Charity collections
Licences and permits are required for the following types of charity collections:
Street collections
You will need a street collection permit if you wish to make a charitable tin collection in the street, or in a public or private place.
How to apply for street collections
Please read the street collection regulations before applying.
Apply for a street collection licence
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- 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/place.
- After the collection has taken place a financial return form must be returned to the Council within one month.
- Licences are valid for one day.
This table shows which dates have already been booked for street collections:
| Charity | Date from | Date to | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirencester Town Council | 15th August 2024 | 15th August 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| The Salvation Army | 7th September 2024 | 7th September 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| The Royal Air Forces Association | 13th September 2024 | 14th September 2024 | Cirencester & Tetbury |
| Dogs Trust | 16th September 2024 | 20th September 2024 | Brewery Court, Cirencester |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 25th October 2024 | 25th October 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | High Street, Bourton on the Water |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | High Street, Moreton in the Marsh. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 26th October 2024 | 26th October 2024 | Market Place and High Street, Fairford |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2024 | 27th October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2024 | 27th October 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2024 | 27th October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2024 | 27th October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 27th October 2024 | 1st November 2024 | Bourton on the Water |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 28th October 2024 | 28th October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 28th October 2024 | 28th October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 28th October 2024 | 28th October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 29th October 2024 | 29th October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 29th October 2024 | 29th October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 29th October 2024 | 29th October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 30th October 2024 | 30th October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 30th October 2024 | 30th October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 30th October 2024 | 30th October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 31st October 2024 | 31st October 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 31st October 2024 | 31st October 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 31st October 2024 | 31st October 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 1st November 2024 | 1st November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 1st November 2024 | 1st November 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 1st November 2024 | 1st November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 1st November 2024 | 1st November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | Market Place & High Street, Fairford |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | High Street, Bourton on the Water |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | High Street, Moreton in the Marsh. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 2nd November 2024 | 2nd November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2024 | 3rd November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2024 | 3rd November 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2024 | 3rd November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2024 | 3rd November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 3rd November 2024 | 3rd November 2024 | Bourton on the Water |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 4th November 2024 | 4th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 4th November 2024 | 4th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 4th November 2024 | 4th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 5th November 2024 | 5th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 5th November 2024 | 5th November 2024 | High Street, Moreton in the Marsh. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 5th November 2024 | 5th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 5th November 2024 | 5th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 6th November 2024 | 6th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 6th November 2024 | 6th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 6th November 2024 | 6th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 7th November 2024 | 7th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 7th November 2024 | 7th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 7th November 2024 | 7th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 8th November 2024 | 8th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 8th November 2024 | 8th November 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 8th November 2024 | 8th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 8th November 2024 | 8th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 8th November 2024 | 8th November 2024 | Market Place & Long Street, Tetbury. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | Market Place & High Street, Fairford |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | High Street, Bourton on the Water |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | Burford Road, Lechlade |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | High Street, Moreton in the Marsh. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | Nostol Road, Crail View, High Street, Fallows Road & Fortey Road, Northleach |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 9th November 2024 | 9th November 2024 | Market Place & Long Street, Tetbury. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2024 | 10th November 2024 | High Street, Chipping Campden. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2024 | 10th November 2024 | High Street, Moreton in the Marsh. |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2024 | 10th November 2024 | The Green & Town Centre, Stow on the Wold |
| The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | 10th November 2024 | 10th November 2024 | Bourton on the Water |
| Cirencester Signpost | 16th November 2024 | 16th November 2024 |
Cirencester Marketplace, Cricklade Street, Castle Street & Dyer Street |
| Watershed Riding for the Disabled | 23rd November 2024 | 23rd November 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| The Round Table | 25th November 2024 | 21st December 2024 | Chesterton Old, Purley and Victoria Road, Old Beeches North, Siddington Road, Alexander Drive, Maples, The Oaklands, Whiteway View, Stratton, New Beeches South Cerney, Kingshill, Chesterton Park, Cranhams Lane, Old Beaches South, Tesco, Advent Market |
| Cirencester Town Council | 30th November 2024 | 1st December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 7th December 2024 | 7th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 8th December 2024 | 8th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 14th December 2024 | 14th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Allsorts Charity | 14th December 2024 | 14th December 2024 |
The Bear, The Plough, The Drillmans, The Hop Kettle, The Crown, Porters and 12 Bells, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 15th December 2024 | 15th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 17th December 2024 | 17th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 18th December 2024 | 18th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 19th December 2024 | 19th December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 21st December 2024 | 21st December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 22nd December 2024 | 22nd December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Cirencester Town Council | 23rd December 2024 | 23rd December 2024 | The Market Place, Cirencester |
| Chedworth Silver Band | 26th December 2024 | 26th December 2024 | Upper Chedworth within 1 km of St Andrews Church |
House to house collections
You will need a licence to undertake a house-to-house collection of money or any other goods such as clothes on the doorstep of private homes and businesses.
How to apply for house to house collections
Please read the street collection regulations before applying.
Apply for a house to house collections licence- the completed form must be returned at least one month prior to the start date of the collection.
- you must provide a covering letter which provides details on the following:-
- details of the aims and objectives of your society
- a list of the society's patron and officers and, if applicable, branch officers
- copies of accounts of collections held in other areas
- the format of the proposed collection
- details of the methods used to obtain collectors and how those collectors are controlled
- any other information you may wish to send in support of your application
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 the Council 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 the Council within one month.
- There is no fee
