Team Building with Purpose
Charity Bike Build
Sub-teams of 3-5 collaborate to assemble brand-new bikes that are donated to children's charities. Hands-on CSR with life-changing impact. Scales from 8 to 2,000+ participants across UK venues.
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Every bike your team builds is wheeled out, tested, and delivered to a child who has never owned one. The bike has a recipient. The day has a result. The team remembers it.
What is it
What is the Charity Bike Build day?
The Charity Bike Build is our most-booked team building activity for a reason. Sub-teams of 3-5 work through a structured build, transforming a flat-pack of components into a brand-new, road-ready bike. Frames, wheels, gears, brakes, handlebars, seats — everything assembled, calibrated and safety-checked on the day.
12 Degrees provides every bike, every tool, every safety checklist and a senior facilitator team. We partner with UK children’s charities to identify the recipients — schools, hospital children’s wards, community projects, refugee family programmes, young carers’ charities. Most of the children receiving these bikes have never owned one. The hand-over is the moment that makes the day land.
This is a deliver-for activity, not a volunteer-at one. Your team produces real bikes that real children ride. The kit is designed to be assembled by first-time builders; our facilitators support every group; safety is non-negotiable. By the end of the day, the bikes leave the venue on their way to their new owners.
Bike options
Pick the bike type that fits your team’s chosen recipient group. Each option pairs with a UK charity partner who confirms what’s needed.
Most popular
Children’s Bikes
Standard bikes for ages 4-12. Frames, stabilisers where appropriate, helmets included. Donated to school, hospital, refugee or community programmes.
Inclusive
Adapted & Accessible Bikes
Specialist adapted bikes for children with mobility needs — trikes, balance bikes, handcycles. Higher build complexity, deeper impact, smaller annual production.
Adult
Adult Commuter Bikes
Bikes for adult recipients — refugees rebuilding lives in the UK, mental-health charity service users, young people leaving care. Different kit, same model.
Talk to us about your team’s chosen cause — we’ll match bike type to charity partner.
How a Charity Bike Build day runs
We deliver in a half-day or full-day format — pick the one that fits the rest of your agenda. The build itself is typically 2-3 hours.
Welcome & brief
Why this matters: the charity partner, the recipients, the build sequence. Safety briefing, tool walkthrough, team formation.
Build the bike
Sub-teams of 3-5 work through the build — frame, wheels, gears, brakes, handlebars, seat, finishing. About 2-3 hours per team.
Safety check & test
Every bike inspected by our facilitators against a full safety checklist. Adjustments made, then a test ride to confirm everything works.
Hand-over & photo
Where logistics allow, the charity partner attends for the hand-over moment. A group photo with every bike. The bikes leave with the partner that day.
Group sizes & indicative pricing
Pricing is per person and includes the bike kit, all tools, helmets where applicable, facilitation, safety inspection, hand-over logistics and post-event impact report. Final quote depends on bike type, group size and venue.
Small Team
£125
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Mid-Size
£110
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Conference / Large
£95
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Every bike has a recipient.
A bike to a child who has never owned one is independence, transport, freedom and confidence in one object. For an adult refugee, it’s a route to a job interview, to school, to community. The bikes your team builds change measurable things in measurable ways.
100%
Bikes delivered to recipients
8-2,000+
Participants per event
UK-wide
Charity partner network
Charity Bike Build · FAQs
Practical answers about how a Charity Bike Build day runs. For broader 12 Degrees questions, see the FAQs in the footer below.
How long does a build take?
The build itself is 2-3 hours per team. Half-day format (4 hours) covers welcome, brief, build, safety check, hand-over and photo. Full-day format pairs the build with wider team content or a second activity.
Where does it happen?
Office, venue or conference space — we bring everything: bikes (in flat-pack form), tools, mats, safety equipment, facilitators. Minimum venue requirement: clear floor space large enough for the group and 2-hour set-up.
Do we need to be technical?
No. The kits are designed for first-time builders. Our facilitators support every sub-team through each step, and every bike is independently safety-checked by us before hand-over. No mechanical experience required.
What’s the minimum and maximum group size?
Minimum 8 (2 bikes built). We’ve delivered up to 2,000+ at conference scale, with multiple facilitator teams and a phased build flow. The activity scales beautifully.
Can we choose the charity recipient?
Yes — we work with vetted UK children’s charities and adult-recipient partners. If you already have a charity relationship, we’ll work with them directly to confirm the bikes go to their service users.
Can we combine this with another activity?
Yes — Charity Bike Build pairs well with a wider away day, a conference, or alongside another purpose-led format (SolarBuddy, Prosthetic Hand, Pack for Purpose). Talk to us about combined formats.
Bring the Charity Bike Build to your team.
Tell us your group size, location and ideal date — we’ll come back with a charity partner pairing, indicative bike count and a tailored proposal.
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