What CBE FUTURE LIMITED does

CBE FUTURE LIMITED (operating as CBE Software, legal entity Central Business Equipment Limited) is a privately held, founder- and family-owned provider of Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) software and integrated retail and hospitality technology, headquartered in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Ireland, with a UK regional headquarters in Derby and a Northern Ireland office in Lisburn. Founded in 1980 by Gerard and Catherine Concannon, the company has grown to 200+ employees and operates in 14 countries, processing more than 15 million transactions per day across supermarket, convenience, forecourt, hospitality, fashion, pharmacy, education, and stadium/event customers in the UK and Ireland.

CBE's product portfolio centres on two proprietary EPoS platforms — CBE FutaTill (next-generation, cross-sector EPoS for retail, convenience, forecourt, and hospitality) and CBE Innova (hospitality-focused EPoS running on iOS and Android) — complemented by a module suite including CBE Cloud (native cloud application hosted on Microsoft Azure with real-time and predictive analytics), CBE Pay (integrated card payments), CBE Mobile Order & Pay, Self-Checkout (via a Platinum partnership with NCR for R6 and SS90 models), Kitchen Automation (ConnectSmart), CBE Mobile (Datalogic-based handhelds), Online Ordering (with Just Eat, Deliveroo, and Uber Eats integrations), and PAR PixelPoint POS. The platform integrates with all major symbol groups and wholesalers, the UK Fuel Finder compliance scheme, Lynked loyalty, and sruu retail/accounts. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27001:2022 certifications, is GDPR-compliant, and is WEEE-registered.

CBE generates revenue through software licensing and subscriptions, hardware sales, recurring support and maintenance (365 days/year), payment transaction processing, training, and consulting and custom development. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales across UK and Ireland, channel partnerships with symbol groups and wholesalers, technology partnerships (NCR Platinum, PAR, Datalogic, Lynked, sruu, ConnectSmart, UK Fuel Finder), and active trade-show presence. Customer logos include Ascona Group (69 forecourt sites), Sewell On the Go (12 sites, 250+ employees), Nally's SuperValu, MPK Garages, Petrocell, Sweeney Oil, SPAR Parkfoot Garage, and University of Galway.

Name

CBE FUTURE LIMITED

Legal name

Central Business Equipment Limited

Website

https://cbesoftware.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CBE Software (CBE FUTURE LIMITED) is a privately held Irish-founded EPoS software and integrated retail/hospitality technology provider, serving supermarkets, forecourts, convenience stores, hospitality venues, and education campuses across the UK, Ireland, and 12 other countries with its proprietary CBE FutaTill and CBE Innova platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chellaston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: EPoS software solutions licensed to retailers and hospitality businesses. Includes cloud-based subscriptions for CBE Cloud platform. Ongoing software updates through live web portal.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of EPoS terminals, self-checkout units, card payment terminals, handheld devices, kitchen display screens, and accessories.
3. Support and Maintenance: 365 days/year customer support services, remote support, technical assistance. Nationwide service support through strategically located service centres.
4. Payment Processing: Transaction processing through CBEPay with competitive rate structure. Fast transaction times for high-volume environments. Next business day payouts to merchant accounts.
5. Training Services: Training programs delivered at purpose-built Training Centre. Staff upskilling on products and system utilization.
6. Consulting and Custom Development: Consultation services for tailored software solutions. Bespoke development for unique business requirements through specialist engineering team.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CBE designs, develops, and deploys EPoS (Electronic Point of Sale) software systems, self-checkout solutions, and integrated retail and hospitality management software. Its flagship platforms, CBE FutaTill (for retail, forecourt, and convenience) and CBE Innova (for hospitality), run on iOS, Android, and cloud infrastructure (Microsoft Azure) and are complemented by modules for card payments, mobile ordering, kitchen automation, online ordering, loyalty, and multi-site head-office management.

