Donate Foreign Coins to Charity Made Simple
Posted by: Ian • 7 Sep 2025
That forgotten jar of foreign coins sitting on your shelf is more than just clutter—it's a hidden treasure for charities. This guide will show you how your leftover holiday money and old currency can make a real difference. We'll walk you through our fast, easy, and hassle-free process to donate foreign coins to charity, without you ever needing to sort, count, or clean them.
Unlock the Value in Your Leftover Currency
We’ve all been there. You get back from a trip abroad with a pocketful of unfamiliar coins and notes. They often end up in a drawer or a piggy bank, gathering dust and quickly forgotten. But what seems like useless spare change actually holds immense potential to be converted into real funds for a good cause.
It’s staggering to think about, but there’s an estimated £2.7 billion in unused foreign currency just sitting in homes and offices across the UK. This isn't just leftover holiday cash; it includes obsolete currencies like old pennies and shillings too. You can read more about this untapped resource over at Health Charity Wales. That’s a massive amount of dormant value just waiting to be put to good use.
Why You Can't Just Use a Bank
If you’ve ever tried to exchange foreign coins, you know the problem. Your local high street bank or exchange bureau simply won’t take them, and they definitely won't touch old banknotes. This essentially makes them worthless to the average person.
That’s where we come in. Our specialist service acts as a bridge, turning what feels like clutter into crucial funding for non-profits.
We offer a fast, easy, and 100% guaranteed way to convert foreign coins and banknotes into sterling for your chosen charity. Our whole process is designed to be completely hassle-free—no need to sort or count anything.
As a trusted partner for major UK organisations—including charities, supermarkets, airports, and even police forces—we’ve built a solid reputation for credibility and efficiency. When you choose to donate your foreign coins through us, you're not just clearing out a drawer; you're joining a powerful and innovative fundraising movement.
This simple act transforms your forgotten currency into vital support for causes that matter. It's proof that your small change truly can make a big difference, providing a lifeline to charities in a challenging financial climate. Join us and discover just how effortless it is to make an impact.
Gathering Your Coins for a Good Cause
Getting your currency ready to donate foreign coins to charity is surprisingly simple. In fact, we’ve designed it to be completely hassle-free. The first thing to do is just gather up everything you can find. You’d be amazed where forgotten money can be hiding.
Start with the obvious places – old travel bags, that piggy bank on the shelf, or the jar where everyone in the house chucks their spare change. But don't stop there. Have a look in the back of office drawers, check the pockets of old coats, or rummage through those souvenir boxes from past holidays. This is a practical, no-cost way to find valuable leftover foreign currency.
No Sorting Needed – Just Gather It All
Here’s the best part: there’s absolutely no need for you to sort, separate, clean, or try to identify any of the currency you find. That’s our job, and handling it all is a key part of our 100% guaranteed service, trusted by partners like major airports and police forces.
Just mix everything together in one bag or box. We take care of the entire process of identifying and valuing each and every item, which saves you a ton of time and effort.
What Can You Include in Your Collection?
We’ve set things up to accept pretty much any currency you might stumble across. This makes it easy for you to pull together a valuable donation without having to worry about what we take and what we don't.
You can include:
- All Foreign Coins and Banknotes: It doesn’t matter if they’re still in circulation or have become obsolete. Every coin and note has a value to us.
- Old British Money: We’re happy to take pre-decimal currency like shillings, sixpences, and old pennies.
- Channel Island Currency: Money from Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man is welcome too.
The idea is simple: if you’ve found it, we can almost certainly convert it. Our goal is to make the process to exchange foreign coins and notes as effortless as possible, ensuring every bit of leftover currency can contribute to a good cause.
By making the collection this easy, you can turn forgotten clutter into meaningful support for a charity you care about. It’s a fast, simple way to make a real difference.
Sending Your Currency Securely and Simply
So, you’ve gathered up all your leftover foreign currency. Great! The next step is getting it to us, and we’ve made sure that process is just as straightforward. Our entire system is designed to be secure, simple, and completely hassle-free, making it easy to donate foreign coins to charity.
If you have a small handful of coins and notes, you can simply pop them in a secure package and post them to us. But what if you've done a much larger collection drive?
For bigger donations—anything over 5kg—we offer a completely free courier collection service. This is a practical tip for schools that have run a fundraiser, or an office that's collected currency from dozens of international business trips. No need to worry about logistics; we handle it.
Our Trusted and Secure Process
Think about the sheer volume of coins a national charity or a busy airport might collect. Getting all that currency to us could seem like a daunting task, but we’ve got it covered. We partner with trusted couriers to ensure your valuable donation is handled securely, right from your doorstep to ours. It’s all about giving you peace of mind.
This simple graphic breaks down how your donation gets from your hands to the charity that needs it.
As you can see, the journey from forgotten coins to vital funds is efficient and transparent.
We’re trusted by major organisations across the country, including national charities, supermarkets, airports, and even police forces. Why? Because our system is built on credibility and a 100% guarantee. There are absolutely no hidden fees.
The process is simple: you package your currency, and we take care of the rest. Whether you're sending a small jiffy bag or scheduling a free pickup for a heavy box, our goal is to make the experience as easy as possible. Your generous donation will soon be on its way to making a real difference.
