Donate

Thornbury Radio is a not-for-profit social enterprise.  We are constituted as a Community Interest Company which is asset-locked to prevent the Directors profiting from the proceeds of the station.   Everyone, including the Directors, are volunteers.

From the outset we've done our best to establish the station as a low cost operation - no wage bill, minimised rents etc.  However we still have costs to cover - primarily for our Ofcom licence, music royalties to PRS, PPL and MCPS, energy, software licences and equipment maintenance/renewal.

Our main revenue streams are advertising, sponsorship and grants.  In the current economic climate the grants revenue stream has become increasingly unreliable.  In parallel, as businesses struggle there is a danger they are (mistakenly) tempted to shave costs by reducing their spend on advertising and sponsorship.

For this reason we ask if there is any possibility or a donation from you, if you listen to and enjoy the station? We'd like to future-proof Thornbury Radio by launching on Digital radio (DAB) in 2024 - we've won the licence and raised half of the necessary funds, but still need to secure another £7500. 

As well as helping us financially, your donations would mean an incredible amount to us as volunteers and will have a big positive impact on morale!