Data Developments

What Data Developments does

Data Developments (UK) Ltd is a privately held, family-owned software and services company headquartered in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, founded in 1985 by Stephen Ibbs. The company designs, develops, and supports specialised software for UK churches, charities, and other third-sector organisations, and has done so exclusively since 1996. Its current leadership rests with Managing Director Stephen Hendy, who assumed control in 2016, alongside Director Phoebe representing a new generation of family leadership.

The product portfolio centres on four cloud-based SaaS applications — MyFundAccounting.Online (fund accounting with SORP/SOFA reporting), MyGiving.Online (donations and HMRC-accredited Gift Aid claims), MyRollCall.Online (membership administration), and MyFoodbank.Online (foodbank operations management) — alongside legacy desktop equivalents (Finance Co-ordinator, Donations Co-ordinator, Membership Co-ordinator). The platform integrates with Microsoft 365, PayPal, JustGiving, SumUp-based Give A Little, and CollecTin More contactless card readers. All cloud products carry formal software approvals from the Church of England, Church of Ireland, Church of Scotland, and Roman Catholic Church in England dioceses, and the Gift Aid submission channel is HMRC-approved.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model: monthly cloud subscriptions (£15/month base, per-user add-ons, tiered foodbank pricing up to £50/month), perpetual desktop licences with paid annual support renewals, and a significant professional services layer including outsourced bookkeeping, quarterly Gift Aid claim submission, independent examinations (0.5% of annual income), and modular training. GTM is product-led (free trials on all cloud products), community-led (free treasurer/Gift Aid webinars, sector open days, conferences), and supported by direct e-commerce and phone sales. The company employs roughly 11 people and operates solely within the UK.

Name

Data Developments

Legal name

Data Developments (UK) Ltd

Website

https://datadevelopments.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data Developments is a UK-based, family-owned software and services company founded in 1985 that develops cloud and desktop software for churches, charities, and foodbanks, covering fund accounting, Gift Aid donations, membership, and foodbank operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church & Charity Accounting Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Advancement Services & Donor Operations (CRM, Gift Processing, Stewardship) (EDALAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Reporting for Donor Programs (BPADAOAL)

Keywords

• Church accounting software
• Charity donation management
• Gift Aid claim software
• Faith-based fund accounting
• Third sector software

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolverhampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (Cloud): Monthly subscription fees for cloud-based applications (MyFundAccounting.Online, MyGiving.Online, MyRollCall.Online, MyFoodbank.Online) with per-user/per-organisation pricing plus additional license costs.
2. Desktop Software Licenses: Perpetual license sales for desktop applications (Finance Coordinator, Donations Coordinator, Membership Coordinator) with optional yearly technical support renewal.
3. Bookkeeping Services: Outsourced bookkeeping services handling data entry, bank reconciliations, and financial report preparation for churches and charities.
4. Gift Aid Service: Quarterly Gift Aid claim submission service with minimum £25 per quarter or 1% of donations claimed, whichever is greater.
5. Independent Examinations: Financial record examination service for charities at 0.5% of annual income or £250 minimum.
6. Training Services: On-demand training modules (30-day access), face-to-face sessions, and bespoke training programmes designed for individual organisation needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Data Developments designs, develops and supports accounting, donation management, membership management and foodbank management software specifically for UK churches, faith-based organisations and charities. The company complements its software with bookkeeping, online Gift Aid submission, independent examination and training services delivered to the same client base.

