() is a leading
UK based supplier of
Accounting ,
CRM and business management software (including manufacturing and construction-specific ranges) as well as related services to small and medium-sized enterprises (
SME ). It has ~10,000 employees, a turnover exceeding £776 million and a market capitalisation on the
London Stock Exchange of over £3 billion.
Founded and headquartered in
Newcastle Upon Tyne , the company for many years grew organically, but more recently has grown through acquisitions. It now operates worldwide.
It has from time to time been the only UK software company listed in the
FTSE 100 Index of leading UK
Public Companies . (The index is redrawn from time to time as companies fortunes wax and wane.)
The Sage Group is a patron of
The Sage Gateshead , a new Tyneside music venue designed by Sir
Norman Foster .
