Founder of a listed tool
Kevin Byrne
Historical founder (sold company in 2017), named behind the Checkatrade listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Kevin builds
Checkatrade E · Home services & local trades
UK marketplace of vetted tradespeople. Its keyless MCP server searches local trades by postcode and books fixed-price Express jobs, and a separate affiliate API lets approved partners send job requests to tradespeople.
Historical founder (sold company in 2017), researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Dan Cook Director of Engineering
- Gorden Pretorius Chief Technology Officer
Questions
Who is Kevin Byrne?
Kevin Byrne founded Checkatrade in September 1998 in Selsey, West Sussex, after rogue traders arrived following a local tornado. Under the name Scout, he printed a directory of local tradespeople he had personally checked. He left the business after HomeServe completed its purchase of the company in November 2017.
What does Checkatrade (Vetted Limited) make?
Anchor Terminal lists Checkatrade from Checkatrade (Vetted Limited). UK marketplace of vetted tradespeople. Its keyless MCP server searches local trades by postcode and books fixed-price Express jobs, and a separate affiliate API lets approved partners send job requests to tradespeople.
How are Kevin's tools graded?
Checkatrade is graded E, 44.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (6)
These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.