The charities we track
Every policy here comes from the charity's own published guidance — follow the source link on any page to read it in their words.
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Acorns Children's Hospice
14 restrictions listed · 40+ shops across the Midlands, incl. 6 furniture superstores
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Age UK
5 restrictions listed · 250+ shops plus dedicated furniture shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Barnardo's
11 restrictions listed · 600+ shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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British Heart Foundation
47 restrictions listed · ~640 shops and home stores
verified 10 Jul 2026
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British Red Cross
34 restrictions listed · ~300 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Cancer Research UK
49 restrictions listed · ~600 shops plus out-of-town superstores
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Claire House Children's Hospice
13 restrictions listed
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Cornwall Hospice Care
52 restrictions listed · 27 shops across Cornwall
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Crisis
2 restrictions listed · 17 shops, mainly London
verified 10 Jul 2026
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DEBRA
30 restrictions listed · ~90 shops, incl. furniture and electrical stores
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Dogs Trust
15 restrictions listed · ~90 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Dorothy House
45 restrictions listed · ~20 shops (Wiltshire, Somerset and Bath)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Emmaus
17 restrictions listed · 29 communities across the UK
verified 10 Jul 2026
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FARA Charity Shops
18 restrictions listed · 39 shops across London
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
24 restrictions listed · Shops in the Bristol area
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Keech Hospice Care
4 restrictions listed · 39 shops across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
verified 10 Jul 2026
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LOROS Hospice
14 restrictions listed · Shops across Leicestershire and Rutland
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Marie Curie
5 restrictions listed · ~130 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Octavia Foundation
7 restrictions listed · ~20 shops (west and central London)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Overgate Hospice
37 restrictions listed · ~15 shops (Calderdale)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Oxfam
6 restrictions listed · ~560 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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PDSA
1 restrictions listed · ~110 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Phyllis Tuckwell
9 restrictions listed · 18 shops plus 2 donation centres
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Princess Alice Hospice
41 restrictions listed · ~20 shops (Surrey, Middlesex and SW London)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Salvation Army (SATCoL)
33 restrictions listed · 260+ shops and donation centres
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Samaritans
16 restrictions listed · ~100 branch-run shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Save the Children
6 restrictions listed · ~80 shops, incl. Mary's Living & Giving boutiques
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Scope
4 restrictions listed · ~60-80 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Sense Scotland
2 restrictions listed
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Shaw Trust
48 restrictions listed · ~32 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Shelter
12 restrictions listed · ~80 shops (England)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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St Barnabas Hospice (Lincolnshire)
30 restrictions listed
verified 10 Jul 2026
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St Christopher's Hospice
24 restrictions listed · ~20 shops (South East London)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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St Giles Hospice
29 restrictions listed
verified 10 Jul 2026
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St Peter's Hospice
42 restrictions listed · Shops across the Bristol area
verified 10 Jul 2026
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St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
21 restrictions listed · 40+ shops plus 7 furniture stores
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Sue Ryder
49 restrictions listed · ~400 shops
verified 10 Jul 2026
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The Children's Trust
28 restrictions listed · ~14-20 shops (Surrey, Sussex and Kent)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Traid
4 restrictions listed · 12 shops (London)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Trinity Hospice (Blackpool)
34 restrictions listed
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Wales Air Ambulance
35 restrictions listed · Shops across Wales
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Willen Hospice
13 restrictions listed · Shops around Milton Keynes
verified 10 Jul 2026
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Woodgreen Pets Charity
7 restrictions listed · 20+ shops (East of England)
verified 10 Jul 2026
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YMCA (England & Wales)
3 restrictions listed · 100+ shops run by ~74 independent local YMCAs
verified 10 Jul 2026
Checked, but no published list
These charities run shops but don't publish an item-by-item list (or their site couldn't be checked automatically) — ring your local shop before donating anything unusual:
- Mind — 160+ shops, but their site blocks automated checking so their list can't be kept verifiably current here — see their own donation guidance
- RSPCA — shops are run by independent local branches, each with its own list — check your branch's website
- Cats Protection — no published item list — condition guidance only, and needs vary by shop
- Blue Cross — their site blocks automated checking; no list could be verified
- Sense (England & Wales) — their site blocks automated checking — Sense Scotland is listed separately above
- The Children's Society — no published cannot-accept list — ask your local shop
- Tenovus Cancer Care — no published cannot-accept list found
- Headway — no published cannot-accept list found
- Havens Hospices — their site blocks automated checking
- Royal Trinity Hospice (London) — their site blocks automated checking — not the same charity as Trinity Hospice Blackpool, listed above
- Rowcroft Hospice — guidance is published as a PDF we can't monitor for changes
- Pilgrims Hospices — guidance is published as a PDF we can't monitor for changes
- Ty Hafan — guidance is published as a PDF we can't monitor for changes
- St Elizabeth Hospice — their site blocks automated checking
- East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) — their site blocks automated checking
- St Barnabas House (Worthing) — no itemised list — they ask donors to call and check
- The Kirkwood — no published cannot-accept list
- Martin House Children's Hospice — only beds and gas cookers mentioned as excluded
- Farleigh Hospice — donations page unavailable when checked
- Midlands Air Ambulance Charity — no itemised list; some shops don't take furniture
- Yorkshire Air Ambulance — no shop-donation items list found
- Sight Support West of England — publishes accepted categories only, no exclusions