Comments on: Collecting for Charity Guide – Where You Stand With The Law

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:26:28 +0000

Hi, we are a new charity, Uganda Child Education Trust. We are fully registered and official, which is great but I am a bit confused about the licensing issue. We are holding a small event in a nightclub next month to raise money for the charity and I was wondering if we need some kind of permit or license? The entry fee that people will pay (around £3) will all be going straight to the charity, as I’m a Trustee and deal with the accounts. I know you need permits for street collection but because this is a bit different, I was wondering whether the same rules apply. Thanks for any advice.

By: dana

dana — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:26:03 +0000

I wanted to sell cakes at car boot sale for charity do you need a licene

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:34:00 +0000

Hi I am going to do a collection for breast cancer, a pink friday event although my event will be on a thursday. I am going to be doing it at my local weightwatchers meeting which is held in a hotel. I realise that i am going to have to attain the hotel owners permission (weightwatchers leader has already agreed to have it if they agree), do i need a license and if so whom do i get it from. I live within Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:55:24 +0000

How many % can legaly in America keep Charity collector for his operation?

By: Kier

Kier — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:10:49 +0000

Hi Jdw, sorry for the late reply. Sounds a bit of a tricky one, but if the fundraising was done via events promoted by the club as a whole, then although your son raised £400 individually, the fact it was raised at events organised by the club may suggest that his participation was only recognised as being a team effort and not individually.

I have been involved in various martial arts clubs throught my life and trained in different styles i.e. thai boxing, lau gar kiung fu etc. on and off over many years and to be honest, if a club leader is going to throw you out of the club two weeks before an international tournament, despite two years of fundraising and volunteering, then he’s either a complete A*”#hole, or something has happened to warrant that.

I don’t know the details but either way, I’d forget about it and find another way of raising the cash as I think taking a club to court to regain money from a communial charity collection probably wouldn’t hold up.

You are best off starting from scratch and getting your son more sponsors by holding your own fund raising events like fitness trials or fun martial art displays, or perhaps something awesome like fighting 10 adults in 10 minutes. That would raise lots of cash and get him fit for the fight at the same time.

By: jdw

jdw — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:52:50 +0000

hi
my query is a little off your subject but could you advise me about a matter thats caused some concern to my son

he is a minor and with 5 other members of his karate club started fundrasing activities to raise money to attend a tournament in another country (bagpacking,sponsored competitions etc).the 6 all participated equally .2 weeks before the money was due to be paid for the trip,the club leader decided my son was no longer a member of the club(no committee to raise this with),despite the fundraising and 2 years of volunteering.the club leader will not let my son have his portion of the money raised (400)to be used towards the trip ,we are now having to fund the full cost of the trip.

do we have a leg to stand on?

By: Kier

Kier — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:51:40 +0000

Hi, it seems to me she was just being a bit of a misery guts and probably would have complained what ever you did. Some people are just like that and like to complain about everything. I think it depends whether kindly asking people if they would like to donate counts as harassment. I'm not a lawyer and am not 100% certain, but I don't think you have done anything majorly wrong, although I would say that directly asking people if they would like to donate does put them on the spot and might make people feel uncomfortable, so it's probably best not to directly ask, but smiling and a shake of the tin will achieve the same result with out offending people. Also, you may have been on private land, but if you were collecting in a shop doorway, then it count's as a public place as the public are generally passing by, so although you might not necessarily be breaking the law, the Charity Commission advises that it should also be licenced by the local authority. Take a look at the Charity Commission's website and also their F.A.Q's. There's plenty of information there that will help you. I hope that helps. Thanks

By: Kier

Kier — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:13:34 +0000

Hi, that’s a great idea. As long as you gain permission from the landlord of each pub you collect from, you’ll be fine.

It might be an idea to plan your route and ring each pub a couple of days before hand and get permission. Just incase they aren’t happy about you just turning up and putting them on the spot, or the owner isn’t present to give permission.

Say ‘Hi’ to the troops for us when yopu get there.

By: Gay

Gay — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:51:00 +0000

With the permission of the land owner I was collecting for charity with a sealed tin(with a license) I asked this person once if she would like to donate. “No” was the reply no more requests were made to her. I was not obstructing anyone’s free passage over the privately owned shop front. This person subsequently complained to the license holder that I was breaching the collectors license. Is this true as I was not on public property, not obstructing people & I only seem to have annoyed her by asking once for a donation?

By: She

She — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:38:53 +0000

Hi I’m of to look after troops in afgan soon as part of my leaving do we thought it would be fun to have a fancy dress pub crawl and collect for charity at the same time. Will I need to get a licence to collect in the pubs, or permission from them to collect on their premisis?