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
- 23rd June to 29th June 2025
- 11th August to 17th August 2025
- 29th September to 5th October 2025
- 17th November 2025 to 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 |
|---|
| World Cancer Care |
1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0616 |
| Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of PDSA (National Exemption Order) |
1st November 2025 to 31st October 2026 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
| Recycle Proline on behalf of Cancer Research & Genetics UK |
12th December 2024 to 11th December 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0608 |
| Transformation for Veterans |
1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0612 |
| Heart Research UK |
5th March 2025 to 31st December 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0613 |
| Onesixty on behalf of Cancer Research UK (CRUK) (National Exemption Order) |
2nd September 2025 to 31st December 2025 |
WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6 |
N/A |
| Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK |
2nd October 2025 to 1st September 2026 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0617 |
| Children with Cancer UK Charity |
24th October 2025 to 23rd October 2026 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0618 |
| Rotary Club of Newton-le-Willows |
1st December 2025 to 24th December 2025 |
Golborne and Lowton |
HHC0619 |
| Cancer Relief UK |
22nd December 2025 to 21 December 2026 |
Wigan Borough |
HHC0620 |
| Children's Hearts |
2nd February 2026 to 28th February 2026 |
Wigan Borough |
HHC0621 |
Joint Collections
| Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit/Licence Number |
|---|
| Rotary Club of Wigan |
23rd November 2025 to 24th December 2025 |
WN1, WN2, WN3, WN5, WN6 |
JC0065 |
| Rotary Club of Leigh |
25th November 2025 to 25th December 2025 |
Leigh including Bradshawgate |
JC0064 |
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 to 19th December 2025 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
| Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cancer Support UK |
25th November 2025 to 24th November 2026 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity) |
1st December 2025 to 23rd December 2025 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
| Royal British Legion (Poppy Appeal) |
24th October 2026 to 7th November 2026 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
| Royal British Legion (Poppy Appeal) |
30th October 2027 to 13th November 2027 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Face to Face Fundraising
| Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit/Licence Number |
|---|
| Onesixty on behalf of Yorkshire Cancer Research |
9th December 2025 |
Wigan |
N/A |
| Onesixty on behalf of Yorkshire Cancer Research |
15th December 2025 |
Leigh |
N/A |
| Shelter |
17th December 2025 |
Wigan |
N/A |
| Onesixty on behalf of Yorkshire Cancer Research |
18th December 2025 |
Wigan |
N/A |
Street Collections
| Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit/Licence Number |
|---|
| Three Wishes |
21st December 2025 |
Haigh and Aspull Areas |
SC0920 |