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Cards for Good Causes was set up by a group of 25 leading charities in 1959 with the specific aim of providing a consistent source of income for charity. We run as a not-for-profit and now partner with over 200 charities throughout the UK. We offer the most comprehensive range of cards and gifts for all occasions that directly supports the charity sector.
Cards for Good Causes Charities is a multi-charity membership organisation which currently has 16 member charities. These are: Alzheimer's Society, Barnardo's, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Diabetes UK, Epilepsy Action, MS Society, Multiple Sclerosis Trust, National Autistic Society, Parkinson's UK, Perennial, Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, RNLI, Save the Children, Stroke Association and Versus Arthritis. By working together as a collective group, our member charities can ensure more of every penny paid by the customer makes its way to those that need it most. Cards for Good Causes is the trading arm of Cards for Good Causes Charities. It is common for charitable organisations to set up a subsidiary "business" or "trading arm" to generate income on a more permanent basis.
Yes. We run as a not-for-profit organisation which means all profits go back to our charities. We keep running costs at a minimum to ensure that our charities receive as much as they can. Last year, we returned 50p in every £1 taken from their card sales to our participating member and guest charities or trading subsidiaries. The previous year, we returned 70p in every £1 from their card sales to our participating member and guest charities or trading subsidiaries. This amount is less the VAT payable on the amount retained by Cards for Good Causes.
Cards for Good Causes is a not-for-profit organisation and doesn't trade to make a profit. However, we need to cover the organisation's overhead costs, including the running of our pop-up shops every year, the maintenance of our website, and the day to day running of the organisation.
Yes, all member and guest charities are required to cover the costs of the production and distribution of their cards.
We buy items such as advent calendars, wrapping paper and tags, decorations, gifts, etc. The profit from the sale of these products helps to meet some of the costs of running our temporary pop up shops. Any surplus is distributed amongst the member charities of Cards for Good Causes Charities.
We accept all major credit and debit cards.
We also offer Google Pay and Apple Pay as alternative payment options.
We don't store your card details personally. We use a third-party company called Squarup who are a global multi-currency online payment processor that offers a secure payment process.
For same day despatch (excluding weekends), please place your order before 2pm.
We start to process your order immediately after payment. This means that, unfortunately, we are unable to cancel or make changes to your order once you have checked out. Please make sure you double-check your order for any mistakes before you pay.
For same day despatch (excluding weekends), please place your order before 2pm.
We start to process your order immediately after payment. This means that, unfortunately, we are unable to cancel or make changes to your order once you have checked out. Please make sure you double-check your order for any mistakes before you pay.
We have various shipping options, depending on how quickly you wish to receive your order and the destination. Please see our delivery page (link) for prices and timescales.
We currently offer:
Standard Delivery - Yodel 48 tracked
Next day delivery - Yodel 24 Tracked
International delivery - not available at the present time
For next day delivery and standard delivery, orders received before 2pm will be despatched the same day. Orders after this time may be despatched the following working day.
Orders placed after 2pm on Friday, or during the weekend will be despatched the next working day.
All our orders are sent via Yodel which is a tracked service. Yodel will send you a confirmation email when your order has been despatched with the tracking number and a link to follow.
We are not currently able to offer international shipping. We are continuing to review this and hope that we can re-introduce the service in the future.
We are not currently able to offer BFPO shipping. We are continuing to review this and hope that we can re-introduce the service in the future.
We'll refund or exchange any items that are returned to us within 14 days, providing they are returned in the original packaging and unused. We will ask that you arrange and pay for the return unless they are faulty. Please include a covering note with any returns stating your order number, your name and your reason for return and post it to:
Cards For Good Causes
℅ Prolog Fulfilment
Phase 8
Sentinel Drive
Sherwood Business Park
Annesley
Notts
NG16 0DF
Please contact [email protected] to arrange a replacement or refund
Please contact [email protected] to arrange a replacement or refund
Please contact [email protected] to arrange a replacement or refund
Please contact [email protected] to arrange a replacement or refund
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer this service.
You can find your local shop on the Find a Shop page.
With a few exceptions, cards for all 16 member charities are sold in all of our shops. Depending on the space available, our shops also sell cards from other guest charities, varying from large national charities to small local ones.
We accept debit and credit card payments in all of our shops. In light of Covid-19, we would strongly encourage our customers to use contactless payments for all transactions under £45. If a customer does not have access to such a card, then we will take cash payments.
