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Websites for charities and Community Interest Companies

Web design for charities and CICs: what you do, and how to get involved

PrimeStart designs a website around your organisation, then hosts it, updates it and looks after it for you. Built to answer a volunteer, donor or funder's question before they move on to another organisation's page — from £99.99 a month with £0 upfront design fee.

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£99.99a month, £0 upfront
Custom builtnever a template
Fully managedhosting, changes, updates
Purpose, activities and how to help shown clearlyA volunteer, donor or funder wants to understand what your organisation does, who it helps, and how to get involved.

Example enquiry — not a real customer

Example design — fictional business

Why a website

A volunteer, donor or funder wants a clear answer before they commit their time or money.

They want to know what your organisation actually does, who it helps, and how to get involved - fast, because most visitors decide within a minute whether to look further or move on. A site that answers all three clearly, rather than a social media page that's hard to search, is often the difference between someone getting in touch and someone giving up.

01

A visitor checks your purpose

What your organisation exists to do, described exactly as your trustees or directors would explain it.

02

A visitor checks your activities

The activities and services you actually run, rather than a vague mission statement.

03

A visitor checks how to help

Volunteering, donating or getting in touch, described accurately for how your organisation actually accepts help.

04

They want a fast way to get in touch

A simple enquiry route, rather than a form built for something else, catches the enquiries you'd otherwise lose.

Getting found

A supporter usually searches before they ever get in touch.

"Charity volunteering near me", "community trust Preston", "how to donate locally" — searches made by people looking to help a local organisation. Website + SEO is the ongoing work of being visible when they do.

  • Local searches, agreed with you. We pick the three searches that matter most to your organisation — say, "community charity Preston", "volunteer opportunities near me" and "local charity donations" — and work on them every month.
  • Google Business Profile. Set up and kept current, so you appear on the map with your activities, your area and a way to get in touch.
  • Reviews handled carefully. A simple way to gather genuine feedback from people you've worked with, shown as written and never used to imply a result we can't confirm.
  • Content that answers real questions. What your organisation does, who it helps, and how someone can get involved, written accurately for the people asking.
  • A monthly report you can read. What moved and what we're doing about it — in your Client Platform, without the analytics jargon.

We never promise rankings or a number of new visitors. We do promise consistent, honest work on being found — and to show you exactly what we did.

Built for you

A supporter needs a clear answer about purpose and how to help fast, not one generic charity template.

They're deciding whether your organisation's work matters to them and whether it's a real, trustworthy organisation, and a generic template that never actually says either makes that harder than it should be. We don't.

Every PrimeStart website is designed from scratch and custom coded on WordPress in HTML and PHP — no page builders, no theme bought off a shelf with your logo dropped in. It's built around what your organisation actually does: your purpose, your activities, and your own way of accepting help.

"A supporter wants to know, clearly, what you actually do and how their time or money helps. Show them both, and the trust follows."

Why purpose and activities sit side by side on every charity and CIC site
Custom HTML & PHP on WordPress No page-builder templates Fast on mobile Yours after the term
1Purpose, stated clearly 2Activities, told apart 3Status, stated conditionally 4Ways to help
  • 1

    What your organisation exists to do, never a vague mission statement

    Described exactly as your organisation has it, never inflated to look bigger than it is.

  • 2

    The activities and services you actually run

    Never a generic capability list or an activity you don't actually run.

  • 3

    Charity or CIC status, described only where it's registered

    Named clearly where it's true, never assumed or implied for a different legal form.

  • 4

    A link to your existing donation and volunteering routes

    Never a donation processing system or membership system we build — a clear route to however support is already arranged.

What's included

Everything a website needs to run, handled for you.

You don't need to learn hosting, domains or WordPress. Every PrimeStart website comes with the technical side done and looked after — for as long as you're with us.

