Charitable Collections

There are two types of collection, House to House Collection and Street Collection.  At least 28 days notice must be provided to arrange the necessary Permits.  Once the collections have taken place, a return will be required showing how much has been collected and how the monies have been allocated.

House to House Collections

If you intend to visit a number of houses or other premises in the course of your collection, you will be required to obtain a House to House Collection Permit.  This is usually obtained from the Council although certain larger charities have permission form the Home Office to collect.  It will be necessary, once permission has been granted, to obtain Collectors Badges from H.M. Stationary Office and comply with a number of other conditions.

Street Collections

If you intend to collect in an outside area to which the public has access and from which they cannot be excluded by, for example, closing a gate or door, you must obtain a Street Collection Permit from the Council. It is Torbay Council policy to not have more than one charity collecting at any one location at any one time. In addition collections for non Torbay based charities can only take place on Saturdays between May and September.

There are also many terms and conditions to granting a permit. See information on the Street Collections Regulations 2006.

Application forms for House to House and Street Collections, Form of Accounts and the Street Collection Regulations are available for download (from Do It Online panel) or from the Licensing Team. For further information on collections please contact the Licensing Section.