Wondering what to do with that special outfit you only wore once, that luxury handbag that isn't your style, that lovely gift you never use? Give it a second life – donate it to Marie Curie and help support people living with a terminal illness.
We're urgently asking for donations of good quality clothes, accessories and homewares to sell in our Marie Curie shops. National lockdowns forced us to close our shop doors throughout much of the pandemic, meaning we lost out on income desperately needed to support our frontline caring services.
By donating your pre-loved items from your favourite labels, you can help our shops raise as much money as possible.
Simply gather your donations and choose one of the options below to send them to us.
You don't need an appointment to drop off at our charity shops, but you can click here to sign up to Gift Aid before you visit us.
We are asking for your undamaged, high-quality items which will help our stores raise money to support terminally ill people and their families.
The generosity of our supporters is always greatly appreciated, however any damaged, stained or broken items can cost us money to dispose of, so please take this into consideration when gathering your donations.
At the moment we especially need the following items:
Unfortunately we're currently unable to accept the following items:
Yes! As long as you have paid or will pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax that is at least equal to the tax that Marie Curie and other charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs you donate to will reclaim on your donations in a tax year, you can Gift Aid your donations.
You can sign up to Gift Aid within the forms for each service above. You can even sign up to Gift Aid using the 'drop-off' form above before dropping your donations to us in store!
Please box up your donations in a safe, secure parcel or box.
Each parcel can measure up to 60cm x 50cm x 50cm and weigh up to 10kg.
If you're choosing to freepost your parcel in to us there are up to 6,600 drop-off points across the UK open seven days a week making it really easy to donate your items. You can use the Collect+ store locator to find your nearest drop off point.
We have now reopened our shops in the UK. To check the opening times of your nearest Marie Curie shop please visit our charity shops page. Remember, you can also shop online or visit our eBay store , where you'll find a great selection of gifts, calendars, charity Christmas cards and much more.
Although we try our very best, there are some limits to where we can collect your donations from. We can only collect from within a 20 mile radius of your local Marie Curie shop, and we can't collect from inside the London congestion charge zone.
If we can't make it to you, we'll let you know, and we'll also tell you about the other ways you can get your donations to us.
There are still plenty of ways for you to raise money for Marie Curie Nurses. You could sign up for a virtual collection, or create your own 2 Hour Challenge.
You can also donate whatever you can spare to help support dying people and their families.
If you haven't received your freepost label please check your junk and spam folders as it might have ended up there. If you still can't find it please let us know by emailing retailoperations@mariecurie.org.uk.
After completing the form you'll receive an email with a downloaded barcode in it. If you take this code with you to a Collect+ dop off point they can scan it for you and print the label for your donation package.
