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Penman & Sommerlad 05/04/2007

"HERE'S an alarming sight: habitual charity conman Peter Lyon arriving at the offices of a charity fundraising operation.
Lyon's made a pile by raking in funds that kind donors think will help worthy causes.
He lives in a big detached house and drives a top-of-the-range Merc with personalised plates.
And it's no wonder he's loaded when you look at his string of charity scams.

First there was Barrington House Publishing Company, run by Lyon until it was put into compulsory liquidation with debts of more than £2million - and the shyster was made bankrupt.
Out of its ashes rose Barrington House Publishing Corporation.
As a bankrupt, 44-year-old Lyon could not be a director but he managed to be the highest paid person in the building, netting £176,400 a year plus a £103,000 company Merc.
The money came from the £3.5m the company raked in by conning firms into paying for adverts in wall-planners, saying the cash would help sick children.
Mainly it helped sick conmen like lying Lyon, of Halsall, Lancs.
Barrington House Publishing Corporation, aka McKenzie Campbell Publishing, was also shut down by the High Court.
But that sort of thing doesn't stop someone as greedy as this slug. His next charity fund-raising scam was called Hamilton Forbes Ltd.
Again, you wouldn't have found Lyon's name on the company books.
But he got the lion's share of the proceeds - or, as the Insolvency Service put it, he was one of the "main benefactors" from the money they got from wellintentioned advertisers.
The watchdog added that the company accounts were "at best inaccurate, at worst misleading".
Only around 5p from every £1 raised went to help sick children, not that donors were told that.
And the advertisers didn't even get any decent publicity from their plugs on the wallplanners - because only a pitiful handful were ever printed and distributed.
Which brings us to the Honeyrose Foundation, a small charity helping terminally ill adults, that Lyon's was visiting.
A noble cause, but possibly run by somewhat naive individuals.
After getting a call out of the blue from someone they'd never heard of, they struck a deal to allow this stranger to raise money on their behalf.
The charity gets £2,500 a month. Which is nice.
But when we asked them what proportion of the total amount of money raised in their name this represented, Honeyrose admitted

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As printed in the Mirror Newspaper: 'CONMAN LYON BACK ON PROWL' SORTED Penman & Sommerlad 05/04/2007 "HERE'S an alarming sight: habitual charity conman Peter Lyon arriving at the offices of a charity fundraising operation. Lyon's made a pile by raking in funds that kind donors think will help worthy causes. He lives in a big detached house and drives a top-of-the-range Merc with personalised plates. And it's no wonder he's loaded when you look at his string of charity scams. First there was Barrington House Publishing Company, run by Lyon until it was put into compulsory liquidation with debts of more than £2million - and the shyster was made bankrupt. Out of its ashes rose Barrington House Publishing Corporation. As a bankrupt, 44-year-old Lyon could not be a director but he managed to be the highest paid person in the building, netting £176,400 a year plus a £103,000 company Merc. The money came from the £3.5m the company raked in by conning firms into paying for adverts in wall-planners, saying the cash would help sick children. Mainly it helped sick conmen like lying Lyon, of Halsall, Lancs. Barrington House Publishing Corporation, aka McKenzie Campbell Publishing, was also shut down by the High Court. But that sort of thing doesn't stop someone as greedy as this slug. His next charity fund-raising scam was called Hamilton Forbes Ltd. Again, you wouldn't have found Lyon's name on the company books. But he got the lion's share of the proceeds - or, as the Insolvency Service put it, he was one of the "main benefactors" from the money they got from wellintentioned advertisers. The watchdog added that the company accounts were "at best inaccurate, at worst misleading". Only around 5p from every £1 raised went to help sick children, not that donors were told that. And the advertisers didn't even get any decent publicity from their plugs on the wallplanners - because only a pitiful handful were ever printed and distributed. Which brings us to the Honeyrose Foundation, a small charity helping terminally ill adults, that Lyon's was visiting. A noble cause, but possibly run by somewhat naive individuals. After getting a call out of the blue from someone they'd never heard of, they struck a deal to allow this stranger to raise money on their behalf. The charity gets £2,500 a month. Which is nice. But when we asked them what proportion of the total amount of money raised in their name this represented, Honeyrose admitted ... more >> Re: CHARITY ADVERTISING SCAM (chestnut house) by gayguy (Member 10209521) on 1-Oct-2008 ...they didn't know. According to the charity, the fundraiser who approached them was an Andrew Garside, a sole trader who ran something called Chestnut House. The charity didn't have a landline for Garside but gave us his mobile. We've called it repeatedly and it's never been answered. Garside may be a sole trader of Chestnut House but he is also the secretary of a company named Armstrong Fait h Ltd. Its director is a Lisa Colford - who just happens to be a Peter Lyon crony who worked at his Barrington House, McKenzie Campbell and Hamilton Forbes scams. We've no idea how much Chestnut House or Armstrong Faith are getting from the deal because it's only just been set up. But the involvement of Colford is not a good sign. And the fact we spotted Lyon arriving at its offices is nothing short of horrifying". ... more >> Reply

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