Spreadsheets are great. A SUM(RANGE) here, a 'copy function' there, maybe even a bit of conditional formatting to see the brown wood from the green trees. And then another spreadsheet, to do something slightly different, and another to consolidate bits from the first and bits from the second. A circular reference, a 'checks and balances' subtotal and a graph to show that things are on the up. Lovely job, life is sweet and a little more under control. And then...

... someone makes a change to the spreadsheet, not fully understanding the implications. Or the data you need to change is locked read-only, so you create a copy and add LATEST to the file name. Or someone has accidentally found out how much everyone else in the company earns and has gone all wobbly on you. Maybe it's better to move those spreadsheets to a USB flash drive and people can come and ask you for the information if they need it. If you're unlucky your flash drive gets corrupted at just the wrong moment in time. And if you're lucky, your big idea turns into a bigger idea and your spreadsheets turn into bigger spreadsheets. Totally understandable... these things happen.


We love working with small and medium-sized businesses that are growing faster than their systems. Many of our clients come to us with a set of spreadsheets that have served them well in the past, but which are now holding them back from growing the business they want to grow. And that's where Thirdrock can help - we understand the needs of growing companies that are looking to unify their data, team, processes, workflow and reporting.

With over 20 years' experience, we combine business consultancy, software development and cloud technology to deliver business systems that work for our clients' specific needs. We help companies move away from spreadsheets towards business systems that provide access the right information to the right people at the right time. We don't sell systems - we sell a service that results in a cloud business system that delivers what you need and helps you with your next step. We enjoy long-term relationships and love nothing more than delivering systems that save our clients time & money and help them grow.

We're happy to talk more, have proof that this stuff works and are flexible in terms of cost and scale - our cloud business systems typically cost £5,000-£15,000 and pay for themselves in the first year. We've even got a demo system that we're happy to show you, to give you a better idea of what's possible... feel free to get in touch to find out more.