CLOUDS NEST SOLUTIONS LTD

Name

CLOUDS NEST SOLUTIONS LTD

Legal name

Clouds Nest Solutions Ltd

Website

https://cloudsnest.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eastleigh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Credit-Based Subscription (Bronze, Silver, Gold Tiers): Credits-based subscription model where charities purchase credit bundles upfront at tiered pricing. Bronze tier (10,000 credits at £1.50/credit), Silver tier (25,000 credits at £1.35/credit), and Gold tier (50,000 credits at £1.25/credit) offer full platform access with priority usage and long-term savings for larger commitments.
2. Pay-as-You-Go Monthly Subscription: Flexible monthly subscription at £150/month providing 100 base credits with additional credits invoiced at £2 each. Scales with usage, ensuring charities only pay for what they need.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Clouds Nest sells the CloudsNest Platform, a map-led ERP software that helps charities, non-profits and direct sales organisations manage field-based fundraising, marketing and outreach campaigns. It combines real-time interactive location mapping, campaign management, lead and contact tracking, performance reporting and integrated payment processing via Stripe with multi-currency support. The platform is delivered as a credit-based subscription across Bronze, Silver, Gold and Pay-as-You-Go tiers and is built on AWS with PCI DSS Level 2 and GDPR-compliant infrastructure.

Product overview

Clouds Nest offers CloudsNest as a single unified map-led ERP platform for direct sales, marketing, and outreach teams, particularly serving charity fundraisers. The platform is available through four pricing tiers: Bronze (starter, 10,000 credits at £1.50), Silver (professional, 25,000 credits at £1.35), Gold (enterprise, 50,000 credits at £1.25), and Pay as You Go (flexible monthly at £150 with 100 credits). Core capabilities include real-time mapping, campaign management, lead and contact management, performance reporting, and integrated payment processing via Stripe and PayPal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CloudsNest Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Launch campaigns in minutes using pre-built templates with no technical skills required
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, core payment processing and integration.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)core infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider powering Clouds Nest's secure, scalable, and highly reliable platform. Services include Amazon RDS (encrypted transactional data), Amazon S3 (object encryption for file storage), AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail (monitoring and audit logging), AWS IAM (granular access control), and AWS Secrets Manager (secure credential and API key storage). All services deployed within VPCs with security groups and NACLs enforcing least-privilege access.
• Stripecore payment processingTechnology or IntegrationPCI Level 1-certified payment gateway provider handling core payment transaction flow for recurring and one-time payments. Supports monthly and quarterly subscriptions, secure payment methods (cards, wallets, bank debits), flexible APIs and webhooks. Reduces compliance burden related to direct card processing. GDPR and PCI-DSS compliant.
• SalesforceintegrationTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partner enabling seamless synchronisation of supporter, donor, and campaign data. Two-way data synchronisation with minimal setup required through Clouds Nest's real-time API gateway.
• HubSpotintegrationTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partner enabling seamless synchronisation of supporter, donor, and campaign data. Two-way data synchronisation with minimal setup required through Clouds Nest's real-time API gateway.
• GoogleintegrationTechnology or IntegrationGoogle ecosystem integration including Google Maps (dynamic location mapping for field campaigns), Google Sheets (automated reporting), Google Analytics (real-time data visualisation), and Google Drive (secure document sharing and syncing). Out-of-the-box support for these Google services.
• PayPalintegrationTechnology or IntegrationPayment integration partner enabling seamless synchronisation of supporter and donor transactions. Automatically pushes/pulls donor transactions and payment confirmations across platforms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bonterra (Network for Good): Bonterra's Network for Good and Give suite are leading fundraising and donor management platforms for nonprofits. Comparable as a direct competitor in the charity fundraising software category, with overlapping capabilities in donor CRM, campaign management, and online giving.
• CharityEngine: CharityEngine is an all-in-one nonprofit CRM, fundraising, and marketing platform built specifically for charities. Comparable as a vertically integrated fundraising platform for the same nonprofit customer segment that Clouds Nest targets.
• Funraise: Funraise is a modern fundraising platform for nonprofits offering donor management, online giving, and peer-to-peer campaigns. Comparable as a direct competitor in the charity fundraising software category targeting mid-market and enterprise non-profits.
• Givebutter: Givebutter is a fast-growing online fundraising platform serving nonprofits with donation forms, event management, and CRM features. Comparable as a direct competitor in the digital fundraising space, with overlapping positioning around ease of use and Stripe-powered payment processing.
• DonorPerfect: DonorPerfect is a long-standing donor management and fundraising CRM used by thousands of nonprofits. Comparable as a purpose-built fundraising platform for charities, with similar positioning around donor tracking, campaign management, and reporting.
• Qgiv: Qgiv is an online fundraising and donor management platform used by nonprofits for donation forms, event registration, and peer-to-peer campaigns. Comparable as a direct competitor in the SMB and mid-market charity fundraising software category.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce (Nonprofit Cloud / NPSP): Salesforce's Nonprofit Cloud and the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) is the dominant CRM-based fundraising platform for large charities. Comparable as a platform targeting the same charity customers with CRM and campaign management, though it is a horizontal CRM adapted for the vertical rather than a purpose-built field-operations tool.
• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is the largest incumbent in nonprofit software, offering CRM, fundraising, financial management, and marketing solutions for charities. Comparable as a provider of vertical ERP-style platforms for the charity sector, though it serves a much broader portfolio than Clouds Nest's focused field-fundraising niche.

Others

• HubSpot: HubSpot is a leading CRM and marketing automation platform that charities use for donor management and outreach. Comparable as an integration partner and adjacent CRM that charities may use alongside or instead of Clouds Nest for marketing and contact management.
• Stripe (Atlas / Nonprofit Services): Stripe is both a payment infrastructure partner and a potential competitive platform for nonprofits, offering Stripe Atlas and nonprofit-specific donation tooling. Comparable as a payments-adjacent platform serving the same charity customers, though primarily a payment processor rather than a fundraising ERP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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