Salvation Army Trading Company is the trading arm of The Salvation Army, raising money for charity through our nationwide reuse and repurposing schemes.
What we do
Our Earth’s resources are precious to our future. That’s why, collectively, we need to be careful about what we use and why we need to make an effort to reuse and recycle.
Working together with our partners and through our various reuse and recycling schemes, we lessen the impact on overflowing landfill sites by extending the useful life of products and recycling the items not suitable for resale.
What’s more, the profit that SATCoL receives from your donations is given to The Salvation Army (over £80 million has been donated by SATCoL in the last ten years alone).
As you would expect from an organisation with our reputation, we take the responsibility of repurposing our partners’ unwanted textiles and products very seriously. Our first priority is to help those in need, providing donated clothes and other items. This can include supporting emergency situations The Salvation Army is responding to, working with local Salvation Army community leaders to help those with minimal funds, and also helping other charitable organisations and volunteers that reach out to us for help.
Items we are not able to sell in our shops are sold to trusted sorting companies, ensuring that much-needed products are made available at affordable prices wherever they are most needed in the world or are recycled for other purposes.
An intrinsic part of our company strategy focuses on clean air, improving working environments, the circular economy and reducing waste.
Your donations raise essential funds for The Salvation Army. The charity's work in communities across the UK includes:
An Emergency Response Unit which attends emergencies such as floods and disasters across the country, offering expertise and support
Nourishing meals for older people and those experiencing homelessness at community drop-in and residential centres
3,200 beds a night for vulnerable people at our 80 hostels (called lifehouses)
Protection and care for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery
Wherever there are people in need, you will find The Salvation Army.
Visit The Salvation Army website for more information: www.salvationarmy.org.uk
What our partners are saying
“We’re extremely satisfied with the excellent service provided by the Salvation Army. The level of professionalism and reliability has been to a consistently high standard as has response times to emails, phone calls etc. As a collective of busy local authorities, the Salvation Army’s ability to deliver the service with minimal input from us has been hugely helpful from the outset.”
— Councillor Geoff Jung - Portfolio Holder for the Environment, East Devon District Council
“It’s an ongoing process which has been incredibly easy. A quick email and a collection happens, which is fantastic. If we can make children think about giving something that they have to help others... that is a really important thing.”
— Catherine Duff - Charities/Community Links Co-Ordinator, Manor House Preparatory School
“The way The Salvation Army reacts to our request to come and collect things is like no other charity we’ve ever dealt with. Nothing is too much trouble.”
- Stephen Morris - Managing Director, Stephen Morris Shipping