Charity shops
Where to donate homewares and household goods
Clean homewares in good condition can go to a charity shop or reuse shop. Broken ones go in your bin or to a tip.
Charity and reuse shops
Bring kitchenware, ornaments and other homewares clean and complete, so the shop can sell them.
With a furniture collection
The British Heart Foundation takes bags and boxes of smaller items when it collects furniture or electricals.
Some homewares cannot be resold
For legal and safety reasons, the British Heart Foundation cannot accept items such as candles without instructions or furniture painted with lead paint.
Key facts
- Binmap lists 2,694 places that say they take household goods and homewares, including 47 tips.
- Another 482 places may take household goods and homewares, but they do not say so. Check before you go.
Last updated: 15 October 2026
Written by Binmap using guidance from the British Heart Foundation.
Pages from the organisations involved
What to do
- Wrap glass and china so it arrives in one piece.
- Check sets and boxed items are complete.
Mistakes to avoid
- The British Heart Foundation cannot accept kitchen knives or other blades.
Kinds of place that take it
- Charity donation points
- Reuse shops
- Collection services
Guides for similar items
Other kinds of place
Schemes and collection services
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