• Clothing, shoes and accessories (clean and wearable)
• Jewellery and handbags
• Furniture – which must be in good conditions and have fire labels attached if it's upholstered
• Large and small electrical appliances that are less than five years old and in fully working condition
• Divan bases including fire label with original mattress (in pristine condition)
• Books
• Children’s toys with CE label
• CDs and DVDs
• Homewares

All donated items need to comply with the current British Standards. For more information, please see a list of items we can't accept below or contact [email protected].

Furniture and Houseware

• Upholstered furniture without a fire label including all items donated as sets
• Duvets, quilts & pillows unless brand new
• Cushions & cushion covers unless new with tags
• Upholstered foam-filled furniture
• Carpets and carpet off cuts
• Rugs unless in excellent condition with fire labels
• Inflatable mattresses
• Blinds with cords
• Coat hangers
• Glass TV stands/units
• Heavy tables e.g. marble or granite
• Tall corner units
• Triple wardrobes

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Baby/Nursery & Children's Items

• Cots, baby gates and highchairs
• Pushchairs, baby bouncers and slings
• Breast pumps and baby monitors, unless brand new and in sealed packaging
• Toys without a CE mark
• Children’s car seats/ booster seats

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Electrical Items

• White goods including fridges, freezers, washing machines, tumble dryers, ovens, microwaves and dishwashers
• Electric blankets
• Electric showers
• Sunbeds and tanning equipment
• Power tools that aren’t brand new in box with instructions
• Electricals more than 5 years old or without a CE mark
• Light fixtures and fittings

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Heating and Cooking

• Flammable items e.g. firelighters and BBQ lighting tools
• Gas appliances (mains or bottled goods)
• Gas cookers
• Electric cookers
• Electric fires
• BBQs
• Firepits
• Oil filled radiators if not fitted with a thermostat
• Any heaters: patio, electric, oil, or petrol or diesel-fuelled items
• Hot water bottles unless brand new
• Storage heaters (hard wired)
• Oil and gas Agas

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Sports & Safety Equipment

• Bicycles, scooters, roller blades/skates, skateboards and ice skates
• Table tennis tables
• Snooker tables
• Golf clubs
• Free-standing basketball/ netball hoops
• Safety equipment (e.g. life jackets and buoyancy aids/inflatable pool items, safety helmets, cycle/motorbike helmets, riding hats, hard hats, seats and harnesses)
• Firefighting equipment e.g. fire extinguishers and smoke/CO2 detectors

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Computing and Entertainment

• PCs, laptops, tablets, phones
• Home recorded DVDs, computer games and software on recordable CDs and DVDs
• Computer hard drives including external hard drives

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Weapons and Dangerous Items of any kind, including

• Firearms and ammunition
• Fireworks
• Bladed items including kitchen knives, steak knives, flick knives and sport knives
• Guns, crossbows and realistic toy weapons

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Health and Medical Items

• Personal appliances such as shavers, foot spas, nose hair trimmers and epilators
• Toiletries, cosmetics and scents, unless brand new
• Medication of any kind, including vitamins
• Blood pressure monitors
• First aid kits
• Prescription glasses
• Mobility aids including manual wheelchairs and walker aids, Zimmer frames, crutches, shower suction handles, commodes, shower seats
• Dentures and prosthesis
• Four-wheeled mobility scooters

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Miscellaneous

• Perishable goods, food and drink (including alcohol)
• Cigarettes, tobacco and related products (e.g. ashtrays)
• Cleaning agents, solvents and adhesives
• Organs & pianos
• Official uniforms unless vintage
• Fish tanks and vivariums
• Animal cages/ beds including litter trays
• Items made from ivory, bone, turtle/tortoiseshell, or from endangered species
• Items made from real fur
• Adult materials/ items
• Magazines