We understand you need to be as effective and productive as possible, so you can deliver an unsurpassed service to your clients. Iris forms mega group through merger with csg accountingweb. Group ceo 20012011 of, and significant investor in iris software group, architecting and driving its organic and acquisitive growth from subscription revenues of. The accounts status is group and accounts are next due on 31012020. The accountancy software wing of iris has separated from the rest of the software group to become an independent business unit in a shakeup that also saw the resignation of martin leuw as group chief executive. Experts views on bestoutcomes software sales challenge. Small businesses give hammonds autumn statement 6 out of. Hgcapital will remain a significant shareholder with a 12% stake in the combined group but lloyds tsb development capital will exit from its longstanding investment in iris. Jul 01, 2007 martin leuw, chief executive of iris will become group chief executive of the enlarged group. During martins tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with 1,200. As group ceo, martin drove the growth of iris over 10 years, from a business with. This week, after ten years, i stood down as group ceo of iris software to give me the scope i need to focus on new business ventures. Led by chief executive martin leuw, the company says it has a 95% customer retention rate. Martin leuw, former ceo, iris software martin took over from where the founder of iris software left off when the company received its first private equity investment in 2001.
Filing history for iris software group limited 06295385 people for iris software group limited. As iris software continues to steal market share from archrival sage, group chief executive martin leuw, who this summer led the mbo of the company, explains to kevin reed how turning his back on accounting helped make his entrepreneurial dreams come true. From 20012011, as ceo and significant management investor, he grew iris software from small beginnings to become the uks largest private software house. Leuw, martin philip correspondence address riding court house, riding court road, datchet, slough, berkshire, sl3 9jt. I was group ceo 20012011 significant investor in iris software group. Whilst it was something id been planning for a while and ill be staying involved as a nonexecinvestor anybody who has built a business understands the strong emotions of letting go of the reins. Hg capital will remain a significant shareholder in the group. Martin leuw iris group chief executive uk the end result is that the focus of the decision can become restricted to cost, rather than return on investment and strategic advantage. Martin served as group ceo of iris from 20012011, leading its growth from revenues of. Martin served as group ceo of iris from 20012011, leading its growth. The group s client list has included npower, the liverpool football club, connaught, electrolux s uk operations, and wadsworth. The board of iris software group limited today announced a revised company structure and new appointments to the board, following the resignation of martin leuw as group chief executive.
Iris software group was formed by the 2007 merger between iris software group and computer software group. From 2001 2011, as ceo and significant management investor, he grew iris software. Iris software group limited was incorporated on 27 jun 2007 and is located in slough. Ground control announces appointment of martin leuw as new. Martin is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25year track record of driving rapid scaleup growth. Find out more information about iris software group limited. Martin philip leuw resigned director, company director, 2007.
During martins tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with 1,200 employees and c. The board of iris software group limited yesterday announced a revised company structure and new appointments to the board, following the resignation of martin leuw as group chief executive. Martin leuw joins the ground control team in june 2019 as new nonexecutive chairman. Iris software group limited is a private limited company from slough england and has the status. From 20012011 he was ceo and a significant investor in iris software group driving growth from subscription saas revenues of. This is a pretty decent cv to flaunt around as leuw decides what he wants to do next. Six tips on delivering steady growth real business. Over the years, our team has developed considerable expertise in delivering the missioncritical software solutions specially designed with the needs of the accountancy, education, hr and payroll sectors in mind. Exchequer software founders pick shield to handle sale to iris. Iris software limited company profile slough, united. Computer software group is strong in the law profession. He sees iriss integration as one of its greatest strengths. Martin leuw is founder of growth4good, which invests in highlyscalable digital businesses that have demonstrable social impact. Iris software group limited was incorporated 12 years ago on 27062007 and has the registered number.
He is also chairman of latimer group and nonexecutive chairman of leathwaite. Iris software group limited 06295385 company status active correspondence address riding court house, riding court road, datchet, slough, berkshire, sl3. Iris software group limited in gb key information duedil. Oct 09, 2009 iris ceo martin leuw talks about the past, present and future of iris software, the uks largest private software house specialising in a wide range of business sectors. Martin leuw is a serial entrepreneur, investor and an acknowledged expert on. Neal roberts, formerly iris cfo, becomes the group cfo. Acquiring exchequer is an important milestone in our goal of becoming the 1st choice of business software for uk accountants and smes.