Product overview

CBE offers a comprehensive portfolio of EPoS (Electronic Point of Sale) software solutions for the retail and hospitality sectors. The product lineup consists of two primary EPoS platforms—CBE Innova for hospitality and CBE FutaTill for retail/forecourt—complemented by a suite of integrated modules including CBE Pay (payment processing), CBE Mobile Order & Pay (table-side ordering), CBE Cloud (cloud management and analytics), Self-Checkout (via NCR partnership), Kitchen Automation via ConnectSmart Kitchen, CBE Mobile (handheld POS), Online Ordering (aggregator integrations), PAR PixelPoint POS (hospitality), and Custom Solutions. The portfolio manages over 15 million daily transactions across supermarket, convenience, forecourt, hospitality, fashion, pharmacy and general retail sectors in 14 countries. CBE Cloud provides real-time data analytics while CBE Pay handles integrated card payments. Recent additions include Fuel Finder integration for UK forecourt compliance, Lynked loyalty platform, and sruu retail operations platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CBE Innova: EPoS system designed for hospitality, running on iOS and Android platforms.
• CBE Pay
• CBE Mobile Order & Pay
• CBE Cloud
• CBE FutaTill
• Self-Checkout
• PAR PixelPoint POS
• Kitchen Automation
• CBE Mobile
• Online Ordering
• Custom Solutions

Products and services

• CBE FutaTill Next-generation EPoS software for supermarket, convenience, forecourt and hospitality sectors; cross-sector design, mobile POS, automated software updates, and integrations with NCR Self-Checkout, ESLs, loyalty, online ordering, and accounts.
• CBE Innova Hospitality-focused EPoS system running on iOS and Android with graphical table management, intelligent special offers, advanced reporting, and a cloud-based back-office suite.
• CBE Pay Integrated card payment solution linked with CBE systems or deployed as standalone terminal; competitive rates, fast transaction times, next-business-day payouts, and real-time transaction visibility.
• CBE Mobile Order & Pay Mobile ordering and payment solution for hospitality venues that allows guests to order and pay from their table, with direct POS integration to kitchen and bar.
• CBE Cloud Native cloud application hosted on Microsoft Azure delivering real-time insights, predictive analysis, business intelligence, and data analytics for retail and hospitality operations.
• Self-Checkout (SCO) Multi-tender and cashless self-service checkout units (NCR R6 Multi-Tender, R6LN Card-Only, SS90 Card-Only) with bagging platform and attendant station, integrated with CBE EPoS.
• PAR PixelPoint POS Hospitality-focused POS software built on adaptability, modularity, scalability, and usability; deployed in 110+ countries with 50,000+ installations and resold/supported by CBE.
• Kitchen Automation (ConnectSmart Kitchen) Kitchen display and automation solution that displays orders on dynamic screens, synchronises cooking with programmable prep times, and provides real-time production analytics.
• CBE Mobile Mobile POS solution bringing back-office functionality to store staff on Datalogic Memor Android devices or staff smartphones; supports price/stock management, order completion, delivery coordination, and wastage tracking.
• Online Ordering Online ordering solution for restaurants enabling home and on-the-go orders, with integration to aggregators (Just Eat, Deliveroo, Uber Eats) and driver management systems.
• Custom Solutions Tailored software development services delivered by a specialist engineering team for businesses requiring EPoS functionality beyond standard packages.
• Fuel Finder Integration Automated compliance solution for UK Fuel Finder legislation that submits real-time pump pricing to the central government platform through existing CBE till systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 million+ daily transactions processed across customer base
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NCRcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatinum partner with NCR, the global market leader in self-checkout. Supply SCO solutions (R6 Multi-Tender, R6LN Card-Only, SS90 Card-Only) to retail sector in Ireland and UK. Integration of NCR self-checkout with CBE FutaTill EPoS.
• LynkedcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital loyalty platform integration with CBE FutaTill and Innova EPoS solutions. Enables employee discounts, dual pricing, points-based rewards, VIP customer groups, and minimum spend voucher activation. Real-time loyalty management at point of sale.
• sruucoreTechnology or IntegrationRetail platform integration bringing together EPoS, supplier, accounts, and energy data. Automated invoice generation, real-time data flow to financial accounts, eliminating manual re-entry and reconciliation. 50% reduction in invoice processing time reported.
