Website Design, SEO & Branding for Charities and CICs

Great charity website design starts with a clear answer to one question: what do you do, and for whom? We help you say it simply on the homepage, then build clear routes for each audience: people who need your support, donors, volunteers, fundraisers, partners and funders. Real photos, short case stories told with consent and honest impact figures you supply do more than any stock image. Everything is mobile-first, fast and accessible, because your supporters and service users use every kind of device. Read more about our approach to website design.

Every extra step in a donation form loses people. We design short, mobile-friendly giving journeys for one-off and regular gifts, connected to the donation platform or payment provider that suits you. For registered charities, Gift Aid can be added as a simple tick box: HMRC accepts online declarations, as long as you capture the donor's full name and home address and explain that they must pay enough UK tax to cover the Gift Aid claimed. CICs cannot claim Gift Aid as they are not charities, so we design their support and payment journeys accordingly.

Community interest companies sit between a business and a charity, and their websites often need to do both: sell services or products while showing the community benefit behind them. A CIC's name must end with "community interest company" or "CIC", and as a company it must show its registered name, company number, registered office and country of registration on its website, so we build those in from the start. For informal community groups we keep things lean and easy to update, so a volunteer can post news in minutes.

SEO for charities is about being found by people searching for the help you offer, the issue you tackle or a way to volunteer locally. We research the words they really use, structure your service pages around them and keep your Google Business Profile accurate. Registered charities may also be able to apply for Google Ad Grants through Google for Nonprofits, which offers free search advertising to eligible organisations. CICs are generally not eligible unless they hold charitable status. Our keyword research gives your content a solid footing.

Volunteers are the backbone of most organisations, so we make it easy to see the roles available, what is involved and how to sign up, with forms that send details straight to your coordinator. Trustees and funders want to see governance and results, so we give your annual reports, accounts and impact updates a clear, permanent home. Good web content turns your outcomes into short, human stories that people want to share, which helps both fundraising and grant applications.

We know charity budgets are stretched and every pound is accountable. We don't invent discounts; we price fairly, scope each project to what you can genuinely afford and explain where the money goes, so trustees can sign off with confidence. Once you are live, our website support and hosting keep your site secure, backed up and up to date, so your team can focus on the cause rather than the technology.