Charitable Collections

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
Stalybridge Festival Committee	Stalybridge Town Centre	23.06.2024	23.06.2024
Children with Cancer	Ashton Town Centre	18.06.2024 30.07.2024	20.06.2024 01.08.2024
Gee Cross District And Community Well Dressing Fund	Gee Cross Village	14.07.2024	14.07.2024
Pantonic Allstars Steel Orchestra	Ashton Town Centre	06.04.2024 07.12.2024	06.04.2024 07.12.2024
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal	Whole of Tameside	26.10.2024 25.10.2025 24.10.2026	09.11.2024 08.11.2025 07.11.2026

House to House Collections
Charity Name	Collection Area	Start Date	End Date
Royal Voluntary Service	Whole of Tameside	16.05.2024	16.05.2025
Childlife	Whole of Tameside	13.06.2024	13.06.2025
Orbis	Whole of Tameside	13.06.2024	13.06.2025
Against Breast Cancer	Whole of Tameside	27.01.2024	27.01.2025
Alzheimer’s Research UK	Whole of Tameside	01.05.2023	30.04.2025
Blue Cross	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
Breast cancer Now	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
British Heart Foundation Lottery Charity	Whole of Tameside	03.06.2024	30.06.2024
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home	Whole of Tameside		30.06.2024
Cancer Research & Genetics UK	Whole of Tameside	05.07.2024 01.09.2024	04.08.2024 30.11.2024
Cancer Relief UK	Whole of Tameside	06.05.2024	05.08.2024
Children with Cancer UK Charity	Whole of Tameside	15.04.2024	31.12.2025
Children’s Air Ambulance	Whole of Tameside	01.09.2023	31.08.2024
Children’s Hearts	Whole of Tameside	01.07.2024	30.06.2025
Childlife	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
Christian Aid	Whole of Tameside	11.05.2025 10.05.2026 09.05.2027	17.05.2025 16.05.2026 15.05.2027
Cancer Support UK	Whole of Tameside	25.08.2023	24.08.2025
Cash for kids	Whole of Tameside	15.10.2023	14.10.2024
Gee Cross District & Community Well Dressing Fund	Hyde	08.03.2024	14.07.2024
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital	Whole of Tameside	15.01.2024	31.12.2024
Heart Research UK	Whole of Tameside	26.02.2024	31.12.2024
Mascular Society	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
National Deaf Society	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
Prostate Cancer Support	Whole of Tameside	20.02.2024	31.12.2024
PDSA	Whole of Tameside	01.11.2023	31.10.2024
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal	Whole of Tameside	26.10.2024 25.10.2025 24.10.2023	09.11.2024 08.11.2025 07.11.2026
Royal Voluntary Service	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
Shelter	SK14, SK15, SK16, M34	01.06.2024	31.08.2024
Tree of Hope	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
VSO	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024
Woodlands Cancer Care	Whole of Tameside	27.11.2023	26.11.2024
World Cancer Care	Whole of Tameside	01.12.2023	30.11.2024
Wood Green Animal Shelter	Whole of Tameside	01.08.2023	31.07.2024

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Tame Street Depot
Tame Street
Stalybridge
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