Coaching Software, United Kingdom

Coaching software for coaches and organizations in the UK

Clients, scheduling, sessions, goals, notes, packages and invoicing, in one place, instead of a calendar, a folder of spreadsheets and a full inbox.

Coaching software in the UK

One platform to run a coaching practice, so the admin stops getting in the way of the coaching.

Coaching software is the system a coaching practice runs on: client records, scheduling, session notes, goals, agreements, invoices and reports in one place instead of spread across spreadsheets, inboxes and calendars. Coaching Loft is that system for independent coaches, coaching firms and in-house L&D teams across the UK.

Independent coaches use it to take bookings, keep private notes and send VAT invoices. Firms run a white-label platform on their own domain for their whole coach team. HR and L&D teams run internal and external coaches together, report progress to sponsors, and keep session content confidential.

Coaching in the UK

Running coaching in the UK: UK GDPR, confidential notes and accreditation

Coaching data in the UK falls under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, both amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The regulator is the ICO (from 30 September 2026 formally the Information Commission, still known as the ICO). Session notes deserve particular care: coaching conversations can touch on stress, burnout or mental health, and data concerning health is special category data under UK GDPR, which needs an additional condition before you can process it.

Coaching Loft is built to keep that content with the people who need it. Session notes can be kept private, and an account-wide default can lock who reads the notes a coach writes, so sponsors see goals, milestones and reports rather than what was said. Four admin role types with a detailed permission matrix control what each administrator can do, admins can require two-factor authentication, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and firms and enterprises can add single sign-on. We publish a GDPR compliance document, and enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement.

One fact to bring to your data protection review: Coaching Loft's servers are in the United Arab Emirates, in a single location. Personal data you store with us therefore leaves the UK, and UK GDPR's rules on international transfers apply, so your data protection lead will want to assess that transfer before you go live.

Credentials UK buyers recognize include ICF's ACC, PCC and MCC (the UK ICF Chapter was the first ICF chapter set up outside North America), EMCC Global accreditation through EMCC UK, and the Association for Coaching's coach accreditation. EMCC Global and the Association for Coaching co-sign the Global Code of Ethics, which asks their members to keep, store and dispose of client records securely and in line with data protection law in the client's country; private notes and data export make that easier to show. On scheduling, clients book themselves, and calendar sync with Outlook, Office 365, Exchange, Google and iCalendar keeps availability current through the switch between GMT and British Summer Time.

Confidential by default

An account-wide setting can lock session notes so sponsors see progress, not what was said.

Access controls built in

Two-factor authentication admins can require, four admin role types, encryption in transit and at rest, and optional single sign-on.

VAT invoicing built in

Add VAT to each invoice, schedule sending, let reminders chase unpaid ones and take payment through PayPal.

Clear facts on hosting

Our servers are in the UAE, we publish a GDPR compliance document, and enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement.

One platform

Everything a coaching practice needs, together.

The pieces most coaches run across four or five separate tools, in one place and talking to each other.

Clients & contacts

Every client, their history, files and engagement in one record.

Scheduling & sessions

Clients book straight into your calendar; sessions, reminders and logs handled.

Goals & progress

Set goals and actions with the client and track them between sessions.

Session notes

Structured notes and shared action items, kept with each engagement.

Packages & agreements

Sell coaching packages and capture agreements without the paperwork.

Invoicing & payments

Invoice for packages and sessions and get paid, inside the platform.

500+ questions

A built-in library of powerful coaching questions to use in any session.

Assessments

Send assessments and bring the results into the coaching conversation.

Reports

Turn engagement and outcomes into reports, with AI assistance on higher plans.

See the full breakdown on the features page.

Built for how you coach

The same platform, right-sized for you.

Whether you coach on your own, run a firm of coaches, or build coaching into an organization, the tools fit the way you work.

Individual coaches

Look professional, cut the admin, and give clients a portal they actually use, from your first client to a full book.

Coaching software for coaches

Coaching firms

Assign coaches to clients, oversee utilization and quality, white-label the platform, and let AI handle matching and reporting.

For coaching firms

Enterprises

Run a measurable coaching culture across the organization, mixing internal and external coaches, with tracking and governance.

Enterprise coaching

Why Coaching Loft

Chosen for what it does not make you do.

01

Genuinely all-in-one

Clients, sessions, goals, packages and invoicing in one login, so nothing lives in a spreadsheet you forget to update.

02

Easy to actually use

Ease of use is the strength coaches cite most in our reviews. The platform gets out of the way of the conversation.

03

The 500+ questions library

A coaching asset built in, not a bolt-on, ready in any session and the thing reviewers single out.

04

Scales without switching

Start solo and grow into a firm or an enterprise program on the same platform, with AI matching and reporting on higher plans.

Questions

What buyers in the UK ask.

Is Coaching Loft compliant with UK GDPR?

Compliance depends on how an organization uses any tool, so we do not claim it on your behalf. What Coaching Loft provides: private session notes, an account-wide lock on who reads coach notes, four admin role types, two-factor authentication admins can require, encryption in transit and at rest, and data export. We publish a GDPR compliance document, and enterprise clients can sign a data processing agreement. Our servers are in the UAE, which your data protection lead should factor in.

Where is my data stored?

On Coaching Loft's servers in the United Arab Emirates. There is no choice of hosting region. For a UK organization, that means personal data leaves the UK, so UK GDPR's rules on international transfers apply and your data protection lead will want to review them. You keep the rights to your data and can export it as reports, client files or a raw data export.

Can I invoice UK clients with VAT?

Yes. Each invoice can carry a VAT percentage, so you can apply the 20% standard rate or whichever rate applies to your service. You can schedule invoices to send on a set date, let reminders chase unpaid ones, and take payment through PayPal. Invoices sit alongside your clients, sessions and agreements, so billing does not live in a separate tool.

Can a sponsor or HR team read session notes?

Only if you allow it. Session notes can be kept private, and an account-wide default can lock who reads the notes a coach writes. Sponsors then follow progress through goals broken into milestones and actions, session ratings and reports, not through the content of the conversation. You can set out those terms in a coaching agreement that your client signs electronically in Coaching Loft.

Does it work with Microsoft 365 and Teams?

Yes. Calendar sync covers Outlook, Office 365 and Exchange as well as Google and iCalendar, and sessions can run on Microsoft Teams or Zoom links or on Coaching Loft's built-in video. Firm and enterprise accounts can add single sign-on as a paid add-on, and admins can require two-factor authentication with an authenticator app.

See it on your own practice.

See it on your own UK practice: start a free trial (30 days for firms and enterprises, 14 days on individual plans) or book a demo.