Get a head start
Established capabilities mean less time rebuilding familiar features and more attention on your organisation.
Websites · Digital platforms · Long-term support
Digital platforms built around real organisations.
Beachshore creates websites and connected software for organisations with more going on behind the scenes. Our own flexible platform gives every project a head start, then we shape it around the way you work.
Established 2005Twenty-one years of experience
behind every project.
behind every project.
Independent and family-owned Building and supporting digital platforms since 2005.From focused business websites to complex membership and data platforms
The Beachshore CMS platform
One platform.
Shaped around you.
Our flexible platform brings together capabilities developed over many years, configured around what you actually need.
Content, membership, events, learning, commerce, communications and specialist data can work together, with other services connected where they add value.
Bring it all together
Connect your content, people, processes, payments and data in one coherent platform.
Evolving with your needs
Add or change capabilities as your needs develop, without throwing everything away.
ContentMembershipLearningEventsCommerceDataIntegrations
A leading specialism
For people who help others discover the past.
Family and local history is one of our core specialisms. We understand the people, organisations and information behind it.
Societies & researchersShared knowledge.
Made easier to discover.
Made easier to discover.
Online educationTeaching expertise.
Delivered clearly.
Delivered clearly.
Societies & associations
Member services, renewals, events, publications, secure resources and public engagement in one joined-up platform.
Professional researchers
A credible online presence, clearer research services, managed enquiries and access to the specialist information behind the work.
Learning & education
Courses, tutors, bookings, learner access, resources and communications for specialist online education.
National organisations
Our work includes platforms for the Family History Federation and the British Association for Local History, connecting communities, organisations and collections across the country and beyond.
The thinking, technology and support behind every website.
Membership & renewalsSearchable recordsCourses & eventsPublications & resourcesResearch servicesControlled accessName & Place integration
Broader experience
Specialist by nature.
Not limited to one sector.
The same platform thinking supports charities, community organisations and businesses with very different audiences and ambitions.
Charities, community & not-for-profits
Help people find, understand and engage with your work.
Websites and services for supporters, volunteers, activities, learning, events, donations, resources, archives and public engagement.
Purpose-led, practical and supportable →
Businesses & independent professionals
Turn a strong online presence into something genuinely useful.
From sole traders and small businesses to e-commerce, property, finance, construction, education, events and business services.
From focused websites to operational platforms →
How we work
Clear thinking.
Plain English.
Long-term support.
Technology should make things simpler. We listen first, explain choices clearly and remain accountable for the solution we create.
- 01Understand
We learn what you need to achieve and how your organisation really works.
- 02Shape
We turn that understanding into a practical, joined-up digital solution.
- 03Build
We configure and develop the right combination of platform capabilities.
- 04Support
We look after the platform and help it develop as your needs change.
Independent since 2005
Family owned.
Personally accountable.
Beachshore is led day to day by Howard Lush, with founders Paul and Diana Carter providing strategic direction as directors. Together, they bring deep experience in software, digital platforms and client service.
They are supported by a dedicated team focused on delivering clients’ goals and providing high-quality ongoing support.
Leadership Team
Howard Lush
Managing Director
Paul Carter
Founder and director
Diana Carter
Founder and director
Start a conversation
What could work better for you?
Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will listen, ask sensible questions and explain where Beachshore can help.
Call020 7127 9232
Based inLeighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK