The British Heart Foundation have conducted a research about the scrupulous dealings of sub contracted door to door and independent charity bag collectors. Most charities have a deal whereby for each tonne of clothing the commercial firms collect they in return pay the charities £50-£100. However less than 30% of the items collected end up on the high street charity, with most being taken by the commercial firms and sold abroad where each tonne can fetch a price more than 400 times that given to the charities originally. These returns are for profit and will not used as a charitable donation.
The British Health Foundation released a poll showing that in fact around 70% of charity bags are from commercial companies which use these donations primarily for profit. Furthermore, 65% of those using the service weren't aware that the money raised would not be going to a good cause.
As a result the British Heart Foundation has found that due to the dramatic increase in commercial companies donations to legitimate charities has decreased, with them estimating that over the past two years they have lost £4.6 worth of donations.
The British Heart Foundation has now called for increased transparency for all companies and charities involved, with them further urging for those wishing to make a donation to simply take it to their nearest charity shop.
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