Charity / social enterprise
Tameside Community Computers CIC
Company number 14278343 on Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Volunteer-run Dukinfield CIC that collects donated laptops, PCs, tablets and phones, erases them with certified software, refurbishes them and passes them to people in digital poverty via partner organisations.
Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources
At a glance
- Collection
- Free collection (conditions apply)They say: Free collection for large donations from schools, charities, organisations and businesses; individual donors contact them first
- Drop-off
- Drop-off not statedVolunteer-run office generally open Tuesdays and Fridays 10am-3pm; asks people to phone before setting off as other times are by appointment
- Who they work with
- Businesses and individuals
- Area covered
- LocalTameside and surrounding areas (expanding into Oldham); offers collections of multiple devices nationally for partner organisations
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 CBDU491903 Checked on the Environment Agency public register, 9 Oct 2026 · valid to 30 Jun 2029 (opens in a new tab)
- T11 exemption (repairing or refurbishing WEEE) EXP/GP3141YR Checked on the Environment Agency waste exemptions register, 9 Oct 2026 · valid to 28 Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Certifications and standards
- Other accreditation 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 Registers can lag behind, so “not found” or “no longer current” is not an accusation.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.
Environmental claims
“Says devices it cannot refurbish are stripped and recycled with nothing going to landfill”
This is the company’s own claim, as stated on its website. We haven’t checked it. How to judge “zero to landfill” claims.
About Tameside Community Computers CIC
Tameside Community Computers grew out of community work by local IT firm ZenTec during the pandemic and became a community interest company in 2022. Its volunteers take in laptops, desktops, Macs, tablets, phones and monitors from businesses, schools, organisations and the public, erase the data using Certus software (issuing a certificate for each device), and refurbish machines in-house, typically fitting SSDs and upgrading memory.
Refurbished devices go mainly to young people aged 10 to 25 in and around Tameside who are referred by partner organisations such as social workers, schools, housing associations and support services; the CIC charges a low administration fee unless funding covers it. Equipment that cannot be reused is stripped and recycled.
It offers free collection of large donations from schools, charities and businesses, and says it can provide asset reports, recycling and data-erasure certificates to donating organisations.
Where they are
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Office
Office (open Tuesdays and Fridays 10am-3pm; phone before visiting) Suite 3E, The Old Courthouse, Chapel Street, Dukinfield
SK16 4DY
Sources and checks
We last checked this listing on 7 October 2026, using:
- tamesidecc.org
- tamesidecc.org/services-4
- tamesidecc.org/data-erasure
- tamesidecc.org/recyling
- tamesidecc.org/recycling-certifications
- tamesidecc.org/get-involved
- tamesidecc.org/contact
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14278343
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