CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS
Whether you’re planning a spring clean, moving house, or having a good de-clutter of your wardrobe, be sure to drop off your new, nearly new, or no longer wanted, good quality items to your local St Catherine’s Hospice shop.
We’d be delighted to accept any of the following:
- Clean adult and children’s clothing
- Footwear
- Accessories
- Jewellery
- Bric-a-brac
- Books
- Children’s toys which have a CE label
- Games and jigsaws
- Good quality furniture
- Working white goods
- Curtains
- Mobility aids in working order
Our storage capacity is constantly changing, so please call in advance to check we can accept your items before visiting us.
Furniture Collection Service
We also offer a furniture collection service and house clearance services across West Sussex and East Surrey. To find out more and to book a free furniture collection, please complete our online booking form.
ITEMS WE CAN’T ACCEPT
Unfortunately, we aren’t able to accept everything that you may wish to donate. This is due to health and safety regulations.
Please avoid donating the following:
- Upholstered furniture without the correct fire labels
- Soiled or dirty clothing
- Damaged crockery and glassware
- Duvets or pillows
- Broken toys
- Toys without a conforming CE safety label
- VHS video tapes, CDs, DVDs
- Video players
- Non Smart TVs
- Large electrical equipment
- Microwave ovens
- Medical equipment
- Personal safety equipment
- Firearms or any type of weapon (including real and replica)
- Knives, blades and axes (except kitchen and dining knives)
- Alcohol, tobacco and medicines
- Foodstuffs
- Opened cosmetics
- Textile RAG*
- Motorcycle and cycle helmets and riding hats (unless boxed and brand new)
- Counterfeit designers goods
- Large wall display units
- Glass TV stands
- Divan beds without mattresses
- Cots/Travel cots
- Car seats
- Pushchairs/Prams
- High Chairs
- Headboards without beds
*We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who donates to our charity shops. We rely on your generous donations to keep our stores fully stocked with high quality pre-loved goods so we can continue to raise much needed funds for our hospice. Any stock that cannot be sold is collected from a third-party textile merchant to be recycled. This used to be a source of income for us, with us receiving £0.55 per kilogram of RAG. However, in recent years the value of the recycling market has decreased considerably – so much so, that we may soon have to pay for our RAG to be taken away. Therefore, we are no longer accepting donations of textile RAG to our stores. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, you can speak to our retail team on 01293 583077 or email retail@stch.org.uk.
DROPPING OFF DONATIONS
You can drop off your good quality donations and bags of rag at any of our St Catherine’s shops. Take a look at our shop locations and their opening times to find one that suits you.
We kindly ask that you do not leave donations outside our shops when they are is closed. Unfortunately donations left outside either get stolen or get damaged which means we are unable to sell them. We then have to pay for the donations to be taken away.
To guarantee that we can accept your donations to our Crawley superstore – especially big items or if you have more than two bags/boxes – please book a slot in advance to drop off at 76 The Boulevard, Crawley, RH10 1XH. Find out more here.
Give more with Gift Aid!
With any donation that you bring into the shop, don’t forget to claim Gift Aid!
Gift Aid is one of the simplest and most effective ways to give more – at no extra cost to you. When donate to our charity shops, we can claim back the tax paid for the item. This is called Gift Aid and amounts to an extra 25p for every £1 your donation generates.
How do I sign up to Gift Aid?
You can sign up to Gift Aid if you’re a UK taxpayer. All you need to do is complete a Gift Aid Declaration form – available now in all of our shops. This form is a statement from you to us, confirming that you would like to donate through Gift Aid and receive tax back on your donation to St Catherine’s.
