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Software Development for Businesses in the UK
UK clients tend to want three things from an offshore team: a working day that overlaps theirs, data handled the way UK GDPR expects, and software that talks to the accounting system they already file VAT from. Those are the constraints we design to.
Short answer
A2Z Global builds websites, custom software, ecommerce stores and mobile apps for UK businesses as an offshore development team based in Karachi, Pakistan, four to five hours ahead of UK time. Systems are built with UK GDPR in mind and integrate Xero, Sage, Stripe and GoCardless. Every project gets a fixed written quote.
/Services
What we build for businesses in the UK
/Building for UK
What software for the UK has to handle
Tax, invoicing, payments, language and data rules all change from one market to the next. These are the ones we design for here.
| Area | In the UK |
|---|---|
| Tax | VAT is charged at a standard rate of 20% and administered by HMRC. |
| E-invoicing | There is no mandatory B2B e-invoicing in the UK today, but Making Tax Digital requires VAT-registered businesses to keep digital records and file VAT returns through compatible software — so an ERP has to feed an MTD-compatible accounting system cleanly. |
| Data and privacy | UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 govern personal data, supervised by the ICO. Cookies and marketing consent fall under PECR, which is why a UK site needs a real consent banner rather than a notice. |
| Language | English. |
| Payments | Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless (Direct Debit), Worldpay, Apple Pay and Google Pay, Klarna and Clearpay |
| Couriers | Royal Mail, DPD, Evri, Parcelforce |
| Accounting software | Xero, Sage, QuickBooks |
| Marketplaces | Amazon.co.uk, eBay, Etsy |
| Working hours | Pakistan is 4 to 5 hours ahead of the UK depending on daylight saving, so your whole morning and early afternoon overlaps our working day. |
| Pricing | Priced per project. You get one fixed written quote after a discovery call. |
/How we work with you
Working with a team outside the UK
Delivered by the A2Z team from our Karachi office. You get a named point of contact, calls on WhatsApp, Zoom or Teams, a written scope before work starts, and a working link you can open while we build.
Pakistan is 4 to 5 hours ahead of the UK depending on daylight saving, so your whole morning and early afternoon overlaps our working day.
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Projects for the UK
/FAQ
Working with A2Z Global from UK
How much of our working day overlaps with yours?
Pakistan is four to five hours ahead of the UK, so your morning and early afternoon fall inside our working day. Calls, reviews and demos happen then.
Is the software GDPR compliant?
We build with UK GDPR in mind — data minimisation, access control, consent where it is needed and a real cookie banner under PECR. Your legal obligations as a data controller remain yours, and we document how the system handles personal data so you can meet them.
Can it work with Xero or Sage and Making Tax Digital?
Yes. The usual pattern is that the operational system feeds an MTD-compatible accounting package such as Xero, Sage or QuickBooks, which files the VAT return. We integrate rather than duplicate the ledger.
Do you work with Direct Debit?
Yes — GoCardless for Direct Debit and recurring payments, alongside Stripe, PayPal and Worldpay for cards.