Donating Goods

• Furniture (of good quality)
• Electrical items (in working condition, except those listed in ‘What we can’t sell’ below)
• Clothing:
  • ladies, men’s and children’s wear
  • fashion and last season clothing
  • ball and wedding gowns and formal wear
  • vintage and retro
  • accessories, belts, hats, scarves, and gloves
  • non-prescription sunglasses
• Soft furnishings:
  • linen
  • throws
  • curtains
  • rugs
  • quilt covers
  • towels

• Shoes and leather belts
• Jewellery and watches
• Bric-a-brac – ornaments, china, ceramics
• Collectables
• Pictures & mirrors
• Books
• DVDs, CDs and vinyl records
• Musical instruments & sheet music
• Mobile phones (factory reset)
• Toys, jigsaws and games
• Handbags Backpacks & Suitcases
• Kitchenware & Homeware
• Walking sticks
• Camping equipment including tents
• New roller blinds
• Haberdashery & craft items including wool
• New & unused beauty products & toiletries
• Non-sharp garden tools & pots
• Antiques & collectables
• Stamps

• Clothing of any quality can be recycled and we can raise money from these items. We are more than happy to accept your damaged or non-saleable clothes but it would be appreciated if you could put these into separate bags and let the store team know, when you drop these off.

Unfortunately, we cannot sell damaged or broken items that do not comply with trading standards regulations. Items (other than clothing) that we cannot sell unfortunately cost the charity money to dispose of.

Furniture

• Upholstered Furniture without a fire label
• Upholstered Furniture with large tears rips or stains
• Furniture with missing parts
• Flat Packed Furniture
• Veneered Wooden Furniture (Damaged Veneer)
• Large dark wood display units
• Dark wood corner cabinets
• Old fashioned wardrobes (Managers Discretion)
• Glass TV Cabinets (Managers Discretion)
• Organs & Pianos
• Bed bases without mattresses
• Divan Bed without Matching Mattress (Fabric)
• Mattresses without bed base (Unless good quality)
• Fridge Freezers & Fridges or Freezers

Gas Appliances

• Gas Cookers or Patio Heaters
• Fire Surrounds
• Electric Cookers
• Heating and Cooking
• Gas appliances (mains or bottled)
• Gas cookers or patio heaters
• Oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat)
• Oil heaters (mobile)
• Oil and gas Agas

Electrical Items

• Personal appliances such as shavers, foot spas etc. (unless unused and in the original sealed box)
• Chainsaws
• Items without a CE mark
• Electric blankets
• Electric showers
• Sunbeds and tanning equipment
• Waste disposal units
• Power tools without instructions
• Older style CRT TVs (deep back)
• White goods
• Old fashioned TV units

Weapons

• Weapons
• Firearms or imitation
• Knives – except household cutlery
• Flick knives or scissors
• Swords, sword stocks, crossbows
• Guns, air rifles and ammunition (including replica guns)

Sports & Safety Equipment

• Children’s bicycles
• Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, inflatable dinghies
• Safety helmets, riding hats, crash helmets
• Cycle helmets
• Safety harnesses of any sort

Children’s Equipment

• Cot mattresses
• Prams and pushchairs
• Hooded children’s clothes with string or cord through hood
• Children’s car seats, booster seats
• Toys without a CE mark
• Travel cots

Software & Hardware

• Software and Hardware
• Computers or laptops unless the hard drive has been professionally cleaned or removed
• Mobile phones unless they have been factory reset
• CD/DVDs given away free with publications
• Used computer software
• DVDs that are not regions 0 or 2
• Home recorded DVDs, video and audio tapes
• Home recorded computer games / software on recordable CD/DVDs
• Video tapes and cassettes

Miscellaneous

• Fireworks
• Lighters, novelty and non-childproof
• Medication including vitamins
• Perishable goods, food and drink
• Cleaning agents, solvents and adhesives
• Ivory goods after 1947
• Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools such as lawn mowers
• Any other illegal or unsafe items not listed above