- 400+Events organised through GatherUK
- HundredsMembers already using GatherUK
- MultipleActive communities across UK counties
What We Believe
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Simplicity First
We strip away the complexity. If a feature doesn't make organising easier, it doesn't belong.
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Community-Led
Built for UK groups, by people in the UK. We focus on local connections, not corporate scale.
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Privacy by Design
Your data is yours. We don't sell it, we don't track you, and we're registered with the ICO.
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No Ads, Ever
A clean, distraction-free space. We're funded by organisers, not advertisers.
When Platforms Forget Local Groups
Community is not a product. So why are volunteers treated like one?
Many big platforms are built for investors first. When profit is the main goal, your walking club or craft circle becomes a line on a spreadsheet — and it is usually the volunteer organiser who pays.
Across the UK, group leaders keep running into the same problems:
- The Friendship Tax: Fees that eat into budgets and push volunteer-run groups to the edge.
- Paywalls on Basics: Useful tools locked behind higher tiers when all you wanted was a simple home for your group.
- Not Built for the UK: Search that treats Nottingham and New York the same — not how British communities actually find each other.
- Help From Far Away: Slow, generic replies when you need a straight answer about your group today.
- Generic Group Pages: Templates that never quite feel like your group's personality.
What Makes GatherUK Different
No shareholders. No Friendship Tax. A UK non-profit built for real life — and on the path to registered charity status.
Ending the Friendship Tax
Community should be affordable. GatherUK stays lean and local — free for members to join and attend, and £5 a month for organisers after three months free, with no surprise price hikes.
Built for Our Postcodes
Search by UK postcode and county so people find groups down the road. Tools shaped for how clubs and societies actually run — and your information handled to UK privacy standards, with optional payments when your group needs them.
Tools That Do the Heavy Lifting
More than a join button — recurring gatherings, RSVPs and waiting lists, member messaging, photo galleries, and payments when you need them. Everything to run a group properly, without an enterprise price tag.
Your First Three Months Are on Me
Every new group gets three months entirely free to find its feet — then £5 a month, reinvested into keeping the site safe and improving it. As a UK non-profit, GatherUK cannot be sold for private profit.
My Commitment to You
Your community shouldn't exist to fund someone else's shareholders.
To Group Admins & Event Organisers
I am committed to keeping GatherUK affordable. Your feedback shapes what gets built next. If something would help your group thrive, tell me.
To Members
You will always be able to find and join local groups for free. I want to remove the barriers to getting out of the house and meeting new people.
To UK Communities
Strong local life should not depend on global tech profits. GatherUK exists so neighbours can find each other without the noise.
The Difference It Makes
- Money Stays Local: When a group is not paying hundreds a year to a distant corporation, that money stays in the community — where it belongs.
- Easier to Start: A club that might have folded on high fees can launch, find its feet, and grow — with the first three months free.
- Real Groups, Real People: From the Highlands to Cornwall, volunteers are running gatherings without being treated as a revenue line. That is what GatherUK is for.
Voices from UK Organisers
Real organisers, real groups — in their own words.
I cannot speak highly enough of GatherUK. It does the job of bringing friends together, and best of all, I can actually talk to Steve, as a person, not an anonymous, self-interested business.
The events on the site are from 1 July, however I am already receiving positive feedback from members about the GatherUK and how user friendly it is. I also agree, it's much easier to post events.
Moved from Meetup
I would happily recommend GatherUK to anyone. It puts people first, ahead of profit and moneymaking.
Moved from Meetup
You Are Very Welcome
Whether you have run groups for years or you are nurturing a first idea, I would love you to try GatherUK. Bringing people together should not cost a fortune — and here, it does not.
Why Pay to Meetup When You Can Gather for Free?
Start building your community at no cost.
No credit card needed. Try GatherUK with your group before you pay anything.
Create a Group What's Involved?
Affordable, transparent pricing for the long term.
Questions, Ideas, or Just a Chat?
The best ideas usually come from people actually running groups.
Whether you have a question, a suggestion, or you want to tell me about the group you are starting — I would genuinely like to hear from you.
GatherUK is a UK non-profit built by Steve, a volunteer organiser in Nottinghamshire. Read his story — the motivation behind why he started GatherUK, in his own words.