About

Built to last. Proudly independent. 100% employee owned.

Core team members working on a kanban board

We started CORE in Cardiff in 2003 with a simple belief

That great digital work comes from great relationships. Over the past 23 years, that belief hasn't changed. What has changed is the depth of our team, the scale of our clients, and the complexity of the problems we solve.

Today we're a fully integrated team of designers, engineers and marketers, 100% owned by the people who do the work — and genuinely invested in the success of every client we take on.

Established in

2003

Collective experience

100+years

Clients supported

200+

Web users managed

3m+this year

Independently verified

Working with regulated businesses means the bar is higher — for security, for compliance, for reliability. We've met that bar consistently for over two decades, which is why we hold ISO 27001 certification, Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation and FSQS registration. These aren't badges we display lightly — they're independently verified proof that we operate to the standards your industry demands.

Why employee ownership matters to you

Read our employee ownership story

In 2024, after more than two decades of growth, we transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust — putting the future of CORE in the hands of the people who build it every day. For our clients, that means something tangible: a team that's genuinely invested in the work, low staff turnover, and a long-term stability that purely commercial agencies rarely offer. When the people doing the work own the business, it shows.