Build
Websites, apps, film and print
For schools, charities, community groups and family businesses that need something made properly and handed over to people who can run it.
An example
What is included
Websites
Custom websites that the people who run them can keep up to date. Recent sites include Meppershall Village Hall, Hitchin Youth Trust, 3rd Hitchin Scout Group and the Hope & Glory Tea trade site.
Online shops
Online shops for family businesses, with products, payments, delivery and stock set up so you can run the shop day to day. Our newest is the shop for Hope & Glory Tea, launching soon.
Apps and internal tools
Apps and Retool internal tools built for one clear job. Seoul Searching was played by over 4,000 young people at the World Scout Jamboree. The Monopoly Run app ran a challenge across London for 100 teams.
Data dashboards
Dashboards and simple tools built on the data you already collect, so the numbers you need are in one place and kept up to date.
Video production and editing
Filming and editing for promotional films, training series and events. Work includes an eight-film digital prospectus series, a six-part Google Workspace training series and the Mr Blue Sky charity single.
Photography
Photography for websites, prospectuses, events and products, edited and ready to use online and in print.
Drone film and photography
Licensed and insured aerial film and photography of buildings and events.
CAA A2 Certificate of Competency (A2 CoC)
EC 785/2004 compliant insurance
Branding and logos
Logos, colours and simple brand guidelines that work on screen, in print and on clothing. Work includes 18 school badge designs with branding documentation, and the Outdoor Ed logo and clothing.
Printed materials
Leavers’ yearbooks, photobooks, journals, badges and banners. The Class of 2021 Yearbook ran to 74 pages in hardback. The TPS badges set was 18 designs with branding documentation.
How it works
01
A conversation
It starts with a conversation about what you are trying to do, in person where we can.
02
A written proposal
You get a written proposal with a fixed price and a clear scope, so there are no surprises.
03
Built in stages
We build in stages and show you the work as it goes.
04
Training
At the end we train whoever will be looking after it.
05
Support
Most clients keep us on a small support agreement for changes and questions.
Credentials
Sam Hankin, Founder & Director, holds the CAA A2 Certificate of Competency for drone flights.
EC 785/2004 compliant insurance for every flight.
First-Class Honours BSc in Forensic Computing and Security, Bournemouth University.
A placement year at GlaxoSmithKline as European Infrastructure Project Manager.
Related projects
2024 to 2026
Trade site, online shop and digital support
Hope & Glory Tea
Build
Since April 2024 we have built, protected and run the digital side of a family-run tea company: three websites, email, security, marketing and the plans behind them.
2023
Seoul Searching
UK Scouts
Build
A phone game played by over 4,000 young people at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.
2026
TPS Ofsted video
The Priory School
Build
A short portrait film sharing a school's Ofsted inspection outcome, with pupils and staff to camera.
2026
New website
Hitchin Youth Trust
Build
A new website for a registered charity that supports young people.
2025 to 2026
Class of 2026 leavers' yearbook
The Priory School
Build
A Year 11 leavers' yearbook for the class of 2026, from collecting the content to printed books.
2025 and 2026
Aerial film and photos
Meppershall Village Hall
Build
Aerial film and photographs of a village hall and its grounds, used across the hall's website.
2024 to 2026
Website rebuild and Google Workspace
Meppershall Village Hall
Build
A rebuilt website, a support agreement and a planned move to Google Workspace for a village hall.
2022 to 2026
Fireworks night film
Strathmore School
Build
A highlights film of the school's fireworks night, flown and edited in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
2025
Group website
3rd Hitchin Scout Group
Build
A new website for a Scout group.
2024 to 2025
Website and booking system
South West Herts Narrowboat Trust
Build
Google Workspace for Nonprofits, a new website and an online booking system for a boating charity.
2021 to 2024
Digital Thinking Frames
Thinking Matters
Build
A web app that opens each of nine thinking frames as an editable template, for a company that supports schools.
2023
Monopoly Run 2023
Hertfordshire Scouts
Build
A custom built web app to run a life-sized Monopoly challenge across London, with 686 photo submissions on the day.
2023
HDSL2023 photobook
Hitchin District Scouts
Build
An 84 page photobook of a two week Scout expedition to Lochearnhead in Scotland.
2023
Scout journal and clothing
Hitchin District Scouts
Build
A 32 page journal and a clothing range for a two week Scout expedition to Lochearnhead in Scotland.
2022
#DAW22 app
Hitchin District Scouts
Build
An iOS and Android app for a district camp, built in Flutter and published to the App Store and Google Play in 2022.
2020 to 2022
Digital Prospectus and Video Series
The Priory School
Build
A digital school prospectus and a set of 8 edited videos.
2020 and 2022
School branded banners
The Priory School
Build
New branded banners for each department across the school.
2021
Class of 2021 Yearbook
The Priory School
Build
A 74 page Year 11 yearbook, produced in Affinity Publisher and printed to hardback.
2020
Herts Scouts Monopoly Challenge 2020
Hertfordshire Scouts
Build
A virtual edition of a London Monopoly challenge, played from home during lockdown.
2020
Virtual Sports Day
The Priory School
Build
A web app for a week-long virtual sports day: 2,510 completed challenges and 26,785 page views.
2020
Mr Blue Sky charity single
The Priory School
Build
Video and audio from students and staff at home, edited together during lockdown.
2020
tpsQUAD
The Priory School
Build
A student homepage with timetables, rewards, links to other apps and a badge tracking system.
2020
TPS badges
The Priory School
Build
18 new metal school badges and new school branding documentation.
2019
Outdoor Ed logo and clothing
The Priory School
Build
Branding for a new Outdoor Ed department.
Since 2014
tpsSocial
The Priory School
Build
A mock social media site for teaching students online safety with practical activities.

