# Grant subsidises some Scottish charities' registrations at In Kind Direct

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/01/10/grant-subsidises-some-scottish-charities039-registrations-kind-direct/
- Published: 2003-01-10T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A grant from The Robertson Trust now allows care organisations in Scotland with 
incomes below £500,000 to register with donated goods charity In Kind Direct for
a subsidised rate of £25 plus VAT.
Scottish charities can now join In Kind Direct’s
network and choosing from hundreds of essential everyday items, available at savings
of up to 90% of their usual cost. Smaller Scottish care organisations can save on
the usual registration fee, thanks to a grant from The Robertson Trust.

In 2002 £5.3 million worth of surplus goods were redistributed by In Kind Direct
to more than a thousand UK voluntary organisations. “It’s been a great year for 
In Kind Direct. We’ve distributed over 25% more goods to our partner charities than
in 2001”, says chief executive Robin Boles. “There have been some wonderful donations
such as 20 tons of Andrex toilet rolls and 17 pallets of Early Learning Centre toys
which all flew straight out of the door with over 200 charities benefiting. Just
before Christmas Tesco called -offering 23 pallets of crackers. Within a week, we’d
delivered to 70 charities in time for their Christmas parties.”

Heading In Kind Direct’s list of 30 Top Goods Donors for 2002 is toiletries and 
household products company Colgate Palmolive, followed by publisher McGraw Hill,
Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft and Corporate Express. Most are large businesses such
as Kimberly-Clark, Black & Decker, Procter & Gamble and Adidas but there are also
smaller companies on the list, like family-run Swift Cookware, a stalwart donor 
for a few years now.

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Founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales, In Kind Direct says that it is the only
UK-wide organisation to co-ordinate in-kind giving, providing companies with a simple
and efficient way to deal with surplus goods, which are otherwise expensive to dispose
of, warehouse and manage. Since operations began in 1997, more than £25 million 
worth of goods have been donated by over 475 companies.

Voluntary organisations in the network receive a monthly catalogue of products currently
available. Goods are offered for a small handling charge (which includes delivery
by TNT Express), equivalent to 10% of the retail cost.

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