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Corded blinds
Also covers: venetian blind, roller blind, blind cords
Can you donate corded blinds to a UK charity shop? It depends.
Why shops may refuse it
Looped cords are a child-strangulation hazard, so used blinds (outside original packaging) are widely refused.
What to do instead
New, boxed blinds are usually fine — otherwise use a household waste recycling centre.
Charity by charity
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Blinds”
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Can't accept
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Furniture (the whole category) not accepted due to limited selling and storage space.
Their wording
“Furniture, large pictures and mirrors”
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Can't accept
Source says 'used blinds' generally; does not specify corded blinds.
Their wording
“Fitted carpets or used blinds”
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Can't accept
Guidance does not state the reason is cord/strangulation safety.
Their wording
“Rolled / venetian blinds”
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Can't accept
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
General furniture is not accepted; used duvets and mattresses are separately refused.
Their wording
“Furniture”
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Can't accept
Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Also stated on the shops page: 'Unfortunately, we are unable to accept furniture donations.'
Their wording
“Furniture”
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Can't accept
Listed generically as 'window blinds' (not specified as corded) among items unsuitable for onward sale under Trading Standards regulations.
Their wording
“Window blinds”
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Can't accept
Katharine House Hospice, Banbury category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Also stated as 'Electrical items or any furniture' on the donations page.
Their wording
“We’re no longer in a position to collect or accept any furniture donations.”
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Can't accept
Marie Curie category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
No specific furniture items singled out; the page lists furniture as currently unaccepted.
Their wording
“Furniture.”
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Can't accept
Naomi House & Jack's Place category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Stated on the main donate-goods page under 'Furniture'. Note the CRA listing shows dedicated 'Furniture & Electrical' stores (Portsmouth, Basingstoke), but the guidance page does not describe an alternative donation route for furniture.
Their wording
“We aren't able to accept furniture in our charity shops.”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Blinds with cords”
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Can't accept
PDSA category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Temporary suspension of furniture donations (framed as current, not permanent)
Their wording
“For the time being, we won't be able to accept furniture and have no collections available.”
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Can't accept
Royal Trinity Hospice (London) category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Independently confirmed on the collections page (https://www.royaltrinityhospice.london/collections): "We are unfortunately unable to accept: furniture". No dedicated furniture-specific guidance page exists (checked /furniture and /large-items, both 404).
Their wording
“Unfortunately, in most of our shops, we are unable to accept the following donated items, either for health and safety reasons or because we no longer sell them. ... furniture”
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Can't accept
Severn Hospice category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Their dedicated Furniture Store closed for the final time on 15 April 2026; no shop accepts furniture donations now.
Their wording
“Please note we’re no longer able to accept furniture donations – but our other 31 shops are more than happy to accept quality clothes and accessories, books, collectables, bric-a-brac, toys and smaller electrical items.”
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Can't accept
Their wording refuses blinds generally, which includes corded blinds.
Their wording
“Curtains/blinds”
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Can't accept
Stated as a general refusal of blinds, not limited to corded blinds specifically.
Their wording
“Blinds”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Blinds”
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Can't accept
Traid category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
No furniture or other bulky items — Traid shops handle clothing and textiles only.
Their wording
“duvets, pillows, furniture or other bulky items”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Window/door blinds”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Blinds”
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Can't accept
Willow Burn Hospice category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Furniture is instead routed through a referral partnership with CDFHS (County Durham Furniture Help Scheme), which handles storage, sales and distribution and shares 20% of the sale with Willow Burn.
Their wording
“Space limitations mean furniture cannot be accepted or sold directly in Willow Burn shops.”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Curtains and blinds”
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Can't accept
Woodgreen Pets Charity category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Furniture and other household items are not currently accepted because their collection service is not running.
Their wording
“our collection service is not currently running”
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Barnsley Hospice category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
All furniture requires a phone call and photo before donating and may be declined due to limited warehouse space or saleable condition.
Their wording
“For all furniture items – small or large – we ask that you please give us a call on 01226 240 908 and send us a photo before donating to the hub via our Facebook page or via our WhatsApp on 07349 270625. This helps us establish what we have room for and whether it is in saleable condition, which means we don’t have to turn anyone away when they arrive with their items! Please note, all soft furnishings must come with the fire retardant label intact. Due to limited space in our warehouse, we may have to decline furniture items – we hope you understand.”
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Accepted only if new in packaging and stating they have a child safety device.
Their wording
“Blinds – (UNLESS NEW IN PACKAGING AND STATE THEY HAVE CHILD SAFETY DEVICE)”
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Refused without original packaging and safety instructions; new boxed blinds can be sold.
Their wording
“Blinds without original packaging and safety instructions”
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Only new, still-packaged blinds are accepted.
Their wording
“Blinds that are not new in packing”
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Accepted only in original packaging with safety instructions included.
Their wording
“roller or venetian blinds (unless in original packaging with safety instructions included)”
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Accepted only with original packaging and safety instructions.
Their wording
“Blinds without original packaging and safety instructions”
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North London Hospice category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Furniture is only accepted for donation at the High Barnet and North Finchley furniture shops (a free collection service is also offered).
