Rowcroft's shops raise a fantastic amount of money for the hospice - and donating your unwanted goods or making a purchase in the shops is a great way of supporting the hospice, as well as doing your bit for the environment. 

 

There are nine Rowcroft charity shops in South Devon, selling a wide range of donated goods including clothes and bric-a-brac. The Rowcroft shop in Reddenhill Road, Babbacombe, specialises in good quality furniture, books, bric-a-brac, records and cds. Rowcroft shops are open Monday - Saturday, 9.00am - 4.30pm. 

 

Each shop has a manager, a deputy and a committed team of volunteers who sort, hang, price and sell an enormous amount of donated goods each year. We are always in need of volunteer help in our shops and you don't need any previous retail experience, as full training will be given. 

 

To donate goods please phone Gilli (01803) 210852 or to find out more about becoming a shop volunteer please phone Helen (01803) 210832 or contact your nearest shop. 

 

Gift Aid on Donated Goods 

 

Rowcroft Hospice charity shops now have the Gift Aid initiative; which means we can reclaim tax on goods sold. We urge you (if you are a UK tax payer) to give your unwanted items to one of our hospice shops and ‘Gift Aid’ your donation. This means that for every pound Rowcroft makes from the sale of your items, we receive an extra 28 pence from the taxman and Government.  

 

Thousands of pounds worth of extra charity cash can be raised thanks to the Government tax-back scheme. Donated goods play a crucial part in helping the hospice to raise the £4.3 million a year needed to continue caring for those in South Devon suffering with terminal illnesses. 

 

To sign up all you have to do is take your items to your local Rowcroft Hospice shop and complete a simple Gift Aid declaration form which confirms that you are a UK tax payer. You will be issued with your own ‘Gift Aid donor card’ with a unique donor number which you should bring with you each time you donate items to us. A sticker with your unique donor number will be applied to each item you donate. Once your items have been sold, we will then write to you to let you know how much money you have helped to raise. With your permission, we will then treat the money raised as a donation and reclaim the tax back from HM Revenue and Customs. 

 

As well as boosting our funds, we also believe the initiative will help us to develop longer-term relationships with you our supporter. 

 

Other charity shops have reported that the ‘donor card’ has increased loyalty from supporters and that the scheme has also helped to increase both the quantity and quality of goods received.  

Please help us to make this scheme a success! 

 

Even with the credit crunch, there is a way to continue supporting your local hospice without it costing you a penny. For more information, visit your local Rowcroft Hospice shop or download a form from the download page.  

 

 

 

The shops would be grateful to receive good quality items, especially:  

 

Ladies, Men's and children's clothing  

Bric-a-brac (glassware, pottery, jewellery, silverware, ornaments, pictures etc)  

Books (for adults and children)  

Household items (bedding, soft furnishings, kitchenware etc)  

Toys and games  

Music, records, cds, dvds and video goods  

Small electrical items in good order  

 

Please note we are extremely grateful for your donations, however, we are unable to accept large electrical goods (white goods). We can collect larger items such as furniture or undertake house clearances, for details please call Sharon on (01803) 665252.  

 

Next time you have a clear out...  

 

Please think of us! 

 

Rowcroft shops are located throughout South Devon... 

 

Babbacombe Shop, 112 Reddenhill Road, Babbacombe, Torquay, TQ1 3NT 

tel: (01803) 311011 

 

Bovey Tracey Shop, 48 Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AE 

tel: (01626) 832725 

 

Brixham Shop, 2 Union Lane, Brixham, TQ5 8DY 

tel: (01803) 855709 

 

Newton Abbot Shop, 56 Queen Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2EW 

tel: (01626) 363446 

 

Paignton Shop, 23 Victoria Street, Paignton, TQ4 5DD 

tel: (01803) 665252 

 

St Marychurch Shop, 70 Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4LX 

tel: (01803) 327550 

 

Teignmouth Shop, 13 Regent Street, Teignmouth, TQ14 8SJ 

tel: (01626) 773366 

 

Torquay Shop, 98a, Union St, Torquay, TQ2 5PY  

tel: (01803) 212824 

 

Totnes Shop, 62 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SQ 

tel: (01803) 863245 

 

Wellswood Shop, 27a Ilsham Road, Wellswood, Torquay, TQ1 2JG 

tel: (01803) 201333