Charity collections
Street collections
You will need a Street Collection Permit if you wish to make a charitable tin collection in the street, in a public or private place.
Apply for a street collection permitThere is no fee.
View the street collection regulations.
- The completed form must be returned at least one month prior to the date of collection
- We may, in granting the licence, limit the collection to certain parts of the street or place
- After the collection has taken place a financial return form must be returned to us within one month
- Licences are valid for one day
After you have returned the application form, if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion period, the licence is deemed granted.
If you intend to collect in the Woolgate Shopping Centre in Witney you will also need permission from the Centre manager, Rob Steere. Contact him by emailing robert@woolgateshopping.co.uk or calling 01993 778370. You will not be authorised to collect there unless you have permission.
This table shows which dates have already been booked for street collections.
Charity | Date from | Date to | Location |
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Multiple Sclorosis Society | 18th May 2024 | 18th May 2024 | Burford Town Centre |
Helen and Douglas House | 23rd May 2024 | 23rd May 2024 | Witney Town Centre, including Woolgate Centre, Marriots Walk & Market Square |
Greek Animal Rescue | 25th May 2024 | 25th May 2024 |
High Street and The Woolgate Centre, Witney |
Bampton Spajers | 25th May 2024 | 25th May 2024 |
Bampton |
Bampton Traditional Morris | 27th May 2024 | 27th May 2024 | Bampton |
Cancer Research UK and Neuroendocrine Cancer UK |
31 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | Witney Town Centre |
Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank | 1st June 2024 | 1st June 2024 | Witney |
Cancer Research UK and Neuroendocrine Cancer UK |
7th June 2024 | 8th June 2024 | Witney Town Centre |
RNLI – Saving Lives In Water | 15th June 2024 | 15th June 2024 | Woolgate to Waitrose, Witney |
Multiple Sclorosis Society | 15th June 2024 | 15th June 2024 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
Amnesty International | 22nd June 2024 | 22nd June 2024 | Streets in the centre of Woodstock |
Witney Carnival Committee | 13th July 2024 | 13th July 2024 | The Leys, Station Lane, Church Green, Market Square, Corn Street, Holloway Road, Welch Way, and High Street, Witney |
Witney Lions Club (CIO) | 20 July 2024 | 20 July 2024 |
Woolgate Centre, under the clock tower, OX28 6AP |
Muscular Dystrophy UK | 3rd August 2024 | 3rd August 2024 | Witney Town Centre |
Muscular Dystrophy UK | 17th August 2024 | 17th August 2024 | Woodstock Town Centre |
Amnesty International | 31st August 2024 | 31st August 2024 | The centre of Chipping Norton |
Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank | 31st August 2024 | 31st August 2024 | Witney |
The Royal Air Forces Association | 7th September 2024 | 7th September 2024 | Burford Town Centre |
The Royal Air Forces Association | 14th September 2024 | 14th September 2024 | Bampton, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, High Street, Woolgate (Waitrose), Witney |
Guide Dogs for the Blind | 14th September 2024 | 14th September 2024 | Land opposite Woolgate Centre, Witney |
Amnesty International | 5th October 2024 | 5th October 2024 | Centre of Witney |
Betel of Britain |
7th December 2024 |
7th December 2024 |
Marriotts Walk, Witney |
Betel of Britain |
14th December 2024 |
14th December 2024 |
Marriotts Walk, Witney |
Betel of Britain |
21st December 2024 |
21st December 2024 |
Marriotts Walk, Witney |
House to house collections
You will need a licence to do a house-to-house collection of money or any other goods such as clothes on the doorstep of private homes and businesses.
Apply for a house-to-house collection licenceThere is no fee
View a summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence
- The completed form must be returned at least one month prior to the start date of the collection.
- We may, in granting the licence, limit the collection to certain parts of the street/place/area.
- Many of the large well-known charities hold a Home Office Exemption Certificate which means that no licence is required; however notice must be given to us as the licensing authority.
- A licence will not be granted for a period of longer than 12 months.
- We, as the licensing authority, may refuse a licence, or where granted, may revoke it in circumstances specified in The Act.
- After the collection has taken place a financial return form must be returned to us within one month.
After you have returned the application form, if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion period, the licence is deemed granted.
Raffles (Small Society Lotteries)
All small society lotteries require registration under the Gambling Act 2005. This registration is needed when your organisation intends to sell printed raffle tickets in advance of the date on which the draw will take place. The Small Society Lottery registration is mainly for charitable purposes.
- Call 01993 861000 to provisionally book a date and request an application form
- Return your completed application form with the £40 fee
- The registration lasts for a calendar year. After the initial registration if you pay an annual fee of £20 by the end of October the registration is renewed for another year.
View the Gambling Commission website to check that your organisation meets the regulations before you fill in the application form.
Once you have returned the application form, if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion period, the licence has been granted.