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British Heart Foundation

~640 shops and home stores Website ↗ Their donation guidance ↗ verified

As of , British Heart Foundation publishes donation guidance covering 59 of the 110 items in this directory: 43 they can't accept, 6 they may accept in some cases and 10 they accept.

Furniture and electricals are accepted at BHF Home Stores; smaller shops take clothing, books, bric-a-brac and media.

Baby & children

6
  • Can't accept
    Used playpens
    Their wording
    “Playpens”
  • Check first
    Car seats and booster seats

    Baby/nursery equipment can only be accepted at a selected number of stores due to required safety checks; contact Customer Service Centre (0300 330 3322).

    Their wording
    “Due to the safety checks required for the resale of baby and nursery equipment, we can only accept these in a selected number of stores”
  • Check first
    Cots, carrycots and cot mattresses

    Covers cots, carry cots and mattresses. Only accepted at a selected number of stores due to required safety checks; contact Customer Service Centre.

    Their wording
    “Due to the safety checks required for the resale of baby and nursery equipment, we can only accept these in a selected number of stores”
  • Check first
    High chairs

    Only accepted at a selected number of stores due to required safety checks; contact Customer Service Centre.

    Their wording
    “Due to the safety checks required for the resale of baby and nursery equipment, we can only accept these in a selected number of stores”
  • Check first
    Prams, pushchairs and buggies

    Covers prams, pushchairs and buggies. Only accepted at a selected number of stores due to required safety checks; contact Customer Service Centre.

    Their wording
    “Due to the safety checks required for the resale of baby and nursery equipment, we can only accept these in a selected number of stores”
  • Check first
    Stair gates and bed guards

    Listed as 'safety gates'. Only accepted at a selected number of stores due to required safety checks; contact Customer Service Centre.

    Their wording
    “Due to the safety checks required for the resale of baby and nursery equipment, we can only accept these in a selected number of stores”

Toys & games

2

Furniture

2

Homeware & household

3

Electrical

14

DIY & garden

1

Safety equipment

3

Mobility & medical

1

Health & beauty

2

Sharps & weapons

3
  • Can't accept
    Ammunition, flares and fireworks

    Guns and ammunition also not accepted (see weapons).

    Their wording
    “Fireworks”
  • Can't accept
    Guns and other weapons, including replicas

    Guns and ammunition also not accepted. Weapons can be dropped off at a local police station instead.

    Their wording
    “Weapons (swords, sword sticks, crossbows, realistic toy weapons)”
  • Can't accept
    Knives and bladed items

    Described as items 'with potential for harm'.

    Their wording
    “Pointed items (kitchen knives, blades, daggers, swords)”

Hazardous materials

4

Food & drink

2
  • Can't accept
    Food
    Their wording
    “Perishable goods such as food and drink”
  • Can't accept
    Non-alcoholic drinks
    Their wording
    “Perishable goods such as food and drink”

Media & books

3
  • Can't accept
    DVDs and videos without a BBFC rating

    Also home recorded computer games/software on recordable media.

    Their wording
    “Home recorded DVDs, video and audio tapes”
  • Accepted
    Books source ↗
    Their wording
    “comics, antiques, fiction and non-fiction, kids books”
  • Accepted
    Music CDs and vinyl records source ↗

    Listed under 'Items we can accept'; only 'vinyl' is explicitly named (no explicit mention of music CDs found on the checked pages).

    Their wording
    “Entertainment, for example: video games, vinyl, games consoles, toys and games.”

Restricted materials

3

Bedding & textiles

1

Clothing & accessories

7

Sport & outdoor

1

Other

1
  • Accepted
    Musical instruments source ↗

    Listed under 'Items we can accept'.

    Their wording
    “Musical instruments, for example: guitars, keyboards, trumpets.”

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 Homemade knitted clothing — “Homemade knitted clothing”
  • Can't accept Gaming machines — “Gaming machines”
  • Can't accept Oil lamps — “Oil lamps”
  • Can't accept Furniture painted with lead paint — “Furniture painted with lead paint”
  • Can't accept Electric hoists and stair lifts — “Electric hoists stair lifts”