Charity / social enterprise
ReCognition Circular
ReCognition Circular CIC · Company number 15045015 on Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Birmingham community interest company that refurbishes donated business laptops and devices for digitally excluded people while training people facing barriers to work.
Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources
At a glance
- Collection
- Free collectionThey say: Collection from business premises with certified data destruction offered to partner organisations; no collections for individual donors
- Drop-off
- Drop-off acceptedMembers of the public can drop off donations by appointment
- Who they work with
- Businesses and individuals
- Area covered
- RegionalBirmingham and the West Midlands
Collection terms and charges change — confirm them with the company before you book.
Services
Licences and certifications
Certifications and standards
- ISO 9001 (quality management) Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us
- ISO 14001 (environmental management) Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us
- ISO 27001 (information security) Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us
Verified means we found it on the official register or the scheme’s own list on the date shown. Company says means it is stated on the company’s website and we haven’t checked it yet. Registers can lag behind, so “not found” or “no longer current” is not an accusation. What these mean.
About ReCognition Circular
ReCognition Circular is a non-profit community interest company tackling digital exclusion and e-waste in Birmingham and the West Midlands, and runs the Birmingham Device Bank. It trains and employs people facing barriers to employment to repair and refurbish computers and mobile devices.
Businesses can donate retired IT and receive collection, certified data wiping with a certificate for each device, environmental impact reporting and social value statements; refurbished devices go to charities, community groups, schools and individuals. It also offers 'refurb as a service' to extend the life of organisations' own laptops. Individuals can drop off donations by appointment.
Where they are
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Processing centre
Registered office Tyseley Energy Park, Hay Mills, Birmingham
B25 8DW
Sources and checks
We last checked this listing on 7 October 2026, using:
- recognition-circular.org
- recognition-circular.org/donate/
- recognition-circular.org/donation-guidelines/
- recognition-circular.org/laptop-refurb/
- recognition-circular.org/privacy-policy/
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15045015
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