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 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.
A List of organisations which hold national exemption orders can be found at:
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:
2024
- 13th May - 19th May 2024
- 5th August - 11th August 2024
- 16th September - 22nd September 2024
- 28th October - 3rd November 2024
- 9th December - 15th December 2024.
List of approved collections and fundraising
House to House Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Fundraising Support Ltd on behalf of Leukaemia and Myeloma UK Research UK |
2nd October 2023 – 2nd September 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0586 |
Recycle Proline Limited on behalf of Cancer Research and Genetics UK |
12th December 2023 – 11th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0589 |
Transformation for Veterans |
15th December 2023 – 14th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0591 |
Leukaemia and Myeloma Research UK |
4th January 2024 - 20th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0592 |
Cash for Kids |
1st March 2024 - 28th February 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0594 |
Alzheimer’s Research UK |
1st May 2024 - 30th April 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0598 |
Heart Research UK |
3rd May 2024 - 31st December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0599 |
Samuel's Charity |
3rd May 2024 - 14th April 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0600 |
National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline |
3rd May 2024 - 14th April 2025 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0601 |
Children with Cancer |
2nd September 2024 - 9th December 2024 |
Whole Borough |
HHC0597 |
Joint Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Hindley Veterans Association |
29th June 2024 |
Leigh Town Centre |
JC0059 |
National Exemption Orders
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
The Children’s Air Ambulance |
1st September 2023 – 31st August 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd |
1st November 2023 – 31st October 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Christian Aid |
12th – 18th May 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Shelter |
1st - 30th June 2024 |
M29 |
N/A |
Clothes Aid Enterprises Ltd on behalf of Cancer Support UK |
25th November 2023 – 24th November 2024 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Christian Aid |
11th – 17th May 2025 |
Whole Borough |
N/A |
Face to Face Fundraising
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Shelter |
8th May 2024 |
Wigan Town Centre |
N/A |
Street Collections
Name of Charity or Fundraising Organisation | Collection Date | Area of Collection | Permit / Licence Number |
Rotary Club of Wigan |
6th July 2024 |
WN1, Standishgate, Market Place and Millgate |
SC0893 |