Saturday, 28 September 2013

When is a charity not a charity?

The following flyer came through our door a while ago. I took a copy of it before I dropped it in the recycling.

I think that anyone who saw this would initially assume that it was from a charity. But on closer inspection there is no evidence that it is.

The note uses the following words and phrases:
  • Clothing Appeal
  • Developing World Clothing
  • communities who need urgent help
  • support single mothers
  • Let's care about others together.

They even include their "Co.Ref.No". But, of course, that is not the same as a registered charity number.

On closer inspection they don't claim to be a charity. But I wonder if anyone might have been unintentionally mislead by this flyer?