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Donate your leftover currency to Wiltshire Search & Rescue

Wiltshire Search & Rescue exist to find vulnerable and missing people and remove them to a place of safety

Every year thousands of people go missing. They may be despondent and in need of medical attention, have dementia and are confused, or are vulnerable, young or in danger.

The charity cover the area between the mountains and the coast, in urban or rural areas, at any time of the day or night. Last year, Wiltshire Search & Rescue were called out to assist Wiltshire Police over 70 times and their team gave over 25,000 voluntary hours.

It is easy to donate your leftover currency to Wiltshire Search & Rescue. To get started, download and fill out the Wiltshire Search & Rescue exchange form.

Wiltshire Search and Rescue Van Picture

The Charities main role is one of search and rescue, they can also be called out to help in situations where their training and equipment may be of use

Requests for the team to be deployed come from a Category 1 responder, for example, the Fire, Police or Ambulance Services, a Local Authority or an NHS hospital. Wiltshire Search & Rescue also assist in preparing flood defences in severe weather, and getting doctors, midwives and nurses through heavy snow to save lives.

Wiltshire search and rescue team picture

All of the members at Wiltshire Search & Rescue are unpaid volunteers and the charity make no charge for their service

Wiltshire Search and Rescue are a non-profit making organisation and rely on their own fundraising, along with donations, grants and sponsorship from the public and companies. The charity receive no government funding and are a registered charity.

It is easy to donate your leftover currency to Wiltshire Search & Rescue. To get started, download and fill out the Wiltshire Search & Rescue exchange form.

Wiltshire search and rescue team river rescue picture

website:www.wilsar.org.uk

Donate your leftover travel money to Wiltshire Search & Rescue

Do you have a drawer or jam jar, filled with foreign coins, left over travel money from previous holidays? Would you consider donating that forgotten currency to help fund a good cause?

It's easy to donate your leftover holiday cash; Simply fill out our charity exchange form and send it along with your currency to our Datchet office. We will exchange all currency, coins and notes, foreign and domestic, and donate the exchange value plus 5% extra to Wiltshire Search & Rescue.

How much of my donation goes to Wiltshire Search & Rescue?

We donate the complete exchange value plus 5% extra to Wiltshire Search & Rescue. There are no fees, neither do we subtract any commission. You will receive a confirmation email, containing the amount donate. We will share this information with Wiltshire Search & Rescue.

Which banknotes and coins can I donate?

You can donate any coins or notes, foreign or domestic. We will exchange whatever currency you send us and will donate the combined exchange value plus five percent extra to Wiltshire Search & Rescue.

We will exchange currencies listed on our exchangeable currencies page against the exchange rates shows.

All other banknotes and coins will be exchanged against their numismatic value, bullion value or scrap metal value, whichever is higher. It helps if you sort the currency before you send it. But if you are unable to sort your currency, don't worry. We will take care of the sorting and counting free of charge.

Convert leftover currency into cash, fast.

Donate online Or download our postal form