In Kind Direct reports 26% increase in value of goods distributed

Howard Lake | 29 September 2003 | News

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In Kind Direct, the charity that coordinates UK-wide in kind giving, has reported that £5.3 million worth of goods reached UK voluntary organisations, a 26% increase on the previous year.

In its Annual Report In Kind Direct summarises a successful year, and predicts that it will distribute goods worth £6 million in 2003.

New donor companies in 2002 included Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Procter and Gamble, and Colgate-Palmolive. Repeat donors included Early Learning Centre, 3M, Playtex and Disney Store. However, while many large companies use the charity, relatively few small and medium sized companies have become donors.

So far 2,800 charities have benefited from In Kind Direct. They are able to acquire donated goods from as little as 5-10% of the usual cost.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.