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 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.

A List of organisations which hold national exemption orders can be found at:

List of National Exemption Order holders - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

List of approved collections and fundraising

Name of charity or fundraising organisation

Collection Type

Collection Date

Area of collection

Permit / licence number

Boot Out Breast Cancer

House to House Collection

7th October 2022 - 6th October 2023 

Whole Borough

HHC0572

Transformation for Veterans

House to House Collection

1st November 2022 - 31st October 2023

Whole Borough

HHC0574

Clothes Collection Ltd on behalf of World Cancer Care

House to House Collection

1st December 2022 - 30th November 2023

Whole Borough

HHC0577

Child & Teenage Cancer & Leukaemia Foundation 

House to House Collection

1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023

Whole Borough

HHC0575

Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cash for Kids

House to House Collection

1st March 2023 - 28th February 2024

Whole Borough

HHC0578

Clothes2Collect on behalf of Ukraine Appeal

House to House Collection

29th April 2023- 28th April 2024

Whole Borough

HHC0581

Royal Voluntary Service

Face to Face Fundraising 

21st August 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation

Face to Face Fundraising 

22nd August 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation

Face to Face Fundraising 

28th August 2023

Leigh Town Centre

N/A

Royal Voluntary Service

Face to Face Fundraising

29th August 2023

Wigan Town Centre 

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation 

Face to Face Fundraising 

31st August 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

Royal Voluntary Service

Face to Face Fundraising 

31st August 2023

Leigh Town Centre

N/A

The Children's Air Ambulance

Holders of a National Exemption Order (House to House Collection)

1st September 2023 - 31st August 2024

Wigan Borough

 

N/A

UK Clothing Caravan on behalf of Children with Cancer UK

House to House Collection

4th September 2023- 4th December 2023

Whole Borough

HHC0582

Woodlands Cancer Care

House to House Collection

4th September 2023 - 1st October 2023 

Whole Borough 

HHC0548

Breast Cancer Research 

House to House collection 

4th September 2023 -  30th August 2024

Whole Borough

HHC0585

Royal Voluntary Service

Face to Face Fundraising 

8th September 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation 

Face to Face Fundraising

11th September 2023

Leigh Town Centre

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation 

Face to Face Fundraising

25th September 2023

Leigh Town Centre

N/A

Royal Voluntary Service

Face to Face Fundraising

26th September 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

One Sixty on behalf of Mental Health Foundation 

Face to Face Fundraising

28th September 2023

Wigan Town Centre

N/A

Shelter 

House to House Collection

1st October 2023 - 31st October 2023

WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5

N/A

Breast Cancer Now

House to House Collection 

2nd October 2023 - 29th October 2023 

All of Borough 

HHC0587

Breast Cancer Now 

National Exemption Order 

2nd October 2023 - 29th October 2023

All of Borough 

N/A

Fundraising Support Ltd on behalf of Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK

House to House Collection

2nd October 2023 - 2nd September 2024

Whole Borough 

HHC0586

Children in Need

Street Collection

14th October 2023

Wigan Town Centre

SC0875

Children in Need

Street Collection

19th October 2023

Leigh Town Centre

SC0876

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Street Collection

27th - 28th October 2023, 6th - 12th November 2023

Wigan Town Centre & Leigh Town Centre

SC0877

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Street Collection

28th October - 12th November 2023

Atherton and Standish

SC0878

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Street Collection

28th October - 12th November 2023

Tyldesley Town Centre

SC0887

Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd

National Exemption Order

1st November 2023 - 31st October 2024

Whole of Borough

N/A

Rotary Club of Leigh

Joint Collection

23rd November - 25th December 2023

Leigh, Lowton and surrounding districts of Leigh

JC0057

Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cancer Support UK

National Exemption Order

25th November 2023 - 24th November 2024

Whole of Borough

N/A

Rotary Club of Wigan

Joint Collection

30th November - 24th December 2023

WN1, WN2, WN3, WN5, WN6, Swinley, Whitley, Ince, Platt Bridge, Springfield, Shevington, Standish, Orrell, Appley Bridge, Winstanley, Almond Brook, Hawkley Hall, Goose Green, Tesco Wigan, Newtown Asda, Grand Arcade Wigan

JC0058

Christian Aid

Holders of a National Exemption Order

12th - 18th May 2024

Whole Borough

N/A

Christian Aid

Holders of a National Exemption Order

11th - 17th May 2025

Whole Borough

N/A

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:

  • 9th January - 15th January 2023
  • 20th February - 26th February 2023
  • 3rd April - 9th April 2023
  • 15th May - 21st May 2023
  • 26th June - 2nd July 2023
  • 7th August - 13th August 2023
  • 18th September - 24th September 2023
  • 30th October - 5th November 2023
  • 11th December - 17th December 2023.

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