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Rapid Custom Application Development
Taking manual spreadsheets, disconnected documents and repetitive admin and turning them into clean, reliable web apps.
Mike Nichols / Custom Digital Solutions
Turn Your Operational Challenges into Working Software.
We build focused, secure digital applications for sport, not-for-profit, and business organisations — delivered in days, not months.
Delivered in days, not months100% code ownershipZero technical experience needed
01 / The work behind the builds
Different disciplines. One practical mindset.
The best starting point is a problem you have actually lived.
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Operational & Leadership Insight
Years of running sports organisations and community programmes mean I start with the human problem, not code for the sake of it.
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Battle-Tested in the Real World
Every tool is built for daily use — from statutory financial filings for CICs to live decision support in high-pressure sports environments.
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Collaborative, Direct Problem-Solving
You work directly with the builder who understands your problem. No account managers, no jargon and no endless specification meetings.
02 / Apps & builds
Real problems. Working tools.
Independent applications and focused prototypes, shaped by sport, leadership and everyday work.
Coaching & mentoring
ACE Coach App
A digital coaching and mentoring platform. Practical support for parent-coaches and grassroots leaders navigating the human side of sport.
Explore ACE Coach AppFinance for CICs · Live
CIC Filing Pack Builder
Turns a year of bank transactions into ready-to-post filing packs for Companies House, the CIC Regulator and HMRC — in plain English. Free to build, £69 one-off when you file.
Explore CIC Filing PackBasketball & sideline ops · Testing phase
CourtKey
Create your own attributes, add your squad and allocate attributes to each player. Then pick the five you want on court based on what really matters. For coaches who deserve to win.
Test CourtKey (Beta)Leadership & decisions
XEdge Advisor
Decision support for sports leadership. A digital space to work through challenges, consider different perspectives and clarify the next step.
Explore XEdge AdvisorNovelty & creative build
DoNotAbduct
The official planetary exemption registry. A tongue-in-cheek digital product issuing commemorative clearance codes, lock-screen passes and printable certificates declining extraterrestrial abductions.
Explore DoNotAbductSpecialised utility apps
Custom Builds & Prototypes
Focused utility applications for specific operational needs. Explore an app concept, simplify a recurring task or test a new way of working.
Discuss a custom buildInside the ACE Coach App
From a difficult moment to a clearer response.
What’s happening, a reset, what to do next and what to say. A real example of turning a lived coaching challenge into useful digital support.
Now live · CIC Filing Pack Builder
Your CIC’s annual accounts, without the accountant’s bill.
Built to solve my own problem as a volunteer director of Bury Basketball Alliance CIC, now open to every small CIC. Eight plain-English steps turn a year of bank transactions into ready-to-post packs for Companies House, the CIC Regulator and HMRC.
- One-off, per annual filing
- £69 — free to build
- Bank CSV to final pack
- Under 30 minutes
- Includes
- FRS 105 accounts, CIC 34 & CT600 helper
Transparency & Trust
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about security, app deployment, code ownership, and how we work together.
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Have a unique question or custom app concept?
Send a short note describing the friction you want to remove and I'll reply with how I'd approach it.
04 / Build something useful
A real challenge is a good place to start.
Have a specific operational challenge or app concept? Let's build a solution.
mike@xedgeperformance.co