How Much Does Charity Team Building Cost in the UK? Real Prices for 2026

Ask most team building companies what an event costs and you get a form, a call, and a quote three days later. By then half the people who asked have booked something else.

We publish ours. The prices below are our 2026 figures, taken from the same sheet our team quotes from and the same sheet our price tool reads, so what you see here is what you would be told on the phone.

This guide explains how charity team building is priced, gives the real figures for the events people book most, lists what is and is not included, and compares the cost with a normal team day. It ends with the cheaper option of running a build yourselves.

How is charity team building priced?

It is a total for the group. Each event has size bands, and your headcount falls into one. A group of 30 pays the 30 band. There is no per ticket price and no per head add on.

The band is tied to what gets built, which is the part people miss. Up to 16 people on the Bike Build means two bikes. Up to 40 means five. The price rises with the number of bikes as much as with the number of people, because the bikes are what the money buys.

Two things do not change it. Location, because Edinburgh costs the same as London and there is no travel surcharge anywhere in the UK. And the date, because December costs the same as June, which matters if you are booking a Christmas event.

What does a charity bike build cost?

The Bike Build is the event most teams book. Teams earn parts through challenges, then build bikes that are safety checked by our mechanics and given the same day to someone leaving a hostel, a young carer or a family with no car.

• Up to 16 people: £3,388, two bikes donated
• Up to 24 people: £3,827, three bikes
• Up to 40 people: £4,703, five bikes
• Up to 50 people: £6,190, seven bikes
• Up to 200 people: £17,819, twenty five bikes

All prices exclude VAT and the minimum group is eight. Forty people works out at roughly £118 a head, with five bikes going to a charity. See the Charity Bike Build.

What do the smaller and shorter events cost?

For a smaller team, or a one hour slot in an agenda, these are the usual choices.

• OnBoard, two skateboard decks per team: £1,779 for up to 12 people, £2,736 for up to 24, £2,966 for up to 30
• Scooter Dash, fifty minutes: £2,212 for up to 12 people, £2,590 for up to 24, £2,780 for up to 30
• The Hand Project, prosthetic hands: £2,319 for up to 12 people, £3,415 for up to 24, £3,964 for up to 30
• The Great Philanthropic Challenge, care packages: £2,199 for up to 16 people, £2,636 for up to 24, £3,271 for up to 40

All prices exclude VAT, and each includes the equipment that goes to the charity. OnBoard is the lowest entry point for an event with our crew in the room.

Why do some events cost more per person?

Because what gets donated costs more. A sports wheelchair is not a scooter, and the price reflects the donation rather than the afternoon.

• Performance Wheelchair Challenge: £3,837 for up to 20 people, two chairs donated. £6,155 for up to 40, four chairs. £13,136 for up to 100, ten chairs.
• Fun House Challenge, a wooden playhouse: £3,297 for up to 20 people. £5,452 for up to 40. £11,695 for up to 100.
• Get Ahead Challenge, a bed for a child: £3,262 for up to 20 people. £4,966 for up to 40. £10,883 for up to 100.

If the CSR report needs a strong donation, these are the ones. Browse all the events to compare group sizes and formats side by side.

What is included in the price?

Everything except your room and your people.

• The crew, who set up before you arrive and run the session from the front, so nobody on your side has to host
• All the kit and tools, and floor covering where an event needs it
• The equipment your team builds, safety checked by our mechanics where relevant
• The charity, matched to what your business cares about, and the handover, usually the same day
• The story afterwards: photographs, the donation figures, and copy your team can post

You need a room, a date and a rough headcount. There is no second supplier to manage and nothing lands back on you.

What is not included?

VAT. Every figure above excludes it.

A venue, if you need one. Almost every event runs in a room you already have, so most groups pay nothing here. If you do need to hire a space, that is between you and the venue.

Groups over 200, and anything outside the UK. Both are quoted by hand, because the crew and the logistics change.

How does the cost compare with a normal team day?

A normal team day has three costs, and only one of them is on the invoice.

The activity is the bit you pay for. The venue is the second cost, because an away day usually needs a hired space, whereas a charity build runs in the room you already have. The third cost is the organising, which is a week of somebody's time on suppliers, timings, dietary requirements and a running order. A charity build is a room booking and an email, because our crew runs the day.

Then there is what is left afterwards. A normal team day leaves a group photo. A charity build leaves equipment with a charity, which goes straight into an ESG report. Our guide to CSR team building covers what to record. One afternoon, one price, two jobs done.

Is there a cheaper way to run a charity build?

Yes. If the budget is tight, or the team is spread across sites, you can run a build yourselves.

We post out a kit, your team builds it, and the donation still reaches a charity. There is no crew, so it costs less, and kits are bought online today rather than booked. Scooter and skateboard kits are the most popular, and several offices can build on the same day.

Prices by quantity are on the DIY kits page.

How to get an exact price for your group

1. Count the room. A rough headcount is enough. If you sit just over a band, tell us, because it changes the price and the number of bikes. 2. Pick a rough date. It does not change the price, but it tells us whether the crew is free. 3. Use the price tool. Get a price and you will have three events with figures in about a minute, before you speak to anyone. 4. Confirm the event and the date. We confirm the exact figure once we know both.

The bottom line

Charity team building is priced as a group total that includes the crew, the kit and the equipment a charity keeps. Small groups start under £2,000 excluding VAT, large conferences run into five figures, and the price is the same wherever in the UK you are and whenever you book.

You now have the real numbers, which is more than most suppliers will give you before a call. The only thing left is your headcount.