Charitable collections and lotteries
House to house collection permit
Any person who wants to do a house to house collection for a charity must have:
Every collector must have:
Apply for a house to house collection permit
Submit a house to house return
Lotteries (fundraising)
There are a few conditions of using this type of licence including:
Fees
| Fee type | Cost |
|---|---|
| New licence | £40 |
| Renewal | £20 |
Street collections
A street collection can only be carried out for a charity or benefit fund, and you must have written authorisation from a promoter at the chosen charity/benefit fund to carry out a collection.
The permit will only be valid for the date and time specified in the initial application. Any application for a street collection must be made one month prior to the collection.
The promoter must be over the age of 16 to carry out a street collection or 14 years of age accompanied by an adult. No animals other than assistance dogs should be brought into North East Lincolnshire during the period of the street collection. When carrying out a collection you must remain stationary and you must be 25 meters or more apart from a fellow collector.
Every collector must carry a collecting box. All of the collection boxes must be numbered consecutively and be securely closed and sealed and it must have the charity name clearly marked on it.
When the collection has been completed all of the collection boxes should remain sealed and delivered to the promoter, a nominated accountant or bank to be opened.
The collector of each box must certify the contents when opened and counted.
*Please send your application form to [email protected]
