# Charity asks people to store donated goods

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/04/charity-asks-people-to-store-donated-goods/
- Published: 2020-05-04T20:52:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**One of Ireland’s largest disability charities has appealed to people to collect
and store goods for sale in its charity shops once they reopen.**

[Enable Ireland](http://www.enableireland.ie) is asking the public who are doing
coronavirus household clean-outs of attics, rooms and wardrobes to consider storing
their unwanted items for donation to their shops when the Irish government allows
shops to start operations again.

The charity says it is facing a **potential €1.5 million shortfall** following the
enforced closure of its charity shops throughout Ireland. Enable shops and recycling
grossed €6.7 million in 2018.

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The charity, which employs 1,200 staff and provides disability services to more 
than 8,500 children and adult with disabilities in 15 counties, had to postpone 
all fundraising events and temporarily close their 21 charity shops following the
outbreak of the coronavirus.

Enable, as well as having corporate donors who raise money for the charity, has 
around 15 corporate donors who provide unwanted stock for sale in their charity 
shops. The charity is also a major recycler and in 2018 recycled nearly 2,300 tonnes
of donated clothing.

Other voluntary income in 2018 included around €1 million from central and community
fundraising activities. Around two thirds of that figure is raised locally and is
spent on local projects in the 15 counties where the charity has services. Enable
has nearly 5000 regular committed donors.

After expenses, commercial activities which includes shop sales and recycling, contribute
around €2.2 million to Enable. Total charity income in 2018 was €55 million, with
government grants the largest source of income.

 * **[Charity shops more important for society than ever following COVID-19](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/08/10/charity-shops-more-important-for-society-than-ever-following-covid-19/)(
   10 August 2020)**