FARA Charity Shops
As of , FARA Charity Shops publishes donation guidance covering 23 of the 110 items in this directory: 14 they can't accept, 4 they may accept in some cases and 5 they accept.
Donations must be clean, high quality and complete (full sets, working order) — disposing of unsaleable goods costs FARA over £100,000 a year.
Baby & children
3-
Can't accept
Not allowed to sell for safety reasons.
Their wording
“We cannot accept large, non-flat screen television sets, computer hard drives, white goods (e.g. fridges, cookers, freezers), any safety equipment (child car seats, cycling helmets, for example) mattresses and electric blankets.”
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Check first
Only accepted complete and in full working order; broken cribs/cots not taken.
Their wording
“Complete - full sets, working order only.”
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Check first
Only accepted complete and in full working order; broken prams not taken.
Their wording
“Complete - full sets, working order only.”
Toys & games
1-
Accepted
Their wording
“children's toys and baby equipment”
Furniture
2-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Large furniture — LARGE FURNITURE”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“mattresses and electric blankets”
Homeware & household
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Coat hangers — HANGERS”
Electrical
5-
Can't accept
Electricals can only be sold if tested to British Standard or European equivalent; accepted items are PAT tested before sale.
Their wording
“only sell electrical items that have been tested and meet legal safety requirements of the British Standard or European equivalent”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“computer hard drives”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“mattresses and electric blankets”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“white goods (e.g. fridges, cookers, freezers)”
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Check first
Large, non-flat-screen (old bulky style) TVs are refused; flat-screen TVs are not addressed.
Their wording
“large, non-flat screen television sets”
Safety equipment
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“any safety equipment (child car seats, cycling helmets, for example)”
Health & beauty
1-
Can't accept
They suggest recycling via opticians' schemes instead.
Hazardous materials
3-
Can't accept
Their wording
“FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, GAS CANISTERS, PAINT POTS”
Media & books
1-
Accepted
Their wording
“pre-loved items such as good quality clothes, shoes, accessories, books, bric-a-brac”
Bedding & textiles
1- Can't accept
Clothing & accessories
3-
Accepted
Their wording
“pre-loved items such as good quality clothes, shoes, accessories, books, bric-a-brac”
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Accepted
Their wording
“pre-loved items such as good quality clothes, shoes, accessories, books, bric-a-brac”
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Accepted
Their wording
“pre-loved items such as good quality clothes, shoes, accessories, books, bric-a-brac”
Sport & outdoor
1-
Check first
Only accepted if complete and in working order.
Their wording
“Complete - full sets, working order only.”
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 Broken toys and broken baby equipment — “BROKEN TOYS, BABY EQUIPMENT, PRAMS, CRIBS”
- Can't accept CDs / DVDs — “CDS / DVDS”
- Can't accept Chipped ceramics and glass vases — “CHIPPED CERAMICS, GLASS VASES”