charity buckets with lids
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (172 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Great171.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Great1.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great27%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good4.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Good£12.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay80%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£3.50–£21.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-2.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£87K£87K/yr · 153K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, charity buckets with lids is a £87K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (153K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
charity buckets with lids market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £73K–£97K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.7%
- Avg BSR
- #149
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 67%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 13.9%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
29 falling
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 94%
Top-5 click share
27%
Top 20: 69%
Open market
17%
- My Charity Boxes35%
- Uniclife21%
- PDK Charnwood15%
- QWORK5%
- ECL ENERGY CHANGES LIFE4%
- B2C3%
- Open — no brand owns it (23 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×
Top charity buckets with lids search terms
- donation box26K/yr
- charity buckets with lids16K/yr
- charity collection box14K/yr
- donation bucket9K/yr
- charity buckets7K/yr
- donation boxes for charity10K/yr
- tip box10K/yr
- charity box9K/yr
- collection buckets for fundraising5K/yr
- collection boxes for charity5K/yr
Top charity buckets with lids products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Charity Donation Box Hand Held Plastic Collection Box for Fundrasing and events. Portable box Blue
My Charity Boxes£8.284.4★227 rev
Uniclife Acrylic Donation Box with Lock and Sign Holder Clear Ballot Box with Slot Plastic Suggestion Storage Container for Fundraising Voting Charity Tip Collection 16 x 12 x 10cm
Uniclife£8.264.1★685 rev
My Charity Boxes- New Rounded Hand Held Plastic Collection Box. Charity Box Green
My Charity Boxes£8.084.4★183 rev
Uniclife Black Acrylic Donation Box for Fundraising Suggestion Box with Slot and Lock Plastic Ballot Boxes with Sign Holder Storage Container for Voting Charity Tip Collection 15.7 x 11.9 x 10.2 cm
Uniclife£11.144.1★685 rev
Plastic Coin Collection Bucket with Removable lid and Handle Charity Donation Collection Money Box Pail for Fundraising with top Slot for Tickets raffles and Money (Green) Pack of 3
My Charity Boxes£21.104.5★80 rev
Newest
by launch date
Black Acrylic Donation Box with Lock Lockable Suggestion Box with Key Lockable Ballot Boxes for Voting Charity Church Tip Jar Charity Collection Boxes Cash Feedback boxes 16 x 11.8 x 10 cm(Black)
Harnovlis£9.826 rev
Uniclife 16 x 12.7 x 10 cm Yellow Acrylic Donation Box with Lock and Slot
Uniclife£10.89685 rev
QWORK Black Acrylic Donation Box with Lock and Sign Holder 6.3 x 4.8 x 4 Inch - Secure Ballot Box Suggestion Box Tip Container for Voting Feedback and Fundraising
QWORK£9.03249 rev
Uniclife Black Donation Box Metal Suggestion Box with Slot and Lock Black Ballot Boxes with Sign Holder Storage Container for Voting Charity Tip Collection 16.3 x 12 x 10 cm
Uniclife£12.3585 rev
Uniclife Metal Tip Jar for Bartenders 15 x 10 x 12.5 cm Tip Box with Lock Money Storage Container for Bars Donation Box Restaurants Cafes
Uniclife£12.6923 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBlack Acrylic Donation Box with Lock Lockable Suggestion Box with Key Lockable Ballot Boxes for Voting Charity Church Tip Jar Charity Collection Boxes Cash Feedback boxes 16 x 11.8 x 10 cm(Black)
Harnovlis£9.823.8★
Charity Collecting Fundraising Donation Money Bucket with Lid and Security Ties (Red)
My Charity Boxes£8.464.8★
Plastic Coin Collection Bucket with Removable lid and Handle Charity Donation Collection Money Box Pail for Fundraising with top Slot for Tickets raffles and Money (Green) Pack of 3
My Charity Boxes£21.104.5★
Plastic Coin Collection Bucket with Removable lid and Handle Charity Donation Collection Money Box Pail for Fundraising with top Slot for Tickets raffles and Money (Red) Pack of 3
My Charity Boxes£21.034.5★
QWORK Black Acrylic Donation Box with Lock and Sign Holder 6.3 x 4.8 x 4 Inch - Secure Ballot Box Suggestion Box Tip Container for Voting Feedback and Fundraising
QWORK£9.034.2★
What buyers say about charity buckets with lids
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality box”
“Does the job”
“Ideal size for what I needed”
“Great collection holder”
“I would say this is good value for the money”
“Worked well, locked fine”
“Very sturdy and looks good”
“so it was easy to get set up”
“Convenient”
“Giving made simple”
What buyers complain about
“Very small”
“Very flimsy”
“Awful quality”
“The bottom of the box is already broken”
“Not fit for purpose it isn't secure”
“Difficult to open”
“The cheapest plastic ever”
“Thin plasic”
“can easily crack with heavy change”
“didn't grip at all so had to supply my own”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is charity buckets with lids profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £87K/yr across 66 tracked products. 0 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the charity buckets with lids niche?
- 29 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in charity buckets with lids?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
- When does demand for charity buckets with lids peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the charity buckets with lids niche?
- Listings span £3.50–£21.96; the average listing price is £12.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 172 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.