A street collection licence allows you to collect money or sell items for charity on the streets of Carlisle.
We issue licences for street collections on:
- Wednesdays
- Thursdays
- Saturdays
A street collection licence must not be used for personal gain. All money collected, except for minor expenses, must go to the charity.
Apply for a street collections permit
You must apply at least one month before your planned collection.
Before you apply, contact the City Centre Management Team to check if your preferred date is available.
Telephone: 01228 817 512
Email: andrew.allison@carlisle.gov.uk
If your chosen date is already booked, we will offer you an alternative.
If a date is available, you will need to complete an application form.
Apply for a charitable street collection licence on GOV.UK.
The City Centre Management Team will issue your permit.
After you've applied
If you do not hear from us within 40 days, you can assume your application has been granted.
We can refuse or revoke a licence if:
- not enough of the money collected will go to charity
- someone is likely to keep too much money from the collection
- an offence under the Vagrancy Act 1824 has been committed or could be committed
- the applicant is not suitable to hold a licence
- the organiser has not managed the collection properly
- the organiser has not provided information requested by the authority
What you must do
You must send a statement of returns within one month of your collection. It must show the amount collected and any expenses.
If you do not send this, you may not be allowed to apply again.
Face-to-face fundraising
Face-to-face fundraising means asking people to sign up for regular donations to charity, usually by direct debit or standing order. Fundraisers are not allowed to collect cash.
These fundraisers are sometimes called ‘chuggers’.
Charitable collections by direct debit are managed by the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA).
To arrange a direct debit collection or make a complaint, call the PFRA.
Telephone: 0207 401 8452