bookingsplus.co.uk

What It Is

BookingsPlus is a community venue lettings management platform under Kajima Community, primarily serving schools, multi-academy trusts, local authorities, community centres, sports facilities, and other public buildings. It is not a generic meeting-room booking tool; instead, it is built around the “lettings” use case, bringing venue showcases, search, bookings, payments, compliance documents, back-office finance, and reporting into a dedicated branded website and management portal.

Core Features and Integrations

The platform provides cloud-based software, a centralised portal, dedicated websites, virtual tours, availability calendars, enquiry-to-booking workflows, block and recurring bookings, dynamic pricing, user-group discounts, deposits, automatic invoices, refunds, cancellations, and overdue payment reminders. For schools and public venues, a key feature is that hirers can upload health and safety compliance documents such as insurance and qualifications, while administrators can track expiry dates and review them again when needed. For payments, it supports Stripe, GoCardless, WorldPay, and others, collecting payments via API, while offline payments are also available. Financial data can be downloaded as reports and transferred into accounting software; more complex integrations require custom work from its in-house development team.

Plans and Services

The website lists Software Only, Lite, Core, and Premium plans. Software Only is suited to organisations that manage lettings themselves; Lite is aimed at smaller venues; Core targets medium to large venues; and Premium is designed for large, multi-site centralised management. Add-on services include administrative support, hirer vetting, pricing reviews, performance reports, photography, 360 virtual tours, and marketing materials. The downside is that specific pricing is not publicly disclosed, so users need to book a demo or contact sales for an assessment.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

Its strengths are its strong vertical focus, end-to-end coverage from customer acquisition websites to compliance, payments, and reporting, and support for scaling across multiple sites. It also provides system setup, training, weekday phone and email Helpdesk support, and marketing advice. Limitations include the lack of detailed public information on role-based permission matrices, GDPR/encryption/backup security details, and open API documentation. It is better suited to UK schools, local authorities, community organisations, and healthcare/charity institutions than to general corporate meeting-room management.

Access from China and Alternatives

There is no information in the main content about access from China, so its accessibility is unknown. Its payment ecosystem is also centred on UK and international payment services, making it unsuitable for directly collecting payments from customers in mainland China. For deployment in China, organisations would typically need to consider local payments, ICP filing, WeCom/DingTalk ecosystems, and Chinese-language customer support. Domestic booking systems, custom venue-reservation solutions, or international alternatives such as Skedda and EZFacility may be worth evaluating.