Approved collections and fundraising

This list includes:

Permit / Licence Exemptions

A number of charitable organisations do not require a permit / licence because they hold a National Exemption Order (external link) issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for collections either carried out by themselves or on their behalf by a commercial fundraising company.

In order to give the town centres and their visitors a break, one week out of six will usually be left free and no collectors / fundraisers will be allowed in Wigan or Leigh town centres during that period (street collections only). We will therefore not consider applications or requests for either area during the following weeks:

2025

  • 4th May - 11th May 2025
  • 23rd June - 29th June 2025
  • 11th August - 17th August 2025
  • 29th September  - 5th October 2025
  • 17th November 2025 - 23rd November 2025.

List of approved collections and fundraising

House to House Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising OrganisationCollection DateArea of CollectionPermit / Licence Number
Ukraine Appeal 24th June 2024 - 24th June 2025 Whole Borough HHC0603
National Deaf Childrens Society 24th June 2024 - 31st March 2025 Whole Borough HHC0605
World Cancer Care 1st July 2024 - 30th June 2025 Whole Borough HHC0604
Cancer Relief UK 11th November 2024 - 10th November 2025 Whole Borough HHC0606
Breast Cancer Research Aid 1st December 2024 - 30th November 2025 Whole Borough HHC0610
Recycle Proline on behalf of Cancer Research & Genetics UK 12th December 2024 - 11th December 2025 Whole Borough HHC0608
Transformation for Veterans 1st March 2025 - 28th February 2026 Whole Borough  HHC0612
Heart Research UK 5th March 2025 - 31st December 2025 Whole Borough HHC0613
Shelter (National Exemption Order) 29th April 2025 - 30th June 2025 Whole Borough N/A
Children's Hearts 1st May 2025 - 31st May 2025 Whole Borough HHC0615
Joint Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising OrganisationCollection DateArea of CollectionPermit / Licence Number
Rotary Club of Wigan 23rd November 2024 - 24th December 2025 WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6 JC0061
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 23rd October 2025 - 8th November 2025 Wigan Town Centres: Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Atherton, Hindley, Wigan and Leigh. JC0063
National Exemption Orders
Name of Charity or Fundraising OrganisationCollection DateArea of CollectionPermit / Licence Number
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity) 6th January 2025 - 19th December 2025 Whole Borough N/A
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home 21st April 2025 - 14th September 2025 Whole Borough N/A
Christian Aid 11th – 17th May 2025 Whole Borough N/A
Royal British Legion 25th October 2025 - 8th November 2025 Whole Borough N/A
Royal British Legion 24th October 2026 - 7th November 2026 Whole Borough N/A
Face to Face Fundraising
Name of Charity or Fundraising OrganisationCollection DateArea of CollectionPermit / Licence Number
Shelter Sites 05/05/2025 Wigan Town Centre N/A
Onesixty onbehalf of Centrepoint 19/05/2025 Leigh Town Centre N/A
Shelter Sites 20/05/2025 Wigan Town Centre N/A
Onesixty onbehalf of Centrepoint 27/05/2025 Wigan Town Centre N/A
Onesixty onbehalf of Centrepoint 02/06/2025 Leigh Town Centre N/A
Shelter Sites 04/06/2025 Wigan Town Centre N/A
Onesixty onbehalf of Centrepoint 05/06/2025 Wigan Town Centre N/A
Street Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising OrganisationCollection DateArea of CollectionPermit / Licence Number
Royal Air Forces Association 20th September 2025 Wigan & Leigh Town Centres  SC0906
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