Charity website design
People visit a charity's website to answer three questions: what do you do, is it real, and how can I help. A donor wants to give in a few taps, a volunteer wants to know what is involved, and a funder wants to see your registered details and what difference you make. The site needs to answer all three without anyone hunting.
hosting and edits included
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included
A charity website needs a plain explanation of what you do and for whom, a donate button that goes straight to your chosen donation platform, a volunteer page, your trustees and registered details, and news that stays current. We build that for £449 setup and £39 a month (Launch) for a small local charity or church, or £949 and £59 (Grow) if you run several projects or services. We link to your donation platform; we do not process donations or hold any money.
What supporters and funders look for
- What you do, in one sentence. Who you help, where, and how. Then the detail.
- How to give. One donate button, in the same place on every page, going straight to your donation platform.
- How to help. Volunteering roles, what they involve, and who to contact.
- Proof it is real and well run. Your registered charity status and number, your trustees, and a link to your entry on the Charity Commission register.
- What difference it makes. A few real stories, with permission, beat a page of mission statement.
Charity details your site should show
A summary to help you plan the site, not legal advice:
- Registered charities over £10,000 income. Section 39 of the Charities Act 2011 says a registered charity whose gross income in its last financial year was over £10,000 must state that it is a registered charity, in legible characters, on notices, advertisements and other documents asking for money or property, and on its invoices and receipts. The Act does not name websites, but a donation page is plainly asking for money, so the safe course is to state your registered status on it.
- The number itself. Section 39 asks for the statement that you are registered, not the number. Showing the number as well is common practice and lets anyone check you on the register, which is why we put both in the footer of every page.
- Charitable companies. Like any company, a charitable company must show its registered name, registered number, where it is registered and its registered office address on its website, under the Trading Disclosures Regulations 2015.
- CIOs. A charitable incorporated organisation must show its name in the same places a charitable company must, under section 211 of the Charities Act 2011.
- Churches. Some churches and chapels are "excepted" charities that do not have to register with the Charity Commission. If that is you, there may be no number to show, but say clearly what you are and who you belong to.
The Charity Commission and the legislation are the authority. Charities in Scotland and Northern Ireland are regulated separately and have their own rules.
Taking donations online
We do not process donations, take a cut or hold money for you. You choose the donation platform that suits your charity, and we put a clear donate button on every page that goes to it, or embed its form on your donate page where the platform allows. Check whether your platform collects Gift Aid declarations as part of the donation, because that is one less job for your treasurer.
What we build for charities and churches
- A home page that says what you do and offers donate and volunteer routes straight away.
- A page for each project or service, so people searching for that help can find it.
- Your registered status, number, trustees and a link to the register, in the footer and on the about page.
- News, events and service times kept current as edits.
- For churches: service times, what to expect on a first visit, groups for children and young people, hall hire, and who to contact about weddings, baptisms and funerals.
- Google Business Profile set up, so your opening times and location are right in Maps.
See our prices in full and how they compare in what a website costs.
Example: a small local charity with volunteers and one main project
- Five pages: home, what we do, get involved (volunteer and donate), about us and trustees, contact
- Donate button on every page, linked to your donation platform
- Registered status and number in the footer, with a link to your register entry
- News and event updates as edits, up to 4 requests a month
Fixed price. No long-term contract. You own your domain and content.
When a free builder is enough
If you have a volunteer who enjoys building websites and has time to keep one current, a builder can be the right call for a small charity. Wix has a free plan, though it shows Wix branding and uses a wixsite.com address, and its paid plans start at about £9 a month. Check whether your builder or software offers charity pricing. What usually goes wrong is not the build but the upkeep: the volunteer moves on and the site goes stale. If that has happened before, a site someone else looks after may cost less in the long run. Our builder guide covers the options.
Prices checked 18 October 2026. Sources: Charities Act 2011, section 39; Charities Act 2011, section 211; Trading Disclosures Regulations 2015, Part 6; Charity Commission: how to register a charity (CC21b); Startups.co.uk on Wix pricing. Platforms change prices and run offers, so check before you buy. Some prices exclude VAT.
Questions people ask
How much does a charity website cost?
Ours is £449 setup and £39 a month for a small charity or church, or £949 and £59 if you run several projects, including hosting and edits. A volunteer-built site on a builder costs less in money, from free on Wix with its branding, but someone has to keep it current.
Does our charity number have to be on our website?
Section 39 of the Charities Act 2011 requires registered charities with income over £10,000 to state that they are registered on documents asking for money, which a donation page is. It asks for the registered status rather than the number, but showing the number is common practice and lets people check you. Charitable companies also have website disclosure rules. This is a summary, not legal advice.
Can you take donations through the website?
We link to or embed the donation platform you choose. We do not process donations or hold money, so the money goes from the donor to the platform to you.
Do you build church websites?
Yes: service times, what to expect, groups, hall hire, events and giving, kept current as edits. If your church is an excepted charity with no registered number, we show your status and denomination instead.
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Want a fixed price instead of a range?
Tell us what your business does and what the site needs to do. We'll come back with the tier that fits and the exact price, including when the answer is the cheapest one.
- Fixed price, published
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included