Helping small businesses get their time back
You didn't start your business to do paperwork.
Let's get you back to what you do best.
Everyone talks about work-life balance, but many small and medium-sized company owners find this impossible. Using multiple systems that don't work together can mean a large portion of their time is taken up by admin, not running and expanding their business. We can help.
NewBespoke workflow apps for anyone. Describe what frustrates you, see it sketched in seconds, and get a guide price.
SC 02 · TK 1 — Sound familiar?
You're brilliant at what you do. The admin's the bit grinding you down.
- Quoting at 9pm, because that's the only quiet moment you get.
- Invoices slipping through the cracks — and chasing the ones that don't.
- A tangle of spreadsheets, notebooks and a WhatsApp group holding it together.
- You tried Trello, or HubSpot, or some scheduling app — and quietly gave up.
Now picture your evening back.
The laptop shut. The tea still hot. That's what we build for.
The spreadsheets, the five half-used apps, the evenings lost to catching up on admin, paperwork and quoting — we build something simple that fits with your way of working, and gives you back your time.
Unlike Trello, HubSpot and other scheduling software, our systems are custom-built for you — putting invoicing, scheduling, quotes, accounting and notes all under one roof — efficiently syncing the admin processes you dread.
At Darkstar, we believe in a personal approach. First, we learn about your business and how it currently runs — what works and what could be streamlined for maximum productivity. The paperwork looks after itself, leaving your evenings and weekends free to do the things you enjoy.
SC 03 · TK 1 — The Brief
Describe what's slowing you down. See it sketched in seconds.
New: bespoke workflow apps for anyone. Tell us about the job that frustrates you, in your business, your club or your life, in your own words. We'll sketch the app that would fix it, tell you how many hours it could give back, and put a guide price on it. If it looks right, book a call with Damon on Google Meet.
SC 04 · TK 1 — How we help
Simple, and made just for you.
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We get to know your business
A proper chat — and, if it helps, a visit. We learn how your business actually runs — what works, what could be smoother, and where all your time is disappearing to.
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We build you something simple
Made to fit the way you already do things — not another app to wrestle with. It quietly handles the admin you dread.
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You get your time back
The paperwork looks after itself, and your evenings and weekends are yours again — free to do the things you enjoy.
SC 05 · TK 1 — Real businesses, real time back
It's already working for people like you.
See all the work →
Our own product
Arqor
One app for everyone on the job: the platform that grew out of a builder's late-night admin, now live for trades, building firms and architects.
Read their story →
Built from ArqorBuilding contractor
Hardy Construction
Commercial, residential and heritage builders in Stamford, with a fast new website built from their own jobs.
Read their story →
Built from ArqorArchitects
Harris McCormack Architects
An award-winning RIBA chartered practice near Stamford, with a new site that lets the work do the talking.
Read their story →
Built from ArqorFloor contractors
Screed Floor UK
Screed, underfloor heating and concrete floors from one company, with a site built to win the phone call.
Read their story →
Membership club
Southern Hang Gliding Club
A busy flying club — 563 active members — run on an ancient website, now simple for members and committee alike.
Read their story →
Repair workshop
The Loft Workshop
Around three hours of admin, gone — every single day.
Read their story →
Landscaping
Garden Creations
Buried in quotes and invoices every evening — now it's all in one place, and off his plate.
Read their story →
Building trade
SiteRecord
Proof the job was done right — without the paperwork headache.
Read their story →
SC 06 · TK 1 — Why we do this
We want to give you your time back — for the things that matter.
Damon has spent over thirty years working in — and alongside — small businesses. Running his own ventures, he lived the late-night admin and the constant struggle of keeping every plate spinning. Working every hour and burning yourself out isn't a path to success. If we can hand founders and owners a few precious hours back, our job is done — take your time back, and focus on the things you love.
Damon's story →SC 07 · TK 1 — Simple to start, easy to leave
No big bills. No lock-in. Just help that pays for itself.
It scales with your business — small when you're small, and you only ever pay for what you use.
Get set up
A small one-off fee to set everything up around your business. Because we've already built the tools for trades and clubs, it's quick — and it won't cost the earth.
Then just looked after
One simple monthly amount covers the lot: the tool that runs your quotes, invoices and scheduling, a website to bring in work, your social and accounts joined up, and us whenever you need a hand.
Leave whenever you like
No contracts, no lock-in. We'd rather you stayed because it's genuinely helping than because you're stuck — that's on us to keep earning.
Need something completely bespoke instead? We do that too — we'll talk it through and find what's right for you. Start with a sketch →