Charity shop donations
Every shop donation helps us to make every moment matter for patients and families under Oakhaven's care. Thank you.
Many thanks for donating items to Oakhaven Hospice charity shops
We are grateful to everyone who generously donates bags of good-quality preloved items for our shops and online stores to sell. Our retail shops and online stores are an important source of income for Oakhaven Hospice. The money raised in our shops helps to fund the specialist care and support to our patients and their loved ones when they need it most.
What can be donated to our charity shops?
We are grateful for any good-quality donations you can donate as our charity shops rely on your good-quality donated items. Unfortunately, there are certain items we are unable to accept due to Health and Safety regulations or lack of public demand. We only make money from things that we are able to re-sell and we have to pay to deal with donated items which are broken, damaged or heavily used.
Last year we had to spend over £20,000 on waste disposal, which was predominately unsaleable donations. If we are unable to accept large items for donation that is the reason why - if we can sell it we will take it!
Please check the lists below before bringing in your donations.
For large items, please check with us before bringing them - we may not be able to accept your item as we are trying to limit our costs of disposal.
- Ladies' and men’s clothes, shoes and accessories
- Children's clothes, shoes and accessories
- Ornaments, china and glassware in good, clean condition
- Modern paperback books
- Vintage and retro items
- Toys
- Computers
- Unwanted gifts
- Gas appliances
- White electrical goods
- Small electrical appliances
- Furniture with fire labels if applicable
- Videos and cassettes
- Safety helmets
- Child car seats
- Toys without a CE label
- Sharp knives and weapons
- Upholstered furniture without a fire label or no longer in a clean sellable condition
- Items that are broken or not in clean condition
Please note: occasionally we need to limit the volume of donations to ensure we have sufficient staff and volunteers to sort through the items. (Could you help? Volunteers play a vital role in the success of our charity shops and we are always looking for additional help. If you could give the gift of time, find out more information about being an Oakhaven Volunteer.
Where to donate your items
We are pleased to accept donations that you can carry in a bag or a box at our Lymington Home store at 170 Wellworthy Road, Lymington SO41 8JY. Phone 01590 637781.
For larger items, please complete our Large Items form beforehand, to check that we can accept the item(s).
Monday-Saturday: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am to 4.00pm
We are pleased to accept donations at all of our retail charity shops during opening hours. Anything that can be carried in a box or bag can be taken to the shops.
For larger items, including small furniture, prams or nursery equipment, please complete our Large Items form beforehand, to check that we can accept the item(s).
If you would like to donate large or heavy items and would like to organise a collection, please complete our Collection Request form. Once your request has been submitted, a member of our team will be in touch to discuss your item(s) and to make arrangements.
Remember to Gift Aid your donation!
All of our shops all take part in the retail Gift Aid scheme. Simply complete our Gift Aid form and pop it in the bag with your donations: download a Gift Aid form. A completed Gift Aid form enables Oakhaven Hospice to claim an additional 25p for every £1 raised on goods donated by the public from HM Revenue & Customs.
