Clothing Collection implausibly claiming to help breast cancer
A leaflet came through my door today asking for clothes "for breast cancer prevention programme"The promoter is W & W Help Ltd.This is what the Northern Echo said about them last year:"RESIDENTS have been warned not to leave old clothes out for a collection company due to be wound up tomorrow.W&W Help Ltd has distributed leaflets to homes in Darlington asking for donations of unwanted clothes, which the company claims will be sent to the developing world. "I have contacted Trading Standards and the Companies Investigation Branch. It will be an offence if they actually collect tomorrow." Councillor Cyndi HughesLocal borough councillor Cyndi Hughes has discovered that the company is to be dissolved for financial irregularities, and has urged residents not to offer donations."The leaflets were circulated at the end of last week in my neighbourhood asking that people put old clothes out for collection to help the needy," she said."I have checked the company out on the Companies House website and the company is to be dissolved on (Tuesday) March 24."I have contacted Trading Standards and the Companies Investigation Branch. It will be an offence if they actually collect."I am sick and tired of these collection companies taking advantage of the good and trusting nature of the residents of Darlington."The leaflet features a picture of a small child dressed in a monkey costume, under the heading "Clothing colleection (sic)."The note adds: "Your donations are sent to the Third World countries to help clothe the poor."W&W Help Ltd has headquarters in North Woolwich, London. The only contact available for the company is a private email address. No-one from the firm was replying to queries by email last night.Anyone with concerns about collection leaflets is asked to call the Consumer Direct helpline on 0845-404-0506." And this from the Watford Echo in November,"Trading Standards advise W&W Help Ltd is a dissolved company and not a legitimate trader11:53am Thursday 26th November 2009 * Print * Email * Share * Comments(0) * Photograph of the Author * By Adam Binnie »A nationwide clothing scam masquerading as a charity collection has been operating in Bushey.Yvonne Bartlett from the neighbourhood watch stated that bags left out for collection by W&W Help Ltd earlier this month would not have been collected by a legitimate trader.As W&W Help Ltd has been a dissolved company since March 2009, clothing donations should be taken to local charity shops instead."Don't think I would donate myself therefore and you might want to think twice.
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