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:
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:
2024
- 1st April - 7th April 2024
- 13th May - 19th May 2024
- 24th June - 30th June 2024
- 5th August - 11th August 2024
- 16th September - 22nd September 2024
- 28th October - 3rd November 2024
- 9th December - 15th December 2024.
List of approved collections and fundraising
House to House Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Clothes Collection Ltd on behalf of World Cancer Care |
1st December 2022 - 30th November 2023 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0577 |
Child and Teenage Cancer and Leukaemia Foundation |
1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0575 |
Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cash for Kids |
1st March 2023 - 28th February 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0578 |
Clothes2Collect on behalf of Ukraine Appeal |
29th April 2023- 28th April 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0581 |
UK Clothing Caravan on behalf of Children with Cancer UK |
4th September 2023 – 4th December 2023 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0582 |
Breast Cancer Research |
4th September 2023 – 30th August 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0585 |
Fundraising Support Ltd on behalf of Leukaemia and Myeloma UK Research UK |
2nd October 2023 – 2nd September 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0586 |
Rotary Club of Newton – le – Willows |
4th – 21st December 2023 |
Golborne / Lowton |
HHC0588 |
Recycle Proline Limited on behalf of Cancer Research and Genetics UK |
12th December 2023 – 11th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0589 |
Transformation for Veterans |
15th December 2023 – 14th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0591 |
Leukaemia and Myeloma Research UK |
4th January 2024 - 20th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0592 |
Audosta on behalf of Woodlands Cancer Care |
8th January 2024 - 7th February 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0593 |
Cash for Kids |
1st March 2024 - 28th February 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0594 |
Childrens Hearts |
1st March 2024 - 30th March 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0596 |
Alzheimer’s Research UK |
1st May 2024 - 30th April 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0598 |
Children with Cancer |
2nd September 2024 - 9th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0597 |
Joint Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Rotary Club of Leigh |
23rd November 2023 – 25th December 2023 |
Leigh, Lowton and Surrounding Districts of Leigh |
JC0057 |
Rotary Club of Wigan |
30th November 2023 – 24th December 2023 |
WN1, WN2, WN3, WN5, SWN6, Swinley, Whitley, Ince, Platt Bridge, Springfield, Shevington, Standish, Orrell, Appley Bridge, Winstanley, Almond Brook, Hawkley Hall, Goose Green, Tesco Wigan, Asda Newtown and Grand Arcade Wigan |
JC0058 |
National Exemption Orders
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
The Children’s Air Ambulance |
1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
BRC Promotions Ltd on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support |
27th September 2023 – 27th December 2023 |
WN5 |
N/A |
Shelter |
1st November 2023 – 30th November 2023 |
WN1, WN2, WN3 and WN4 |
N/A |
Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd |
1st November 2023 – 31st October 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Christian Aid |
12th – 18th May 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Shelter |
1st - 30th June 2024 |
M29 |
N/A |
Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cancer Support UK |
25th November 2023 – 24th November 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Christian Aid |
11th – 17th May 2025 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Face to Face Fundraising
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Royal Voluntary Service |
1st December 2023 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer’s Society |
4th December 2023 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
7th December 2023 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer’s Society |
18th December 2023 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
19th December 2023 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
21st December 2023 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer’s Society |
21st December 2023 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
29th January 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
30th January 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
2nd February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
5th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
6th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
12th February 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
13th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
15th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
20th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
22nd February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
26th February 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
27th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
28th February 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
11th March 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
N/A |
One Sixty on behalf of Alzheimer's Society |
12th March 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Royal Voluntary Service |
14th March 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Street Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Children with Cancer |
13th - 14th February 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
SC0890 |
Children with Cancer |
9th - 16th March 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
SC0891 |
Children with Cancer |
17th - 18th April 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
SC0894 |
North West Cancer Research |
1st - 2nd May 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
SC0892 |
Rotary Club of Wigan |
6th July 2024 |
WN1, Standishgate, Market Place and Millgate |
SC0893 |