Charitable organisations need a permit to carry out street or house-to-house collections.
Street collections
- Please apply at least one month before the proposed date for the collection.
- Licenses are valid for the day and between the hours stated on the permit.
- There is no charge for the permit.
- We may limit the collection to certain streets or public places.
- All collectors must carry a collecting box.
- All collectors stay in one place and at least 25 metres from another collector.
- After the collection please complete our return form detailing the amount collected, the expenses incurred and the amount collected in each box.
Read a detailed version of our street collection regulations
House to house collections
A permit is also required if you wish to knock on the doors of private houses and businesses to collect money, or any other goods such as clothing, for charitable purposes.
- A house to house collection permit can be granted for any period up to one year.
- There is no charge for the permit.
- As with street collections, a return form must be completed, detailing the amount and/or items collected.
Contact
Email: streetcollections@woking.gov.uk
Phone: 01483 755 855