- CEO
- Stephen Hare
- Full Time Employees
- 11,094
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Address
- C23 5 & 6 Cobalt Park Way Newcastle upon Tyne NE United Kingdom NE28 9EJ
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- The Sage Group plc The Sage Group plc (SGGEF) provides cloud-based accounting, financial management, HR, payroll, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions primarily to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), accountants, and bookkeepers worldwide. Its core offerings include Sage Intacct for mid-sized businesses' cloud accounting and financials; Sage 50 and Sage Accounting for small business invoicing, expenses, inventory, and tax compliance; Sage X3 for ERP covering manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain; Sage People, an HR and payroll system built on Salesforce; Sage Payroll for automated compliance and payments; and Sage Copilot, an AI-powered assistant integrated across products for insights and automation, alongside recent additions like Sage Sales Management (formerly ForceManager) for field sales, Fyle for AI expense management, Criterion for unified HCM, and Anvyl for supply chain visibility. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, the company operates in over 23 countries across North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australia, and Asia, with key regional hubs in Atlanta (US), Paris (France), Johannesburg (South Africa), and Richmond (Canada), serving more than 6 million customers and focusing on industries such as construction, real estate, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and not-for-profits. Recent developments include the October 2025 acquisition of Criterion to bolster HCM for mid-market clients; FY25 purchases of Tritium Software (ForceManager), Fyle, and ongoing integration of AI agents via Sage Copilot launched in 2024; a £600m share buyback completed in July 2025; double-digit revenue growth to £2.57bn in annualized recurring revenue, driven by Sage Intacct's 23% US expansion and strong performance in Sage 50 and Sage Accounting; and new embedded accounting services for fintech partners like Tide and Monzo.