Iris software group limited officers free information. Oct 04, 2010 technology entrepreneur martin leuw of iris and daisy group founder matthew riley offer their advice on how project consultancy bestoutcome should best market the software it has developed. Under his leadership iris became the uks largest private software house and a market leader in each of its vertical sectors. Chief executive martin leuw oversaw sales growth of 55% a year from. They are a multiaward winning external solutions provider, offering. Robert steele said the acquisition of the company now means more investment opportunities to develop key products the firm had been working on, a solid future and. Martin philip leuw personal appointments free information. The groups client list has included npower, the liverpool football club, connaught, electrolux s uk operations, and wadsworth. Clearswift, the digital security software company, has been acquired by londonbased private equity firm lyceum capital for approximately. View martin leuws profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Company overview for iris software group limited 06295385 filing history for iris software group limited 06295385 people for iris software group limited 06295385. We have now increased our portfolio to include payroll and payroll bureau services, comments martin leuw, group chief executive of iris software. Martin is currently chairman of and an investor in clearswift. Martin leuw it must be good to be martin leuw these days.
Adding tax assistant to its portfolio would expand the choice it could offer, he said. Iris chief executive martin leuw will be the group chief executive of the enlarged business. Nov 09, 2010 martin leuw, chief executive, iris software group bill and the team have built a very successful niche business thats now competing on a global scale with huge growth potential. I have been working at iris software group fulltime for less than a year. Martin leuw, chief executive, iris software group bill and the team have built a very successful niche business thats now competing on a. From 20012011, as ceo and significant management investor he grew iris software from small beginnings to become the uks largest private software house, successfully exiting. Martin leuw, chief executive of iris will become group chief executive of the enlarged group. Using a very rough rule of thumb, from nought30 employees, a competent bookkeeper should suffice. A boardroom interview with martin leuw of growth4good. At iris, our commitment to you is that we have been continually investing in our product range and support services throughout the recession to deliver. During martins tenure as group chief executive, iris has grown rapidly to become one of the largest private software companies in the uk, with. Iris group ceo martin leuw praised drummohrs first class reputation for both its tax software and the high quality of its customer service.
Digital entrepreneur and investor martin leuw, who was ceo of iris software for 10 years and now runs business accelerator growth4good, said. Martin leuw is chairman at leathwaite international llp. It services the information technology requirements of fortune companies by utilizing specialized domain knowledge, bestofbreed technologies, rapidly deployable proprietary frameworkssolutions and flexible. Iris software group limited officers free information from. Firms achieve a number of productivity savings through the efficient sharing of client data, and coupling crm capabilities with a. I can see how a reduction in corporation tax makes. Technology entrepreneur martin leuw of iris and daisy group founder matthew riley offer their advice on how project consultancy bestoutcome should best market the software it has developed. Looking back, he has a decade of overseeing iris as its annual revenues grew from. Iris software is a professional software company having offices in usa, india and canada which provides high quality business solutions and support services.
Iris is a large software and services business that grows organically and through acquisition. Our website makes it possible to view other available documents related to iris software group limited. Iris ceo martin leuw talks about the past, present and future of iris software, the uks largest private software house specialising in a wide range of business sectors. The merged group is said to have pro forma revenues of more than. About us iris software is a global information technology services organization offering highquality solutions to businesses. Ive found that each stage of business growth requires different skill levels from the finance function, says martin leuw, founder of iris, the uks largest private software house. Check the companys details for free and view the companies house information, company documents and list of directors.
Founder growth4good investing capital into high growth for profit businesses in the tech sector committed to social impact. He was previously group chief executive of iris software and chairman of clearswift an international cybersecurity business. Iris strengthens payroll presence with acquisition of. While iris now leads sage in terms of market share in the uk accountancy software market, software satisfaction awards surveys since 2005 suggest it has lost its position as the supplier with the most satisfied customers the iris board took the opportunity of leuws departure to reorganise the group, concluding that it can achieve better customer focus by formally.
Martin joined iris in may 2001 and has successfully built the business from. Leuw, martin philip correspondence address riding court house. The enlarged business has combined pro forma revenues of over. Martin leuw, previously ceo of iris, has been appointed as group chief executive of the newly enlarged iris software group.
Ferguson gp payroll software is well respected by practice managers and has an extremely loyal customer base. The pace is fast and can be challenging for some people. Before arriving at the business software group in his mid30s, he ran a small cartoon. Martin leuw martin leads the growth4good investment strategy and is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25 year track record of driving growth. Martin spent the last 10 years as chief executive of iris software group, leading the company through three buyouts for ldc, hg capital and. Iris software group computer software slough, berkshire 24,741 followers we ensure 80,000 businesses get things right today and look forward to the future with confidence. Iris software limited 03196054 company status active.
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