• PAR (PixelPoint)coreTechnology or IntegrationReseller and integrator for PAR PixelPoint POS software. Over 110 countries, 50,000+ systems installed. Hospitality-focused solution based on adaptability, modularity, scalability, and usability principles.
• Symbol Groups and WholesalerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIntegration with all major symbol groups and wholesalers. Seamless inventory updates, pricing synchronization, and automated replenishment. CBE ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 accredited and supplies to all major symbol groups.
• UK Fuel Finder SchemecoreTechnology or IntegrationAutomated Fuel Finder compliance solution integrated with CBE EPoS. Real-time pump price submission to central platform. 70%+ of CBE UK forecourt customers using Fuel Finder integration. Eliminates manual 5+ minute per site price updates.
• Payment ProcessorscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated card payment processing through CBEPay. Competitive rate structure, next business day payouts, real-time transaction visibility. Integration partners for payment terminals.
• Enterprise IrelandminorOthersR&D initiatives co-funded by Enterprise Ireland and European Regional Development Fund under Border, Midland, and Western Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020. Focus on cloud migration for export markets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PAR Technology (PixelPoint): PAR is CBE's technology partner for hospitality POS, with 50,000+ PixelPoint installations across 110+ countries. Comparable as a hospitality-focused POS provider, but PAR's product is integrated and resold by CBE in UK/Ireland rather than competing head-to-head at the customer level.
• TouchBistro: Restaurant-focused iPad-based POS with table management, ordering, and payments. Directly comparable to CBE Innova in the hospitality vertical, both targeting full-service and quick-service restaurants with mobile ordering, payments, and back-office tools, though TouchBistro is more concentrated in North America.
• Lightspeed Commerce: Cloud-based commerce platform serving retail and hospitality SMBs with POS, payments, eCommerce, and analytics. Closest multi-vertical (retail + hospitality) cloud POS peer to CBE FutaTill/Innova, though Lightspeed is publicly listed with broader international footprint and stronger self-service onboarding.
• SumUp: European payment and POS provider serving millions of micro and small merchants with card readers and integrated POS software. Comparable payment-led model to CBE Pay, with overlap in convenience/SMB retail, but SumUp focuses primarily on mobile single-till merchants rather than multi-site enterprise retail.
• EPOS Now: UK-headquartered EPoS software provider serving retail and hospitality SMBs with cloud-based POS terminals, payment processing, and inventory tools. Highly comparable to CBE in target customer profile (UK independent retail/hospitality) and product scope, though EPOS Now skews more SMB/online-led while CBE retains a heavier on-premise/enterprise install base.
• Zettle by PayPal: PayPal-owned mobile POS and payment solution targeting small merchants across Europe including UK and Ireland. Directly comparable in payment-led retail POS offering, though Zettle skews to SMB single-till use cases while CBE serves larger multi-site chains with richer back-office modules.

Regional players

• Toast: Cloud-based restaurant management platform with POS, payments, payroll, and team management — analogous to CBE's hospitality stack. While both serve restaurants, Toast is primarily North America-focused and trades at scale on NYSE, making it a regional rather than direct UK/Ireland competitor but a clear architectural comparable.

Broad incumbents

• NCR Corporation: Global leader in self-checkout and retail technology, and CBE's Platinum self-checkout hardware partner. Comparable in retail technology breadth but operates at vastly larger scale across many geographies and verticals, with a much broader hardware-plus-software portfolio than CBE's regional focus.
• Block (Square): Square offers integrated POS hardware, software, and payment processing widely adopted by UK/Ireland SMBs. Comparable to CBE's bundled POS + payments play (CBEPay), but Square is a global broadline platform while CBE focuses on integrated retail/hospitality workflows and larger multi-site operators.

Others

• Verifone: Global payment hardware and integrated commerce provider for retail and hospitality. Comparable as part of the EPoS hardware ecosystem (alongside NCR, Datalogic, Ingenico) but functions more as a payment terminal vendor and ecosystem enabler for CBE rather than a direct software competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 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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