Street or House to House Collection

If you are intending to carry out a Charitable Collection with the borough of Tameside, you will need a permit/licence from the Authority.

Street Collections

If you want to collect money or sell articles in any street or public place within Tameside, for the benefit of charitable or other purposes then you must hold a street collection permit issued to you by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council under the Street Collections Regulations. It is an offence for any person to collect money or sell articles without the benefit of a permit and/or to breach the adopted regulations.

Within one month after the collection you will be required to forward a statement detailing the list of collectors, the amount collected and the expenses and payments incurred.

To apply for a Street Collection you should complete the application form or returns form

Please return your form via email this to licensing@tameside.gov.uk or via post to:

Licensing Office
Tame Street Depot
Tame Street
Stalybridge
SK15 1ST

It will be necessary for you to give 28 days notice of your intention to carry out the collection. The Authority will only allow two collections to take place at any one time.

House to House Collections

A Licence is required by anyone collecting:

Money from door to door, pub to pub

Clothing from House to House

It must be for charitable purposes and it is an offence to hold a collection without one. A permit is required to undertake a 'house to house' collection, under the House to House Collections Act 1939.

A house to house collection permit can be granted for any period up to one year. With regard to vetting and checking to ascertain whether the organisation applying is genuine or not, the same procedures apply as for street collections. There is a requirement for the promoter of the collection to make a return following the collection.

To apply for a House to House Collection you should complete the application form or returns form

Please return your form via email this to licensing@tameside.gov.uk or via post to:

Licensing Office
Tame Street Depot
Tame Street
Stalybridge
SK15 1ST

It will be necessary for you to give 28 days notice of your intention to carry out the collection. The Authority will only allow two collections to take place at any one time.

List of Approved Collections

Street Collections

Charity Name	Collection Area	Start Date	End Date
Christian Aid	Whole of Tameside	11.05.2025	19.05.2029
Cancer Support UK	Whole of Tameside	25.08.2025	24.08.2026
Woodlands Cancer Care	Whole of Tameside	12.05.2025	30.04.2026
Blind Veterans	Whole of Tameside	13.06.2026	13.06.2026

House to House Collections

Charity Name	Collection Area	Start Date	End Date
Woodlands Cancer Care	Whole of Tameside	12.05.2025	30.04.2026
British Heart foundation	Whole of Tameside	03.02.2025	31.12.2025
Against Breast Cancer	Whole of Tameside	27.01.2025	27.01.2026
Heart Research UK	Whole of Tameside	01.01.2025	31.12.2025
Royal British Legion	Whole of Tameside	25.10.2025 24.10.2026 30.10.2027	08.11.2025 7.11.2026 13.11.2027
Prostate Cancer Support	Whole of Tameside	01.01.2025	31.12.2025
National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline	Whole of Tameside	23.12.2024	30.11.2025
World Cancer Care	Whole of Tameside	1.12.2025	30.11.2026
Children with Cancer UK Charity	Whole of Tameside	15.04.2024	31.12.2025
Christian Aid	Whole of Tameside	10.05.2026 09.05.2027 14.05.2028 13.05.2029	16.05.2026 15.05.2027 20.05.2028 19.05.2029
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital	Whole of Tameside	06.01.2025	19.12.2025
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal	Whole of Tameside	24.10.2023	07.11.2026
Tameside Rotary	Whole of Tameside	04.12.2025	17.12.2025
Cancer Research & Genetics UK	Whole of Tameside	25.10.2025	25.01.2026
PDSA	Whole of Tameside	01.11.2025	31.10.2026
The Rotary Club of Denton and Audenshaw	Denton and Audenshaw	1.12.2025	22.12.2025
Leukaemia and Myeloma Research UK	Whole of Tameside	10.11.2025	12.5.2026

Shelter	SK14,SK15,SK16	01.12.2025	31.12.2025

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