A real website, no deposit.
No deposit, no setup fee, no design retainer. £50 a month covers the lot for a 24-month minimum, then it renews in 12-month terms. We design, build, host, and look after a custom 5-page website for your business. The domain is in your name from day one.
Orchestrix offers a no-deposit, no-setup-fee, no-up-front-cost custom website plan for UK small businesses. The build starts the day the order form is signed, and the first payment is £50, due 14 days later, by which point the site is normally live. £50 a month continues for 24 months minimum, then renews in 12-month terms. The domain is registered in your name from day one, and the site becomes yours outright, with a free export, once the term is complete or settled early. 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.
We de-risk differently. Instead of a deposit, you sign a 24-month order form. That signature is the commitment: the plan and the first £50 start 14 days after it, and the £50 a month over 24 months covers the build and the hosting. If you walk 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 you is the cash position on day one: £50 instead of £3,000-plus. For a small business that has been quoted £4,000 by an agency and put it off, that difference is the entire reason this plan exists. The full plan lives on the websites page.
No surprises, ever.
- Day 1 (signature)The build kicks off. Nothing to pay today. You send your photos, logo and copy material within the first 5 working days.
- The two-week build windowDesign, review rounds on a private link, build, launch. We work it together: your feedback within 2 working days keeps it on track. Most sites are live inside the window. Total spend so far: £0.
- Day 14 onwardYour plan starts and the first £50 is due, with the site normally already live. Then £50 a month, same day each month, by standing order. Hosting, SSL, backups, monitoring, small edits all included.
- Month 24Minimum term ends. Total paid: £1,200. The plan renews in 12-month terms at the same rate; give 30 days' notice before a renewal to leave at the end of the term.
- If you cancel earlyRemaining months at £50 each become payable on settlement. No other penalty. Free export of the site delivered within 5 working days.
How the no-deposit promise works.
- There's no deposit at all?
- None. No deposit, no setup fee, no design retainer. The build starts the day we both sign, and the first payment is £50, due 14 days after signature, by which point the site is normally already live. Every subsequent payment is the same £50, on the same calendar day each month.
- What stops me from just disappearing after the build?
- The signed order form. The 24-month plan is a contractual commitment that covers the £50 monthly payment, starting 14 days after signature. If you cancel before month 24, the remaining months become payable in a single settlement, and the site becomes yours outright at that point. Standard small-business contract behaviour; nothing surprising in the small print.
- What happens if a payment is missed?
- A missed payment triggers a friendly reminder asking for it 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.
- Why no deposit when every agency asks for one?
- Most agencies use a deposit to de-risk the build. We de-risk 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 up front?
- A signed order form, the brief (what you do, who the site needs to reach, what you want it to do), and the photos, logo, and copy material for the build, within the first week. The build is a two-week job we do together, so we ask you to be around for it: content in the first 5 working days, feedback within 2. We draft the design and the structure; you provide the raw material.
No deposit. Real build.
Tell us about your business and we’ll come back the same day with the plan, the contract, and the timeline. No pitch, no obligation. Prefer to talk? Ring us on 07754 218 688 any weekday.