Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

7 of 426 licences in England for Charity and community

Choose from all 48 activities

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Club premises certificate

Apply for a club premises certificate through your council if you're a social, sporting or political members club and you want to do activities …

Your council · England, Wales and Scotland

Arts and recreation · Charity and community

H

House to house collection licence (England and Wales)

Apply for a licence for house-to-house collections of money or goods for charity in England or Wales

Your council · England and Wales

Charity and community · Social care

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Notification to process personal data

You must notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if your organisation processes personal data in an automated form

UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

P

Pavement or street display licence (England and Wales)

Get a licence to put an advertising sign on the road or pavement in England and Wales - restrictions, fines, penalties

Your council · England and Wales

Any trade

Permission to distribute leaflets (England and Wales)

You may need to get permission to distribute free printed material in certain areas controlled by the local council.

Your council · England and Wales

Any trade

PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator’s licence

You need a public service vehicle (PSV) operator’s licence to operate a vehicle for hire or reward (payment or payment in kind) that can …

Traffic Commissioners · England, Wales and Scotland

Any trade

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Street collection licence (England & Wales)

If you want to collect money or sell items on the street for charity, you might need a street collection licence, depending on your …

Your council · England and Wales

Charity and community · Social care

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence