A small software studio, on purpose

Tibyan Labs is a UK software studio. We design, build and look after the systems organisations run on: client portals, internal systems, automation and websites. We work with organisations whose work has outgrown spreadsheets, inboxes and paper forms.

Founder-led, with one accountable engineer

Tibyan Labs is founder-led and deliberately small. One senior engineer is accountable for your project from the first reply to the live system: the same person writes the scope, builds the software and answers when you need support. There are no account managers and no handoffs between a sales team and a delivery team, because there are neither.

Being small is a choice. It keeps prices fair, decisions quick and responsibility clear. It also means we take on a small number of projects at a time, and we will tell you plainly when the calendar is full.

We use modern AI tools for repeatable work, and a person reviews everything before it reaches you or your live system. How we use AI sets out exactly what that means.

Who you will deal with

We do not put a name or a photo on this website. That is a choice about privacy, not about hiding who does the work. Every reply to your enquiry comes from the founder, the engineer who would build your system, and so does every call if the work goes ahead. Once the company is registered, the director’s name will be on the public Companies House register, as the law requires.

If something happened to us, your system would keep running: it lives in accounts in your name, with documentation any competent developer can follow. What you own, and what happens if we stop sets this out.

What we build

For other organisations: client portals, internal management systems, workflow automation and accessible websites, with care plans to keep them running. Our experience is strongest with charities, Islamic institutions, schools and training providers, and service businesses.

For ourselves: we build and run our own products, including Mosq (finding UK mosques and their prayer times) and IlmHive (a library of classical Islamic study notes). Running software we depend on keeps our standards honest: the testing, monitoring and care we give client systems is the same we give our own.

We are also developing our own live lecture translation app for mosques and teaching institutes. Like Mosq, it is our product, not client work.

The case studies on our work page were built by the studio’s founder before Tibyan Labs was formed.

Where the company stands

Tibyan Labs is new, and we would rather say so than leave you to work it out. It is being registered as a private limited company in the UK. Once registration is complete, the company’s registered details will appear on this page and at the foot of every page.

What is not in place yet, we do not claim. Professional indemnity insurance and registration with the Information Commissioner’s Office follow incorporation, and we will list them here when they are done.

Why “Tibyan”

تبيان (tibyān) is Arabic for making something clear. It is the standard we hold our work to: a clear scope, a clear price, software that is easy to understand, and honesty about how it handles your data.

Questions

Can we speak to someone you have worked for?

The work shown on this site was built by the studio’s founder before Tibyan Labs was formed. References can be discussed once we know what your project needs.

What we will not do

  • Claim a team, clients or results we do not have.
  • Build stand-alone mobile apps for clients, or large online shops.
  • Work hourly without a cap, or build on spec for equity.
  • Keep you locked in. Your code, accounts and data are yours.

Talk to the engineer who would build it

Tell us about your project. Every genuine enquiry gets a reply by email within two working days.