Why give products to In Kind Direct?

Why donate products to In Kind Direct?

More than 1 million adults and children are living in destitution in the UK today, with 668,000 households unable to afford essentials such as food, heating and clothes. Families are having to choose between paying utility bills, paying for food, paying for hygiene essentials or buying new clothes for their children. Charities and not-for-profit organisations need your support to help them. Tightening budgets make it harder than ever to afford high quality products, from clothing to cleaning materials. But donating products is not just another way to help a charity. It’s an established, successful way of giving that works for your company and communities alike.

The benefits of product giving for social good

Inspire colleagues and stakeholders

Giving to In Kind Direct has a waterfall effect that ripples through an entire company. With our detailed reports on how your stock is being put to use, you have the perfect way to tell colleagues, customers, and stakeholders about the valuable help you’re giving.


Inspire colleagues and stakeholders

Give products with peace of mind

Our vetting and monitoring procedures give you control over where your products end up. All donations are tracked so we can ensure your goods will only be used for charitable purposes and won’t turn up on market stalls, in charity shops or online.


Give products with peace of mind

Be a better neighbour

As well as helping you meet your corporate social responsibility goals, In Kind Direct can help you do your bit for the environment. Your surplus stock doesn’t end up in landfill – it helps enhance lives.


Be a better neighbour

High impact help

Reaching individual charities and arranging donations is time consuming and complex. With In Kind Direct, you can reach thousands of charities – and millions of people – all through one point of contact.


High impact help

Share your surplus

Stock that’s surplus to your company could get you a small return from a liquidator, or become your way of giving something back. In Kind Direct offers you a quick way to clear products from your warehouse, giving them to those in need.


Share your surplus

Inspiring colleagues and stakeholders

Protecting your donations

We know it matters where your products are going. After all, that’s exactly why you don’t want to send them to landfill, or sell them on for a few pence in the pound. That’s why we’ve put together a complete monitoring programme for secure donations. So you can give with confidence.

Putting your surplus products to good use

When we talk about putting your products to good use, that doesn't mean selling it on. It simply means giving them to genuine charities who will use them, or give them for free to people in need. Every charity in our network agrees to our detailed terms and conditions to reflect that.

A relationship based on trust

If you’re about to donate products to us, we think it’s the least we can do to ensure your products are put to good and proper use. We vet the legitimacy of charities registering with us and have in place a monitoring policy to ensure that your products are used for charitable purposes. We will report back on where your products end up. If you need more visibility or control, we can also limit the distribution of products to the UK or overseas. There really is every reason to give.

Support In Kind Direct

Donate products

Donate products and we'll get them to where they are needed. View the list of essentials here.

Donate funds

Help us keep distributing essential supplies across the UK to those who need them.

Events

We had a series of virtual events to celebrate the power of product giving.