And the regulator is advising the public, including visitors to the UK, to choose registered charities to ensure their funds go to genuine good causes...

The Charity Commission expects August to be a bumper time for charity fundraising in the UK...

That is on account of the Olympics with 1.2 million visitors to the UK anticipated for the games and also because of Ramadan, the peak period of fundraising for many UK charities which is also coinciding with the influx of visitors from around the world for the Olympics...

However, The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, is encouraging people who want to give to charities to give to registered charities...to ensure their donations go to genuine good charity causes...

Examples of registered charities in the UK linked to the Olympics are Kids Company, the London young people's welfare charity, being part sponsored by the US Olympics team...

The charity SportsAid is a registered charity for sports people, helping the new generation of British sportspeople on the road to success...

Many British sportsmen and women have been helped by SportsAid early in their career, including cyclist Sir Chris Hoy...

Others charities involved with the games so far include the Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Vision Charity associated with fundraising at the Gold Challenge charity test event at the Olympic Stadium; as well as charities like Streetgames that uses sport to help disadvantaged communities.

And also the BBC charity Sport Relief that raises funds for international causes via sport related fundraising...

Likewise the Charity Commission advises visitors to the UK to consider registered charities for any Ramadan holy month donations...

That view is endorsed by the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB).

Registered UK charities involved in Ramadan fundraising appeals currently include Islamic Relief, Muslim Aid, Islamic Help, Muslim Hands and Human Appeal International...

Muslim sports charities in the UK include the Muslim Sports Association and the National Muslim Athletic Association...