The all-in-one business toolkit for young founders who were never taught how. Cashflow, invoices, tax, an AI coach and a community. Built for the UK, free to start, made for ages 10–24.
No card. No catch. Core tools free forever.
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The Manifesto
Young people in the UK have the ambition and the ideas, but the path from 'I want to start a business' to 'I know how' barely exists. The information is scattered across a thousand websites, written for accountants, not for you.
FirstLeap puts the money tools, the education, an AI coach and a community of founders your age into one free app. Everything explained in plain English. Everything in one place. Everything built for how you actually live: on your phone.
We sat down at 19 to figure out our taxes and felt abandoned by every system that should have prepared us. We are not going to let the next generation feel the same way.
The gap
16%
ever start.
FirstLeap exists to move that number. Free to start means there is nothing left in the way.
The toolkit
Money, mastered
Cashflow forecasting, an invoice builder, expense tracking, VAT and corporation tax estimators, a pricing lab and a mileage tracker. The finance stack of a real business, explained like you're fourteen, because that's the point.
AI Business Coach
'How do I register as a sole trader?' 'What should I charge?' Your AI coach explains every concept in plain English, helps you name your business and plan your next move. No jargon. No judgement. No £150/hour accountant required.
The Journey
A step-by-step guided learning path from idea to first invoice. Curated courses, a UK business glossary that finally explains UTR, VAT and HMRC, plus a compliance checklist so nothing slips through.
Community
A safe, moderated peer feed to ask questions, share wins and get unstuck. Age-appropriate safeguards and blocked-user controls come as standard, because support should never come with risk.
Take the tour
Five real screens from the FirstLeap beta.
03AI Business Coach
Everything, in one app
Professional invoices from your phone. Track what's paid, what's late, and what you're owed.
Self-assessment, VAT and corporation tax estimators that show the numbers before they surprise you.
UTR, VAT, sole trader, HMRC: every term, finally explained in human.
Direct links to GOV.UK, HMRC and Companies House, plus a new-business compliance checklist.
Every business mile logged and ready for your tax return.
Moderated community, blocked-user controls and high-privacy defaults for under-16s.
Why we exist
"I had this idea when I was 19 and I was completely lost in the tax system. It left me feeling abandoned by the system, and angry that school had never taught me any of this. For me, this is way more important than Pythagoras's theorem."
— Josh Barlow, Founder & CEO
We are building FirstLeap because we were that kid. And we are not going to let the next generation feel the same way. School didn't get them there. FirstLeap does.
Josh Barlow
Founder & CEO
Jack Tinegate
Co-Founder & CTO
Pricing
Core features are free forever. Paid plans are for users 16+, or purchased by a parent or guardian.
Everything you need to take the first leap.
For founders making their first sales.
First 1,000 members only. Then it's gone.
The full stack for serious young businesses.
For parents & schools
Straight answers on safety, pricing and what FirstLeap actually teaches. Anything else? Email us, a human replies.
The film
Sound on for the full effect
Join the waitlist and be first in line when FirstLeap lands on the App Store and Google Play. Founding Member pricing is limited to the first 1,000. Then it's gone for good.