Chatterbox - Lochwinnoch

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Contractor WML/0220082
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BEITH SALVAGE CO., MAINS ROAD, BEITH
01505 504949
DOORSTEP SCAMS
A Lochwinnoch resident has asked
us to make readers aware of the
continuing problem of doorstep
clothing collections by bogus
charities. Without naming
names, if you receive a notice
through your letterbox from any
organisation purporting to be collecting
household goods, clothes,
books, bric-a-brac etc in the name
of a UK or Overseas charity or
good cause, here’s some useful advice
to follow before you part with
your possessions.
◊ Look for the charity registration
number on any literature that you receive
and check it out. This number
should be displayed on all advertising
or fundraising material if the charity
has an income of more than £1,000 a
year.
◊ Details of all registered charities in
England and Wales can be found on
The Charity Commission website.
Registered charities in Scotland appear
on the website of the Office of the
Scottish Charity Regulator and you
can check out charities registered in
Northern Ireland by contacting the
Department of Health and Social Services
in Belfast.
◊ Fundraisers approaching you in
the street should wear an ID badge
and be able to prove that they have
permission to collect on behalf of a
charity.
◊ Fundraisers contacting the public
by phone should be able to provide the
charity’s registration number.
◊ You can access charity accounts
and other data by visiting a userfriendly
website called Guidestar UK.
◊ Don’t forget, many absolutely
worthy and legitimate voluntary organisations
are not registered charities.
Just because an organisation
chooses to make donations to charities
and good causes, this does not
necessarily mean that the entity itself
is a registered charity.
If you are in doubt, take a note of
their contact details and check them
out in the appropriate way. For example,
if they are a registered company,
they can be researched
through Companies House. Ask the
organisation or person contacting
you how the company is set up and
why is it set up in this way.
This guidance comes from The Office
of the Scottish Charity Regulator and
The Charity Commission for England
and Wales websites. Here are
some useful websites and phone
numbers –
England & Wales Charity
Commission
Tel: 0870 333 0123
Website –
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Office of the Scottish Charities
Regulator
Tel: 01382 220446
Website – www.oscr.org.uk
Northern Ireland Charities Branch,
Dept. of Health & Social Services
Stormont, Belfast
Tel: 028 90 522 78
Trading Standards Office, Glasgow
Tel: 0141 842 500
Trading Standards Division,
Renfrewshire Council, Paisley
Tel: 0141 840 3184
e-mail: tradingstandards@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Local Police – Tel: 01505 404000
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USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS
Strathclyde Police – 0141 532 5900
Johnsone Police – 01505 404000
Johnstone Community Safety
Office – 01505 404023
Trading Standards – 0141 840 3233
Care and Repair – 0141 812 4111
Renfrewshire Council -
Tel: 0141 842 5000
Anti-social Behaviour Investigation
Team (ASIST) - 01505 325030
Victim Support – 0141 887 0328
Nuisance Support & Advice
Helpline – 0800 169 1283
Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111
Community Safety Office,
Johnstone Police Station.