Charity / social enterprise
Power to Connect
Wandsworth digital-inclusion charity that collects working laptops, tablets and smartphones, wipes and refurbishes them with volunteers, and gives them to local families through schools and community partners.
Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources
At a glance
- Collection
- Free collection (conditions apply)They say: Volunteer drivers collect 10+ devices; collections within Wandsworth, and from outside the borough only for significant numbers (ideally 20+). No charge mentioned.
- Drop-off
- Drop-off acceptedDrop-off at its community centre in Nine Elms (usually Tuesdays 10am-12pm) or at Wandsworth Town Hall (weekdays 7:30am-5pm); fill in the donation form first for address details. Devices can also be posted.
- Who they work with
- Businesses and individuals
- Area covered
- LocalCollects within Wandsworth; outside the borough only for larger donations (ideally 20+ devices). Refurbished devices go only to Wandsworth residents.
Collection terms and charges change — confirm them with the company before you book.
Services
Licences and certifications
We haven’t recorded any licences or certifications for this company yet. Any business that carries other people’s waste must be a registered waste carrier — you can ask the company for its registration number and check it on the Environment Agency register.
About Power to Connect
Power to Connect began in 2020 as a partnership between Wandsworth Council and Battersea Power Station to help families during lockdown home-schooling, and is now an independent registered charity. It aims to give Wandsworth residents the devices, connectivity and skills they need, running digital skills courses and drop-ins across the borough's libraries and community venues.
It accepts fully working laptops (up to eight years old), tablets and smartphones (up to four years old) with chargers from individuals and businesses. Volunteers wipe the data securely, reinstall the operating system and fix faults, and the devices are passed to local schools and community organisations for people who need them.
Donations can be dropped in Nine Elms or at Wandsworth Town Hall, posted, or collected by volunteer drivers for batches of ten or more. Devices that cannot be refurbished have their drives physically destroyed before being passed to a third party for recycling.
Where they are
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Office
Registered address St George's Primary School, Corunna Road, London
SW8 4JS
Sources and checks
We last checked this listing on 7 October 2026, using:
- powertoconnect.co.uk
- powertoconnect.co.uk/donate-tech/
- powertoconnect.co.uk/contact/
- register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/ch…
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