Repeat recognition follows significant investment in governance, Big4 audit, finance and international operating discipline
QBS Software has been recognised by Deloitte as one of the UK’s Best Managed Companies for the second consecutive year, confirming its place among an elite group of high-performing private businesses.
The Deloitte UK Best Managed Companies programme recognises private companies that demonstrate sustained strength across strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities and innovation and governance and financial performance. QBS Software was first recognised in 2025, the inaugural year of the UK programme, and has now retained the designation in 2026.
For QBS Software, repeat recognition is significant. Winning the designation once is a major achievement. Retaining it for a second consecutive year reflects consistent performance, stronger governance, disciplined execution and the foundations required of a business scaling internationally.
Over the past year, QBS Software has continued to expand across EMEA, completing 3 strategic acquisitions, extending its reach into high-growth META markets and deepening its role as an AWS Designated Seller of Record (DSOR). As enterprise software procurement increasingly moves through cloud marketplaces, DSOR capability is a strategic differentiator for QBS Software. It reinforces the group’s position as a modern software delivery platform, helping vendors reach the channel, partners simplify procurement and customers buy software through the routes they increasingly prefer.
Alongside this commercial growth, the group has made substantial investment in the governance, financial and operating structures needed to support long-term scale. A key part of that investment has been the appointment of PwC to manage QBS Software’s global audit and tax operations. This gives the group a stronger and more consistent framework for statutory reporting, tax governance, financial control and international oversight across its expanding footprint.
The Deloitte recognition sits alongside a wider set of external validations. QBS Software is a certified B Corporation, holds Investors in People Gold accreditation and was awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2026. Together, these recognitions point to a business investing in growth, governance, people, culture and the responsibility needed to sustain it.
Dave Stevinson, Group CEO, QBS Software, commented: “To have our governance validated by Deloitte as one of the UK’s Best Managed Companies for the second year running is a major achievement for QBS Software.”
“Winning this recognition once is incredibly difficult. Winning it again demonstrates the consistency, maturity and quality of the business we are building. It is testament to the layers of governance we have put in place across the group, and to have that tested and assured by Deloitte brings exceptional credence.”
Charlie Heald Group CFO, QBS Software: “This is recognition of the way we are building the business. We have invested heavily in governance, financial planning and controls, audit, tax, leadership and operating discipline across the group. Continuing to build the standards expected of a business of our scale is a core part of our journey.”
The recognition comes as QBS Software continues its stated path towards becoming a $1 billion organisation. The capabilities assessed by Deloitte, including strategy, governance, innovation, culture and financial performance, are central to that next phase of growth.
Claire Evans, (Photo up top) Deloitte Private partner and UK Best Managed Companies leader, said: “The Best Managed Companies programme celebrates the passion, resilience, and focus on sustainable growth that are hallmarks of the UK’s leading private businesses. These businesses are purpose-driven, disciplined, and industry-leading. They are confidently navigating the future and setting an inspiring standard for success among private businesses in the UK.”
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