FIRE SAFETY &
COMPLIANCE GUIDE
Ensuring your furniture donations protect homes and
meet UK Legal Standards
OUR COMMITMENT TO FIRE SAFETY
LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Meeting Furniture & Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988.
CERTIFIED INSPECTION
Every item physically checked for permanent fire labels.
TRUSTED REHOMING
Ensuring safe, high-quality pre-loved goods for the community.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
MATTRESS STANDARDS
Mattress must display the BS 7177 compliance code for domestic use.
PERMANENT LABEL
Look for this label stitched into seams, usually under seat cushions or on the base.
IN GENERAL
If you are considering donating upholstered or leather furniture, mattresses, divans or bed bases you must check that each one carries a fire label. We are unable to accept donations without the correct fire label which must be securely attached to the item, and each component of a set. The fire label may be on any external surface of an item including underneath removable seating and also inside cushion covers.
Our store team will confirm this with you when you contact us about your donation.
BRITISH SAFETY INSPECTION
We can only accept upholstered or leather items if there is a label attached that lets us know it meets UK safety standards.
Mattresses and upholstered bed bases have to be in a good clean condition with no rips, tears or stains. The items must also have a fire label sewn in, which refers to BS7177 – which is the British safety specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, divans and bed bases.