About Candykite
A studio that builds for care — and actually understands it.
We're a small, founder-led web and software studio based in South Wales. We don't try to be everything to everyone. We build websites, web apps and platforms for the care and healthcare sector, and we do it properly.
Why care?
Because it's where we've done our best work, and where good software makes a real difference. We've built a bilingual website for a specialist dementia nursing home that helps families through an agonising decision. We've built an executive platform for a national care group that replaced a tangle of spreadsheets with a calm, evidenced view of the whole organisation. And we've built our own products — Thrivio and Auditio — from scratch.
That mix is unusual. Most "web agencies" can make you a nice brochure site and nothing more. Most "care software" is bloated and generic. We sit in the gap: people who can design a warm, trustworthy website and build the serious software underneath it.
How we work
Plainly, and with our cards on the table. We use plain English, not jargon. We tell you when SEO will take months, when a bespoke build is overkill, and when something cheaper would serve you better. We'd rather earn a long relationship than win a one-off invoice — which is why so much of what we do becomes an ongoing partnership.
What we believe
- Accessible by default. Care audiences skew older. Good accessibility isn't a tick-box, it's basic respect — and good design.
- Trust is the product. In care, your website and systems carry your reputation. We treat that seriously.
- Build things that last. No fragile plugin towers. Modern, maintainable work that ages well.
- Be a partner, not a vendor. One accountable team that knows your world and sticks around.
Based in South Wales
Local roots, UK-wide work.
We're proud to be based in South Wales and to work with providers across the UK. Wherever you are, you get the same small team that knows your project inside out.