No-nonsense web design for SMBs

Website design that works like your business does.

Custom-built static sites, live in a week, run by one person who picks up the phone. No agency overhead, no template guesswork, no months of back and forth.

The difference

Built differently to an agency or a template.

Lean, fast, and built so search engines and AI tools can understand what you do and why you can be trusted.

  • Live in a week, not two months.

    One operator, one focused build. No queues, no project managers, no Slack channels.

  • Nothing to break, nothing to update.

    Static HTML, not a WordPress install. No plugins, no security patches, no monthly maintenance bill.

  • You talk to the person who builds it.

    Every email, every revision, every detail. No account managers, no handoffs to a junior.


Packages

What you get

Fastest
Tier 01

Single page / landing page

From £700
— £1,000 depending on scope
  • Custom-designed static site
  • Contact form with spam protection
  • Structured for search and AI - clean code, clear hierarchy, proper metadata and schema
  • Privacy policy and cookie consent included as standard
  • Mobile responsive
  • Deployed and live on Netlify
  • 2 rounds of revisions included

50% deposit · 50% on launch

Get started
Ongoing support
Tier 03

Retainer

From £75
— £300/mo depending on scope
  • Ongoing updates and changes
  • Scope defined in writing upfront
  • 3-month minimum commitment
  • Maintain, Evolve, and Grow tiers
Add-ons
  • WhatsApp click-to-chat +£50-75
  • SEO package +£150-250
  • Analytics setup +£75
  • Google Reviews widget +£75-100
  • Copywriting +£75-150/page
  • Sanity CMS +£400-600
  • Blog (static) +£300-500
  • Performance audit +£100-150
Need something else? Talk to us →

Designed by hand, not dropped from a template.


How it works

A simple process. No mystery, no padding.

  1. 01

    Brief

    Fill in a short form or drop a message. I read every submission and come back with questions within 24 hours.

  2. 02

    Design & build

    Design and build happens at pace. Two revision rounds included as standard. You see a preview before anything goes live.

  3. 03

    Live

    Domain connected, form tested, Search Console submitted. Live in a week, not two months.

Heads up

Your WordPress is breaking. We'll replace it with something that won't.

Static means no plugins to patch, no CMS to update, no security alerts at 11pm. Just clean HTML and CSS - nothing fragile, nothing to maintain.

Get started

Retainers

A website is a living thing, not a finished product.

Most of the work that matters happens after launch. The sites that bring in business are the ones that kept improving - month after month, season after season.

When the build is done - that's the platform. The retainer is how you use it. Most businesses who invest in a good site and then don't maintain it see the same results six months later as they did before the launch. The sites that actually work are the ones that keep moving.

Maintain
Keep your site current.
  • Up to 2 small updates a month
  • Text, image, and contact detail fixes
  • Hosting and uptime kept healthy

Best for: Established businesses with a stable site that just needs to stay tidy and accurate.

Evolve
Sharpen and improve.
  • Up to 4 small updates a month
  • 1 larger change - new section, layout tweak, or seasonal banner
  • Quarterly SEO check

Best for: Growing businesses whose site needs to keep pace with the work.

Grow
Make your site work harder.
  • Up to 10 small updates and 2 larger changes a month
  • Quarterly SEO review + Search Console reporting
  • Proactive suggestions month on month

Best for: Businesses treating the site as a lead channel and wanting visible momentum.


Selected work

Recent work

Oak & Acorns Single-page static site

About

Built by someone who's been in the room.

I'm Michael. I've spent five years designing for companies like Angstrom Sports, where every design decision had to drive business results. That's why I built Kestrel - to bring that same thinking to local businesses who deserve better than generic templates.

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Michael Uttley, founder of Kestrel