Our story

Built from a real board,
by someone who got it.

Pathlight didn't start in a tech company. It started with a sheet of card, some sticky dots, and a Rainbows leader who deserved something better.

How it started

A physical board.
A real problem.

A local Rainbows leader had built something clever out of necessity — a physical board with name cards for each child, coloured dot stickers for awards, and sticky notes for allergy reminders. Cards shuffled between age columns as children had birthdays.

It worked. But it was fragile. Cards went missing. Stickers fell off. Her co-leader couldn't see it from home. New helpers had no idea who had a nut allergy or who was still on the waiting list.

She didn't need a complicated system. She needed that same board — on her phone, synced to her whole team, always up to date.

The original board → Pathlight

Hand-made cardDigital card
Sticky dotsAward circles with dates
Paper noteAllergy flag on card surface
One board in the hallEvery device, in real time
Manually shuffledAuto-moves on birthday

"Every child's achievement deserves to be seen and celebrated. Leaders deserve tools that help them do that."

What we believe

Our values

Simplicity first

If something takes more than 30 seconds to figure out, we've failed. Every feature should be obvious the first time you see it.

Safety is sacred

We handle children's personal data with the strongest security, storing the minimum necessary.

Built for volunteers

Leaders give their time for free. Our pricing, design, and every product decision reflects that. We're on their side.

Independent and honest

No investors. No advertisers. No hidden agenda. We grow sustainably, funded entirely by the people who use Pathlight.

Real human support

When you email us, a real person reads it and replies — usually the same day. No bots. No automated responses.

Proudly UK-built

Pathlight is built and operated in the UK, registered with the ICO, and designed around UK GDPR from day one.

Our commitments

What you can always count on

Your data is yours

We will never sell, rent, or share your data. You can export everything and delete everything, any time.

No ads, ever

Pathlight is funded by subscriptions only. No advertising. No companies paying to access your data.

Reply within one working day

Email us and a real person responds — usually same day. No ticket queues, no chatbots.

Honest about what we are

We're a small independent product. We grow at a sensible pace and won't make promises we can't keep.

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