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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 permit

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 [email protected] 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
Witney Lions Club 16th March 2024 16th March 2024 Woolgate Shopping Centre, Witney

Chipping Norton Theatre

23rd March 2024 23rd March 2024 Chipping Norton - market square, near the community telephone box and pedestrian crossing
SSERV-OBN Blood Bikes

28 March 2024

28 March 2024

Woolgate Shopping Centre, Witney
1st Witney Rangers

20th April 2024

20th April 2024

Witney Town Centre

MS Society 27th April 2024 27th April 2024 Witney Town Centre
Multiple Sclorosis Society 18th May 2024 18th May 2024 Burford Town Centre
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
Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank 1st June 2024 1st June 2024 Witney
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
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
Guide Dogs for the Blind 14th September 2024 14th September 2024 Land opposite Woolgate Centre, Witney

The Royal Air Forces Association

14th September 2024

14th September 2024

Bampton, Burford, Chipping Norton, Woodstock, High Street, Woolgate (Waitrose), 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 licence

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.

 

 

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.