Made Grand is a UK-based web design and development studio specialising in booking platforms, membership websites and scalable digital systems for small businesses, creatives and specialist professionals.
Built For How Your Business Actually Works
Booking platforms, membership systems and operational tools built to support real-world operations.
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When a website isn't really the problem
People usually come to us asking for a website, a platform or a new feature.
What they're often dealing with is something deeper.
Systems that work but not as well as they should
Manual effort creeping in where it shouldn't
Tools stitched together just enough to cope
Changing anything feels riskier than it needs to be
That's the problem we help untangle.
How we think
We don't start with technology or templates, we start with context.
01 — We Understand
- What you're trying to achieve.
- What's already in place.
- Where things feel stuck.
02 — We Decide
- What's worth building now.
- What can wait.
- What may not be needed at all.
03 — We Shape
- Something proportionate.
- Grounded.
- Easier to stand behind.
How we help
Clarity & direction
Making sense of what's worth building and what isn't.
MVPs & product builds
Building the right thing without overcommitting.
Platforms & systems
Digital tools that support real work.
Longer-term partnership
Improving and evolving things over time.
Much of our platform work involves bookings. If availability, capacity, payments and internal admin all need to work together, read more about how we build custom booking platforms.
Where WordPress needs to remain the content system behind a separate modern frontend, see our approach to headless WordPress development.
Selected work
A small selection of projects that show how we approach different problems. Each one began with uncertainty and moved forward through considered decisions.

Professional Services
Rachael Blackmore Counselling
A modern counselling website designed to create a calm, structured and trustworthy experience for individuals and couples seeking support.

Membership
VocabCartoons
A fun, story-led learning platform helping children aged 8–16 expand their vocabulary.

Booking
Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair
A multi-vendor art fair platform that automates exhibition bookings and gives artists their own e-commerce stores.
What clients say
Rated 5.0 out of 5 based on 7 Google reviews.
“Made Grand has had an excellent impact on the development of my business. A committed and reliable partner, they have proved flexible and creative in the way in which they have worked with us. I wanted to secure a long-term working partner when I selected a company to design my website: I found them in Made Grand.”
Andy Hurley
6 May 2025
“I had a fantastic experience working with Made Grand on my website. From the very beginning, Paul clearly understood the vision I had in mind. The briefing I gave was taken on board perfectly, and the final result looks exactly how I wanted it to. Paul had a great understanding of how I wanted everything to be structured and designed. He really listened to my ideas and translated them into a website that reflects my brand and expectations. The whole process was incredibly smooth from start to finish. Communication was clear, timelines were respected, and everything felt very straightforward. It was smooth sailing throughout the entire project. I'm really pleased with the outcome and would highly recommend Made Grand to anyone looking for a professional that truly listens and delivers.”
Kaukab Rasul
11 March 2026
“Highly Recommended: Paul has been a fantastic asset to our business with his work on our website and online presence. Going above and beyond in his workload to make sure we were more than satisfied with the revamp. We cannot express how fantastic he has been with helping us across many avenues. If you are looking for a reliable tech expert, look no further!”
SJWV Bookings
29 Apr 2025
Projects
Each project starts with a problem worth solving. It's then shaped into something useful, usable and built to grow.

Internal Project
Project Command Centre
An AI-connected project portfolio for organising active work, product ideas and future opportunities in one strategic view.

Personal App
Hara
A simple personal gut health diary for tracking meals, symptoms and daily context in one private place.

Internal Project
Clockified
A focused time tracking app for freelancers, consultants and small teams who need clearer visibility across billable project work.
Latest insights

Insights
The hidden work behind BCAF’s 2027 expansion
Adding new exhibition spaces was only the visible part of BCAF’s 2027 update. Behind the scenes, Made Grand strengthened the event, booking and application structure so the platform could support more artists, more dates and a larger art fair.

Case Study
Evolving a membership website into a freemium learning platform
How Made Grand evolved A Level AHEAD from a traditional subscription website into a freemium learning platform, opening 103 English Literature seminars to everyone while delivering focused resources for Student and Teacher members.

Insights
Why we tested a headless WordPress rebuild on our own website
We rebuilt our established WordPress website using a Lovable frontend and WordPress as a headless CMS. It was a practical test of modernisation, server-side rendering and the SEO work needed when a legacy website evolves.
If you're wrestling with a digital idea, an existing platform or a system that's no longer doing its job, we're happy to talk it through.
You don't need a polished brief to get started.
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