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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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family history	by teresa machin (Member 10240800) on 21-Sep-2009
trying to find any info on the old lodging house that was situated in the horsefair in kidderminster. my grand-parents and aunty stayed there in the 50's. thanks teresa. Re: family history by Biker (Member 10245101) on 25-Feb-2010 There used to be a lodging house on the right hand side of the Stourbridge Road going out of the Horsefair. Run by Cyril and Frank in the 50's and 60's until it was demolished to make way for the blocks of flats on the site now. That may have been the one. It was known locally as the Roadhouse. Re: family history by margaret sheridan (Member 10265828) on 29-Sep-2011 Hi there...log into facebook and look for the iste called 'Kidderminster Past' - they are a very freindly bunch of people, who know everything about the Kidderminster of yesteryear ! Reply

FRIEND	by mike dyer (Member 10235142) on 6-Feb-2009
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF MICHELLE WOODHOUSE,FORMERLY OF KIDDERMINSTER,THEN CLEOBURY MORTIMER,NOW ?.AGE AROUND 36,TRAVEL AGENT,BUYER FOR STEEL COMPANY Reply

CHARITY ADVERTISING SCAM	by gayguy (Member 10209521) on 1-Oct-2008
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 >> Reply

barrel pub bromsgrove street	by maxmillion (Member 10188664) on 19-Sep-2008
hi,im trying to locate the owner of this property.if anybody can help please email,noelsempire@tiscali.co.uk or phone or txt 07875962228 Reply