A real website,
no deposit.
No deposit, no setup fee, no design retainer. £50 a month covers the lot for 24 months. The bureau builds, hosts, and looks after a custom 5-page UK website. You own the design.
Orchestrix offers a no-deposit, no-setup-fee, no-upfront-cost custom website plan for UK small businesses. The first payment is £50, taken by direct debit on signature, and the build begins after that payment clears. £50 a month continues for 24 months minimum. The domain is registered in the client’s name from day one, the design copyright transfers on launch, and a free static export is available on exit. The deposit is replaced by the commitment to a 24-month plan.
The deposit is
the commitment.
Agencies ask for a deposit because they need to cover their cash position on a build they have no other commitment to. Once the deposit clears, the agency is committed. If the client walks, the agency keeps the deposit.
The bureau de-risks differently. Instead of a deposit, the client signs a 24-month direct debit mandate. That mandate is the commitment. The £50 a month over 24 months covers the build and the hosting. If the client walks at month 4, the remaining 20 months become payable on cancellation as a single settlement.
Same outcome as a deposit, different mechanic. The difference for the client is the cash position on day one: £50 instead of £3,000-plus. For a UK small business that has been quoted £4,000 by an agency and put it off, that difference is the entire reason this plan exists.
- Day 1 (signature)£50 collected by direct debit. The build kicks off as soon as the payment clears.
- Weeks 1 to 3Design, revision round, build, launch. Total spend so far: £50.
- Months 2 to 24£50 a month, same day each month, automatic. Hosting, SSL, backups, monitoring, small edits all included.
- Month 24Minimum term ends. Total paid: £1,200. The plan converts to a 30-day rolling basis at the same rate; cancel any time with 30 days’ notice.
- If you cancel earlyRemaining months at £50 each become payable on settlement. No other penalty. Free static export delivered within 5 working days.
The questions everyone has.
- There's no deposit at all?
- None. No deposit, no setup fee, no design retainer. The first payment is £50 collected by direct debit on signature, and the build begins after that payment clears. Every subsequent payment is the same £50, on the same calendar day each month.
- What stops me from just disappearing after the build?
- The direct debit mandate. The 24-month plan is a contractual commitment, signed online, that obliges the £50 monthly payment. If you cancel before month 24, the remaining months become payable in a single settlement. The signatory on the mandate is personally liable. Standard small-business contract behaviour; nothing surprising in the small print.
- What happens if a direct debit fails?
- A failed direct debit triggers an automated email reminder and the payment is re-presented within 7 working days. If the account stays unpaid for 14 days the site is suspended (taken offline) until the balance clears. The domain stays in your name throughout. Continued non-payment passes through formal demand letters and, if needed, debt recovery.
- Why no deposit when every agency asks for one?
- Most agencies use a deposit to de-risk the build. The bureau de-risks differently: by underwriting the build through the 24-month hosting plan. Same outcome, different mechanic. The deposit is replaced by the contractual commitment to pay over the term.
- What do I actually need to provide upfront?
- A signed direct debit mandate (set up online via GoCardless), the brief content (what your business is, who your customers are, what you want the site to do), and the photos, logo, and copy material for the build. The bureau drafts the design and the structure; you provide the raw material.
No deposit.
Real build.
The discovery call covers the plan, the contract, and the timeline. Fifteen minutes, no pitch.