Charity Clothes Collection in Gloucester

Free clothes collection in Gloucester

Donate clothes from home in Gloucester

In Gloucester, a clothing donation is often part of a bigger reset at home: spare-room boxes, outgrown schoolwear, coats from the hall cupboard or work clothes no longer needed. Donate Clothes UK lets you arrange a free home collection instead of fitting in a separate drop-off trip. Book online, choose the partner charity you would like to support, and pack clean, wearable clothing with any small suitable items. Address checks help place your booking on a suitable route, with recent requests around Matson, Tuffley, Abbeymead, Kingsway and Quedgeley Fieldcourt. Donations are collected, checked, sorted and sold for reuse, with sale proceeds benefiting your selected charity financially.

Why choose Donate Clothes UK?

People in the area often use the service when a clear-out has become too much for one easy drop-off bag, or when access, parking or time makes a charity shop trip awkward. Your booking notes can make a real difference: mention flats, shared entrances, gates, narrow access, where the bags will be left and anything that helps the driver find them. Keeping donations dry and easy to lift helps protect their reuse value.

How our Gloucester collection works

Collections are arranged by address, so use the booking form to see whether your home is currently on a route. You will choose a partner charity during booking, then pack donations in tied bags or sturdy boxes that one person can lift safely. Clothing should be clean, dry and suitable to wear again. Paired shoes, bags, belts, accessories and small suitable items can be included if they are in good condition. Leave everything in the agreed place before the round begins. After collection, items are checked, sorted and sold for reuse, helping raise funds for your selected charity.

Choose Your Charity

Just pick a charity to support, book a collection and pack up your clothes. We do the rest! To get started, click ‘Book a Collection’ on your charity of choice.

Troop Aid

When service personnel are injured, they’re admitted to hospital without any personal effects or clothing. Our GRAB BAGS enable wounded servicemen and women to walk off the plane or arrive at hospital with dignity at a time of personal crisis. Read more...

Dogs Trust

All dogs deserve to live life to the full. From caring for dogs in distress to finding new loving families for dogs that need a home, Dogs Trust makes a better future for dogs and the people who love them. Read more...

The Ambulance Staff Charity

Help care for the UK’s lifesavers. By supporting TASC, you’re helping provide vital wellbeing services to the UK’s ambulance family in their time of need. Read more...

Boot Out Breast Cancer

We are committed to fundraising and to making sure that every penny raised is spent on new treatments, clinical trials and breast cancer equipment in the NHS. Read more...

Shout

Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. Shout is run by Mental Health Innovations Charity. Read more...

Clothing Collective

Clothing Collective helps people facing clothing poverty access clean, quality clothing with dignity and choice through gift cards accepted by partner charity shops. Read more...

What we can collect — and what to leave out

Please donate:

Please don’t give us:

Good-quality clean adults’ and children’s clothing
Paired shoes
Handbags, belts & accessories
Jewellery, necklaces, bracelets & rings
Underwear, lingerie & swimwear
Bed linen, sheets, duvet covers & pillowcases
Curtains, towels & small soft toys
Perfumes & toiletries
Laptops, tablets & mobile phones
Small bric-a-brac & new, sealed jigsaw puzzles

Stained or damaged clothing
Rags, scrap textiles & wet items
Duvets, pillows & cushions
Books, DVDs, CDs & video games
Coat hangers, lampshades & roller blinds
Carpets & rugs
Plastic toys, board games & used or opened puzzles
Furniture & mattresses
Large electrical items
Large bric-a-brac

Collection days and times

Monday to Friday. Collection rounds usually start from around 9am and commonly run until 6pm, sometimes later depending on traffic and route planning. No collections on bank holidays.

Areas we cover near Gloucester

Matson, Tuffley, Abbeymead, Kingsway, Quedgeley Fieldcourt, Barton and Tredworth, Coney Hill, Moreland, Innsworth, Robinswood and White City, GL4, GL2

Frequently asked questions

Can I book a collection in Gloucester if I live outside the centre?

Enter your full address in the booking form to check. Routes are planned street by street, so availability can vary between nearby areas and may change as rounds fill.

Do I need to sort clothes into separate bags?

No, you do not need to separate by type or size. It helps if everything is clean, dry and packed securely, with shoes tied in pairs and fragile small items protected where needed.

What collection details are useful to add?

Add short notes about access, such as a flat number, shared door, gate code, parking restriction or the sheltered place where the bags will be left. Clear instructions help the driver complete your collection smoothly.

Why are donated items sold for reuse?

Selling checked and sorted donations for reuse is how the service raises money for partner charities. The proceeds from suitable items provide financial support to the charity you selected when booking.

Still have a question? Visit our About Us & FAQs page or get in touch.

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Brilliant service! Saved me a trip to the charity shop. And so glad to be helping British troops.

Love being able to choose the charity to support. And the fact that I can book a charity clothes collection on a day that suits me. Will definitely be using Donate Clothes again, thank you!

I’ve never liked getting plastic bags through the door. So this is a fantastic and convenient alternative!

Charity Clothes Collection in Gloucester

Donate clothes from home in Gloucester

Why choose Donate Clothes UK?

How our Gloucester collection works