Donating Items

Thank you so much for donating your items to Portsmouth Baby Bank. 

We take pride in the quality of the items that we provide to families. 

Please only donate items that you would be proud to give a close friend or family member.

We have a collection point inside The Portsmouth Guildhall reception area where donations can be dropped off from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Here’s a full list of all the items we accept: 

Baby baths 

Bibs 

Blankets and swaddles 

Books 

Bottles 

Bouncy chairs/reclining seats 

Breast Pumps 

Changing bags 

Changing mats 

Cloth nappies, liners and buckets 

Clothes from premature to 5 years, including coats and pram suits 

Comforters 

Cots and cot beds, including cribs 

Feeding pillows 

High chairs 

Monitors 

Moses baskets and stands 

Muslins 

Nursing tops and bras 

Play mats/ gyms 

Prams/pushchairs/strollers (single and double 

Pram accessories 

Room thermometers 

Sheets and mattress protectors 

Soft soled shoes and socks 

Slings with ergonomic support 

Stair gates (pressure and wall-mounted) 

Sterilisers (electric, cold water, microwave) 

Sterilising fluid and tablets 

Towels 

Toys, games and puzzles (up to age 5 years). 

Washing powder (non-bio) 

Weaning items- Including plastic bowls, plates and cups, plastic cutlery, sippy cups, storage pots

wipeable bibs

Toiletries for the baby: 

Disposable nappies (part-packs are fine), bath wash, nappy cream, baby oil, baby lotion, 

cotton wool, baby wipes, grooming items (hairbrush, comb, nail scissors/clippers) , shampoo 

Toiletries for the mum: 

Breast and maternity pads (part -packs are fine) shower gel, shampoo, lip balm, hand cream, nipple cream 

Please note that we can only accept items from our current wish list. 

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters and our limited storage capacity, we can only accept donations when we have the space to store them. Please see our monthly wish list to find out which items we are currently running low on and to find out how to donate them to us.

Items we cannot accept: 

Please no car seats, used mattresses, hard-soled shoes talcum powder, potties/toilet seats, top & tail bowls, bath seats or supports ,electric bottle warmers, large stuffed toys, pillows, cot bumpers, bolsters, cushions, prints, christening gifts, photo frames, money boxes, nappy bins or wrappers for disposable nappies (we do take nappy bins for cloth nappies), bikes, trikes, toddler bike seats, scooters, helmets & large ride on toys or baby aids like baby walkers or assisted baby seats (e.g. Bumbos), door bouncers, toddler beds, duvets and duvet covers, cupboard locks or other safety equipment, hard-soled shoes, books on parenting.

Cots, high chairs and prams have additional mandatory safety requirements that we are required to meet. Please see our guidelines for guidelines specific to clothes, cots, prams and highchairs.

Please note that sometimes we may have to dispose of or pass on items that have been donated and that after inspection we deem to not meet our criteria.