69 companies exhibited at the Charity Retail Conference this year.
A huge charity retail celebration
Charity Retail Conference and Exhibition
The event of the year for charity retailers, the charity shop world and its corporate partners.
Charity retailers and corporate partners joined us at Harrogate Convention Centre, 25-26 June 2025 to network, learn and celebrate charity retail's resilience
Challenging times, Creative solutions
Our Headline Sponsors
We couldn't do this without our fantastic Headline Sponsors. Huge thanks to ...
Our keynote speakers were:
⭐ Omer Soker, Chief Executive, Charitable Reuse Australia
⭐ Charlotte Talbott, Chief Executive, Emmaus UK
⭐ Bernie Hollywood OBE, Third Sector Leader
⭐ Jacob Miller, 2024 Churchill Fellow
And here’s what happened, in pictures:
The exhibition
The Charity Retail Awards drinks reception and ceremony
Who exhibited?
Conference Bursaries are sponsored by
Kudos Software
Simply doing more
Delegate badges are sponsored by
Rosterfy
End-to-end Volunteer Management Software
Session room sponsor
Lodge Service
Retail loss prevention
Cloakroom facility sponsor
Plumpton Consulting
Advising occupiers and landlords on the smooth running of their estates.
Wifi sponsored by
Minimist
Giving superpowers to second-hand sellers!
Quiet Zone sponsored by
Infoo
Know your stuff
We’re moving to ICC Wales, Newport in 2026!
Over 64% of the UK population are within 2 hours travel time of Newport.
Why attend the Charity Retail Conference?
2024 saw a record attendance, with over 390 delegates joining us in Harrogate from over 120 different charities for learning, development and networking opportunities. Here is some of the feedback:
99% felt it was a safe space and inclusive environment
94% felt attending conference was helpful in developing their retail strategy
99% said they would recommend attending the conference to another charity
92% rated the overall conference experience as good or excellent
96% rated the quality of the exhibition as good or excellent
Who attended the Charity Retail Conference in 2024?
We had roles with responsibility for finance, ecommerce, new goods, retail, marketing, volunteering, income generation, property management, HR, safeguarding – you name it, they were at the conference!
13% were CEO and director level
20% were head of retail or equivalent
31% were retail operations managers, ecommerce managers, business development managers or equivalent
22% were regional or area managers
14% were from a wide range of other roles including shop manager, volunteer coordinator and marketing.