Donate to our shops

St Catherine’s is incredibly grateful for the wonderful donations of pre-loved clothes, accessories, toys, homeware and furniture that we receive.

Please note that we are not currently able to accept donations at all of our shops; this is because we have to quarantine donations for a set period of time before they can go on the shop floor, and we do not have the adequate storage facilities for this at many of our charity shops.

For the time being, we are only able to accept your generous donations between 10am and 2pm, Monday to Friday, at:
– The Donation Centre, behind the hospice, Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, PR5 5XU
– Preston Superstore, Unit E, Portman Street, Guild Trading Estate, Ribbleton, PR1 5DP
– Chorley Furniture Shop, 61 Clifford Street, Chorley, PR7 1SE

There will also be a van outside our charity shop in Prospect Place, Ashton (just across the road from our Ashton book shop) on Thursdays from 10am until 3pm to accept your donations for these two shops.

Please call us on 07923172880 if you would like more details or to arrange the drop-off or collection of any furniture donations. Thank you.

What can we accept?

We’re happy to accept:

• Men’s and women’s clothing and shoes
• Children’s clothing, non cuddly toys and games
• Good quality furniture (sofas, armchairs and mattresses must have fire labels)
• Unwanted gifts
• Books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl
• Bric a brac, crockery, glassware, bakeware, household linen and ornaments in good condition
• Good quality electrical items
• Metal which is sold for recycling

We’re extremely grateful for every donation but unfortunately there are a few items we can’t either sell in our shops or recycle. So we kindly ask that the following items are not donated:

• Cuddly toys
• Video tapes
• Duvets and pillows
• Chipped or damaged bric a brac, crockery and glassware
• Prams and highchairs

For any further enquiries please call 01772 313063. Read about how your donations help us here.