Howells
Highlights
Location flexibility

Location flexibility

94%

Inclusion

Inclusion

92%

Culture

Culture

90%

Howells

Software Development

Industry leading share plan management, since 1991.

Software Development

Howells was established in 1991 to provide share scheme administration solutions for listed companies with varying and complex needs. Thirty years on, we continue to focus on share plans, whilst having expanded to respond to other points of pressure in our clients’ business processes. Insider list management, the registering of conflicting interests, and financial reporting are just some of the areas where we can assist busy Reward, Finance, and Company Secretary departments.

Our secure systems and diligent team of experts have grown together to provide market leading services to many of the FTSE100, and newly minted IPOs alike. Howells works with many of the biggest brands in the UK, with some of our client relationships stretching back over 15 years.

Our business has continued to evolve and adapt over the years as our clients’ needs have changed. Howells continues to adapt to ensure that each of our clients has everything needed to ensure that one can handle complex and sensitive admin, swiftly and securely.

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This score reflects how open and clear a company is about its working environment. The higher the score, the more insight they've shared into their ways of working.

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What Howells offers their employees
94%

Location flexibility

Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
88%

Hours flexibility

Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
79%

Work-life balance

Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
88%

Autonomy

Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Approach to inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

We are seeking to build a team to represent the clients we serve, and the society we live in. Diversity across the board is proven time and time again to lead to better decision making, and better decisions mean better business for all.

Flexible working at Howells

Howells is proud to be a flexible employer with a remote-first approach. However, you're welcome to use our dog friendly offices in Harrogate, Yorkshire, for collaborative work and whole team meetings.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we found that the benefits of a centralised working environment were outweighed by the opportunity for greater work-life balance, and empowering each of us with the sovereign responsibility to achieve our team goals how we think best. With that said, we will usually have 3-5 people in the office each day, because it is what suits them best!

We offer our employees awesome benefits including a work from home allowance, enhanced parental leave, pregnancy loss leave, teambuilding days, and a work from anywhere scheme.

We believe that the when we empower people with the tools, knowledge and guidance they need, they will exceed.

What Employees like about Howells
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Growth & Learning

I like working at Howells as I am trusted to get the work done, which gives me enough autonomy to learn and grow.

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Working Environment

The flexibility is what makes Howells such a great employer, they have always been so understanding of any juggling I need to do with my child's school

Awards & Achievements

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion

Flexa awards 2025
WFA

WFA

Flexa awards 2025
Benefits

Benefits

Flexa awards 2025
Culture

Culture

Flexa awards 2025
Emerging companies

Emerging companies

Flexa100 2024
SaaS & Software

SaaS & Software

Industry awards 2023
Saas & Dev Software

Saas & Dev Software

Industry awards 2022

Working at Howells

Remote-first – with office space. You choose.

A little flex time

Company employees:

12

Gender diversity (m:f):

40:60

Office Locations

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Employee benefits
Open to part-time employees
Open to compressed hours
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Work from anywhere scheme
31 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Teambuilding days
Mental health platform access
Work from home budget