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Website Design & Build for Charities and Social Enterprises

A new WordPress website built from scratch - designed for your mission, built to last, and manageable by your team.

Your current website is beyond saving. Or you don’t have one yet. Or you’ve outgrown what you built five years ago and you need something that actually supports your work.

This is a full website build – strategy, design, development, content migration, training. Everything from blank WordPress install to launched website your team can manage.

Who this is for

This service is right for you if:

✓ Your current site is 5+ years old and refreshing it would cost almost as much as rebuilding

✓ Your platform is outdated (old Drupal, Joomla, unsupported theme) and needs migrating to modern WordPress

✓ You’re a new organisation or rebrand and need a website from scratch

✓ Your needs have fundamentally changed – you started small but now need membership features, complex navigation, or multi-site functionality

✓ Nothing about your current site is worth keeping – structure, design, user experience all need rethinking

This is NOT right if your site basically works and just needs visual updating (that’s a website refresh) or has specific fixable problems (that’s targeted improvements).

What's included

Discovery & Strategy (Week 1-2)

Understanding your organisation

  • Your mission, audiences, and goals
  • Current website pain points
  • Competitor analysis
  • User journey mapping

Information architecture

  • Site structure and navigation
  • Content organisation
  • Page templates needed
  • Feature requirements

Technical planning

  • WordPress setup specifications
  • Plugin and tool selection
  • Hosting recommendations
  • Integration requirements


Deliverable: Site map, wireframes, technical specification

Visual design

  • Homepage design
  • Key page templates (services, about, blog, etc.)
  • Component library (buttons, forms, cards, etc.)
  • Mobile responsive design
  • Accessibility considerations


Deliverable: Design mockups for approval, style guide

WordPress build

  • Custom theme development 
  • Page builder setup (typically Elementor)
  • Custom templates as needed
  • Plugin configuration
  • Forms and functionality
  • Blog and news setup

 

Content migration

  • Existing content transferred
  • URLs redirected properly
  • Images optimised
  • SEO metadata preserved

 

Testing

  • Browser testing 
  • Device testing (desktop, tablet, mobile)
  • Performance optimisation
  • Security hardening


Deliverable: Fully functional website on staging environment

Pre-launch

  • Final client review and amends
  • SEO setup (Analytics, Search Console)
  • DNS and hosting configuration
  • Backup systems enabled
  • Security measures active

 

Launch

  • Site goes live
  • Monitoring active
  • Post-launch testing

 

Training

  • How to edit pages and posts
  • How to add images and media
  • How to manage navigation
  • How to update content
  • When to call for help


Deliverable: Live website, training documentation, support guide

How We Work

What you get

At the end of this project, you’ll have:
  • A fully functional WordPress website built to current standards
  • Mobile-responsive design that works on all devices
  • Fast loading times optimised for UK audiences
  • Content management system your team can actually use
  • SEO foundation with proper structure and metadata
  • Security measures and backup systems
  • Training and documentation so you don't feel dependent on me

Timeline and process

Typical timeline: 6-8 weeks from kickoff to launch

Can be faster if:

  • Content is ready to go
  • Decision-making is quick
  • No complex integrations needed

Will take longer if:

  • Large content volume to migrate
  • Complex membership features
  • Multiple integrations required
  • Phased approval processes


I work on 2-3 projects at a time, which means once we agree to work together, there’s usually a 2-4 week wait before I can start. If you have urgent deadlines, mention them early.

Investment

Starting from £8,000 for a straightforward build (10-15 pages, standard features)

Typically £10,000-15,000 for most charity/social enterprise websites

£15,000-25,000+ for complex builds with:

  • Membership features
  • Custom functionality
  • Large content volumes
  • Multiple integrations
  • E-commerce

What affects price:

  • Number of pages and templates
  • Custom functionality requirements
  • Integration complexity
  • Content volume to migrate
  • Design complexity

Payment structure:

  • 30% deposit to secure dates
  • 40% on design approval
  • 30% on launch

Payment plans available (monthly instalments over 3-6 months).

What's not included

To keep pricing clear, these sit outside the project scope:

Content creation – I’ll migrate existing content and provide templates, but creating graphics, or producing resources is your responsibility 

Branding and logo design – If you need a complete rebrand, that’s a separate project 

Training beyond basics – 2-3 hours training is included; extensive team training is additional

Third-party platform costs – Email marketing tools, CRM systems, premium plugins are billed separately

If something’s needed that’s outside scope, I’ll flag it before doing work. No surprises.

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Recent work

Web design for charities, social enterprises and values‑led organisations

We’ve worked with climate communicators, membership networks, and civic organisations, from renewable energy innovators to London’s cultural and planning institutions.

See all work
Wild Origins
Agencies & consultancies
Website for soulful, purpose‑driven ventures.
The Story of LPAC
Civic & public interest
Telling the hidden story of the committee that helped reshape modern London
London Society
Civic & public interest | Membership & networks
A new digital home for London’s oldest city‑shaping membership society
Sonaura
Agencies & consultancies | Climate & sustainability
Green industrial power, made clear and compelling

FAQs

Can you work with our existing content?

Yes. I’ll migrate everything from your current site, optimise images, update formatting, and set up redirects so nothing breaks.

We can launch with placeholder content and you add the rest afterward, or we can pause the project while you prepare content (though this extends timeline).

Yes, I offer hosting with Siteground.

Yes – that’s the whole point. I build sites that your team can manage. Training is included.

Small changes are fine. Large scope changes might affect timeline and cost – I’ll always flag this before doing extra work.

Yes, for projects over £4,000. Usually split across milestones or monthly instalments.