Chambury Learning

What Chambury Learning does

Chambury Learning is a UK-based learning management system (LMS) service provider founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chichester. The company operated as a service partner and reseller of Totara's LMS software, with a specialized focus on the healthcare sector — primarily NHS Trusts. Chambury provided a full-service delivery model that included software reselling, system implementation, hosting services, and bespoke client content development. In addition to reselling Totara's core LMS, the company developed complementary plug-in applications built on the Totara platform, specifically tools for 360-degree feedback, supervision, and coaching/mentoring — all tailored to public sector and healthcare workforce requirements.

The company's revenue model combined subscription-recurring software reselling with professional services (implementation and bespoke content) and managed services (hosting). Chambury Learning engaged customers through direct sales relationships with NHS Trusts and healthcare organizations in the UK, supplemented by channel activity through the Totara Partner Network. The business had approximately 65 customers and an estimated $5M revenue contribution prior to acquisition.

On November 14, 2024, Chambury Learning was acquired by Totara Learning Group alongside Think Learning as part of Totara's strategy to expand its healthcare market reach and accelerate customer-driven product development. The acquisition brought approximately 70 employees (combined with Think Learning) and ~$10M in combined revenue to Totara's portfolio. Chambury Learning now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the Totara group, and the company's founder Richard Chambury serves as Founder, Managing Director and CEO of the subsidiary entity.

Name

Chambury Learning

Legal name

Chambury Learning

Website

https://chamburylearning.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK-based LMS service partner specializing in Totara platform implementations for the healthcare sector, primarily NHS Trusts, offering reselling, hosting, and bespoke plug-ins; acquired by Totara Learning Group in November 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Implementation and Hosting

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Open-Source & Self-Hosted LMS (EDAFAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD), Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH)

Keywords

• Learning management systems
• Healthcare LMS solutions
• NHS compliance training
• LMS implementation services
• Workforce development software

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Reselling: Reselling Totara's learning management software to customers in the UK healthcare sector
2. Implementation Services: System implementation services for Totara's learning management platform
3. Hosting Services: Hosting Totara's software for customers
4. Bespoke Content Creation: Custom content development for clients alongside complementary software plug-ins

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Chambury Learning resells, implements, and hosts the Totara learning management system for UK healthcare organizations, primarily NHS Trusts. In addition to LMS implementation and hosting services, the company develops bespoke client content and proprietary plug-in applications tailored for healthcare, including tools for 360-degree feedback, supervision, and coaching/mentoring.

Product overview

Chambury Learning operates as a service partner and reseller of Totara's learning management software. The company provides a portfolio of complementary products and services built on or integrated with the Totara platform, including bespoke client content development and industry-specific software plug-ins for 360-degree feedback, supervision, and coaching/mentoring. Following its acquisition by Totara, Chambury Learning continues to leverage Totara's core LMS products while focusing its expertise on public sector and healthcare specialisms, particularly NHS Trusts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Totara LMS Implementation and Hosting Services Reselling, implementing, and hosting the Totara learning management system for UK healthcare organizations, primarily NHS Trusts, providing core LMS functionality including course delivery, learner management, and compliance training capabilities.
• Healthcare Sector Plug-in Applications Proprietary plug-in applications developed on the Totara platform for healthcare and public sector organizations, including 360-degree feedback, supervision, and coaching/mentoring tools.
• Bespoke Client Content Development Custom content development services tailored for NHS Trusts and healthcare clients, designed to integrate with Chambury's Totara LMS implementations and address healthcare-specific learning and compliance requirements.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TotaracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2024Chambury Learning was a UK-based service partner of Totara for several years, reselling, implementing and hosting Totara's learning management software. They provided bespoke client content and complementary software plug-ins with a focus on the healthcare sector. On November 14, 2024, Totara acquired Chambury Learning along with Think Learning as part of its strategy to expand healthcare market reach and enhance customer-driven innovation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• LearnDash: LMS plug-in and course delivery tool for content creators and organizations. Comparable on the plug-in / add-on dimension of Chambury's product set built on top of a broader platform.
• Think Learning: UK-based Totara implementation and hosting partner acquired alongside Chambury by Totara in November 2024. Directly comparable in business model, customer focus, and product set, with both firms previously operating as Totara resellers serving NHS and UK healthcare customers.
• Moodle: Leading open-source LMS platform with a global partner ecosystem for implementation, hosting, and content development. Directly comparable to Chambury's open-source LMS reseller and plug-in development model, with similar go-to-market through partners.
• TalentLMS: Cloud LMS platform with a partner and reseller ecosystem for implementation, hosting, and content services. Comparable business model to Chambury's Totara reseller and managed hosting offering.
• Kineo (City & Guilds / Sponge): UK-based e-learning and LMS implementation specialist serving regulated industries including healthcare. Comparable as a domestic LMS/content services firm targeting compliance and workforce training needs.

Broad incumbents

• Totara Learning Group: Open-source LMS provider and now Chambury's parent company. Comparable as the underlying platform Chambury built services and plug-ins upon; serves a much broader global customer base across multiple verticals.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Large enterprise talent and learning management platform with deep healthcare and public-sector penetration. Comparable in addressing workforce compliance, supervision and development needs at enterprise scale.
• Docebo: Global cloud LMS and learning experience platform serving enterprise customers including healthcare. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping LMS and compliance training capabilities, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• e-Learning WMB (Wavelength Media): UK-based bespoke e-learning content and LMS services provider focused on healthcare and public-sector clients. Comparable as a regional player offering similar content development and compliance training specialism.

Emerging players

• Cypher Learning: AI-enabled LMS provider serving education, healthcare, and corporate training. Comparable as an LMS vendor targeting regulated industries with compliance and content authoring features similar to Chambury's plug-in suite.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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