# Charity shop hands back £1,200 to donor

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/12/02/charity-shop-hands-back-1200-donor/
- Published: 2004-12-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Age Concern East Cheshire has handed back £1,200 to a man who said he left it by
mistake in a jacket which he donated to the charity’s Macclesfield shop.
The charity
returned the money after legal advice and a trustees’ meeting. It initially claimed
that it now legally belonged to the charity and could not be returned. It also pointed
out that the man, Michael Parks, “was initially unable to identify the wallet so
staff were reluctant to hand over the money until they were sure he was the rightful
owner.”

 

 

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However, the charity has suffered adverse publicity over the issue.

 

 

There was a dispute about the amount of money too, with the charity giving back 
£200 less than the £1,400 claimed to have been left by Mr Parks.

 

 

Age Concern England, which manages 138 shops, added: “all decisions related to this
incident were taken by Age Concern East Cheshire and do not reflect national Age
Concern policy. It must be treated as an isolated incident.”

 

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