Our phone-buying team works from a counter inside Cash Generator on Church Street — every device is graded face-to-face, with the offer broken down before you decide.
Visit PhonesForCash in St Helens
PhonesForCash operates from inside Cash Generator at 41 Church Street in St Helens town centre. Walk-ins are welcome and no appointment is needed — payment is by cash or bank transfer once you accept an offer.
PhonesForCash at Cash Generator St Helens
41 Church Street, St Helens, WA10 1AX
- Opening Hours: Mon–Sat 9:30am–5:30pm · Sun 10:00am–4:00pm
- Phone: 01744 775978
- Email: sthelens@cashgenerator.co.uk
- Finding us
- Look for the Cash Generator storefront on Church Street. PhonesForCash operates inside.
- Getting here
- Approximately two minutes' walk from St Helens Bus Station and around eight minutes' walk from St Helens Central.
- Parking
- Convenient town-centre parking is available at Tontine Multi-Storey Car Park, with additional public parking around Chalon Way and the Hardshaw Centre. Parking availability and charges may change, so check local signage before leaving your vehicle.
Inside Our St Helens Store
Our Store Exterior
Phone Buying Counter
Product Displays
What 'bad battery health' really means
iPhones use a lithium-ion battery rated for around 500 full charge cycles before degrading meaningfully. Settings > Battery > Battery Health shows the current capacity as a percentage of new — anything below 80% is considered the threshold where Apple recommends replacement.
- Battery health below 80%
- 'Service' message in Battery Health
- Unexpected shutdowns above 20%
- Performance Management throttling enabled
- Battery drains 1% per minute or faster
- Phone gets warm or hot during normal use
How it affects the offer
We deduct the cost of a battery replacement (genuine Apple parts wherever possible) from the price the iPhone would otherwise be worth. On older models the battery cost is a bigger proportion of the value, so the impact is larger; on newer models it's more modest.
Should you replace the battery before selling?
Usually no. The cost of a third-party replacement often outweighs the gain in resale value, and a non-Apple battery flags in iOS as 'Unknown Part' which can actually reduce the offer. If Apple themselves replaced it, that's a positive — bring the receipt.