Who are we?
Anglo Doorstep Collections is the UK's biggest doorstep collection company, collecting charity donations of unwanted clothes and household items free, direct from our customers' homes. With over 10,000 collections every week right across the country, we make donating effortless - you simply book, pack and leave your items out, and we do the rest. Best of all, you get to choose the charity your donation supports.
About Anglo Doorstep Collections
Anglo Doorstep Collections is a free doorstep charity collection service. We collect your unwanted clothes and household items straight from your door, give them a second life, and pass the funds raised on to the charity of your choice.
Our fleet of vehicles makes around 10,000 collections every week across the UK, all year round. We only visit once a booking has been made, which keeps our routes efficient and our service as sustainable as possible.
There’s no need to be home, no lugging heavy bags to the charity shop and no limit on the number of bags or boxes. Just book, pack and leave it out – our friendly drivers handle the rest.
Our Impact So Far.
How Our Collections Work.
Book online in minutes.
Enter your postcode on our booking page, choose the charity you want to support and pick a collection date that suits you.
Add any driver notes, such as where you’ll leave your donations or if your home is tricky to find.
Bag or box up your items.
Pack your donations into bags or boxes – there’s no limit, so feel free to have a proper clear-out.
Have more than 20 bags or boxes? Please get in touch first so we can make sure there’s space on the van.
No need to be home.
We’ll email you a two-hour time slot the evening before. Leave your donations outside, somewhere visible, before your slot begins – or keep them inside and our driver will knock.
On the day, you can track your driver live on the map.
Your donations make a difference.
We sort your items and rehome them across the UK and overseas, and the funds raised go to the charity you chose when booking.
What Can We Collect?
How to Prepare Your Donations
A little preparation helps your donations reach their new homes in great condition, and makes collection day quick and easy.
Packing different items
- Clothes, linen and soft toys: put them in securely tied bags. Bin bags are fine – double-bag if rain is forecast so everything stays dry.
- Shoes: keep pairs together by tying the laces or using an elastic band.
- Kitchenware and bric-a-brac: pack fragile items in boxes, wrapped in newspaper or old towels.
- Books, CDs, DVDs and games: box them up – they’re heavy, so avoid overfilling bags.
- Small electricals: make sure they work, and include plugs, cables and chargers.
General tips
- Check pockets and bags for keys, cards, cash and anything personal before you donate.
- Clean, dry and in good condition: wet, dirty or broken items can’t be rehomed.
- Label it: a note saying “Charity Collection” helps our driver spot your donations.
- Put it out in time: leave donations somewhere visible near your front door before your time slot starts, and add a driver note if they’re anywhere else.
Please don’t include furniture, socks, underwear, nightwear, board games, puzzles, rugs or large sports equipment – see the full list above.
What Happens to Your Donations?
Once collected, your items are sorted and sent across the UK and around the world to where they’re needed most. 95% of everything we collect is rehomed or reused, with only 5% recycled – so your donations get a genuine second life instead of ending up in landfill.
The funds raised, after our running costs, are donated to your chosen charity. Since 2021 we’ve donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to UK charities – see our running total – and planted more than 62,000 trees.
It’s good for the planet, too
Every item kept in use is one less in landfill. For every kilo of clothing we rehome, we save around 25kg of CO2 and 10,000 litres of fresh water – and with around 10,000 collections a week, that adds up to a real reduction in waste, carbon and water use.
Our partner charities
Who Your Donations Support
When you book, you choose which of our five current partners receives a share of the proceeds from your donations – or you can plant trees with Ecologi.
We don’t collect items on behalf of our partners – they receive a share of the funds raised from re-homing your donations. See all our partner charities.
Why Choose a Doorstep Collection?
Your donations support real causes: You choose where your donation goes – RSPCA, Action for Children, Together for Short Lives or Advance – or you can plant a tree with Ecologi. Find out more about our charities.
It’s convenient: We collect clothes, household items and bric-a-brac with no limit on bags or boxes, so you can have a proper clear-out. We visit most areas regularly, and you pick the date that suits you.
It’s free and nationwide: We cover all the costs of collection and sorting, so you pay nothing. We collect across most of the UK, with new areas being added all the time.
It saves you the hassle: No lugging heavy bags to the charity shop, and no donations turned away. UK charity shops are often inundated and can’t take surplus stock, so they regularly ask us to step in. Without collections like ours, much of it would end up in landfill simply because people don’t have the time, or a car, to drop it off.
We’re reliable: We pride ourselves on offering the most reliable service we can – unless something unforeseen happens, we’ll be there, rain or shine. With thousands of 5-star reviews, it’s a service you can trust.
Ready to Book Your Collection?
Got a question? Take a look at our FAQs or contact us.
