Celebrating the local heroes
The UK's Favourite Charity Shop Awards
The search for the 2025 UK’s Favourite Charity Shop is now on! Now in its second year, the Awards are a chance for people to show their favourite shops how much they mean to them. Who will you nominate?
Nominate your favourite charity shop
For many, charity shops are more than a place to pick up a secondhand bargain – they are community hubs that employ local people, help volunteers find friendship, and offer support to those with first-hand experience of the causes they support.
Which is your favourite charity shop? Nominate it for the Awards by telling us what makes it special.
“Winning the award had such a positive effect on the whole retail team and our supporters. Our customers and supporters really got behind our nomination and everyone walked a little bit taller when we won!!”
Adrian Vickers, Head of Income Generation at Bolton Hospice, 2024 North West winner
About the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards
The Charity Retail Association launched the UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards in June 2024 as part of the organisation’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
In the first stage of the award process, members of the public are invited to nominate their favourite charity shop in the UK, sharing what they like most about it and what it means to them. The shortlisted stores will be put to a public vote, which will determine twelve area winners. The overall winner will be announced in November.
2024 winners
Congratulations to the 2024 winners!
Media enquiries
To arrange an interview, please contact Robin Osterley on 07968 185648 or robin@charityretail.org.uk. For photos, please contact Claire Colvine on 07931 424416 or claire@charityretail.org.uk.
Are you a CRA member? Find out how you can promote the Awards to your customers, supporters and staff.