Their wording
“Furniture (at our High Barnet & North Finchley furniture shops)”
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Must have a child-safe device (safety chain break, chain tensioning device, breakaway cord connector, cleats or anti-tangle toggles)
Their wording
“Blinds must have a child-safe device”
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Accepted only if blinds have warning labels and safety instructions.
Their wording
“Blinds without warning labels & safety instructions”
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Must be in original packaging with instructions and fittings, clean and undamaged; fabric blinds need a care label.
Their wording
“However, please ensure that all blinds are in a saleable condition. ✅ In original packaging - with instructions and fittings included ✅ Clean - free from dust, dirt or sticky residue ✅ Undamaged - slats intact, no bending, breaking or missing parts Please do not donate blinds that are: ❌ Missing fixings ❌ Do not have a care label (if fabric) ❌ Broken or dirty”
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Accepted only if sealed in original packaging.
Their wording
“Blinds (unless sealed in original packaging)”
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Accepted only if new and sealed in original packaging.
Their wording
“Blinds with cords (unless new and sealed in their original packaging)”
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Only accepted with safety instructions and safety devices attached.
Their wording
“Blinds without safety instructions and safety devices attached”
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St Richard's Hospice category-wide rule: this charity has a rule covering the whole category rather than naming this item
Furniture is not accepted as a walk-in shop or warehouse donation; it must be booked for collection via the online furniture-collection form.
Their wording
“If you’d like to give an item of furniture, click the link below. Please do not take furniture to a shop or to the warehouse in Leigh Sinton.”
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Refused without safety instructions or packaging.
Their wording
“Blinds without safety instructions or packaging”
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Accepted only if unopened, in original packaging with safety instructions included.
Their wording
“roller or venetian blinds (unless in original packaging with safety instructions included)”
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only accepted if in original packaging with safety instructions included
Their wording
“Roller or venetian blinds (unless in original packaging with safety instructions included)”
Not mentioned in 113 charities' guidance
Absence from a charity's list doesn't mean they accept it — it just isn't singled out. Ask your local shop.
- Accord Hospice
- Acorns Children's Hospice
- Age UK
- Ardgowan Hospice
- Ashgate Hospicecare
- Ayrshire Hospice
- Barnardo's
- Blythe House Hospice
- Bolton Hospice
- British Heart Foundation
- British Red Cross
- Butterwick Hospice
- Claire House Children's Hospice
- Cornwall Hospice Care
- Cransley Hospice Trust
- Crisis
- Derian House Children's Hospice
- Dogs Trust
- Dorothy House
- Douglas Macmillan Hospice
- East Lancashire Hospice
- Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbria's Children's Hospice
- Ellenor
- Emmaus
- FARA Charity Shops
- Farleigh Hospice
- Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
- Forget Me Not Children's Hospice
- Garden House Hospice Care
- Great Oaks Hospice
- Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
- Heart of Kent Hospice
- Helen & Douglas House
- Highland Hospice
- Hospice in the Weald
- Hospice Isle of Man
- Hospice of the Good Shepherd
- Jersey Hospice Care
- Julia's House
- Katharine House Hospice (Stafford)
- Keech Hospice Care
- KEMP Hospice
- Lindsey Lodge Hospice
- Longfield Community Hospice
- LOROS Hospice
- Martin House Children's Hospice
- Mountbatten Isle of Wight
- Moya Cole Hospice
- Nightingale House Hospice
- North Devon Hospice
- Nottinghamshire Hospice
- Octavia Foundation
- Oxfam
- Pendleside Hospice
- Phyllis Tuckwell
- Pilgrims Hospices
- Primrose Hospice
- Prospect Hospice
- Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
- Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
- Rotherham Hospice
- Rowans Hospice
- Saint Francis Hospice
- Salvation Army (SATCoL)
- Samaritans
- Save the Children
- Scope
- Sense Scotland
- Shaw Trust
- Shelter
- Springhill Hospice
- St Andrew's Hospice (Lanarkshire)
- St Barnabas Hospice (Lincolnshire)
- St Catherine's Hospice (Crawley)
- St Catherine's Hospice (Lancashire)
- St Christopher's Hospice
- St Clare Hospice
- St Columba's Hospice
- St Cuthbert's Hospice
- St David's Hospice Care
- St Giles Hospice
- St Helena Hospice
- St John's Hospice (Lancaster, Morecambe, Kendal & Garstang)
- St John's Hospice (London)
- St Luke's Cheshire Hospice
- St Luke's Hospice Basildon & Thurrock
- St Luke's Hospice Plymouth
- St Margaret's Hospice Care (Somerset)
- St Mary's Hospice
- St Michael's Hospice (North Hampshire)
- St Nicholas Hospice Care
- St Peter's Hospice
- St Raphael's Hospice
- St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
- St Vincent's Hospice
- Strathcarron Hospice
- Thames Hospice
- The Children's Trust
- The Kirkwood
- The Myton Hospices
- The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice
- The Prince of Wales Hospice
- The Shakespeare Hospice
- Treetops Hospice Trust
- Tynedale Hospice at Home
- Weldmar Hospicecare
- Wigan and Leigh Hospice
- Willen Hospice
- Willow Wood Hospice
- Willowbrook Hospice
- Wirral Hospice St John's
- Wisdom Hospice
- YMCA (England & Wales)