Donate Goods & Food

Goods

We welcome donations of gifts, toys, clean good quality clothing, books, DVDs and other goods.

To register your donation, please check your items against the following and email: donations@hortonhousing.co.uk or phone Shabana on 07525 667884.

We happily accept the following…

  • Jumpers
  • Jeans
  • Fleeces
  • T-shirts
  • Basic casual wear
  • Clean useable shoes
  • Soft furnishings (with fire safety labels) in good, clean condition
  • Arts and crafts materials
  • Books
  • CDs and DVDs (that are not home recorded)
  • Complete toys and games (with CE label if it’s a soft toy).
  • Unopened toiletries in their original closed packaging.
  • White goods

Unfortunately,
we are NOT able to accept the following…

  • Wedding dresses
  • Evening clothes
  • Uniforms with badges or logos
  • Beachwear
  • Underwear and socks (unless they are unused and still in the packaging)
  • Electrical items
  • Bric-a-brac
  • Knives and scissors
  • Bedding – duvets, pillows, blankets (unless they are unused and still in their packaging). 
  • Incomplete or broken puzzles, games or toys.
  • Toiletries which have been opened.

Food Items

Donate food and make a difference for someone in need today.

We happily accept the following…

Food that is in date and non-perishable:

  • Pasta
  • Rice
  • Tinned meat/fish/vegetables/fruit
  • Oats
  • Cereal
  • Jam
  • Tea
  • Coffee

We also welcome…

Community cooking and one-off food business donations such as refrigerated food that is within the use-by date and clearly labeled for allergens (from food businesses only). 


Unfortunately,
we are NOT able to accept the following…

  • Food items containing alcohol or that is alcohol-flavoured
  • Baby formula
  • Open, used, or out of date items
  • Hot food (it is too hard to keep food to a temperature of 63°C during transport).
  • Refrigerated food from non-food businesses or individuals. 

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