UK Local Authority Specialists

No-nonsense
social care
finance.

Supporting UK Local Authorities with expert consultancy across social care finance and regulated services — from ContrOCC and Liquidlogic LAS to Civica Cx for Trading Standards, Housing and Environmental.

~100 System configurations
6 Core service areas
Both Adults & childrens
~100
System configurations experienced across UK authorities
Both
Adults' and children's social care covered
3 platforms
ContrOCC, Liquidlogic LAS and Civica Cx
6
Service areas from migration and implementation to transformation

Who we are

The right expertise,
at the right time.

Founded by Simon Friling, a senior professional from Oxford Computer Consultants — developers of the ContrOCC system — SiKol was built on a simple idea: local authorities deserve expert, end-to-end support without the corporate overhead.

Right person, right time

Our methodology deploys the most skilled specialist for each project phase, maximising value at every stage.

Multi-platform expertise

ContrOCC, Liquidlogic LAS and Civica Cx — covering social care finance and regulated services across virtually any UK local authority setup.

Bespoke, not off-the-shelf

Every engagement is tailored to your authority's specific needs — from a single report to a complete system migration.

Specialist consultancy SiKol Ltd.
ContrOCC Liquidlogic LAS Civica Cx Adults' care Children's care Regulated Services Prince2 SQL ETL Data migration
~100
System configs experienced
End-to-end
Full project lifecycle
UK-wide
Local authority coverage
On budget
Delivery commitment

What we do

Our services

End-to-end support across the full social care finance lifecycle, tailored to your authority's needs.

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Data Migration

Far more than ETL scripts — we handle data cleansing, business process remapping and configuration design. Experience migrating from Frameworki, Abacus, CareFirst, SWIFT and others.

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Testing & Test Management

Functional, end-to-end and migration data reconciliation — with test plans built for your organisation and expert guidance to ensure you go live with confidence.

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Business Analysis

We evaluate your system configuration and business processes to identify efficiency improvements — fully documented and ready to feed into any transformation project.

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Project Management

Prince2-principled PM combined with hands-on social care finance experience. We drive from the front — not behind a desk — to keep your project on time and on budget.

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Transformation

Change is inevitable — budgets shift, legislation evolves, technology advances. We guide your transformation to realise efficiency gains and deliver for your citizens.

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Also available

Bespoke Software Development

Custom tools and interfaces built specifically for local authority social care finance — including ReportGate (deployed at ~20 councils) and interface conversion software at Sefton Council.

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Bespoke Software

Custom tools built
for local government.

Beyond consultancy, SiKol develops bespoke software solutions that address the specific technical challenges local authorities face — designed around your systems from day one, not adapted from generic templates.

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Meet the team

Expertise you can trust

A small, expert team covering consultancy, software development and operations — each bringing focused expertise to their area.

SF

Simon Friling

Founder & Director

Former Service Manager at OCC. Nearly 100 system configurations across ContrOCC, Liquidlogic LAS and Civica Cx. Social care finance and regulated services.

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SA

Sarah

Operations Director

Responsible for software products, billing, payments and the day-to-day running of SiKol — keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

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FE

Felicity

Lead Developer & Systems Admin

Multi-language software developer and systems administrator, with SiKol since the start. Builds and maintains bespoke tools deployed across UK local authorities.

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Ready to transform your
social care finance?

Whether you need a data export, help improving your finance team's efficiency, or a complete system migration — we can offer a bespoke solution tailored to your authority.