Where can I donate a wheelchair apart from the tip?

Physionet are a great charity, they have depots in the south too & I think they will collect from you

4allweknow my mother-in-law's physio measured for seat width.

Thank you all for the suggestions.

A local place of worship may be grateful for elderly worshippers who maybe need help from a car

Wheel chairs are usually measured to fit a person's leg length. Appreciate some if know will only be used for short time will be able to use a second-hand one. Have you tried Gumtree and Facebook, both have the usual selling sites but also the "free" ones too.

British Legion would gladly take it for any injured, disabled or elderly veterans

I donated my late husbands lightly used wheelchair to our local surgery, they were very grateful.

Have you checked your local tip . Ours has a charity shop at one of the tips . I got my mums wheelchair for £10. They check the items are safe before selling

Try your local Lions Group or Rotary/RoundTable. They might know of someone in need and if not, they’ll have contacts to pass on.

Charity shops will take wheelchairs.

Advertise it on Freecycle and your local Facebook groups. You won’t have it for long. People in our area are aways asking if anyone has one.

It's surprising how difficult it can be to donate mobility equipment. You'd think more organizations would accept wheelchairs, but many have strict policies or limited storage. Hopefully you can find a charity that can put it to good use rather than it ending up at the tip.

Charleygirl5

Have you thought of keeping it as you may need it when you are older. My shed is full of items, eg a Zimmer frame which I used post surgery and as I am now using a rollator, I may need to use it indoors if my mobility problems decrease

I have kept my dads for when I get my knee done. The hospital didn’t want it back 😳

The loft would be difficult, but my shed is ideal for my bits and pieces. My local hospital was throwing items out and being Scottish I thought that was a waste.

The Red Cross. I have just borrowed euipment from them and donated it.

Our parish church has two wheelchairs that they lend out to parishioners for free. I borrowed one when I had a hip replacement. Perhaps your church would like it.

Our local mobility loan charity used to accept nearly new wheel chairs. I borrowed one for a visiting relative. I don’t know if they still do.

Our local tip has a charity shop ( probably money goes to the council) but they have a lot of disability aid type equipment.
If you have garden front you could place a card on the chair saying ‘free to good home’
Like one gran said, try a care home.

Any friends or relatives interested in it?

Failing that, you could put it outside your house.
It will likely disappear within 48 hours.

Charleygirl5 most of my mother-in-law's equipment was from the NHS.
In our area we just call the company who brought them out to her and they take them back, service them, clean them and pass on to someone else.

As soon as she didn't need the chair raisers, the mo-lift etc they collected them.
After she died I called them and they were out (by appointment) in two days to collect.

I wish all areas could do this.

Thank you for all the suggestions Salvation Army said possible but I would need to take it 25 miles.

Wheels to heal not for this area but we have lots of nursing homes so I am sure that if they don’t need it they will know someone who does.

I did suggest putting it in the loft but that was vetoed by the man who would have to get it up there 😆

Have you thought of keeping it as you may need it when you are older. My shed is full of items, eg a Zimmer frame which I used post surgery and as I am now using a rollator, I may need to use it indoors if my mobility problems decrease

Just googled international charities and found these:
​Wheels to Heal: A fantastic charity that collects thousands of wheelchairs, cleans them up, and ships them to developing nations. They even offer a free uplift service for many areas or allow you to drop it off.
​PhysioNet: Based in North Yorkshire but covering mainland UK, they take in functional mobility equipment and look after the logistics of sending it to people in need overseas.
​Limbcare / DESO (Disabled Equipment Sent Overseas): Both charities take gently used mobility items and transport them to individuals who otherwise have no independent access to them.

Oh yes.
Other ideas:

The Salvation Army
​Age UK

I bought two wheelchairs last summer - one from Gumtree and one from Facebook Marketplace. One was for inside only.

I paid about a third of the new price.
I looked at some on Ebay and they sold before I could get sorted to buy them.

We also have a charity locally that recycles wheelchairs and other mobility equipment.

Not sure where you are in the country but probably a local disability charity would be happy to have it.