Help us to prepare our donations for sale Could you help turn our donations into cash? Expand Our charity shops are at the hub of local communities and it is our incredible shop staff and volunteers who help to turn donations into the cash we need to keep our helicopters flying and serving the people who live in those communities. Find out why volunteering in one of our charity shops can be a rewarding experience.
Gift aid your donations If you are a UK tax payer you can Gift Aid your donation and make a big difference. Expand Did you know that if you donate your unwanted goods to us you can Gift Aid your donation? You can Gift Aid your donated items if you are a UK tax payer and pay equal or more than what the Charity is claiming back. Just pop into your local Devon Air Ambulance shop and we'll help you to sign up for Gift Aid. Donating through Gift Aid means Devon Air Ambulance can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give, and it won’t cost you a penny extra. Next time you drop your jacket into your local Devon Air Ambulance Trust charity shop and we sell it for £4, if you sign up to our gift aid scheme then the charity receives £5 - the additional £1 comes from the Government. Pop into your nearest Devon Air Ambulance charity shop to sign up.
Visit our vintage and variety shops Visit one of our two Devon vintage and variety shops Expand If you have items that could be considered ‘vintage’ or rare, then you can donate them to your nearest Devon Air Ambulance charity shop and they will be redirected to our specialist vintage shops in Topsham or Dartmouth. Our vintage charity shops boast all sorts of intriguing and rare objects from tea sets and tablecloths to Toby jugs and trilbies. Visit our shops pages for a 3D tour of a vintage shop nearest to you, or pop in to browse the latest additions. Browse our online Vintage & Variety collection
A table of what we can accept If you have items that you no longer need, please donate them to us! We have 19 charity shops across Devon who will be happy to accept them. See our list of what we can and can't accept... Expand We love to receive your unwanted or preloved items in our shops. To save you time, please check the lists below to see what we can and can't accept before visiting us. What we can take What we can't take Good quality clothing White goods eg fridges, cookers Accessories - shoes, handbags etc. TVs and any related recording devices Books Large items of furniture, sofas etc. CDs and DVDs Record players, old hi fi systems Bic-a-brac Safety equipment eg bike helmets, lifesaving devices, child car seats etc. Jewellery Prams, pushchairs, cots, mattresses Linen Exercise equipment Children's toys Video tapes and audio cassettes Pictures and paintings Hangers Vinyl records and collectables Opened cosmetics and toiletries Small working electrical items If you have clothing that you feel is not good enough for us to sell, please don't bin it. Put it in a bag marked 'rags' as we also receive money from our recyclers for clothes that are 'ragged'.Download the list of items that we do and don't accept .
Our more unusual donations We accept items you may be surprised about. Find out more. Expand Did you know that we can accept all sorts of items beyond books, bric-a-brac, clothes and toys? Mobile phones, used postage stamps and postcards also help to generate income for the charity. Our volunteers bundle together used stamps and coins for the collectors' market. Though we aren't able to resell phones, we can recycle them once their information has been wiped. You can drop any of these donations into your local shop or phoned us on 01392 466666 for a freepost envelope for your old mobile phones.