What CLEAR SYSTEMS LTD does

Clear Systems Limited was a UK-based private limited company registered in England & Wales (company number 1784741) that supplied workforce management hardware, consumables, and time-and-attendance software to small and medium-sized UK businesses. The company operated a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model through its website (clearsystems.co.uk), selling time recorders, computerised systems, cards, ribbons, and other consumables, alongside a software portfolio comprising EasyTime (time and attendance), TimeVision and ProTime (time recording software originated by Computime UK), and WinBase (database management using Pick/MultiValue technology, originated by Productive Computer Solutions).

The business was a privately held, founder-operated entity with no external funding, no parent company, and no public listing. Its technology stack centred on a WordPress website with JetPack and WordFence plugins, Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and payment processing via PayPal, SellerDeck Payments, and WorldPay. The underlying database technology — Pick/MultiValue — was promoted for its low total cost of ownership and small hardware footprint, positioning the offering at the budget end of the SMB market. Revenue was generated through two streams: hardware and consumables sales, and one-time software licensing, with no disclosed subscription or recurring component.

Clear Systems ceased trading on 31 October 2019 due to the retirement of its owners. The company made wind-down arrangements with three partners — South Wales Time Recorders (hardware supplier offering a 10% CLEAR10 discount to former customers), Computime UK (TimeVision/ProTime support), and Productive Computer Solutions (WinBase support) — to provide continuity of supply and software support. All online shopping customer and order data were removed at closure, and the website has since been preserved only as an informational archive. The entity is non-operating and has no successor business.

Name

CLEAR SYSTEMS LTD

Legal name

Clear Systems Limited

Website

https://clearsystems.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clear Systems Limited was a UK private limited company that sold workforce management hardware, consumables, and time-and-attendance software (EasyTime, TimeVision, ProTime) alongside Pick/MultiValue database tools (WinBase) to UK SMBs via direct e-commerce, ceasing trading 31 October 2019 due to owner retirement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Royal Leamington Spa

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Consumables Sales: Sale of time recorders, computerised systems, cards, ribbons, and other consumables to businesses requiring workforce management solutions.
2. Software Licensing: Licensing of software products including EasyTime time and attendance system, TimeVision, ProTime, and WinBase database management solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clear Systems Ltd sold time and attendance software solutions (EasyTime, TimeVision, ProTime), database management tools (WinBase), and related hardware including time recorders, computerised systems, cards, ribbons, and consumables. The company also offered data collection and bar-code applications built on Pick/MultiValue database technology. Products were licensed or sold outright to small and medium-sized UK businesses requiring workforce management and efficient database solutions.

Product overview

Clear Systems Ltd was a software company offering time and attendance, data collection, and database management solutions. The product portfolio included EasyTime (time and attendance system), TimeVision and ProTime (time recording solutions), and WinBase (database management tool). Related offerings covered time recorders/computerised systems via South Wales Time Recorders, bar-code data collection applications, and Pick/MultiValue database tools. The company ceased trading on 31st October 2019 due to retirement and has made arrangements for continuity of supply through various partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EasyTime: Time and attendance system product line
• TimeVision
• ProTime
• WinBase

Products and services

• EasyTime Time and attendance system for tracking employee work hours, with a repository of install files and technical information. Targeted at UK SMBs needing workforce management.
• TimeVision Time recording and attendance management system for workforce administration. UK-originator Computime UK provides ongoing support following Clear Systems closure.
• ProTime Time and attendance solution for workforce tracking. UK-originator Computime UK provides ongoing support following Clear Systems closure.
• WinBase Database and application development tool. UK-originator Productive Computer Solutions provides ongoing support following Clear Systems closure.
• Time Recording Hardware and Consumables Time recorders, computerised systems, cards, ribbons and other consumables for workforce time tracking. Provided via partner South Wales Time Recorders following Clear Systems closure.
• Data Collection and Bar-Code Applications Bar-code and related data collection applications for business operations and inventory management.
• Efficient Databases Database management and application development tools using Pick/MultiValue technology with low ownership costs and small hardware footprint.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• South Wales Time RecordersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 October 2019South Wales Time Recorders was a long-term supplier of time recorders, computerised systems, cards, ribbons and consumables. Upon Clear Systems closure, they negotiated a 10% discount (quote code CLEAR10) for existing Clear Systems customers to ensure continuity of supply.
• Computime UKminorOthers · 31 October 2019UK originator and supplier of TimeVision and ProTime software. Clear Systems referred their customers to Computime UK for ongoing support after closure. Contact: www.computimeuk.com, tel: +44 (0)203 808 1128.
• Productive Computer SolutionsminorOthers · 31 October 2019UK originator and supplier of WinBase database software. Clear Systems referred their WinBase customers to Productive Computer Solutions for ongoing support after closure. Contact: www.pcsuk.biz, tel: +44 (0)1274-622752.

Recent moves6 records

Emerging players

• Clockify: Time-tracking and attendance tool with broad SMB/global reach. Competes in the same end-use case (employee time recording) that anchored Clear Systems' EasyTime product.
• Toggl Track: Time-tracking/attendance SaaS popular with SMBs and freelancers; comparable end-functionality (time recording, attendance) to Clear Systems' core offerings.
• Deputy: Cloud-native workforce management and time-and-attendance platform widely used by SMBs. Comparable as a modern direct substitute for the legacy T&A functionality Clear Systems' EasyTime/TimeVision/ProTime offered.
• TimeLog: Time tracking, project costing and workforce management SaaS used by SMBs in EMEA. Comparable as a modern, cloud-based substitute for Clear Systems' on-premise time-and-attendance products.

Regional players

• GaneData: UK provider of bar-code and data-collection applications, referenced on Clear Systems' closure page as a successor for data-collection customers. Comparable niche and SMB/SME target market.
• Computime UK: UK originator and supplier of TimeVision and ProTime software, which Clear Systems re-licensed. Direct overlap in the time-and-attendance software category for UK SMBs.
• Productive Computer Solutions: UK originator and supplier of WinBase database/application development software, which Clear Systems resold. Comparable as a UK-focused developer/distributor of Pick/MultiValue-based database tooling.
• South Wales Time Recorders: UK supplier of time recorders, cards, ribbons and consumables — the same hardware category Clear Systems resold. They acted as Clear Systems' continuity supplier on closure, indicating direct product-line overlap.

Broad incumbents

• UKG (Kronos): Large enterprise workforce management and time-and-attendance vendor; overlaps the broader category Clear Systems served, although UKG targets the upper end of the market.
• Rocket Software (Rocket U2 / MultiValue): Owner of the U2/MultiValue (Pick-derived) database platform on which WinBase was built. Comparable because Clear Systems' database management line was anchored to this same technology stack.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clear-systems

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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