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.

There 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
The Royal British Legion	23 April 2021	7 May 2021	Witney
The Royal British Legion	14 May 2021		Witney
RNLI - Savings Lives In Water	29 May 2021		Witney
Greek Animal Rescue	25 June 2021		High Street, Witney
RNLI - Savings Lives In Water	26 June 2021		Chalbury
Amnesty International	26 June 2021		Streets of town centre, Woodstock
RNLI - Savings Lives In Water	16 July 2021		Carterton
Bampton Spajers	2 August 2021		Bampton
Amnesty International	4 September 2021		In the centre of Chipping Norton
The Royal Air Forces Association	16 September 2021		Carterton
The Royal Air Forces Association	18 September 2021		Bampton, Burford, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, High Street, Woolgate and Witney
Amnesty International	25 September 2021		In the Centre of Witney
Guide Dogs for the blind	16 October 2021		Witney
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal	6 November 2021	13 November 2021	All of West Oxfordshire

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.

There 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
Cancer UK	1 February 2020	13 February 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Recycle Proline LTD	5 October 2020	4 October 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Real Fundraising	23 October 2020	23 August 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Childlife	2 November 2020	31 October 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Clothes Aid	8 November 2020	31 October 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
PDSA	8 November 2020	31 October 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Wood Green Animal Shelters	1 December 2020	31 March 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Alzheimers's Research UK	3 December 2020	3 January 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity	3 December 2020	3 January 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Eynsham Rotary 2020	11 December 2020	21 November 2021	Eynsham, Stanton Harcourt, Freeland and Hanborough
Skyecycle	1 January 2021	30 June 2021	North of West Oxfordshire
Against Breast Cancer	1 January 2021	1 January 2022	All of West Oxfordshire
Skyecycle	10 January 2021	10 July 2021	South of West Oxfordshire
Audosta Ltd	18 January 2021	31 January 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
National Deaf Children's Society	15 February 2021	31 December 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Battersea Dog's and Cat's Home	15 February 2021	15 February 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
UK Clothing Caravan Ltd	1 March 2021	28 February 2022	All of West Oxfordshire
World Cancer care	8 March 2021	26 November 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Wood Green - The Animal Charity	1 April 2021	31 December 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity	3 May 2021	30 May 2021
Christian Aid	10 May 2021	16 May 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Transformation For Veterans	17 May 2021	16 May 2022	All of West Oxfordshire
The Royal British Legion	30 October 2021	13 November 2021	All of West Oxfordshire
Christian Aid	15 May 2022	21 May 2022	All of West Oxfordshire
The Royal British Legion	29 October 2022	12 November 2022	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

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.