Bolton’s leading youth charity says it is owed up to £10,000 in lost donations by a fundraising company that appears to have “ceased trading". Bolton Lads and Girls Club used the services of a company called “Good 2 Auction” to raise money at a golf day event earlier this year. The event managed to raise between £5,000 and £10,000 but the Spa Road-based youth club, which works with youngsters all over the borough, has yet to see a penny of it.
Head of fundraising and communications Kelly McFadden said: “It’s a huge blow because at the minute with things being the way they are with funding, we’re already having to limit the number of young people we’re able to let into the centre in the evenings. “We’re already in a position where we’re having to turn away some of the young people who come in the evenings so between £5,000 and £10,000 is fundraising that really could have made a huge difference.” The club provides a range of activities and services (Image: Bolton Lads and Girls Club) Bolton Lads and Girls Club had arranged for Good 2 Auction to carry out the auction at the Societas Golf Day on May 16 this year.
This event encourages people to come for golfing events and bid in auctions and put themselves forward for prizes. But despite raising thousands of pounds, none of the money has yet gone to the club which has made several attempts to contact the company and find out what has happened. Good 2 Auction is still listed as active on Companies Hou.