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NAKO
United Kingdom · London

Website development in the UK

Websites, online shops and marketing for companies in London, Manchester, Birmingham and across the UK — built for the rules that actually apply here.

What we do in the UK

NAKO Agency builds websites, online shops and the marketing around them for UK companies. What changes from one market to another is rarely the technology — it is what the law expects to see on the page, and who is liable when it is missing. In the UK that starts with something most overseas agencies leave out: a limited company must show its registered name, company number and registered office on its website. Not in a PDF, not on request — on the site. The Information Commissioner's Office, not an EU authority, is who you answer to on data, and the rules for marketing email sit in PECR, separately from UK GDPR. None of this is difficult. It is only expensive when it is discovered after launch.

What the UK market expects

Company details

Registered name, company number and registered office shown on the website — a Companies Act requirement, not a nicety

Data

UK GDPR with the ICO as the authority; marketing email sits under PECR, separately

Currency

GBP for customers, invoices in EUR or GBP depending on what suits your accounts

Payments

Card and PayPal as the base, Klarna common in retail; surcharging consumers for card payments is not allowed

Accessibility

The Equality Act duty applies to websites; public sector bodies additionally have their own regulations

Consumer rights

Fourteen days to cancel a distance sale, with the information visible before purchase, not buried

Advertising

Claims in ads fall under the CAP Code and the ASA — price claims are the most commonly challenged

Language

British spelling and British examples; American English reads as a foreign supplier

What we build

Marketing agency

Campaigns measured to the enquiry, not to the click.

Mobile app developers

iOS and Android, with source code and store accounts in your name.

SEO agency

Ongoing search work, cancellable monthly.

SEO services

What is actually included, item by item.

E-commerce website design

Cancellation rights and card rules built in from day one.

PPC agency

Paid search with budget shown separately from fees.

Web design agency

Design that meets the Equality Act duty, not just taste.

SEO audit

Actions ranked by payback, not a hundred-page report.

Why UK companies work with us

  • Company number and registered office where the law wants them, from launch
  • UK GDPR and PECR handled as two separate things, because they are
  • British English written by people — not American spelling with the dates swapped
  • Domain, hosting and source code in your company's name from day one
  • Fixed stages with sign-off instead of one invoice at the end
  • Accounts stay yours: Analytics, Search Console, Ads, pixels
  • We say when a rebuild is not needed, even when it is the larger job
  • Monthly rolling terms — we keep clients with numbers, not notice periods

Frequently asked questions

What does a website cost?

A landing page starts from £390, a company website from £1 000 and an online shop from £1 700. The exact figure depends on scope and integrations. We quote in euros because that is how our pricing is set; invoices can be issued in either currency to suit your accounts.

Starting prices. Every project gets its own quote.

What has to appear on a UK company website?

A limited company must show its registered name, company number and registered office address on the site. If VAT registered, the VAT number belongs on invoices. It is a small piece of text and the most commonly missing one on sites built abroad.

Is UK GDPR the same as EU GDPR?

They are very close in substance, but the authority is the ICO rather than an EU regulator. Marketing email is governed separately, by PECR — which is why a cookie banner alone does not make a newsletter lawful.

Do we need a cookie banner?

If you use analytics or advertising cookies, yes, with a genuine choice to refuse. Strictly necessary cookies do not need consent. A banner that only offers Accept is the version that gets complained about.

Does our website have to be accessible?

The Equality Act duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to services, websites included, and public sector bodies have their own regulations on top. Building to WCAG from the start costs a fraction of retrofitting it.

Can we charge customers a card fee?

Not for consumer cards — surcharging was banned for consumer payments. This catches out shops that bring a fee structure over from another market.

How long does a website take?

A company website usually four to six weeks, a shop longer depending on integrations. We work in stages with sign-off, so you see something after each step and can change direction while it is still cheap.

Who owns the domain and hosting?

You do. Domain, hosting and source code are registered to your company. A supplier holding the domain is the most common reason a change of agency suddenly becomes expensive.

Do you write in British English?

Yes, by people. American spelling and American examples read as a foreign supplier, and that is a conversion problem before it is a style one.

Can we edit the site ourselves?

Yes. Text, images, prices and stock are your day-to-day work; having to call an agency for every change is a business model we do not build.

What if we want to change supplier?

You get the source code, the accounts and the content, and we explain the setup to whoever takes over. Handover is part of the work, not a lever to keep anyone.

Do you work with existing websites?

Most of the time. A rebuild is only needed when the technical base cannot be saved, and we say so after the review even when it means the smaller job.

Discuss a UK project

Tell us briefly what you need and who it is for — we reply with an honest assessment, including when it is that you do not need us.