Helen & Douglas House
As of , Helen & Douglas House publishes donation guidance covering 10 of the 110 items in this directory: 2 they can't accept, 2 they may accept in some cases and 6 they accept.
Oxford-based children's and young adults' hospice charity (operator of the original Helen House and Douglas House hospices). Their full 'items we cannot accept' list is published as a PDF on their how-to-donate page — the rules shown here cover only what their web pages state.
Toys & games
2-
Can't accept
Toys without a CE mark are implicitly refused, since toys must carry the CE mark for safety.
Their wording
“Toys and electricals must have the CE mark for safety.”
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Accepted
Toys listed among items you can donate; unlabelled toys without a CE mark are separately excluded (see soft-toys-unlabelled).
Their wording
“Children's clothing and toys”
Furniture
2-
Can't accept
Upholstered items are only accepted if they carry a label confirming UK safety standards; unlabelled items are implicitly refused.
Their wording
“If you're donating an upholstered item to us, please check that it has a label saying it meets UK safety standards.”
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Check first
Condition: must be clean and undamaged, and must have a BS7177 fire label sewn in.
Their wording
“Mattresses and upholstered bed bases must be in good clean condition with no rips, tears or stains, and must have a fire label sewn in, which refers to BS7177.”
Homeware & household
1-
Accepted
'Kitchenware' is also listed as a separate bullet in the same accepted-items list.
Their wording
“Homeware”
Electrical
1-
Check first
'Small home electricals' are listed as an accepted donation category on the how-to-donate page, but electricals must carry a CE mark for safety.
Their wording
“Toys and electricals must have the CE mark for safety.”
Media & books
1- Accepted
Clothing & accessories
3-
Accepted
Listed among items you can donate to shops.
Their wording
“Good quality women's and men's clothing”
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Accepted
Accessories portion of the accepted items list.
Their wording
“Accessories and footwear”
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Accepted
Footwear portion of the accepted items list.
Their wording
“Accessories and footwear”