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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscular Dystrophy UK | 17 May 2025 | 17 May 2025 | Witney |
| SPAJERS | 24 May 2025 | 24 May 2025 | Bampton |
| Greek Animal Rescue | 24 May 2025 | 24 May 2025 | Woolgate Shopping Centre, Witney |
|
Bampton Traditional Morris |
26 May 2025 (8:00 to 21:00) |
26 May 2025 |
Bampton |
|
Amnesty International |
21 May 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) |
21 May 2025 |
Woodstock Town Centre |
| Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2025 | Area outside Sainsburys, Witney |
|
Greek Animal Rescue |
14 June 2025 (10:00 to 16:00) | 14 June 2025 | Woolgate Shopping Centre and High Street, Witney |
| MS Society | 21 June 2025 (9:00 to 16:00) | 21 June 2025 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
|
Amnesty International |
21 June 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) |
21 June 2025 |
Woodstock Town Centre |
| Cancer Research & Genetics UK |
27 June 2025 |
27 September 2025 |
Across West Oxfordshire |
| MS Society |
12 July 2025 (9:00 to 16:00) |
12 July 2025 |
Chipping Norton Town Centre |
| Helen & Douglas House |
17 July (10:00 to 17:00) |
18 July (10:00 to 17:00) |
Area outside Bakers Butchers and Waterstones, Marriots Walk, Areas outside Cineworld, Marriots Walk outside Nero, Woolgate shopping centre under the clock tower, the Market Square , Witney |
| Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank | 26 July 2025 | 26 July 2025 | Area outside Waitrose, Woolgate Centre, Witney |
| Muscular Dystrophy UK | 26 July 2025 | 26 July 2025 | Witney Town Centre |
| Muscular Dystrophy UK | 2 August 2025 | 2 August 2025 | Woodstock |
| Amnesty International | 30 August 2025 (9:00 to 17:00) | 30 August 2025 | Chipping Norton Town Centre |
| Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank | 6 September 2025 | 6 September 2025 | Area outside Sainsburys, Witney |
| RAF | 13 September 2025 (8:30 to 18:30) | 13 September 2025 | Burford |
| RAF | 18 September 2025 (8:30 to 18:30) | 18 September 2025 |
Bampton Witney |
| RAF | 20 September 2025 (8:30 to 18:30) | 20 September 2025 |
Carterton |
| Against Breast Cancer | 27 September 2025 | 27 September 2025 | Witney Town Centre, The Woolgate, Marriots Walk |
| Amnesty International | 27 September 2025 (9:00 to 13:00) | 27 September 2025 | Witney Town Centre |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | 4 October 2025 | 4 October 2025 | Land opposite Woolgate Centre, High Street, Witney |
| The Royal British Legion | 23 October 2025 (08:00-18:00) | 30 October 2025 | Outside of the town hall, The Square, Carterton Town Centre |
| The Royal British Legion | 23 October 2025 (08:00-18:00) | 9 November 2025 | Central Burford + High Street Central Charlbury + train station |
| The Royal British Legion | 23 October 2025 (8:00-18:00) | 11 November 2025 | Outside Sainsburys, B&Q Witney Town Centre, Central Bampton |
| The Royal British Legion | 23 October 2025 (08:00-18:00) | 11 November 2025 | High Street, Chipping Norton |
| The Royal British Legion | 24 October 2025 (8:00-18:00) | 25 October 2025 | High Street + Park Street, Woodstock |
| The Royal British Legion | 23 October 2025 (08:00-18:00) | 9 November 2025 | Outside of the town hall, The Square, Carterton Town Centre |
| The Royal British Legion | 31 October 2025 (08:00-18:00) | 1 November 2025 | Outside of the town hall, The Square, Carterton Town Centre |
| The Royal British Legion | 1 November 2025 (8:00-18:00) | 1 November 2025 | Hight Street, Mill Street, Spareacre Lane, Eynsham |
| The Royal British Legion | 6 November 2025 (08.00 - 18.00) | 6 November 2025 | Carterton |
| The Royal British Legion | 7 November 2025 (08.00 - 18.00) | 9 November 2025 | Carterton Town Centre |
| The Royal British Legion | 9 November 2025 (08.00 - 18.00) | 9 November 2025 | Church Street, Standlake Road, The Green, Ducklington |
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 which dates have already been booked for house to house collections.
| Charity | Date from | Date to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter | 01 April 2025 | 31 May 2025 | ||
| Collection4clothes for Alzheimer's Research UK Charity (National Exemption Order) | 01 May 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Door to door across whole of West Oxon | |
|
Formunauts One LTD |
02 June 2025 |
29 May 2025 |
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.