Design & build

  • Custom design around your organisationApproved by you
  • Custom coded on WordPressHTML & PHP
  • Up to 5 pages to startMore via your platform
  • Mobile-first, fast loading

Hosting & security

  • Hosting, included
  • Domain name & SSL certificate
  • Daily backups
  • Security monitoring & updates

Changes & management

  • Small changes when you need themWithin service scope
  • WordPress & plugin updatesEvery month
  • Enquiry forms to your inbox
  • Support from real people

Your Client Platform

  • See your site's progress
  • Request changes in a click
  • Order extra pages
  • SEO reports (Website + SEO)Monthly
Between community events, in the office

We're on the website. Updates, fixes, backups and changes happen in the background — you'll only hear from us when there's something worth hearing.

How it starts

Tell us about your organisationYour purpose, your activities and your own contact routes.
See your designWe design your site and you approve it before anything goes live.
Go live, looked afterYour site launches, and we keep running it from then on.

Choose your plan

Two plans. The difference is whether you want help being found.

Both give you a complete, managed website. One adds ongoing SEO work to it. Pay monthly, or pay upfront for the year and save 25%.

Website

A professional charity or CIC website, looked after for you.

£99.99a month

Save 25%

12-month plan. £0 upfront design fee.

Start my website
Months 1–12£99.99 a month
OwnershipYours after the 12-month term

£899.91once

12 months of Website paid upfront — saving £299.97.

Start my website
Instead of£1,199.88 over 12 months
OwnershipEarly handover once approved, or keep it managed

Design, build, hosting, domain, SSL, backups, updates, small changes, support and your Client Platform login.

For getting found

Website + SEO

For organisations who want help being found on Google.

£349.99a month, in total

Save 25%

Includes your managed website. SEO runs for a 6-month minimum.

Start Website + SEO
Months 1–6£349.99 a month · SEO minimum
Months 7–12£349.99 · or stop SEO and pay £99.99

£3,149.91once

12 months of Website and 12 months of SEO paid upfront — saving £1,049.97.

Start Website + SEO
Instead of£4,199.88 over 12 months
Covers12 months of Website and SEO

Everything in Website, plus three agreed local searches worked on monthly, Google Business Profile, reviews, technical fixes and a monthly report.

First payment at signup, no setup charges. Monthly customers own their site after the agreed 12-month term; upfront customers can take early handover once the site is complete and approved. Full terms on the pricing page.

Questions

What charities and CICs ask us.

The commercial questions, answered plainly. Anything else, ask us — a real person will call you back.

Not sure which plan?

Tell us how much of your support comes from search versus word of mouth and local partnerships, and we'll say honestly whether SEO is worth it for you yet.

Request a call
Can the site take online donations?
The site can link clearly to your own donation page on a third-party service such as a payment provider or a giving platform you already use. We don't build or promise a donation processing system, a fundraising platform or a membership system as part of the standard plan.
Can the site say we're a registered charity?
Yes, where your charity is actually registered with the Charity Commission - required once annual income is over £5,000 - or your CIC is registered with the CIC Regulator. We state this conditionally and accurately, never assumed or implied for an organisation that hasn't registered.
Does the website include a volunteer sign-up system?
No. We never build or promise a membership system, a booking engine or an online sign-up system as part of the standard plan. The site describes how to get involved and links to your organisation's own existing contact route - rather than replacing it.
How much does a website for a charity or CIC cost with PrimeStart?
Website is £99.99 a month for 12 months with no upfront design fee, or £899.91 paid upfront for the year (save 25%). Website + SEO is £349.99 a month in total, or £3,149.91 paid upfront for 12 months of Website and SEO. For new agreements, after the first 12 months the website continues automatically at £49.99 a month for hosting and aftercare, with no new minimum term, unless you give 30 days' notice; Website + SEO continues at £299.99 a month while SEO is still running. Existing customers keep the pricing in their own agreement.
Is the domain name included?
Yes. Your domain name is registered and managed as part of the plan, and if you already own one we will use it.
How quickly will I see a first draft?
We aim to have your first website draft ready within 5 working days once PrimeStart has everything needed and confirms your project is Ready to Build. Nothing is published until you have reviewed and approved it.

Get started

You run the organisation. We'll build the website.

Choose a plan, tell us about your organisation, and see your first design before anything goes live.

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