All items · Furniture
Damaged, broken or incomplete furniture
Also covers: broken chair, wobbly table, missing parts, stained sofa
Why shops refuse it
Shops can only sell furniture that's safe and complete; repairs aren't something they can take on.
What to do instead
Local repair cafés or furniture reuse projects sometimes restore pieces; otherwise it's council bulky waste.
Charity by charity
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Can't accept
British Heart Foundation
Their wording
“Items in poor condition”
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Can't accept
Cancer Research UK
General rule: anything dirty, damaged, incomplete or with missing parts.
Their wording
“Furniture with missing parts”
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Can't accept
Cornwall Hospice Care
Their wording
“Furniture with missing parts that make them unsafe”
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Can't accept
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
broad category rule
General furniture is not accepted.
Their wording
“Furniture”
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Can't accept
Marie Curie
broad category rule
No specific furniture items singled out; the page lists furniture as currently unaccepted.
Their wording
“Furniture.”
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Can't accept
PDSA
broad category rule
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
Princess Alice Hospice
No physical damage larger than a 10p piece, rips, prominent stains, or missing parts
Their wording
“Physical damage larger than a 10p piece.”
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Can't accept
Shaw Trust
Their wording
“Damaged items”
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Can't accept
Shelter
Their wording
“damaged or broken furniture”
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Can't accept
St Christopher's Hospice
Their wording
“scratched, marked, sun-bleached, broken or overly worn”
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Can't accept
St Peter's Hospice
Their wording
“Damaged items or with missing parts which would make the item unsafe to use”
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Can't accept
Sue Ryder
Their wording
“donated furniture with unsafe missing parts or damage”
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Can't accept
The Children's Trust
Includes large tears/damage, missing or unsafe parts, and damaged veneer.
Their wording
“Furniture with missing parts or damage that may make the item unsafe.”
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Can't accept
Traid
broad category rule
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
Trinity Hospice (Blackpool)
Their wording
“Damaged or broken items”
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Can't accept
Wales Air Ambulance
Their wording
“furniture with unsafe missing parts or damage”
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Can't accept
Woodgreen Pets Charity
broad category rule
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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Scope
broad category rule
Furniture (sofas, bedding, dining tables and chairs) is only accepted at the Wakefield and Grimsby shops.
Their wording
“Our Wakefield and Grimsby shops can also accept: Furniture: sofas, bedding, dining tables and chairs.”
Not mentioned in 26 charities' guidance
Absence from a charity's list doesn't mean they accept it — it just isn't singled out. Ask your local shop.
- Not mentioned Acorns Children's Hospice
- Not mentioned Age UK
- Not mentioned Barnardo's
- Not mentioned British Red Cross
- Not mentioned Claire House Children's Hospice
- Not mentioned Crisis
- Not mentioned DEBRA
- Not mentioned Dogs Trust
- Not mentioned Dorothy House
- Not mentioned Emmaus
- Not mentioned FARA Charity Shops
- Not mentioned Keech Hospice Care
- Not mentioned LOROS Hospice
- Not mentioned Octavia Foundation
- Not mentioned Overgate Hospice
- Not mentioned Oxfam
- Not mentioned Phyllis Tuckwell
- Not mentioned Salvation Army (SATCoL)
- Not mentioned Samaritans
- Not mentioned Save the Children
- Not mentioned Sense Scotland
- Not mentioned St Barnabas Hospice (Lincolnshire)
- Not mentioned St Giles Hospice
- Not mentioned St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
- Not mentioned Willen Hospice
- Not mentioned YMCA (England & Wales)