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Donate items to Shelter Scotland

Donate your preloved items to a Shelter Scotland charity shop, or post them to us for free. We also offer a free furniture collection service at selected stores.

Shelter Scotland sells your donated items in our shops or online. Everything you donate raises vital funds that fuel the fight for home.

Donate items by post

Send your donations to us by post using our free service.

Pack up your items and drop off at any Yodel drop-off point. It’s easy, free, and you’ll be helping fight the housing emergency with every item you donate.

Donate by post for free

Donate items at our shops

Drop off your bags of clothes and other items at any Shelter Scotland charity shop during opening hours.

If you have lots of items or bulky items to donate, please phone the shop to check we have room for your donation.

Find your nearest shop

We need:

  • premium quality branded clothes and shoes – new or preloved

  • any clothing and footwear in excellent resalable condition

  • items of handmade clothing, in excellent resalable condition

  • any genre of books

  • jewellery – either modern or vintage

  • accessories – including bags, sunglasses, belts and hats

  • vinyl and laserdisc in working condition

  • good quality ceramic tableware

We cannot accept:

  • CDs or DVDs

  • used bedding, blankets, duvets, pillows or towels

  • underwear or pyjamas without new tags

  • swimwear without new tags and hygiene strip

  • opened cosmetics and toiletries

  • food and drink

  • knives of any sort

  • adult or explicit material

  • broken, dirty or damaged items

Sign up for Gift Aid and boost the value of your donations by 25%

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Make the preloved donation pledge

Your unworn and unloved shoes and clothes could be just what someone else is looking for.

Make a pledge to donate your unwanted items to a Shelter Scotland shop at least three times a year.

Make the preloved donation pledge
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Furniture collection

You can donate furniture at one of our dedicated furniture shops in Glasgow Stockwell Street and Rutherglen.

You can take furniture to the shop yourself or arrange a local furniture collection.

Furniture collection costs us money, so please drop off smaller items to the shop where possible.

We can only collect furniture from the Rutherglen and central Glasgow areas.

Before guaranteeing a free collection, we'll check what the item is and if we can legally sell it. Please complete our form and we'll get back to you to discuss your collection.