NUMBERITE LTD

What NUMBERITE LTD does

Numberite Ltd is a UK-based, privately held provider of contract-free VoIP phone systems, virtual business phone numbers (01, 02, 0330, 0800), broadband (ADSL/FTTC/FTTP/4G), and SIM-only mobile deals, targeting small businesses with 1-20 users as well as home workers, mobile workers, and startups. The company was founded circa 2008 by Mark and Pauline Bonito and is headquartered in Exeter, Devon, operating as a bootstrapped, family-run business with 1-10 employees and no external investors.

The core technology is a hosted/cloud-based VoIP PBX platform featuring standard business telephony functions including call forwarding, queuing, hunt groups, voicemail-to-email, call recording, conference rooms (up to 5 users), fax-to-email, and number porting within 7-10 working days. A cross-device companion app (Windows Desktop, iPhone, Android) extends system access to mobile and remote workers, while a web-based PBX management portal and call tracking/reporting portal (with CSV export) provide configuration and analytics layers. All services are offered on a no-contract, month-to-month basis.

The business model is built on monthly recurring subscriptions layered with usage-based call charges (2.5p/min landline, 5.5p/min mobile, 3p connection fee), one-time porting fees (£35+VAT), and hardware sales (IP phones and routers). Distribution combines a self-serve online number reservation system with assisted inside-sales via phone (01392 241666), supported by content marketing (blog, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook). Per-customer pricing is low — virtual numbers from £6/month, a 5-user system from £30/month plus usage, and SIM deals from £8-£17.50+VAT/month — consistent with a long-tail, volume-based SMB acquisition strategy.

Name

NUMBERITE LTD

Legal name

Numberite Ltd

Website

https://numberite.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Numberite Ltd is a UK-based, family-run provider of contract-free hosted VoIP phone systems, virtual business phone numbers, broadband, and SIM-only mobile services targeting small businesses, home workers, mobile workers, and startups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Telecommunications Services

NAICS

All Other Telecommunications (5178), Telecommunications Resellers (517121)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud PBX & Hosted Telephony (HDAIAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Voice Calling (VoIP) Apps (BPAMACAC), VoIP Access & ITSP Services (HDAIAHAD)

Keywords

• VoIP phone systems
• Business phone numbers
• Cloud telephony services
• Virtual landline numbers
• Business broadband solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Exeter

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monthly Service Subscriptions - VoIP Phone Systems: Monthly recurring fees for hosted VoIP phone systems. Includes system access, extensions, and standard features. Pricing starts at £30/month for 5-user system.
2. Business Phone Numbers: Monthly fees for virtual/business phone numbers (01, 02, 0330, 0800). £9 per month per number with no setup fee.
3. SIM Card Services: Monthly SIM-only contracts with O2 and Vodafone. Packages range from £8 to £17.50+VAT per month with various data allowances.
4. Call Charges: Usage-based charges for forwarded calls: 2.5p/min to landline, 5.5p/min to mobile, 3p connection fee per call.
5. 4G Broadband Solutions: Monthly 4G router solutions for businesses with poor ADSL coverage. Starting from £24-36 per month.
6. Number Porting: One-time fee of £35 + VAT for porting existing landline numbers into the system.
7. Hardware Sales: Sale of IP phones, handsets, 4G routers, and related equipment. 5 new phones plus system setup from £300.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Numberite provides contract-free hosted VoIP phone systems for small UK businesses, supporting extensions, call forwarding, call recording, queuing, hunt groups and voicemail-to-email. The company also sells UK virtual business phone numbers (01, 02, 0330, 0800) for local presence and call tracking, supplies companion apps for iOS/Android/Windows, and bundles broadband (ADSL/FTTC/4G/FTTP) and SIM-only mobile plans to support complete business communications.

Product overview

Numberite Ltd offers a unified VoIP phone system platform complemented by virtual business phone numbers and supporting services. The core product is the VoIP Phone System—a hosted/cloud phone solution that includes the Companion App (Windows, iPhone, Android), Teleconference Rooms, and Fax to Email as integrated modules. This core platform is supplemented by Business Phone Numbers (01, 02, 0330, 0800) for call tracking and forwarding, and add-on services including Broadband (ADSL/FTTC/4G/FTTP), Sim Only mobile plans (O2/Vodafone), and Desktop/Walkabout IP Phones. All services are offered on a no-contract, month-to-month basis targeting small to medium businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VoIP Phone System Hosted cloud-based VoIP telephone system for small businesses with 1-20 users, providing extensions, call forwarding, call recording, call queuing, hunt groups, voicemail-to-email and conferencing on a contract-free monthly basis.
• Business Phone Numbers Virtual UK landline phone numbers (01, 02, 0330 and 0800) that forward calls to a mobile or landline, enabling small businesses to appear local to specific regions and to track inbound calls for marketing attribution, charged at £9 per number per month with no setup fee.
• Business Broadband

Quantifiable outcome

• Save up to 40% on local calls and up to 90% on international calls compared to traditional phone systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sipgate: European VoIP operator with a UK business offering, providing hosted telephony, virtual numbers, and SIP trunking to small businesses. Comparable in delivery model (hosted VoIP, virtual numbers) and SMB customer base.
• VoIPfone: UK-focused hosted VoIP and business phone number provider targeting small businesses. Directly comparable to Numberite in product set (hosted PBX, virtual numbers, broadband), customer segment (SMBs), and contract-free go-to-market.
• Gradwell Communications: Long-established UK hosted telephony, broadband, and mobile provider serving small businesses. Comparable to Numberite across hosted PBX, business numbers, and connectivity offerings, with similar SMB and home-worker focus.
• SureVoIP: UK-based VoIP and hosted telephony specialist focused on small business customers. Directly comparable on hosted PBX feature set, geographic market (UK), and small-business customer profile.
• Telappliant: UK reseller and integrator of hosted VoIP and unified communications products for SMBs. Comparable as a UK-focused hosted telephony provider serving similar small-business use cases.

Broad incumbents

• 8x8: Global cloud communications and contact-center provider with hosted PBX, voice, and UCaaS offerings. Comparable on hosted telephony and SMB/enterprise voice, with significantly greater scale, R&D, and geographic reach.
• Vonage: Global cloud communications provider offering hosted VoIP, virtual numbers, and UCaaS to businesses. Comparable on hosted telephony and virtual-number products, but operates at vastly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• RingCentral: Global UCaaS incumbent offering cloud PBX, messaging, and contact center for businesses of all sizes. Comparable on hosted PBX feature set, but targets a much broader customer base and competes for the same UK SMB segment Numberite serves.
• Gamma Communications: UK-listed provider of unified communications, hosted PBX, SIP trunking, and connectivity to SMBs and enterprises. Much larger and broader than Numberite, but competes head-to-head on hosted telephony and is a relevant benchmark for UK UCaaS scale.
• BT Business: UK incumbent telecommunications operator serving SMBs with phone lines, broadband, and increasingly hosted VoIP. The dominant traditional alternative to Numberite for UK small businesses, now actively migrating customers to IP-based services ahead of the PSTN switch-off.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/numberite
• YouTubeyoutube.com/numberitecouk
• Facebookfacebook.com/numberite
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/numberite-ltd

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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