In recent weeks several areas in West Cheshire have had numerous charity bags delivered to their homes.The vast majority of these have not got the required collection licence from Cheshire West and Cheshire Council and residents should think carefully before donating goods in this way. Quite often the collectors are a limited company who pass only a small amount ( if any ) of the profit to the charity.
Police and Trading Standards recommend that residents check where the goods are going and it is often better to donate unwanted clothes etc to a local charity shop.
Some well known charities have a national exemption certificate and I am attaching a list of these charities. If the charity is not listed on this list it is reasonably certain that they have not got a collection licence, individual cases can be checked by contacting Cheshire West and Cheshire Council regulatory services licensing department Tel 0300 123 8 123