under the Compuscope brand, targeted at NHS hospitals and specialist clinics in England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. Its core product line comprises networked PC-based clinical management systems for colposcopy, vulvoscopy, hysteroscopy, anoscopy, and oncology, with the colposcopy system in live clinical use for over 20 years and the oncology system for over 10.

The technology stack is built around on-premise Windows infrastructure (Windows 10 workstations, Windows 2016 server, DrayTek routers) with deep integration into hospital Patient Administration Systems, Summary Care Records, and pathology, radiology, and chemotherapy systems via interfaces. Functional capabilities include live examination entry, digital imaging capture, automated generation of BSCCP and KC65 quality assurance returns, failsafe tracking of missing results and defaulters, multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting support, and Kaplan-Meier survival trend analysis. The portfolio also includes Colposcope-Cloud, a cloud-hosted variant of the colposcopy system, and VisionChecker, a consumer-facing vision self-test application. Cybersecurity is managed through an outsourced partnership with ManchesterIT, and the company holds UK Cyber Essentials certification (re-certified 7 December 2023) and operates under a GDPR Code of Conduct overseen by a named Data Protection Officer.

Commercially, Irisoft runs a sales-led, enterprise field-sales model targeting NHS and specialist clinic customers, supplemented by on-site demonstrations and a help desk providing real-time support. Pricing is quote-based on an annual subscription cadence and is not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is heavily reliant on word-of-mouth referrals from existing users, and the company claims the largest and fastest-growing Compuscope user base in the UK and Ireland. The business has no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, acquisitions, or senior leadership changes in the input data.

Name

Irisoft

Legal name

Irisoft Ltd

Website

https://irisoft.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Irisoft is a privately held Manchester-based software house developing the Compuscope range of bespoke clinical management systems for NHS hospitals and specialist clinics in England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland, covering colposcopy, vulvoscopy, hysteroscopy, oncology, and related specialties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Sale and support of Compuscope clinical software systems for colposcopy, vulvoscopy, hysteroscopy, and oncology specialties. Systems can be supplied independently or as integrated gynaecology Patient Management System.
2. Help Desk Support and Maintenance: Real-time support and maintenance services for hospital clinics using the company's clinical applications. Part of the Business Continuity planning for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Irisoft designs, develops, and supports the Compuscope range of bespoke clinical information systems — PC-based, networked patient management and audit software for healthcare specialties including Colposcopy, Vulvoscopy, Hysteroscopy, Anoscopy, and Oncology. The systems are sold directly to NHS hospitals and specialist clinics across England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland, with a cloud-delivered Colposcopy variant (Colposcope-Cloud) and a consumer vision self-test application (VisionChecker).

Product overview

Irisoft offers the Compuscope software system range, a platform of clinical management systems designed through close collaboration with clinicians. The core product line includes four specialty systems: Compuscope Colposcopy (market-leading patient management and audit system), Compuscope Vulvoscopy, Compuscope Hysteroscopy, and Compuscope Oncology. These systems can each be used independently or together as a fully integrated gynaecology Patient Management System. Additional offerings include Colposcopy-Cloud (cloud-based variant of the Colposcopy system) and VisionChecker (consumer-facing vision self-test application).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Compuscope: The Compuscope software system range developed by Irisoft, including Colposcopy, Vulvoscopy, Hysteroscopy, and Oncology patient management systems.
• Compuscope Colposcopy
• Compuscope Vulvoscopy
• Compuscope Hysteroscopy
• Compuscope Oncology
• Colposcopy-Cloud
• VisionChecker

Products and services

• Compuscope Colposcopy System Market-leading Colposcopy Patient Management and Audit System integrated with Hospital PAS for demographics, with live examination entry (including digital imaging), automated KC65 and other QA statistics generation, and failsafe lists for missing results and defaulters. Targeted at NHS colposcopy clinics in England, Wales, and Republic of Ireland.
• Compuscope Vulvoscopy System Clinical management system for vulvoscopy examinations, easy to use in-clinic, meeting the precise needs of clinicians. Captures digitised vulvoscope images and can be used independently or alongside other Compuscope systems.
• Compuscope Hysteroscopy System Clinical management system for hysteroscopy examinations with diary facility, appointments tracking with customised patient reminder letters, customised examination datasheets, GP/referrer letters, and digitised hysteroscope image capture. Interfaces to hospital SCR system.
• Compuscope Anoscopy System Additional clinical management system sharing the same functionality as the Colposcopy system, reliable and easy to use in-clinic for anoscopy. Can be supplied independently or alongside other Compuscope systems.
• Compuscope Oncology System Comprehensive Patient Management and Audit system for all cancer cases supporting Rapid Access Clinics, clinical examination and diagnosis, MDT meetings, and decision-making for Integrated Care Pathways. Records full details of treatment procedures (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery) and supports National Cancer Dataset collection with Kaplan-Meier survival trend analysis.
• Colposcopy-Cloud Cloud-based version of the Compuscope Colposcopy system offering improved security, cost-savings, access anytime from anywhere, and streamed digital images.
• VisionChecker Self-test application for checking vision including Static and Dynamic Stereo vision (requires Red/Green glasses), Amsler grid, Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity charts. Test results are emailed to users for discussion with their Optometrist.

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated generation of KC65s and other QA statistics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ManchesterITcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal professional IT support and technology services company manages the company computer infrastructure, internet access, and administration. Responsibilities include security updates, backup/recovery processes, system firewalls, anti-virus software management (Bitdefender), user account management, and SPAM filter monitoring.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMS MAXIMS: UK-based vendor of clinical information systems and electronic patient records used by NHS trusts, directly competing with Irisoft for hospital clinical management software budgets in the UK.
• Wellbeing Software: UK-based clinical software provider for radiology, maternity, and oncology workflows used by the NHS, overlapping with Irisoft's clinical management and oncology product positioning.
• Servelec (Kainos): Kainos acquired Servelec's healthcare division, which supplied EPR, patient administration, and clinical workflow software to NHS trusts, making it a direct UK clinical software peer.
• System C Healthcare: UK provider of hospital information systems and clinical software to the NHS, including electronic patient records and specialty modules, comparable in scale and customer base to Irisoft.
• InfoFlex (Cancer / Infinity Health): UK vendor of cancer information and patient management systems for NHS trusts, directly comparable to Irisoft's Compuscope Oncology and cancer waiting times dataset functionality.

Broad incumbents

• TPP: One of the dominant UK primary care and shared-care EHR vendors (SystmOne) used widely across the NHS, a broader incumbent that could expand into specialty workflows to displace Irisoft.
• EMIS Health: Major UK primary care and NHS clinical software vendor, providing a broader portfolio that could overlap with Irisoft's specialty clinical management offerings.
• Oracle Health (Cerner): Global electronic patient record vendor with major NHS deployments, a broad incumbent whose specialty modules and partner ecosystem could compete with Irisoft in gynaecology and oncology.
• Epic Systems: Large US-headquartered EHR vendor with growing UK NHS footprint, a broad incumbent whose specialty content and open APIs could subsume best-of-breed products like Compuscope over time.
• DXC Technology (Lorenzo): Supplier of Lorenzo and other NHS digital care records under national framework contracts, a broad incumbent with which Irisoft must co-exist or integrate at trust level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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