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 Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / 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 Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / 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 Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / 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 Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / 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 Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Royal Air Forces Association |
20th September 2025 |
Wigan & Leigh Town Centres |
SC0906 |