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 NAME |
DATE OF COLLECTION |
LOCATION OF COLLECTION |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
From |
To |
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| Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank | 13th May 2023 | 13th May 2023 | Witney Town Centre |
| Bampton Spajers | 27th May 2023 | 27th May 2023 | Bampton - Market Square |
| Bampton Traditional Morris | 29th May 2023 | 29th May 2023 | Bampton |
| The Witney Shed | 3rd June 2023 | 3rd June 2023 | Woolgate, Witney |
| Community Bus Service | 10th June 2023 | 10th June 2023 | Witney Town Centre |
| SERV-OBN Blood Bikes | 16th June 2023 | 16th June 2023 | Woolgate, Witney |
| MS Society | 17th June 2023 | 17th June 2023 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
| Amnesty International | 24th June 2023 | 24th June 2023 | Woodstock |
| Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank | 12th August 2023 | 12th August 2023 | Witney Town Centre |
| Amnesty International | 2nd September 2023 | 2nd September 2023 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
| Against Breast Cancer | 3rd September 2023 | 3rd September 2023 | Witney High Street, Marriots Walk and The Woolgate Centre |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 14th September 2023 | 14th September 2023 | Carterton |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 16th September 2023 | 16th September 2023 | Bampton |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 16th September 2023 | 16th September 2023 | Burford |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 16th September 2023 | 16th September 2023 | Chipping Norton |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 16th September 2023 | 16th September 2023 | Woodstock High Street |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 16th September 2023 | 16th September 2023 | Woolgate, Witney |
| Against Breast Cancer | 30th September 2023 | 30th September 2023 | Witney High Street, Marriots Walk and The Woolgate Centre |
| Amnesty International | 30th September 2023 | 30th September 2023 | WitneyTown Centre |
| Guide Dogs for the blind | 7th October 2023 | 7th October 2023 | Land opposite Woolgate Centre, High Street, Witney |
| Amnesty International | 7th October 2023 | 7th October 2023 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
| RNLI - Savings Lives In Water | 21st October 2023 | 21st October 2023 | Waitrose and Woolgate |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 28th October 2023 | 12th November 2023 | Central Bampton |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2023 | 12th November 2023 | Central Burford and High Street |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2023 | 28th October 2023 | Outside of Town Hall, Square & Carterton Town Centre |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2023 | 4th November 2023 | Outside of Town Hall, Square & Carterton Town Centre |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2023 | 12th November 2023 | Outside of Town Hall, Square & Carterton Town Centre |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2023 | 12th November 2023 | Central Charlbury & Train Station |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 30th October 2023 | 12th November 2023 | High Street Chipping Norton |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 28th October 2023 | 12th November 2023 | Outside Sainsburys & B & Q, Witney and Witney Town Centre. |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2023 | 28th October 2023 | High Street & Park Street, Woodstock |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2023 | 4th November 2023 | High Street & Park Street, Woodstock |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2023 | 11th November 2023 | High Street & Park Street, Woodstock |
| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 12th November 2023 | 12th November 2023 | From the church to the war memorial, Church Street, Standlake Road and The Green, Ducklington |
| Betel of Britain | 2nd December 2023 | 2nd December 2023 | Marriots Walk, Witney |
| Betel of Britain | 9th December 2023 | 9th December 2023 | Marriots Walk, Witney |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 15th December 2023 | 15th December 2023 | Sainsburys, Witan Way, Witney, OX28 4FF |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 14th December 2023 | 14th December 2023 | Lidl, New Close Lane, Witney, OX28 4TT |
| Betel of Britain | 16th December 2023 | 16th December 2023 | Marriots Walk, Witney |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 16th December 2023 | 16th December 2023 | Under the clock tower, Woolgate Centre, Witney |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 21st December 2023 | 21st December 2023 | Sainsburys, Witan Way, Witney, OX28 4FF |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 22nd December 2023 | 22nd December 2023 | Under the clock tower, Woolgate Centre, Witney |
| Witneys Lions Club (CIO) | 23rd December 2023 | 23rd December 2023 | Lidl, New Close Lane, Witney, OX28 4TT |
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.
This table shows the dates which have been booked for house to house collections.
|
CHARITY NAME |
DATE OF COLLECTION |
LOCATION OF COLLECTION |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
From |
To |
|
| Scope | 1st July 2022 | 1st July 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Cancer Care Trust/Clothes Relief Ltd | 17th March 2023 | 16th February 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Cancer Research & Genetics UK | 19th August 2022 | 18th August 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Christian Aid | 14 May 2023 | 20 May 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| The Royal British Legion | 28 October 2023 | 11 November 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Christian Aid | 12 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Christian Aid | 11 May 2025 | 17 May 2025 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Formunauts One | 1st August 2022 | 31st March 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Tree of Hope Charity | 1st August 2022 | 31st July 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| World Cancer Care | 1st January 2023 | 31st December 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Transformation For Veterans | 1st December 2022 | 30th November 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity | 1st January 2023 | 31st December 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Marie Curie | 1st March 2023 | 31st March 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| British Red Cross | 2nd January 2023 | 29th January 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Against Breast Cancer | 27th January 2023 | 27th January 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Audosta Ltd | 3rd April 2023 | 9th April 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Audosta Ltd | 1st May 2023 | 7th May 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Clothes Relief Ltd | 20th March 2023 | 19th March 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Formunauts One | 27th March 2023 | 31st March 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Christian Aid | 10th May 2026 | 16th May 2026 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Christian Aid | 9th May 2027 | 15th May 2026 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity | 3rd April 2023 | 30th April 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| British Heart Foundation | 3rd April 2023 | 30th April 2023 | All of West Oxfordshire |
| Alzheimer's Research UK | 1st May 2023 | 30th April 2024 | All of West Oxfordshire |
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.