How Your Coins Turn into Real Support
Once your parcel of leftover foreign currency lands on our doorstep, the real magic begins. This is the moment your thoughtful donation starts its journey from a jumble of old coins and notes into tangible support for a cause you care about.
Our specialist team gets straight to work, meticulously processing the mixed, unsorted currency you’ve sent over.
Because you don’t need to sort anything beforehand, our experts handle the entire process. They identify, count, and value every single piece, from common Euros to obsolete shillings that have been sitting in a drawer for years. We then convert foreign coins and banknotes into sterling at the best possible rates, making sure the maximum value is unlocked from your collection. This is all part of our 100% guaranteed service, which is trusted by major brands and charities across the UK.
From Unsorted Coins to Vital Funds
In today’s tough financial climate, turning otherwise unusable currency into donations provides charities with a vital, low-cost lifeline. For many organisations, this has actually become a key part of their fundraising strategy.
In the UK, charitable organisations have increasingly harnessed foreign coin donations as a low-cost, high-impact fundraising strategy amid a challenging financial climate that has led to overall drops in charitable giving. Unlike regular bank donations or large event fundraisers, foreign coin collection drives incur almost no start-up costs yet tap into a vast, untapped wealth of spare foreign currency.
This reliable stream of income helps fund essential services and keep operations running smoothly. For instance, well-known organisations like the RNIB have used this exact method to generate crucial support for their programmes. The impact is real and immediate, whether it's for a national charity or a small community group just down the road.
The final step is, of course, the most important one. We make sure the full converted value reaches your designated charity directly. There are absolutely no hidden fees or deductions from our end. Our transparent process means you can be completely confident that your decision to donate foreign coins to charity has made a genuine difference.
If you’d like to learn more about the different charities you can support, have a look at our guide on where you can donate foreign coins.
Amplify Your Impact with a Group Collection
Donating your own leftover currency is a fantastic way to support a good cause, but have you ever thought about how much more you could achieve together? Organising a group collection is an incredibly powerful way to multiply that impact and raise a significant amount for a charity you care about.
It's a simple, yet effective, fundraising idea for schools, workplaces, community groups, or even just a big family get-together. You can become a fundraising champion without any of the usual stress of organising a bake sale or a sponsored run.
We can even help you get the ball rolling by providing free collection boxes and promotional materials. All you need to do is find a good spot for it – think high-traffic areas like an office reception, a school hall, or a community centre – and spread the word that you’re collecting to donate foreign coins to charity.
A Proven Model for Success
This isn't just a nice idea; it's a fundraising model that has been tried and tested by some of the UK's biggest and most respected charities. They trust our fast, easy, and 100% guaranteed service because it takes all the hassle out of managing currency collections.
Take The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), for example. They have a fantastic campaign inviting people to donate their leftover foreign and old British currency. On average, every single box of coins and notes they send us contributes around £50 towards their vital work. You can see how they do it on the RNIB's currency donation page.
Think about it: a group effort taps into a much larger pool of forgotten currency. How many of your colleagues, friends, and neighbours also have a little jar of coins sitting at home?
Your collective effort could fund life-changing projects. And when your collection weighs over 5kg, we'll even sort out a free courier to come and pick it up. It’s a wonderfully simple way to bring people together for a great cause.
Common Questions About Donating Foreign Currency
We get it. You want to make sure your donation goes smoothly and makes a real impact. To put your mind at ease, we've pulled together the most common questions we hear, with straightforward answers. Our whole process is designed to be transparent, simple, and completely hassle-free.
Do I Really Not Need to Sort Anything?
That’s right—you can skip the sorting completely. Just gather up all your foreign coins, old British money, and any leftover banknotes and pop them into a single bag or box.
We take on the fiddly work of identifying, separating, and counting everything for you. It’s a core part of our fast, easy, and 100% guaranteed service, saving you time and effort.
What Kinds of Currency Do You Accept?
Our service is built to convert foreign coins and banknotes of every kind. We accept a huge range of currency, which means you don't have to worry about what's what.
This includes:
- All foreign coins and notes, whether they’re still in circulation or now obsolete.
- Old UK currency, including pre-decimal coins like shillings and sixpences.
- Currency from the Channel Islands, Gibraltar, and Ireland.
Basically, if you have old currency lying around, we can almost certainly exchange it. If you've ever wondered what to do with old foreign coins, this is your answer.
Our Pledge of Trust
We're a trusted partner for major UK charities, airports, and even police forces, with a fully audited process you can rely on. After we exchange the foreign coins and notes, we transfer the funds directly to your chosen charity and send you the paperwork to confirm the donation has been made.
Is There a Minimum Amount Required to Donate?
Not at all! Every single coin makes a difference, so there’s no minimum amount needed to send in a donation.
For larger collections, typically weighing over 5kg, we can arrange a completely free courier collection. This makes it incredibly easy for groups, schools, or businesses to donate their collective leftover foreign currency.
Ready to turn that forgotten currency into vital support for a good cause? Our trusted service makes it simple. We offer a fast, easy, and hassle-free way to exchange foreign coins and notes, with a 100% guarantee and no need to sort anything. Join major brands, charities, and supermarkets in making a real difference.