Our services
A website audit that shows what to fix first.
We check your site’s speed, accessibility and security, and hand you a report that puts every fix in order, whoever built the site.
Recent projects
Our focus
Speed, accessibility and security in one report.
Performance
Core Web Vitals Google’s measures of how quickly a page loads, how fast it responds and how much it shifts while loading. and PageSpeed Google’s PageSpeed Insights: a free test that scores a page’s speed out of 100 and lists what slows it down. scores for your key pages on mobile and desktop, and what slows each one down: images, scripts, fonts or the server.
Accessibility
Automated checks against WCAG Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the international standard for accessible websites. AA is the level most organisations aim for. 2.2 AA The middle of the three levels in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and the one most organisations aim for. on every template, then keyboard, screen reader, zoom and contrast checks by hand on your key journeys.
Security
Software and plugin versions against known vulnerabilities, HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure: the encrypted connection between a browser and a website, shown by the padlock in the address bar. and security headers, backups, and who has admin access.
Search basics
Page titles, descriptions, broken links, redirects and the sitemap, checked across the site.
Page weight
How much each page downloads and the energy that takes, with the heaviest images, videos and scripts listed.
The process
Checked through our audit process
An audit takes about two weeks from agreeing the scope to walking you through the report. Here’s what happens at each stage.
Our audits include
An audit is only useful if it leads to fixes. Every report ranks what we found by impact and effort, so your team or ours knows where to start.
A ranked report
Every issue with where it is, who it affects and how to fix it, ordered by impact and effort.
Before and after scores
Performance, accessibility and security results recorded at the start, and again once the fixes are in.
A walkthrough
A call to go through the findings with your team and agree what happens next.
An accessibility statement
A draft statement for your site, based on what we found and what’s being fixed.
How we work
Fix or improve what you already have
A short, fixed-price sprint on your existing site or tool. Fix what’s broken, speed things up or add a missing feature, usually completed in a few days or weeks.
Something broken and not sure why?
“Working with Smithfield on the V&A Victoria and Albert Museum: London’s museum of art, design and performance. Americas Foundation website was a pleasure, and they made a hugely daunting task simple and straightforward.”
Head of Philanthropy,
V&A Americas Foundation.
“Smithfield went above and beyond to build a user friendly, smart, innovative and informative tool, which has received rave reviews from around the world.”
Global Food Lead Scientist,
WWF.
“Our ongoing collaboration has been instrumental in shaping user experience on both our website and app.”
CTO Chief technology officer: the person who leads an organisation’s technology.,
Education Intelligence.
- 4+ years average partnership length
- 90% of partners come back for more work
- 24 hour typical response time
- 150+ projects delivered
Common questions
Good to know before we start.
Who do you usually work with?
Charities, research organisations, education teams and cultural institutions, from small teams to international organisations like WWF and the V&A. We also build for brand agencies, under your name or ours.
Do you design websites or just handle the build?
Both. We design and build most projects start to finish, and we also build from other studios’ designs. Either way, design and development sit in the same small team.
What tech stack do you recommend?
Usually WordPress with a block-based editor, so your team can build pages without a developer. For tools and data-heavy projects we use SvelteKit or Laravel. We recommend what suits the job and your team.
Can you work with our existing tech stack?
Usually, yes. We regularly take on existing WordPress and Laravel sites, and we’ll tell you if a rebuild would cost less than patching.
How long does a website project take?
Most websites take three to five months from kick-off to launch. Fixes and improvements take days or weeks. We agree the launch date before we start.
What happens after the site goes live. Do you offer ongoing support?
Yes. We host on Kinsta, and most clients stay on a support retainer for updates, security, monitoring and new features, with same-day responses in working hours.