Support our work
To help us achieve our mission of reducing waste and making affordable bikes, please consider making a one off or regular donation. We are a not-for-profit Community Interest Company so you can be sure every penny is spent for the benefit of the people of Leeds!
We are grateful for all donations, big and small. Anything you can give helps keep the project going so we can continue achieving our aims of providing affordable bikes and mechanics training to the people of Leeds.
If you prefer donate by bank transfer, please use these details with the reference “Donation”:
Account name: Leeds Bike Mill | Acc: 20328296 | SC: 60-83-01
Bikes
We accept donations of bikes and parts that are in fair condition (see below). Read more about what happens to donated bikes. Unfortunately we are unable to collect, but we can receive drop offs at the workshop during our open hours.
Unfortunately, due to limited space we reserve the right to refuse any donation which we cannot use. We are located very close to Meanwood Recycling Centre, and they will be happy to take any bikes that we’re unable to accept!
What we can accept
- Bikes and frames in decent condition, for example, dusty or cobwebbed is fine, but we can’t use anything excessively rusted or worn/damaged/seized
- Unwanted parts and accessories in good / useable condition
What we cannot accept (sorry)
- Poor condition bikes, parts or accessories, eg rusted, damaged, excessively worn
- Scooters
- E-bikes
Where else you can take your bike
- Leeds City Council waste centres (useable bikes are often recovered and recycled from these)
- Emmaus charity (can sometimes collect)!
Parts or accessories
If you’ve got a box of random bike bits still lurking at the back of your garage, we’d happily put them to good use! Unwanted parts, lights, bells, racks and so on are all welcome. These will help kit out a budding cyclist and keep them safe on the roads. Drop in during our opening hours or for large donations please phone us to arrange a time.
Unfortunately we can’t accept donations of the following:
- car bike racks
- broken, worn or totally unusable parts
- Incomplete accessories (ie where fittings are missing) – especially child seats, bags and racks
Tyres
We use the Velorim tyre recycling scheme to responsibly dispose of tyres that are no longer viable. This costs us approximately £1.50 per tyre. If you’re donating worn or perished tyres we welcome a contribution to this cost, either by cash or card in person or using the donate button below.
