Hi, I'm Dan. I built the tool
I wish I'd had.
Range Mate isn't a faceless software company. It started with one shooter and one very tired membership secretary (the same person), and a stack of renewal paperwork that had got out of hand.
I've sat in your chair.
I was my club's membership secretary for many years, the one losing evenings to renewal lists, member records and politely chasing subs. I'm a competitive shooter and a Registered Firearms Dealer too, so I know this world from the inside.
The penny dropped one Christmas Eve. I was sat on the living room floor with my wife, hand-making and signing membership cards and working through a pile of renewal paperwork. I promised myself I'd never spend another Christmas like that. I never have.
I'm a software engineer by trade, so I set about building the system I wish I'd had that night. That became Range Mate in 2016, and a decade on it's stayed deliberately personal. When you get in touch, you get me, not a call centre or a chatbot.
Honestly, this isn't about me. I just know how much a volunteer's time is worth, and I'd genuinely love to help your club spend less of it on admin and more of it on the range. If you're weighing things up, just ask. I'm happy to help whether you end up using Range Mate or not.
Dan
Founder, Range Mate
Keep the sport we love alive.
Target shooting in the UK only keeps going because of the volunteers who run clubs. Range Mate exists to back those people up by taking the admin burden off their shoulders, so the sport stays healthy for the next generation.
- Purpose-built for UK target shooting
- Made and supported in the UK
- Built by someone who's done the paperwork, not just read about it
- Funded by clubs, not investors or advertisers
- Here for the long haul, a decade in and counting