Apply for charity collection at South Western Railway stations

Introduction

We welcome requests for charities to collect at our stations. In order to submit a request, please fill in the following form.

We aim to get back to you within 2 weeks. But sometimes, if we're busy, it can take a little longer.

Before you complete this form, please take a moment to read the following Terms & Conditions.

Charitable Ticket Request - Terms and Conditions

In line with FirstGroup policy, any donations made must be to charities registered with either:

Charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales
Charities registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
Community Interest Charities (CIC) registered in the UK with the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Charities
Charities which hold a 501(c)(3) exemption in the USA
Charities registered with the Canada Revenue Agency

Almost any registered charity (or CIC) is eligible, but unfortunately, the following exclusions apply:

Political parties or organisations who promote a specific political party
Organisations that promote a specific religion or requires beneficiaries to be of a specific faith, convert to that faith or accept information or teaching about that faith as a condition of taking part in or benefitting from programmes and or services
Any organisation that could be deemed to have a controversial or negative impact on the reputation of FirstGroup plc
Individuals or groups who are looking for sponsorship or in-kind support (e.g. tickets) for fundraising activities, or financial support for things such as medical costs, including our own employees’
Salaries of individuals within charitable organisations
Crowd-funded appeals
Core costs for a charity, including for buildings, salaries, general running, management or travel costs
Running costs for charitable events, including marketing materials, room hire, charitable expeditions or overseas travel for individuals or groups and UK travel/ transport
Universities, colleges or schools, pre-schools and nurseries including Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), even where these are a registered charity
Scouts, Girl Guides, Cadets or similar organisations
The Arts (e.g. theatre, choirs, cultural projects)
Sports charities and clubs (unless there is a strong focus on education, employability and skills or sustainable and accessible mobility)
Animal Welfare charities

Application Form

You and your organisation

Charity Name Registered Charity Number Email address Charity Address Town/city Postcode Name of collection organiser Organiser telephone number Main point of contact for the charity Charity telephone number Collector name 1 - if known Collector name 2 - if known Collector name 3 - if known Will the collector(s) be paid expenses? Will you be using a 3rd party professional fundraising agency to collect? Station 1 - Date Station 1 - Location Station 2 - Date Station 2 - Location Station 3 - Date Station 3 - Location Station 4 - Date Station 4 - Location Station 5 - Date Station 5 - Location In the space provided below, please outline any additional information on activities that you may use during your charity collection. For example if you wish to bring along any equipment such as a table to distribute leaflets, or Carol Singers, giving expected number etc. Where possible, please give as much information as possible so that the Station staff can be made aware.

Are you a Fundraising Regulator (FR) member?
The FR is the independent self-regulator for fundraising in the UK. It exists to ensure that charities are accountable for how they fundraise. For more information about signing up to self-regulation, please visit www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk

FR membership number, if applicable
Data Protection

Declaration I hereby certify that the above particulars are true and our collectors will abide by the obligations detailed in the charitable cash collection document at all times. You must type ACCEPT in the following box to indicate you agree.Please note: We will only use your data for the purpose of processing the request you’re making. We’ll also only keep personal data for 12 months after the date the request has been completed. We have a lot more information about how we handle data in our privacy policy: Privacy Policy | South Western Railway

South Western Railway community request system provided by Thrive CSR