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House to house collections

A permit is required to undertake a 'house to house' collection, under the House to House Collections Act 1939.

The Council will vet the suitability of the applicant and will check that the money and/or goods collected go to the stated purpose of the collection.

Collections generally take place from door to door including public houses and shops. Some of the larger well-known charities such as Christian Aid, Help the Aged etc, have a Home Office Exemption (HOE) from having to apply for a permit, but most of the smaller local groups and organisations need a permit before they can collect money (or articles which they intend to sell or give away).

Charities with an HOE are supposed to notify and agree with the Council forthcoming collections in their area. This is so that they do not take place at the same time as other local charities already issued with a permit or when other HOE charities are also collecting in the same area.

Unauthorised collections

The following collections are being made by organisations that do not have a current Permit or a Home Office Exemption to collect, or they are HOE but have not agreed their collection dates with the Council.

• ABC VARA Ltd - clothing collection to support schools in the UK
• D & P Textile Company Limited – collecting for Mutual Support
• PDSA
• British Red Cross
• Cancer Research collection by Audosta
• Genetics UK collection by Audosta
• Cystic Fibrosis Trust
• Intersecond Ltd on behalf of Mercy Ships UK
• British Heart Foundation
• Ragtex UK Ltd on behalf of the RNLI
• Sunny Hope Ltd on behalf of Sunny World
• Hand of Help UK on behalf of Two Sisters
• Hand of Help UK re Save Lives in Cambodia
• GT Recycling on behalf of PACE
• Drops of Help Ltd
• Rutex Ltd
• SHC Collections Ltd
• ANYA Ltd on behalf of the STOP INDIFFERENCE Project of the Lithuanian Orphan Fellowship
• Second Chance
• Heartbeat UK advise that 500 Ton Ltd do not have permission to use their details on any charity collections leaflets.

Surrey Police, working in cooperation with the Council, have recently arrested a number of unauthorised clothing collectors operating in the Tandridge Area.

Making an application

If you would like to apply for a permit please download and complete the House to House Collection Application Form or, alternatively, you can make an electronic application through the BusinessLink site (This link will open in a new window).

Please contact us before submitting your application so that we can check the availability of your preferred date.

In order to ensure you have enough time to organise the Prescribed Certificate of Authority and Prescribed Badges it is recommended that the application is made at least two months before the date of the proposed collection.

House to House Collection Regulations

Please note that if you have been granted a House to House Collection Permit by this Council, another permit will not be granted until we have received your Form of Statement (a return) in respect of that collection.

Making a return

The following forms are available dependant upon which type of collection you are making:

• Proceeds of collection of money.
• Proceeds of collection of property sold or collected for sale.
• Proceeds of collection of property (other than money) given away, used or collected for giving away.

To make an electronic return via the BusinessLink portal, click here. (This link will open in a new window)

Money raised from collections

From January 2011, we are providing information about the monies raised by the collections so that residents can see how much was raised and given to charity.

Returns for 2011

Returns for 2012

Applications received

Date	Organisation	Area	Home Office Exempt
20-25 February 2012	Sanctex Limited for Manacare	Whole District
26-30 March 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
31 March-15 April 2012	ADRA UK	Whole District	HOE
21 April-5 May 2012	RNLI	Whole District	HOE
7-12 May 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
3-19 May 2012	Christian Aid	Whole District	HOE
21-26 May 2012	ClothesAid for NSPCC	Whole District	HOE
18-23 June 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
2-7 July 2012	ClothesAid for NSPCC	Whole District	HOE
30 July - 4 August 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
13-18 August 2012	ClothesAid for NSPCC	Whole District	HOE
10-15 September 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
24-29 September 2012	ClothesAid for NSPCC	Whole District	HOE
22-26 October 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
27 October-10 November 2012	Royal British Legion	Whole District	HOE
12-17 November 2012	ClothesAid for Make a Wish	Whole District	HOE
19-24 November 2012	ClothesAid for NSPCC	Whole District	HOE
9-20 December 2012	Rotary Club of Caterham	Caterham (excluding The Village), Whyteleafe and Warlingham

 
Direct debit canvassers

Charities are expected to ensure that their collections do not overlap with the dates other charities have already applied for and received permission for from the Council.

In order to ensure that overlapping of dates does not occur, TDC requires that all Direct Debit collections be agreed and the collecting organisation issued with a collection permit. All applicants should submit their applications at least one month prior to the collection date.

The following organisations have been issued with a permit for a Direct Debit collection.

Date	Organisation	Area
23 January-12 February 2012	APPCO for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home	Whole District
13-19 February 2012	Engage People for Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance	Whole District

 

Related Pages:

House to house collections    House to House Collection Returns 2011 (Pages)

House to House Collection Returns 2012 (Pages)

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