A bespoke web development agency
No WordPress, no templates. Built around your business, not a platform's limitations.
Bespoke development
Custom solutions for unique problems
Strategically planned
Built for business objectives
WordPress-free zone
We’re a Craft CMS agency
A development team you can trust
Developers gone AWOL?
We take over abandoned builds regularly, however messy the handover, and get you talking to a developer again within days.
Dated UI/UX?
A rebuild doesn't mean starting from zero. We can modernise the front end on your existing content and data.
Slow & unresponsive?
Every millisecond of load time costs conversions. We fix Core Web Vitals as standard, not as an afterthought.
Difficult to update?
We build in Craft CMS so your team can publish and edit without waiting on a developer.
Not appearing on Google?
Poor technical SEO keeps good businesses off page one. We build clean, fast, schema-ready sites from day one.
Falling behind competitors?
A site that converts and loads better than theirs is how you close the gap, and stay ahead.
Custom Web Development
Every stage of development, covered. From new builds to ongoing support.
New Websites & Rebuilds
A full rebuild when the platform itself, not just the design, is holding you back.
Multilingual Websites
Multi-site Craft builds with proper hreflang, not just translated strings.
E-commerce
Craft Commerce, built to convert and scale with your catalogue.
Member Sites
Gated content and paid tiers, built on Craft's own permissions.
Plugins Development
Bespoke Craft plugins when off-the-shelf isn't quite right.
Third-party Integrations
CRM, ERP, payment and API connections, mapped properly at discovery.
A named team, a defined response time, no re-explaining your codebase.
Agency Partnerships
White label Craft development for agencies who need the capacity.
Website Audits
A prioritised report on speed, SEO and content, ranked by impact.
Technically, we’re brilliant
HTML, JS and CSS. We know all the acronyms, and what to do with them.
Speed Matters
Lazy loading, image optimisation and CDN delivery from the architecture stage, so speed isn't a fix bolted on later.
Always security
Craft core and plugins kept current, best-practice permissions and data handling, and scheduled backups as standard.
Optimisation
We keep testing after launch, feeding real usage data back into the site rather than treating day one as finished.
Thinking of the bigger picture
No website is an island. Strategically planned from day one.
Aligning your business goals with what users actually need, before any code gets written.
Business objectives
Defining exactly what we're building, and who it's for, before scope is set.
User research
Real user data behind every development decision, not assumptions.
Audits
A clear read on current performance and content, so every project starts from evidence, not guesswork.
Prototypes
Low-fidelity wireframes to test ideas and get feedback before design begins.
UI/UX design
We're web designers too. The perfect accompaniment for development.
Custom builds and interactive tools
Not every problem has an off-the-shelf answer. Sometimes it just needs building.
Guided flows & configurators
Step-by-step builders and configurators, like Pink Moon's Experience Builder, that turn a complex choice into a simple one.
Interactive functionality
Calculators, wizards and bespoke tools built into your site when a standard page can't do the job.
API-driven features
Custom functionality that pulls live data from your other systems, not a static workaround.
Website Discovery Workshop
Get absolute clarity on your next website.
Rock-solid process. Zero guesswork.
Our web development process.
1. Discovery
A deep dive into what we're building – and who we're building it for. Speedo's optional.
2. Scope
A detailed blueprint for the project. Like Lego instructions, but without pictures – or Lego.
3. Prototype
Low-fidelity clicky-clicky proof of concept wireframes.
4. UI Design
User-focused, goal-orientated, on-brand UI/UX. Yes, we're web designers too.
5. Development
Scope, Prototype and Designs light the way. Now let's build this mother.
6. Testing
Detailed testing plans leave no digital stone unturned.
7. Launch
To Google... and beyond! (Other search engines are available, apparently).
8. Support
We'll be there for you. Just like The Rembrandts.
9. Optimise
Test. Refine. Repeat. Test. Refine. Repeat. Test. Refine... (Have a wee). Repeat x ∞.
Three small steps for you. One giant leap for your website
Get in touch
Share your problems.
Strategy
Planned and aligned for success.
Delivered
Piping hot. On-time. On budget.
Stuff people say about us
Trusted by 240+ organisations
Our Work
Real results, not just nice ideas
6.1%
Quality Hive saw sign-ups increase by 6.1%—a major win for a SaaS platform.
10.2%%
Pink Moon’s bounce rate dropped by 10.2%, improving engagement and page rankings.
30.7%%
Certitude London’s site speed improved from 2.6s to 1.8s—a major boost in performance.
3x
Global Connections saw time-on-site increase—clear proof of smart UI and UX decisions.
85.2%
IGN’s homepage was reduced from 2.3MB to just 0.34MB—faster load times, better experience.
10.7%
Bounce rate reduced again for Global Connections, strengthening both engagement and SEO.
There’s 845,657 other agencies out there. So why choose Honcho?
We’re not a full-service agency
We're web experts with business acumen
We don't use WordPress
We build long-term partnerships for success
Like marriage, but with more sex
Web development FAQs
A web development agency builds and maintains the technical side of a website or application: the code, database and infrastructure behind what users see. At Honcho that means bespoke Craft CMS builds, custom functionality and e-commerce platforms, plus the ongoing support to keep them running.
It depends on scope, but our full end-to-end projects, including strategy, UX and UI, typically sit between £40k and £150k. Rescue projects, taking over an existing site, usually start at £5k to onboard the build before new feature work begins.
Most bespoke websites take 8 to 16 weeks from discovery to launch, depending on scope. E-commerce and projects with significant integrations typically run longer. You'll get a phase-by-phase timeline before development starts.
Web design covers the look, feel and user experience of a site. Web development covers the code that makes it work. We do both, but they're separate disciplines with separate processes. See our web design page for more on the design side.
Craft CMS is our primary platform, we're a certified Craft CMS Verified Partner with 100+ projects delivered. For custom application logic we use Laravel and PHP. See our Craft CMS development page for the full technical detail.
Yes, this is a regular part of our work, on Craft CMS or any platform. Whether your previous agency has stopped responding or you're not getting results, we take over existing builds, however messy the handover, and get you working with a developer again quickly.
Yes. Retainers cover updates, security patching, bug fixes and a defined response time, on a monthly hours allocation that scales with what you need. See our Craft CMS support and development retainers page for the full detail.
Yes, when off-the-shelf functionality isn't quite right, we build bespoke Craft CMS plugins and custom integrations. See our Craft CMS plugin development page for the full detail.
Yes, on Craft Commerce. Platform decisions are scoped around your catalogue complexity, order volume and how custom the checkout needs to be. See our Craft Commerce page for the full detail.
Yes. We build in structured, no-code content blocks so your team can publish and update pages without waiting on a developer.
We don’t disappear. We offer long-term support, performance monitoring, and can evolve your site as your business grows.
We work with clients across the UK, US and Europe as a fully remote team, covering UK, US and EU hours. You get the same senior developers throughout the project via video calls and regular check-ins, no office visit is built into how we deliver.
Yes. We quote and invoice in USD for US-based clients, alongside our standard GBP pricing.
