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How we tested our own website, what the results show, and why website quality matters to your customers.

18 assessed pages · 72 recorded assessments

Tested with Google Lighthouse and PageSpeed Insights.
Primary testing: .
Supplementary checks: .

The results at a glance

Performance scores are averages across the 18 assessed pages for each tool and device, from the 14 October assessments.

LighthouseMobile

99.1 / 100

LighthouseDesktop

99.2 / 100

PageSpeed InsightsMobile

98.6 / 100

PageSpeed InsightsDesktop

99.0 / 100

100/100 for SEO and Best Practices in all 72 recorded assessments.

These are averages of individual test results, not separate Google-issued site-wide ratings. A high test score shows technical quality, not guaranteed rankings or sales.

Lighthouse score guide: 90–100 Good · 50–89 Needs improvement · 0–49 Poor.

What does this mean for you?

Technical results matter most when they improve the visitor experience.

Find information quickly

A well-built page helps people see your services without unnecessary waiting.

Use the website on a phone

Readable content, clear navigation and stable buttons make mobile browsing easier.

Make an enquiry

Simple routes to contact details and forms help visitors take the next step.

These are potential usability benefits, not measured increases in enquiries or sales.

A real homepage example

14 October: main content appearing

The homepage Lighthouse mobile laboratory test recorded Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) of 1.3 seconds. PageSpeed Insights recorded 2.7 seconds on mobile. Different testing environments can produce different results.

LCP measures when the largest visible content element appears; it is not the time for the entire page to finish loading.

18 October: supplementary PageSpeed checks

The approved summary records homepage Performance of 97/100 on mobile and 100/100 on desktop. These examples are separate from the 14 October averages above.

Homepage PageSpeed Insights mobile report dated 18 October 2026: Performance 97; Accessibility, Best Practices and SEO 100.
Homepage · Mobile · Performance 97/100
PageSpeed Insights ·
Homepage PageSpeed Insights desktop report dated 18 October 2026: Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices and SEO all 100.
Homepage · Desktop · Performance 100/100
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Core Web Vitals, in everyday terms

Core Web Vitals describe loading, responsiveness and visual stability. Here is what the metrics mean.

Core Web Vitals guide: LCP loading, 2.5 seconds or less; INP response, 200 milliseconds or less; CLS stability, 0.1 or less.
Core Web Vitals explained: illustration from the approved technical report. These thresholds are guidance, not measured results for this page.
LCP: Largest Contentful Paint
When the main content appears: how long it takes for the largest visible content element to be displayed.
INP: Interaction to Next Paint
How quickly a page visibly responds to an interaction, such as a click or tap.
CLS: Cumulative Layout Shift
Whether text and buttons jump around unexpectedly while the page is being used.

Metrics explained are not all metrics measured. Our recorded laboratory assessments include LCP and CLS. They do not establish real-user INP or a real-user Core Web Vitals pass.

What the evidence tells us

How we checked

We assessed 18 website pages using two Google tools on mobile and desktop: 18 pages × 2 devices × 2 tools = 72 recorded assessments. The principal results are laboratory assessments, rather than continuous real-user monitoring.

We also checked and improved accessibility

One Website Maintenance pricing badge initially failed a colour-contrast check. We corrected it, improving contrast from 3.02:1 to 5.78:1.

The original 14 October Accessibility score was 96/100 for that page in all four assessments. Supplementary 18 October retests were recorded as 100/100 on mobile and desktop in both tools. Those later results are recorded in workbook comments and are separate from the original scores.

What the scores do not tell us

They do not prove increases in enquiries, higher Google rankings or complete accessibility. Automated accessibility checks do not replace manual testing.

Our own website is a working example, not a promise of identical client scores. Our site uses Eleventy; client sites may use different technology.

A desktop PageSpeed test also recorded an unresolved layout shift on About Us. Its cause remains unconfirmed.

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