Funding a community's website is clear and small.
A community website costs £20 a month, or £240 a year. Councils, grant makers, trusts and other funders are welcome to pay for one group's site, or to add to the shared pot that funds many.
What funders get
- A clear price: £20 a month
- A written quote for applications
- Invoices and receipts
- A plain account of what it paid for
Pay by card, or ask for an invoice
If your rules allow paying by card, this is the quickest way to fund a community website. Otherwise ask for a quote and invoice using the forms below.
£240for a year
Funds one community website for a year. Pay by card and an invoice and receipt are emailed to you. You can name a group or area at checkout.
Pay £240 by cardAny amountonce
A one-off amount that goes into the shared pot. Once the pot reaches £240, a community website is assigned to it and funded for a year.
Give to the potNeed a quote or invoice first? Use the council enquiry or the grant maker or trust enquiry, and tell us the group. A written quote and invoice will be sent, and we'll get in touch with the group.
Card payments are taken on Stripe's secure page. This is a sponsorship, not a donation: JW Community Websites is not a charity, so Gift Aid does not apply.
Parish, town, district and county councils
Many councils keep a small budget to support local groups. A community website is a modest, practical thing to fund: it helps residents find the village hall, the club or the class.
Councils can help in whichever way suits their rules.
Ways a council can help
- Pay a particular group's £20 a month, or £240 for a year
- Give a group a small grant that includes the website
- Add to the shared pot to fund websites for groups in your area
- Ask us for a quote to help a group's application
Grant makers and charitable trusts
Local grant makers, trusts and community foundations often support the basics that let a group run well. A website is one of those basics for many groups.
Each funder has its own rules, so please check that a website is something they will pay for.
How it usually works
- The group applies and includes the website in its budget
- A written quote and invoices can be supplied
- Where a funder can only give to constituted groups or charities, the grant goes to the group, and the group pays £20 a month as normal
- A funder that can pay a business directly can pay by invoice
Others who can help
Some of the most practical support comes from close to home.
Service clubs and societies
Rotary, Lions and similar clubs that support local causes can fund a group's site or add to the pot.
Local employers and business networks
Employers with a community budget, and networks of local businesses, can give to the pot together.
Community foundations and funds
Funds that support local groups can cover the £20 for a group, for a year or for as long as their rules allow.
Not sure which enquiry fits? Use the grant maker or trust enquiry and tell us who you are, whether that is a corporate giving programme, a lottery or public grant programme, a community foundation, or something else. For a council, use the council enquiry.
Ask your funder for £240 a year
If you are applying to a parish council or a grant maker, a website is a small, clear request. Ask us for a written quote and one will be sent.
Once the funding is agreed, the site is built and you send weekly updates as normal. Read the guide on getting a website paid for by a grant or council.
What to put in an application
- What the group does and who it serves
- Why a website helps: bookings, events, being found
- The cost: £20 a month, £240 a year, everything included
- Who will send the weekly updates
Simple paperwork, plain reporting
It is kept light and clear. Here is what a funder can expect.
A written quote
For applications, on request, with the price, what is included and what is not.
Invoices and receipts
For each payment, in whatever form your finance team needs.
A plain account
Which sites your money kept running, and for how long. Outcomes that cannot be shown will not be promised.
A sponsorship, not a charitable gift. JW Community Websites is run by Jake Wells as a sole trader and is not a charity. The money pays for websites to be built, hosted and kept up to date. Funders with rules about who they can pay should check them, and where in doubt the grant can go to the group instead.
What we will ask, so you know before you start
Two short forms, one for councils and one for grant makers and trusts. Every question is there so a useful answer can be given first time. A rough idea is always fine.
The council enquiry
- Which council you are, your role, and the area or ward it covers
- How you would like to help: pay for a particular group, include the website in small grants, add to the shared pot, or ask for quotes for groups applying
- The kinds of group you would like to support, and roughly how many websites or how much funding
- The paperwork you would need, how decisions and payments are approved, and when your next meeting is
The grant maker and trust enquiry
- Your organisation, what type of funder it is, and the area you fund
- How you would like to help: fund a specific group, add to the shared pot, allow groups to include website costs in applications, or ask for quotes
- The kinds of group you would like to support, roughly how much, and for how long
- The paperwork you would need, any eligibility rules, and when your next funding round is
Talk to us about funding
Tell us who you are and what you are thinking of. You'll get a reply, usually the same day, with a quote if that helps.
Prefer to talk? WhatsApp 07539 345928 or send a message.