About Woods & Walker
Business Owners Who Solve Problems With Technology
A founder-led software development and technology consultancy, based in Newcastle since 2015 and working across the UK. You deal directly with us, the owners, from the first conversation to launch and beyond. No project managers, no rotating team.
Trusted By Industry Leaders for Over 10 Years
Our Story:
Built by Business Owners, for Business Owners
We've Been in Your Shoes
Running Woods & Walker means we deal with the same things you do: tight budgets, hiring, competing priorities, and systems that don't quite fit. That's why we treat your budget like our own, and why every recommendation we make has to earn its place.
We've Launched Startups
We've taken new ventures from an idea to a live product, so we know the pressure of launching with limited time and money. We know when to move fast and when to build properly, and we help founders get an MVP to market that focuses on what will actually move the business forward.
We've Worked With Established Businesses
We've also worked alongside established organisations with complex processes, legacy systems, and many stakeholders. We know change has to fit around the day-to-day running of the business, whether that's modernising a legacy system or improving the tools you already have. Our case studies show the range of problems we've solved.
You work directly with the owners on every project, never a go-between
No supplier ties and no referral commissions, just honest advice
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne since 2015, working with businesses across the UK, from London, Bristol and the South Coast, through Birmingham and the Midlands, up to Leeds, Manchester and the North East
Meet the Founders:
The People You'll Actually Work With
We're not the names on the door who hand you over once the contract is signed. Oli and James lead every project personally, and they're the people you'll speak to throughout. The people you meet on day one are the people who see your project through.
Oliver Woods
Co-founder & CEO
Leads company direction, client relationships, and delivery strategy. With over 10 years in software delivery, focuses on ensuring projects deliver real business impact, not just technical outputs. Your direct point of contact throughout your project.
James Walker
Co-founder & CTO
Responsible for technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards. Oversees system design, scalability, and long-term maintainability across all projects, so you speak directly to the person designing your system, not a go-between.
How We Help:
Two Ways to Solve Your Problem
Custom Software Development
You know what you need to build. We design and develop bespoke software that fits the way your business works and grows with it.
- Custom Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Greenfield MVPs & Startups
- Legacy System Modernisation
- AI Implementation
Technology Consultancy
You know something isn't working. We find out why, show you what to fix first, and stay with you until it's done.
- Process & Systems Review: we interview your staff and map how your people, systems and suppliers really work together
- Prioritised recommendations: every opportunity ranked by impact and effort, so you know exactly where to start
- Implementation: we help you deliver the changes, then measure the results to make sure they pay off
Whichever you need, and wherever you're based in the UK, you'll work directly with us, the owners, from start to finish.
Why Clients Choose Woods & Walker:
You Deal Directly With the Owners
The Owners, Start to Finish
When you work with Woods & Walker, you work with the people who own it. There's no account manager to get past, no project manager relaying messages, and no revolving door of staff. It's just us, from the first call to go-live and beyond.
We're deliberately a small, senior team, so there's no handover between sales and delivery, no churn of junior developers, and no loss of context six months in. You'll never have to explain your business twice, and you'll always know who's accountable. We care about the outcome because it's our business and our name on the line too.
We Think Like Owners, Not Suppliers
We judge our work by the difference it makes to your business, not by how much we build. We focus on outcomes, prioritise by impact and effort, and challenge the brief when there's a better way.
We work best as an extension of your business rather than a one-off supplier. Many of our clients have worked with us for years, and they still deal with the same people they met on day one. We're there to help them keep improving long after the first project. Your success is our success.
Independent Advice You Can Trust
We aren't tied to any supplier and we never take referral commissions. Sometimes the right answer is custom software. Sometimes it's setting up the tools you already pay for properly. Either way, we'll give you an honest answer, even when that means less work for us.
Trusted by Our Clients:
Hear What They Have to Say
The team at Woods and Walker were friendly, approachable and communicative throughout the project. They were responsive, knowledgeable and a genuine pleasure to work with. It was very refreshing to work with a smaller organisation like us where we don't have layers of people to work with and where we can get stuff done without fuss."
Head of Technology
We've had the pleasure of working with Woods & Walker on various projects and their expertise and skill in designing and developing web platforms is truly exceptional. A knowledgeable and friendly team, we highly recommend their services!"
Founding Director
