Charity shops and waste charges
Charity shops are able to sell – either on the shop floor or to textile traders – 95 per cent of all the clothing donations they receive
Charity Retail news
Updated Retail Gift Aid training guide now available to members
The latest version of the Retail Gift Aid training guide, produced in association with BDO, is now available for our members to download.
2019 Conference, Exhibition, and Awards: April update
Our 2019 Conference, Exhibition, and Awards are only two months away.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority responds to our call to drop charity shop waste charges
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has responded to our call to drop their new waste charges for their region’s charity shops.
Charity shops in Greater Manchester face closure as Combined Authority restricts free charity tipping
We fear several of our members’ charity shops in the Greater Manchester area will shut after the Combined Authority’s recent move to severely restrict free charity tipping.
Quarterly Market Analysis Report October-December 2018: glowing end to a challenging year
Our latest Quarterly Market Analysis Report (October to December 2018) reveals further growth in the charity retail sector despite footfall continuing to decline. Like-for-like income excluding Gift Aid tax reclaims increased by 2.7 per cent (up 3.0 per cent including …