I am just bumping this thread up.
The hosting costs are now due again, I incorrectly said at the start of the thread that the £40 odd quid was for two years when it was in fact one year. Still good value IMO.
We had a surplus of donations last year, and these I kept to one side. I will be using this surplus to pay for the next years hosting. I may then look to move to a cheaper hosting company, but I will be thinking about that in 10 months or so! I may just keep it hosted where it currently is as moving the forum can be a drawn out process.
All the contributions recieved last year have covered the costs for this year, so all is good
Thanks to all who donated.