Storyteller.Preserving Life Stories in Care.
Secure digital life story software for children looked after and adults in residential and social care - helping teams deliver relation-centred care with records that travel with the person.
Because the best care doesn't start with a care plan.
It starts with a story.
We help social care teams hold onto every resident and child's story,
from the first day to the last and beyond...
Life story work, done properly.
Storyteller gives children's services and adult social care teams one secure place to capture, safeguard and share the memories, relationships and identity that matter to the people they support.
"Every Story Matters"
A secure digital life story platform supporting children looked after and adults in residential and social care, including care homes. Trusted by local authorities and endorsed by Coram, the UK's leading children's charity.
- Digital life story books for children looked after and adults in care
- Secure Circle with safeguarding and permission controls
- Portable records that persist across placements and settings
- Coram partnership and local-authority endorsed framework
- Trauma-informed, age-appropriate design
- Evidence for Ofsted and CQC inspection readiness
Live rollouts
In use across local authorities, fostering agencies, residential providers and care homes.
ARA accredited
Accredited by the Archives and Records Association, alongside Cyber Essentials certification.
Innovator of the Year 2024
Oxfordshire Business Innovator of the Year, awarded to After Cloud.
OXBA finalist 2026
Technology Excellence Award finalist at the Oxfordshire Business Awards.
Research Opportunity & Strategic Upside
Our proprietary SaaS technology underpins Storyteller and positions After Cloud at the frontier of an emerging research opportunity. Early-stage collaboration with one of the country's foremost speech and cognition research centres points toward a significant future capability: non-invasive early detection of cognitive decline through conversational speech analysis.
Speech as a Window Into Cognitive Health
Emerging peer-reviewed research suggests that subtle shifts in speech patterns - pauses, vocabulary range, syntactic complexity - may precede clinical dementia diagnosis by a decade or more. Our platform architecture is uniquely positioned to pursue this research direction, transforming everyday life story conversations into a potential early warning signal.
As this science matures, After Cloud's infrastructure could sit at the centre of one of the most consequential preventive health tools of the coming decade.
Join Our Research ProgrammePrivacy First
Every AI decision respects data sovereignty and individual autonomy
Research Partnership
Longitudinal speech analysis with one of the country's foremost research centres
Ethical Framework
Independent ethics board oversees all AI deployments and decisions
Early Detection
10-15 year potential for earlier dementia detection through speech patterns
Our Innovation Journey
Platform Founded
After Cloud launched with pioneering vision for digital memory preservation
Commercial Launch
After Cloud platform commercially launched, bringing digital life story preservation to market
Award Recognition
UK Health Radio Best Innovation Award - validating platform impact
Storyteller Expansion
OXLEP Innovator of the Year - Storyteller transforms looked-after children's care
National Rollouts
Storyteller scaling across local authorities, fostering agencies and residential providers
Adult Social Care & Award Finalist
Storyteller expands into adult social care; After Cloud named OXBA Technology Excellence Award finalist
G-Cloud 15 Approved
After Cloud approved onto the UK Government's G-Cloud 15 framework for public sector technology procurement
Impact That Matters
Our platforms don't just preserve stories - they transform lives, strengthen communities, and pioneer research that will define the future of care.
After Cloud gave my mum a voice when words were failing her. Seeing her stories preserved - her laughter, her memories - it's given our whole family something priceless.
Award Recognition
Trusted Partners
Leading Partnership
Storyteller is endorsed and validated by Coram - the UK's leading children's charity with 275+ years of experience
Built on a Foundation of Trust
When we steward heritage assets and serve vulnerable populations, trust isn't optional - it's everything. Every decision is guided by safety, transparency, and ethical responsibility.
Safeguarding First
Rigorous safeguarding frameworks for all vulnerable population platforms, developed with sector experts.
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Your data, your control, always.
Transparent AI
Every AI decision is explainable. No black boxes. Users understand how and why AI is applied.
Ethics Board
Independent ethics board oversees platform development with lived experience representation.
WCAG 2.1 AA
Fully accessible platforms meeting WCAG 2.1 AA standards - designed for everyone, always.
Encrypted Storage
Military-grade encryption at rest and in transit. End-to-end security for all content.
25+ Years at the Intersection of Health & Technology
Founded by a pioneer with over two decades of health technology experience, After Cloud combines deep sector expertise with innovative entrepreneurial thinking. As Enterprise Oxfordshire Ambassadors, we're committed to creating lasting social value across our region and beyond.
Your Next Step Starts Here
Whether you're a local authority, a fostering agency, a care home or a residential provider - there's a pathway built for you.
Request a Demo
See Storyteller in action. Built for local authorities, fostering agencies, care homes and residential providers.
Book a DemoJoin Our Research
Participate in our dementia speech analysis study and help shape the future of care.
Learn about our research studyPartner With Us
From local authorities to care providers and charities - we're always open to impactful collaborations.
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