Product overview

Data Developments offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based and desktop software solutions specifically designed for churches, charities, and faith-based organisations. The core cloud-based product portfolio consists of MyFundAccounting.Online (fund accounting), MyGiving.Online (donation management with Gift Aid), MyRollCall.Online (membership management), and MyFoodbank.Online (food bank operations). Desktop equivalents include Finance Co-ordinator, Donations Co-ordinator, and Membership Co-ordinator. These products are complemented by professional services including Bookkeeping Services, Gift Aid Service, Independent Examination Service, Training Solutions, and Free Webinars. The products integrate with each other and with third-party platforms including Microsoft 365, PayPal, JustGiving, and the CollecTin More contactless card reader. The company has operated since 1985 and currently serves faith-based and third-sector organisations with both online and downloadable software solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyFundAccounting Cloud-based fund accounting software built for UK charities, churches and faith-based organisations to manage restricted and unrestricted funds, produce SORP-compliant reports, reconcile bank transactions, run Gift Aid claims and handle multi-user access from any browser.
• MyFundAccounting.online Web-deployed edition of MyFundAccounting providing access to fund accounting functionality over the internet with no local installation required.
• MyGiving Cloud-based donation and Gift Aid management software for churches and charities to capture donations, claim Gift Aid directly with HMRC online, manage donor records and produce giving statements.
• MyRollCall Cloud-based membership management software for churches and faith organisations to track members, households, attendance and communications.
• MyFoodbank Cloud-based foodbank management software for UK foodbanks to record clients, voucher codes, parcels and referrals, with tiered editions (Essentials, Standard, Professional) for different operating sizes.
• Data Developments Desktop Accounts On-premise desktop accounting software installed locally on a church or charity's PC, providing fund accounting, Gift Aid and reporting functionality for organisations that prefer a non-cloud deployment.
• Bookkeeping Service Outsourced bookkeeping service using Data Developments software, performed by in-house bookkeepers to maintain accurate financial records for churches and charities.
• Gift Aid Service Service that prepares and submits Gift Aid claims online to HMRC on behalf of churches and charities, available on a quarterly basis.
• Independent Examination Service Statutory independent examination of charity accounts performed by Data Developments for charities that require this form of external scrutiny under UK charity law.
• Training Training courses delivered to churches, charities and foodbanks to help treasurers, administrators and volunteers use Data Developments software effectively.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organisations have used Data Developments software for over 13-15 years, indicating high satisfaction and long-term value
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CollecTin MorecoreTechnology or IntegrationCollecTin More is a portable contactless card reader for charities and churches. Data Developments recommends this device for contactless donations and integrates it with MyGiving.Online platform. On average, people donate over £10 via CollecTin More compared to 90p-£1.70 in cash. Data Developments offers 10% discount to customers using code DATADEV.
• Give A LittlecoreTechnology or IntegrationGive A Little is the #1 donations app for SumUp card readers. Through MyGiving.Online integration, charities can claim Gift Aid on donations made via the platform. The platform has seen £10 million raised in 11 months through cashless donations, with 136% year-on-year growth.
• HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData Developments is HMRC-approved to submit Gift Aid claims online through the Charities Online facility. They were among the first companies approved when online claiming launched in April 2013. The company continues to work with HMRC to ensure software compliance with current Gift Aid regulations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pushpay: Larger, publicly-listed church payments and engagement platform — overlaps with MyGiving.Online's contactless giving and donor management functionality but operates at a much broader scale.
• QuickBooks (Intuit): General-purpose small-business accounting platform expanding into nonprofit accounting and donor management — a large incumbent that competes for the same small charity bookkeeper/customer at the low end.
• ACS Technologies: Long-established provider of church, parish, and faith-based management software including accounting, member, and giving — a broader incumbent serving the same vertical.
• Shelby Systems (ShelbyNext): Long-standing church management software suite covering membership, contributions, accounting, and small-groups — comparable integrated stack but serving a broader US denomination base.

Direct peers

• Servant Keeper: Church membership and contribution tracking software — a directly comparable peer targeting small-to-mid US and UK churches with similar membership/Gift Aid-adjacent workflows.
• Aplos: Cloud-based fund accounting and donor management platform purpose-built for nonprofits and churches — closely comparable functionality to MyFundAccounting.Online and MyGiving.Online.
• ChurchSuite: UK-based cloud software serving churches and charities with membership, giving, and communication tools — a directly comparable vertical SaaS peer competing for the same UK church and charity customers.
• Tithe.ly: Church giving, mobile app, and donor engagement platform — overlaps directly with Data Developments' MyGiving.Online contactless, direct debit, and Gift Aid capabilities.
• Breeze: Church management software covering people, giving, communication, and events for small and mid-sized churches — a direct competitor in the church admin software category.

Emerging players

• ChurchDesk: European church management and engagement software covering members, events, communication, and giving — an emerging peer in the church admin SaaS category, particularly relevant given Data Developments' UK focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/datadevelopments
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/data-developments
• Instagraminstagram.com/datadevelopments
• Xx.com/data_dev

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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