Donating

We appreciate any and every donation we receive, whether time, money, or cat food!

Financial donations

Alternatively you can support us by donating directly to our bank:

• Account number: 51800930
• Sort code: 40-44-22
• Name of account: Hector's House

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Gift Aid

We are registered to be able to claim back Gift Aid on all monetary donations made by UK Taxpayers. For every pound that you give, Hector's House Cat Rescue can claim an extra 25p from HM Revenue and Customs.

If you have donated to us since 13th November 2020, or are able to help out in future, and are eligible for Gift Aid, please could you fill out the Gift Aid Declaration form below.

Please get in touch with us if you wish to cancel the declaration, change your name or home address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains

Donations of items to our shop

We appreciate all items donated to us, however we ask for you to please review the list below of items we can't accept due to trading laws. Please refrain from donating items listed below, as there is a cost associated for us to dispose of items we can't sell. 

• Clothing
• Nightwear without the label "Warning, Keep Away From Fire" or "Low Flammability"
• Children's clothing or fancy-dress costumes without fire safety labels, including hand-knitted clothing. 
• Used underwear. 
• Branded uniforms (working uniforms with logos, excluding school uniforms)
• Used swimwear
• Children's Items
• Cot bumpers, pram mattresses, used mattresses, children's pillows
• Cribs, cradles and reclined cradles
• Carrycots and stands
• Table-mounted chairs
• Playpens
• Baby baths
• Baby door bouncers or baby walkers
• Any toy without a CE mark
• Skateboards and roller skates
• Used breast pumps, sterilisers
• Car seats or booster seats
• Children's garments with drawstring hoods
• All inflatable armbands and rings worn as floatation aids
• Safety gates
• Furniture and homeware
• Used pillows, duvets and mattresses unless in original packaging
• Cushions and cushion covers without relevant fire safety label attached to outer cover or inner filling
• Furniture that does not comply with fire retardant standards or without relevant fire safety labelling 
• Unboxed or partially burned candles, candles without instructions and safety notice 
• Blinds without original packaging and safety instructions
• Used hot water bottles
• Coat hangers (excluding wooden hangers)
• Cooling tower/fans
• Electricals
• We currently do not accept any electrical items, except those powered by a battery as long as the battery is removed. 
• Software and hardware
• Home-recorded videos, CDs, DVDs, software or games
• Videos, CDs & DVDs which aren't legally classified by the British Board of Film Classification
• Used drives and SD cards/USB sticks
• Used mobile phones, PCs, laptops or tablets
• Safety Equipment
• Safety helmets: crash, cycle, riding hats
• Climbing equipment
• Buoyancy aids, life jackets and inflatable dinghies
• Any mobility items e.g. wheelchairs, walkers, bath aids
• Miscellaneous
• Chemical/hazardous items such as cleaning agents, solvents, adhesives and poisons 
• Any form of smoking/vaping/drug paraphernalia, apparatus or accessory
• Culturally insensitive items, such as ethnic caricature dolls
• Pornographic or adult material and accessories
• Flammable items such as firelights, BBQ lighting tools, spray paint, fireworks, fuel and fuelled equipment
• Prescription or general medication including vitamins
• Any items made from ivory or items made from endangered species 
• Counterfeit products 
• Plant seeds
• Used manual shaving kit 
• Prosthesis/dentures
• Sharps or weapons
• Sharp knives (excluding cutlery) 
• Swords
• Crossbows or catapults
• Guns or realistic replica toy guns
• Ammunition 
• Sharp gardening tools 
• Any other weapons