Acorns Children's Hospice
As of , Acorns Children's Hospice publishes donation guidance covering 25 of the 110 items in this directory: 10 they can't accept, 4 they may accept in some cases and 11 they accept, plus 1 category-wide rule.
Free furniture collection available via online booking form.
Baby & children
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Children's car seats or booster seats, cot mattresses and cot bumpers”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Children's car seats or booster seats, cot mattresses and cot bumpers”
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Check first
Cot mattresses and cot bumpers are refused; cots themselves are not addressed.
Their wording
“Children's car seats or booster seats, cot mattresses and cot bumpers”
Toys & games
3-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Toys without a CE mark”
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Accepted
Their wording
“Women's fashion, Men's fashion, Childrenswear, Shoes, Accessories, Toys, games and puzzles, Books for all ages, Homeware”
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Accepted
Their wording
“donate clothes, toys, books, furniture and more to be sold in our shops”
Furniture
4-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Pianos”
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Can't accept
Pre-1950s upholstered furniture is exempt; items with rips/tears exposing inner fabric also excluded.
Their wording
“Upholstered items without a fire safety label attached”
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Check first
must be in good, clean, saleable condition, free from major damage/stains/tears/odours, fully assembled (not flat-packed), complete with no missing parts, and fire-labelled where required; collected free via furniture collection service or dropped at furniture superstores
Their wording
“We're most likely to collect larger, good quality furniture that we can resell in our shops, such as: Sofas and armchairs, Dining tables and chairs, Coffee tables and sideboards, Wardrobes and chest of drawers, Bookcases, desks and cabinets”
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Check first
only new/unused mattresses are accepted via the furniture collection service; used mattresses are refused
Their wording
“Used mattresses (we do accept new)”
Homeware & household
1-
Accepted
Their wording
“Women's fashion, Men's fashion, Childrenswear, Shoes, Accessories, Toys, games and puzzles, Books for all ages, Homeware”
Electrical
2-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Personal appliances (shavers, foot spas) unless mint and sealed — Personal appliances such as shavers or foot spas (unless in mint condition and sealed)”
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Check first
Small electricals only accepted in good working condition and boxed as new.
Their wording
“Small electricals in good working condition and boxed as new”
Safety equipment
1✕ Can't accept General safety equipment not accepted, bike/riding helmets given as examples. — “Safety equipment such as bike helmets or riding helmets”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Safety equipment such as bike helmets or riding helmets”
Mobility & medical
1-
Can't accept
Electrical/adjustable beds also listed separately as not accepted.
Their wording
“Any mobility items e.g. wheelchairs and walkers”
Media & books
4-
Can't accept
Also excludes free CDs/DVDs given away with magazines or newspapers.
Their wording
“VHS or free CDs/DVDs from magazines or papers”
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Accepted
Their wording
“donate clothes, toys, books, furniture and more to be sold in our shops”
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Accepted
Their wording
“CDs and DVDs”
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Accepted
Listed under accepted 'Books and media' category on the main donate-items guidance page.
Their wording
“Books and media: Books of all genres – undamaged, pages intact Comics CDs and DVDs Vinyl records”
Restricted materials
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Real fur”
Bedding & textiles
2-
Accepted
Linen listed as accepted (subject to being clean and undamaged) under household items/fabrics category.
Their wording
“Household items, bric-a-brac, small electricals, china and pottery, fabrics: Small electricals in good working condition and boxed as new Carefully wrap fragile items Clean and undamaged linen, curtains and blankets”
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Accepted
Their wording
“Clean and undamaged linen, curtains and blankets”
Clothing & accessories
3-
Accepted
Their wording
“donate clothes, toys, books, furniture and more to be sold in our shops”
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Accepted
Their wording
“Men's, ladies' and children's clothes, shoes and accessories: Clean and undamaged – no stains or tears”
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Accepted
Their wording
“Men's, ladies' and children's clothes, shoes and accessories: Clean and undamaged – no stains or tears”
Other things they mention
More rules from their donation guidance, in their own words — these don't have their own page on this site yet:
- Can't accept Branded uniforms — “No branded uniforms”