What Dataset Solutions does

Dataset Solutions Limited is a privately held UK-registered software company founded in 1986 by Tim Rafferty, headquartered in Wrexham with a software development centre in Dublin. The company builds and sells a modular, cloud-hosted vertical SaaS platform purpose-built for the waste management and skip hire industries in Ireland and the UK, claiming over 60% market penetration of Ireland's waste sector.

The core product, 'The Dataset System', is a single integrated online platform that combines Trade Waste, Skip Hire, CRM, Weighbridge, Routing & Scheduling, GPRS Mapping, Pay By Weight, RFID Bin Tagging, Bin Identification, and accounting modules into one workflow. The ecosystem extends to mobile surfaces — a Driver Smartphone App for field operations (real-time jobs, navigation, POD signatures, photo/voice notes) and a Householder App for domestic end-customers (payments and messaging) — and to a Customer Zone portal for invoice retrieval, online bill payment, and waste transfer note access. Differentiating technical components include vehicle RFID readers, integrated weighbridge systems enabling pay-by-weight billing, GPS-based live tracking with colour-coded route pins, and a documented accounting integration with Efin.

The business model is a subscription or licensing arrangement with quote-based, customised pricing per customer. Go-to-market is sales-led, with direct business development led by Niell Fraser (joined 2018) targeting small, medium, and large waste operators in Ireland and the UK. The team remains small at 1-10 employees, with the founder still active as Managing Director. No external funding, institutional investment, or M&A activity is disclosed, and there is no public listing.

Name

Dataset Solutions

Legal name

Dataset Solutions Limited

Website

https://datasetsoftware.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dataset Solutions is a privately held UK vertical SaaS company founded in 1986 that provides an integrated cloud-based waste management and skip hire platform to operators in Ireland and the UK, claiming over 60% market share in Ireland's waste sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Waste management software
• Skip hire software
• Fleet routing software
• Weighbridge management
• RFID bin tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrexham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription / Licensing: The company provides a comprehensive waste management software system with multiple modules. The system includes software, maintenance, disaster recovery, updates, hosting, and support. The platform is configured to suit each customer's specific business requirements, suggesting a subscription or licensing model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dataset Solutions provides a comprehensive cloud-based waste management software platform (The Dataset System) designed specifically for the waste and skip hire industries. The platform integrates modules covering trade waste, skip hire, CRM, weighbridge, customer portal, routing and scheduling, accounting, GPS mapping, pay-by-weight billing, RFID bin tagging, and bin identification. It is delivered as a fully hosted solution including software, maintenance, disaster recovery, updates, hosting, and support.

Product overview

Dataset Solutions offers The Dataset System, a comprehensive modular waste management software platform designed specifically for the waste and skip hire industries. The core platform integrates multiple functional modules including Trade Waste, Skip Hire, CRM, Weighbridge, Customer Zone/Operations, Routing & Scheduling, Accounting, GPRS Mapping, Pay By Weight, RFID Bin Tagging, and Bin Identification. The ecosystem extends through complementary mobile applications including the Driver Smartphone App for field operations and the Householder App for domestic customers. The company delivers the system as a fully hosted solution including software, maintenance, disaster recovery, updates, and technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Dataset System A comprehensive cloud-based waste management software platform with multiple integrated modules (Trade Waste, Skip Hire, CRM, Weighbridge, Customer Zone/Operations, Routing & Scheduling, Accounting, GPS Mapping, Pay By Weight, RFID Bin Tagging, Bin Identification) designed specifically for waste collection and skip hire operators in the UK and Ireland. Delivered as a fully hosted solution including software, maintenance, disaster recovery, updates, hosting, and technical support.
• Driver Smartphone App

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer base growth from 50,000 to 150,000 customers with minimal increase in staff
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Geotab: Major fleet telematics provider whose vehicle tracking and data platform overlaps with Dataset's GPS/routing modules and is often deployed by large waste operators alongside or instead of vertical-specific software.
• Verizon Connect: Enterprise fleet management and telematics suite offering GPS tracking, dispatch and reporting, competing with the fleet-facing components of the Dataset System for the same enterprise buyer.
• Trimble Transportation: Large logistics and fleet software provider offering routing, dispatch and asset tracking tools that can serve waste operators as part of broader transportation customers, competing with Dataset's routing and operations modules.
• Samsara: Large fleet telematics and operations platform that competes for the same waste operator budgets around GPS tracking, routing, and vehicle data, but as part of a much wider industrial IoT portfolio.
• Fleetio: Broader fleet management SaaS that overlaps with Dataset's GPS, vehicle, and maintenance capabilities, though Fleetio serves all vehicle fleets rather than specializing in the waste vertical.

Direct peers

• TOPS Software: Provider of software specifically designed for waste haulers and transfer stations, with similar modules for dispatch, billing, and scale integration that compete directly with Dataset's trade waste and weighbridge offerings.
• ReCollect Systems: Waste and recycling software vendor offering collection schedules, routing, and resident-facing tools, providing comparable functionality to Dataset's customer-facing portals and operations modules.
• Routeware: Specialist provider of routing, dispatch, and onboard computing software for the waste and recycling industry, competing with Dataset's Routing & Scheduling and GPS modules for the same operator customers.
• AMCS Group: Ireland-headquartered vertical SaaS provider for the waste, recycling and resource management industry, offering an integrated ERP-style platform that competes head-on with Dataset's waste and skip hire software across the UK and Ireland.

Emerging players

• Salesforce Field Service: Horizontal field service management platform that waste operators could adopt as a substitute or complement to Dataset's CRM, scheduling and mobile app modules, representing a potential competitive threat from above.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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