The Smarter Web Company

Who we are

A UK based, publicly listed technology company. With a Bitcoin-backed balance sheet.

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Building better websites. Powered by digital capital.

Founded in 2009, The Smarter Web Company is a UK-based web design & online marketing business powered by digital capital. We create beautiful websites that help brands grow - and manage a Bitcoin treasury that builds long-term value.


Listed in the UK, we combine creative design with forward-thinking finance to help shape the future of the UK’s digital economy.

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Our values underpin everything that we do

Clarity

We keep things simple, transparent, and easy to understand.

Performance

Every design, every decision, built for measurable results.

Support

Real people, UK-based, here to help. And to engage.

Leadership

Executive directors

Andrew Webley
Andrew Webley
Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Hewett
Oliver Hewett
Chief Financial Officer
  • Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with a BSc in Economics & Accounting from the University of Bristol and 18 years' post-qualified experience across Investment banking and SME businesses
  • Institutional finance career spanning Commodities at Barclays Capital and BofA Merrill Lynch, and the £29bn RBS Capital Resolution programme at NatWest Markets
  • CFO and Board Director at two high-growth SMEs, scaling revenues both organically and through acquisition, bringing the financial rigour of institutional finance to entrepreneurial businesses
  • A strong Bitcoin believer since 2020

Non-executive directors

Sean Wade
Sean Wade
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
  • CEO, Power Metal PLC
  • Has worked on numerous transactions in the capital markets, including IPO's, secondary capital raising and M&A
  • Extensive network covering numerous capital providers, including institutional funds, family offices and private wealth
Randal Casson
Randal Casson
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC
  • Worked at PwC for 35 years, the last 22 years of which he was an audit partner
  • A Non-Executive Director at the FTSE 100 company, Games Workshop Group PLC
  • A Non-Executive Director at the FTSE listed specialist media company, Future PLC
Martin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Qualified solicitor with a 35+ year legal career advising on IPO’s and equity/debt offerings in London
  • Held senior management positions in law firms, including 7 years as the European Managing Partner of a global law firm headquartered in the United States
  • Is the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Diversified Energy Company (both NYSE and LSE listed)

Our story

  • October 2026
  • February 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2022
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2017
  • 2015
  • 2010
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    Admission of MORE Preferred Shares
    October 2026
    Admission of MORE Preferred Shares

    On 14 October, The Smarter Web Company’s Preferred Shares began trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market, following a £10m IPO. MORE is designed around income through a cumulative variable-rate preferential dividend payable weekly.

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    Admission To The London Stock Exchange & First Acquisition
    February 2026
    Admission To The London Stock Exchange & First Acquisition

    On 03 February The Smarter Web Company began trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities, one of the world's most historic and important stock exchanges. On 23 February the acquisition of Squarebird was also announced.

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    The Smarter Web Company PLC listed on the Aquis Exchange
    2025
    The Smarter Web Company PLC listed on the Aquis Exchange

    Within two months, grew from a 2.5p listing price to exceed a £1 billion market capitalisation (as at 21 June 2025) - making it one of the most successful IPOs in UK history. In its first six months as a public company, SWC raised over £225 million, establishing a strong foundation based on digital capital.

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    A decision was made
    2024
    A decision was made

    After several years of searching for a UK company with a true Bitcoin treasury strategy, Andrew realised the only way forward was to take his own business public.

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    Our founder began searching for a UK-listed company with a Bitcoin treasury strategy
    2022
    Our founder began searching for a UK-listed company with a Bitcoin treasury strategy

    One that placed shareholders at the centre while actively using capital market tools to grow Bitcoin per share as it progressed an operating business strategy. In 2022, The Smarter Web Company also began accepting payment for its services in Bitcoin.

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    MicroStrategy pivoted to Bitcoin
    2020
    MicroStrategy pivoted to Bitcoin

    A defining moment that inspired Andrew’s vision. Watching Michael Saylor successfully merge a publicly listed company with Bitcoin as a treasury asset revealed what was possible when corporate finance met digital capital. This was Andrew’s “Bitcoin moment,” sparking the strategic thinking that would later shape The Smarter Web Company PLC’s own Bitcoin treasury approach.

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    Proving a model long before everyone else
    2019
    Proving a model long before everyone else

    In 2019, as Covid emerged and businesses across the world rapidly shifted to remote working, many were forced to adapt to a new way of operating. SWC, however, was already a decade ahead - having worked remotely with clients for ten years and proving the model long before it became mainstream.

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    Our founder, Andrew Webley, first discovered Bitcoin
    2017
    Our founder, Andrew Webley, first discovered Bitcoin

    Viewing it initially as a volatile emerging asset and with the potential of a medium of exchange.

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    Responsive web design becomes standard
    2015
    Responsive web design becomes standard

    In 2015, the CMS was relaunched, giving SWC the capability to deliver fully responsive web design. This update positioned the platform in line with modern standards, at a time when responsive websites were rapidly becoming the industry default.

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    The Apple iPad was first launched
    2010
    The Apple iPad was first launched

    The launch of the iPad in 2010 marked a turning point in digital design, pushing websites to adapt seamlessly to both touch and smaller screen sizes. Within just a few years, responsive layouts became the new normal across the web design industry, reshaping how users expected to browse and interact online.

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