Charitable collections

Licence for house-to-house charitable collections

To collect for charity door-to-door you must complete our house-to-house collections application form (PDF document), to obtain a permit. Charities given an exception by the Home Office do not require a house-to-house collection permit. 

All collections must be carried out in accordance with the House-to-House Collections Regulations 1947.

Application for licence for street collections

Please complete the application form for street collections permit (PDF document), and email it to licensing@wokingham.gov.uk.

Fees and charges

Go to the fees and payments page to see details of how much it will cost.

Legislation

House-to-house collection (England and Wales)

House-to-house collections act, 1939

House-to-house collections regulations, 1947