Charity / social enterprise
furbd
FURBD LTD (formerly The Hope Foundation Limited) · Company number 03141290 on Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Middlesbrough charity project that collects and securely wipes donated laptops, tablets and phones and refurbishes them for digitally excluded people in the Tees Valley.
Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources
At a glance
- Collection
- Free collection (conditions apply)They say: Free collection can be arranged for larger business donations
- Drop-off
- Drop-off acceptedIndividuals can leave laptops, tablets and phones at local drop-off points; businesses can also drop off. Workshop hours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
- Who they work with
- Businesses and individuals
- Area covered
- RegionalRefurbished devices go to people across the Tees Valley; business donations collected (free for larger donations), area not stated
Collection terms and charges change — confirm them with the company before you book.
Services
Licences and certifications
Environmental authorisations
- Waste carrier, broker or dealer registration CBDL640585 Checked on the Environment Agency public register, 9 Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- T11 exemption (repairing or refurbishing WEEE) EXP/ZS3795UW Checked on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register, 9 Oct 2026 · valid to 11 Jun 2029 (opens in a new tab)
Certifications and standards
- Other accreditation 1078607 Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us
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About furbd
furbd is the digital inclusion project of the Hope Foundation, a Middlesbrough charity founded in 1995. Its workshop at Mandale Park refurbishes donated laptops, desktops, tablets and phones, mostly with a neurodivergent team plus college students and work placements.
Businesses can donate surplus IT: the charity's data erasure engineers wipe devices, on site if needed, and issue compliance paperwork, with free collection for larger donations. Individuals can use local drop-off points. Devices that cannot be reused are stripped for parts or recycling.
Refurbished devices are passed to people through more than a hundred local partner organisations, and others are sold in its online shop to fund the work.
Where they are
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Processing centre
Refurbishment workshop Unit 8 Mandale Park, Cannon Street, Middlesbrough
TS1 5AJ
Sources and checks
We last checked this listing on 7 October 2026, using:
- furbd.org.uk
- furbd.org.uk/pages/donate
- furbd.org.uk/pages/contact
- hope-foundation.org.uk/furbd/
- hope-foundation.org.uk/furbd/how-furbd-works/
- hope-foundation.org.uk/furbd/get-involved-with-furbd/
- hope-foundation.org.uk/hopes-journey/
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03141290
- environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/waste-exemptions/registration…
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