portioncontrol Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Hi all, if you see this “charity” We R Blighty, who collect for homeless veterans, do not give them money. I saw them outside M&S on Lordship Lane this week. They are under investigation by Kent police, they do not donate the majority of your money, rather they pocket up to 60%. Article from iNews 1 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I mean... the name alone is a bit of a red flag 2 4 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1703275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasminetea Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) Thanks for the warning. They have collected on London Bridge several times and I have to say I contributed because I think veterans can have a really tough time / I am so cross to have given away my hard earned cash this way - they seemed reputable and had leaflets with accommodation and meal costs etc Edited April 25 by Jasminetea Typos 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1704757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWave Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 They also collect outside Marylebone mainline station Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1704802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castleton Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I've seen them in Bromley too Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDmummy101 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 They also collect near Bond Street station near Oxford Circus. Always same guys. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyme5 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 These charity collectors are often classed as chuggers. It can be scandalous that the charity/admin may keep a huge percentage of your donations and a tiny percentage is actually given to the charity. I can not speak for individual collectors - but it common practice. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancerian Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 On 09/04/2025 at 11:13, Sephiroth said: I mean... the name alone is a bit of a red flag Expand Why is the name a big of a red flag? Blighty is a common name for the UK whatever people might think. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 04/05/2025 at 22:57, Cancerian said: Why is the name a big of a red flag? Blighty is a common name for the UK whatever people might think. Expand Not really since the first world war, and mainly in the sense then of 'getting a Blighty one' meaning a wound so serious you had to be sent home. I seriously doubt if one school child in 100 now would know what Blighty meant if the word was presented on its own with no context. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfFocus Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 04/05/2025 at 22:57, Cancerian said: Blighty is a common name for the UK whatever people might think. Expand I've not heard it for years. Until this thread. 1 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Regardless of “Blighty” it’s the combination of “we” “R” and “Blighty” we means there is a them cancerian may or may not recognise a dog whistle. If he doesn’t, we are trying to point one out. If he does then they are trying to gaslight us into pretending they are just a lovely fundraising group with no agenda 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 What have people thought after looking at their Companies House submissions and their website? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 05/05/2025 at 11:24, ianr said: What have people thought after looking at their Companies House submissions and their website? Expand Do you have links, Ianr? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Eva Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14349080 Doesn't add much. No accounts. Possibly genuine. Possibly the hard-done-to veterans are themselves Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I think the thread title is a bit overdramatic there’s thousands of CICs in the UK. Hopefully, I don’t sound naive when I say that sometimes this sort of set up is a way to reach hard to reach people without the bureaucracy of more formal organisations. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
portioncontrol Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 As mentioned, they’re under investigation by kent police, defo more than just a dodgy CIC! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dulwichway Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Forum members not knowing or disrespecting the term "good old Blighty' need to give their lack of educational heads a wobble! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 "Blighty" is a British slang term for Britain or England, ultimately derived from the Urdu word "vilāyatī," meaning "foreign" or "European," according to Wiki, and was mainly used in the 19th Century and then WWI. It is thus a non English loan word. But I'm sure you knew that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 05/05/2025 at 20:11, Dulwichway said: Forum members not knowing or disrespecting the term "good old Blighty' need to give their lack of educational heads a wobble! Expand Who is disrespecting the term “Blighty” I see people questioning it’s common usage in 2025 i see people calling out organisations who use it to scam people but the term Blighty itself? Nope “we r” in front of anything does add context mind you Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
taper Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Recent article on them here https://inews.co.uk/news/veterans-fundraising-we-r-blighty-warned-police-banned-morrisons-3649019 And a long detailed piece, including about the person behind the organisation, here https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam They R Sketchy. 2 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) On 06/05/2025 at 05:36, taper said: Recent article on them here https://inews.co.uk/news/veterans-fundraising-we-r-blighty-warned-police-banned-morrisons-3649019 And a long detailed piece, including about the person behind the organisation, here https://thewaltermittyhuntersclubhq.co.uk/we-r-blighty-forces-charity-scam They R Sketchy. Expand All very strange. Grammar is not anybody's strong point in that second piece, is it? ETA: I realise grammar is not relevant to the matter under discussion! Edited May 6 by Sue Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1705830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 More on their dodginess: https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/we-r-blighty-fake-charity/ 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1707852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwicheye1 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 IF ITS AGAINST THE LAW ...WHY ON EARTH THE POLICE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ??? what did the Wise man said about Money and Greed ?? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1707870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 What are they doing that is illegal? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1707872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogkennelhillbilly Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 22/05/2025 at 17:00, dulwicheye1 said: IF ITS AGAINST THE LAW ...WHY ON EARTH THE POLICE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ??? Expand KENT POLICE ...IS INVESTIGATING !!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/360001-warning-we-r-blighty-outside-ms/#findComment-1707874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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