I build websites for small businesses, and run nine products of my own.
Mather Software is my one-person software company in the UK. You deal with me, the person writing the code.
Work
Three websites I built for local businesses, then the products I run myself.
Heatsource Domestic Gas Services
Website for a client
Family-owned, Gas Safe registered engineers since 2011: boiler repairs, servicing and installations, landlord gas safety certificates and emergency callouts across North Manchester.
Case study: Gas engineer website, North Manchester
JellyBeans Out Of School Club
Website for a client
Breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs for children aged 3–11 in Littleborough, with online registration.
Case study: Out-of-school club website, Littleborough
Recover & Rebuild Physio
Website for a client
MSK physiotherapy, sports-injury and post-op rehab, and physio-led reformer in Littleborough.
Case study: Physio website with booking, Littleborough
HomeThink
My product, live
Enter a postcode and the first line of the address to see what public records say about it, how it sits against local sales, and the area, in about a minute. Free, with nothing to install.
homethink.co.uk
YourMail
My product, live
Transactional email for your app — receipts, password resets, welcome messages — sent from your own domain over an HTTP API, with delivery tracking.
yourmail.dev
Paytide
My product, live
Payment links for UK freelancers: share your own link or QR code and take card payments. 1% per payment (20p minimum) plus Stripe’s fee, and no monthly fee.
paytide.co.uk
Hackademy
My product, live
Hands-on simulators for developers: a real terminal onto a pretend Kubernetes cluster. Run real kubectl commands, deploy apps and fix them when they break, across 54 incident missions. Free in the browser; an account keeps your stars and XP.
hackademy.dev
How’s the Job
My product, live
One link per job: your customer sees the photos, updates and status — no app, no login. Built for plumbers, gardeners, removals crews and repair shops.
howsthejob.com
Trimbook
My product, live
Online booking, deposits, a live walk-in queue and email reminders for UK barbershops. Clients stay yours: a flat £15 or £39 a month, 0% commission.
trimbook.co.uk
Letkeep
My product, live
Compliance tracker for self-managing landlords in England. It tracks gas safety, EICR, EPC, deposit protection, right to rent and alarm checks, and emails reminders before anything lapses. First property free.
letkeep.co.uk
Orbit
My product, live
A daily trivia game for iPhone. Seven Prompts, 25 seconds each: name the rarest answer you can and your rocket flies further into deep space.
orbit.mathersoftware.com
Nearby
My product, live
The UK’s local message board. Post as yourself or anonymously, and people nearby see it for a week. For adults in the UK.
nearby.mathersoftware.com
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Tell me about your project
What your business does and what you need is enough to start. Need help with one of my products? Use the support page.
Live London
A side project: London’s roads, Tube and Thames tide right now, drawn from open data. Point at or tap the map to name what is on it; tap a camera to see it.