Established 2022 · Privately held · United Kingdom

A portfolio of specialist digital companies.

Hitchens Group is a privately held collection of specialist businesses building tools, systems, and growth assets across multiple sectors. Each company is run with the same discipline, the same long term standards, and the same refusal to ship average work.

Companies in the group Twelve
Sectors Digital tools & SaaS
Owner John Hitchens

Fifteen companies.
One set of standards.

Every business in the group has a clear purpose, a real customer, and a long term runway. No vanity projects. No half finished prototypes. Each one belongs here.

  • Site Manager AI

    01
    Construction · AI

    An intelligent second pair of hands for site managers. Daily logs, compliance prompts, and instant reporting.

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  • Preset Drive

    02
    Music · Producer Tools

    A premium library of Serum presets for music producers who want a polished, professional sound.

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  • PeakLevs

    03
    Personal Growth · App

    A calm habit and goal tracking app built to make consistent self improvement feel natural.

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  • TRYKZ Audio

    04
    Audio · Producer Tools

    Professional grade audio plugins and creative tools for producers, engineers and home studios.

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  • FORGE Command

    05
    Construction · Site Management

    Command centre software for site managers and foremen. Projects, progress and crews in one calm view.

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  • QuoteSmith

    06
    Trade · Proposal Tools

    Professional PDF quotes for UK tradespeople, generated in under two minutes.

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  • SiteTech Coach

    07
    Construction · Training

    Practical, no nonsense training on the tools and technology used on modern UK construction sites.

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  • Pro Playbooks

    08
    Education · Playbooks

    Practical step by step playbooks for professionals who need a faster path from decision to execution.

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  • Blast Everything

    09
    Growth · Distribution

    A multi platform posting engine for tradespeople and small brands who want real audience reach.

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  • TaxSmith

    10
    Trade · Tax Tools

    Simple, fast tax estimates for UK tradespeople, built to work alongside QuoteSmith.

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  • Rank Rescue

    11
    Local SEO · Services

    Local search recovery for UK tradespeople whose Google Business Profile has slipped out of the map.

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  • The Digital Park

    12
    Directory · Ecosystem

    A curated storefront for high quality digital products and the people who build them.

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  • Walkies UK

    13
    Pet Services · Marketplace

    A booking marketplace connecting dog owners with trusted local walkers and pet carers.

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  • My Sell System

    14
    Education · Digital Products

    A complete training system for people who want to build and sell their own digital products.

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  • PageScore

    15
    Web · Audit Tooling

    An instant website grader. Speed, SEO, mobile, security and accessibility scored in seconds.

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The Standards

Four principles the group is run by.

01

Every company earns its place.

No company sits inside Hitchens Group because it sounded like a good idea at the time. Each one has a clear customer, a defensible niche, and a long term plan. If a business cannot justify itself, it is not in the group.

02

Quality is not an edit pass.

Premium is a decision made at the start, not a polish applied at the end. Every website, product, and page built across the group is held to the same standard the parent brand holds itself to. No template slop, no shortcut wins, no "good enough".

03

Write for humans first.

Every page of copy the group produces is written to sound like a real person speaking clearly. No corporate fluff. No AI generated filler. No marketing cliches that survive only because nobody pushed back on them.

04

Build with the long term in view.

Hitchens Group is not a flip vehicle. The companies are built to last, compound, and still be operating in ten years. Decisions are weighed against that window, not against next quarter.

The Vision

A long horizon, deliberately approached.

The group will continue to add specialist companies where the founder sees a real customer, a clean problem, and an angle no one else is taking seriously. Growth is intentional. New launches are planned years in advance, not announced on a whim.

Where external partnerships make the group stronger, they will be pursued with care. Where they do not, they will be declined. Optionality is valuable. Signalling is not.

Partnerships & Opportunities

Open to a small number of serious conversations.

Hitchens Group speaks with a limited number of partners, investors, and operators each year. If your interest is genuine and your standards are high, you are welcome to get in touch.

Operator letter

Short letters on running a portfolio of digital businesses

One letter a week. What the Hitchens Group is shipping, what is working, what is not. Written for operators.

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