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

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Hope & Glory Tea

A trade site and a new online shop for a family-run tea company.

Home page of the Hope & Glory trade website, with the headline The tea people want to come back for.

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Hope & Glory Tea

A trade site and a new online shop for a family-run tea company.

Home page of the Hope & Glory trade website, with the headline The tea people want to come back for.

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

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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.

Have something in mind?

Tell us a little about it. A few lines is enough, and we will tell you plainly whether we can help, and how.

Have something in mind?

Tell us a little about it. A few lines is enough, and we will tell you plainly whether we can help, and how.

Registered details

Company no. 13528799

VAT GB 425558385

ICO registration ZB385789

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
Google for Education Certified Trainer

The photography, film and artwork on this site were made by people, not generated by AI. Some photos and film may have been edited with help from AI tools.

© 2026 Hankin Digital

Hankin Digital

A digital studio in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

Registered details

Company no. 13528799

VAT GB 425558385

ICO registration ZB385789

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
Google for Education Certified Trainer

The photography, film and artwork on this site were made by people, not generated by AI. Some photos and film may have been edited with help from AI tools.

© 2026 Hankin Digital

Hankin Digital

A digital studio in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire