Licensing & Registration

To carry out house-to-house collections for charitable purposes you need a licence from the local authority. A collection can be for money or for goods that could be later sold to benefit the charity. Conditions may apply:

• guidance notes for house to house collections (PDF 57.9kB)
• additional conditions may apply - check with the issuing department.

There is no charge for this licence.

Please also see our page on the Charities Act 2006.

Applications must be in the form prescribed by the council.

You must be a fit and proper person.

No provision in the legislation

• Apply to run a charitable collection
• Notify us of the result of a charitable collection

• Licensing
• Thurrock Council
• Civic Offices, New Road
• Grays
• Essex
• RM17 6SL

• Tel: 01375 652187 or 01375 652879
• Fax: 01375 652277
• Email: licensing@thurrock.gov.uk

• No trade associations listed.

Please contact the council in the first instance.

You have the right to appeal to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Appeals must be lodged within 14 days of the refusal.

Please contact the council in the first instance.

You have the right to appeal to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.

Appeals must be lodged within 14 days of the decision.

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