Bespoke websites for UK charities and not-for-profits, designed and built in Bedford. Clear routes to donate and volunteer, accessible to everyone you serve, and easy for your team to keep up to date.
Source: Bespoke, custom-coded builds from £5,000, with copywriting included — no WordPress, no templates.
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A charity website has more jobs than most. On the same afternoon it might be read by someone looking for help, a supporter deciding whether to give, a volunteer checking what is involved, and a funder or trustee judging whether you are well run. If any of them struggles to find what they came for, they leave — and for a charity that means a missed donation, an empty volunteer rota or someone who did not get support.
Aethus designs and builds bespoke websites for UK charities that make each of those journeys obvious. Clear routes to donate and volunteer, plain-English content we write with you, accessibility built in from the start, and a simple editor so your team can post news and update pages without calling a developer.
Most people decide whether to give within a few seconds of arriving. We put a clear Donate route in the header of every page, then build a donation page that explains simply where the money goes before handing supporters to the platform you already trust — JustGiving, Enthuse, CAF Donate or whichever you use — so your existing reporting and receipts carry on exactly as they are.
Stories and impact pages are written to lead naturally to that next step, so a supporter reading about your work is never more than one click from helping.
Charity audiences are broad: older supporters, people using screen readers, carers reading on a phone between visits, and people who may be stressed or unwell when they arrive. We design to WCAG 2.2 AA from the outset — readable type, strong contrast, keyboard-friendly navigation and plain language — rather than bolting accessibility on at the end.
The practical result is a site that is easier for everyone to use, and one that shows the people you support that they were thought about.
Volunteer sign-ups, referral requests and general enquiries each get their own short, clear form, delivered straight to the right inbox. Forms collect only what you need and are built privacy-first under UK GDPR, which matters when the people contacting you may share sensitive details about their circumstances.
Events, appeals and news go stale quickly. Your site comes with a simple content editor so staff and volunteers can publish updates themselves, and we structure pages so adding a new service or campaign does not mean redesigning the site.
Funders and grant-makers look at your website before they look at your application. We make your charity number, governance, annual reports and impact easy to find, so the site does the reassuring for you. It is fast, secure and professional — the same standard we build for commercial clients — at a fixed price your trustees can sign off with confidence.
Aethus is a small, senior-led studio based in Bedford, working with organisations across the UK. If your charity is in Bedfordshire, we are happy to meet in person — see our web design in Bedford page for more about working with us locally.
Results
Our clearest results so far come from private eye-care practices. The lines show direction and shape; the figures stay private.
Vision-correction clinic, London & Surrey
Before and after the rebuild. The line turns where the new website went live.
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Source: Google Search Console, monthly, between Sept 2025 and Sept 2026. Shown as trends, not figures, to protect our clients’ privacy.
Bespoke, custom-coded charity websites start from £5,000 excluding VAT, with copywriting included. The final figure depends on the number of pages, forms and any integrations — you get a fixed-price quote before anything is built, with full terms on our pricing page.
Yes — every site we build runs on our managed hosting plan at £40 + VAT a month. That covers managed UK hosting, SSL, daily backups with restore, security monitoring and updates, and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Content changes and reporting are not included in the hosting plan.
Typically six to ten weeks from kick-off to launch, depending on how much content we are writing with you and how many forms or integrations are involved. You get a real date at the quote stage, which helps if you are planning around an appeal or a trustee meeting.
Yes. We add clear Donate routes throughout the site that link to the giving platform you already use, such as JustGiving, Enthuse or CAF Donate. That keeps your existing payment processing and receipts exactly as they are.
Yes. Your site includes a simple content editor for updating pages, publishing news and adding events, and we show your team how to use it at handover.
We design and build to WCAG 2.2 AA, covering contrast, readable type, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support and plain-English content. For charities serving older, disabled or vulnerable people, that is essential rather than a nice-to-have.
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Source: Fixed-price, no-obligation quote — so your trustees know exactly what they are approving.
Bespoke, custom-coded builds from £5,000, with copywriting included — no WordPress, no templates.
Fixed-price, no-obligation quote — so your trustees know exactly what they are approving.
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