Funding the Forum - appeal to members 2026

[BuildHub]

BuildHub is a non-profit, self-funding forum, run by volunteers. We've grown steadily over the years to become the UK's largest (and certainly best!) self-building and renovation forum. 

 

While the unpaid contributions of our volunteer managers, administrators and moderators help reduce our running costs, we still have unavoidable direct expenses, such as software and hosting. Unusually for a forum of our size - we recently registered our 23,000th member - BuildHub does not accept sponsorship or run ads as a way of covering our outgoings. Over the past 2 years the money raised from the tool loan and the Octopus referral scheme - both run by @jack have kept us in funds and we owe him a vote of thanks for that work. 

 

Costs have risen and we therefore need to turn to you, BuildHub's wonderful members, to ask for donations. 

 

If you are able to make a financial contribution at this time, it would be very much appreciated. There is no minimum or suggested donation amount, and even a small donation will have a positive impact.

 

Donations via PayPal can be made to the following email address. Please remember to select 'gift' / Friends & Family or Paypal will charge fees. 

 

Please note our new PayPal account: @buildhubforum

 

You can also request the forums bank details, please PM @AliGfor those details and let him know of your donation.

 

We'll post again once we've received sufficient donations  cover expenses due in the foreseeable future. 

 

BuildHub's Treasurer, @AliG , manages our funding account. Could anyone wishing to make a donation please send him a PM with your email, username, and the amount that you have pledged so he can confirm receipt of the funds and log your donation accordingly?  All donations will be treated as confidential. 

 

If you can offer any skills that may assist with the support of the forum, please contact either Herb (@HerbJ) or Mike (@MikeSharp01) for details about how you can help run the forum or if you have ideas that you feel might make Buildhub even better. 

 

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support.