By taking part, you can help to transform children s lives. Thank you!

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1 Win a cash prize and support our work to believe in children. By taking part, you can help to transform children s lives. Thank you! Pick one square on the grid (or more) and write your name on it. We suggest a donation of 2 or more per entry. Once all the squares have gone, the winning number will be revealed and one lucky person will receive the cash prize. This is a free prize draw, no payment is required to enter, but we would encourage you to donate 2 per square that you choose. The cash prize is generated from half of the funds you donate (with the other half coming to Barnardo s) so the more you raise, the better the prize! Thank you and good luck! Barnardo s adheres to the Fundraising Promise and the Fundraising Standards Board guidelines. Barnardo s Registered Charity Nos and SC fb16

2 Win a cash prize and support our work to believe in children. By taking part, you can help to transform children s lives. Thank you! Pick one square on the grid (or more) and write your name on it. We suggest a donation of 2 or more per entry. Once all the squares have gone, the winning number will be revealed and one lucky person will receive the cash prize. This is a free prize draw, no payment is required to enter, but we would encourage you to donate 2 per square that you choose. The cash prize is generated from half of the funds you donate (with the other half coming to Barnardo s) so the more you raise, the better the prize! Thank you and good luck! Barnardo s adheres to the Fundraising Promise and the Fundraising Standards Board guidelines. Barnardo s Registered Charity Nos and SC fb16

3 Raffles, Sweepstakes and Lottery Guidelines Raffles and sweepstakes can be a brilliant way of raising money! To help you get started there are a few things you need to know to ensure your activity is legal. If a participant is required to pay to enter a draw to win a prize which is awarded by chance then it s classed as a lottery and this includes small or large raffles and/or sweepstakes. A lottery has three essential elements: npayment is required to participate none or more prizes are awarded nthose prizes are awarded by chance If your activity has all three elements of a lottery then it must be carefully structured into one of the categories specifically permitted by law. The most common raffles are those that are classed as exempt from registration with a local authority or requiring a licence like those promoted at events or in the workplace, for example. We have created this simple guide to help you plan your fundraising. We are here to help! If you can t find the answers below or you just want some advice before planning your raffle, please speak to your fundraiser, or contact our Supporter Care Team on or via supportercare@barnardos.org.uk Promoting a raffle and not sure if you need to register with your local authority? If you want to sell raffle tickets to the general public in advance of the draw and through various types of media and/or locations then this is a Small Society Lottery. You do not require a licence but you will need to register your company or fundraising group as a society with the local authority in the area where the principal office of the society is located. You cannot register your society as Barnardo s Children s Charity. To find out more information please contact us, your local authority, or visit Barnardo s Registered Charity Nos and SC az16

4 Lotteries exempt from requiring a licence or registration with a local authority. n Incidental lottery Incidental lotteries can be held at commercial events (such as exhibitions) or non-commercial events (such as school fetes) and must be promoted wholly for non-commercial purposes, i.e. the lottery can only be promoted for charitable or other good cause purposes - and cannot be run for private or commercial gain. When must the draw take place? What information needs to be listed on a ticket? How long can the event last? How much can be deducted for expenses? Are there restrictions on prizes? over to another lottery? What information needs to be listed on a ticket? Tickets must be sold at the location of the event, during the event This can be at the event or after it has finished. It is recommended that the organisers of the lottery make it clear to participants when the result of the lottery will be decided There are no restrictions on the minimum age of a player There are no restrictions on the ticket information The event may last more than a single day Promoters of the lottery may not deduct more than 100 from the proceeds of the lottery for expenses Promoters of the lottery cannot spend more than 500 on prizes (but other prizes may be donated) lottery to another There are no restrictions on the ticket information n Private society lottery Private society lotteries can only be promoted by an authorised member of a society. The society can be any group or society, provided it is not established and conducted for purposes connected to gambling. For example, private members clubs can organise such lotteries. Tickets can only be sold to people over the age of 16, other members of that society and to people on the premises used for the administration of the society. This type of lottery can either: be promoted and raise proceeds for the purposes or which the society is conducted or be promoted wholly for purposes that are not for private or commercial gain (such as to raise funds to support a charity or good cause)

5 A mandatory condition attached to gambling premises licences* specifies that premises licensed for gambling in England, Wales and Scotland may not be used for the sale of tickets in a private society lottery. It also specifies that National Lottery products may not be sold on such premises. lottery to another. n Work lottery This type of lottery must be organised in such a way as to either: nensure that no profits are made (ie all the proceeds are used for reasonable expenses and prizes) nor to be promoted wholly for purposes that are not for private or commercial gain (such as to raise funds to support a charity or good cause) Work lotteries can only be run and played by colleagues who work at the same single set of premises. A mandatory condition attached to gambling premises licences specifies that premises licensed for gambling in England, Wales and Scotland may not be used for the sale of tickets in a work lottery. Players must be over 16 years old. lottery to another. n Residents lottery This type of lottery must be organised in such a way as to either: nensure that no profits are made (ie all the proceeds are used for reasonable expenses and prizes) nor to be promoted wholly for purposes that are not for private or commercial gain (such as to raise funds to support a charity or good cause). Residents lotteries can only be run and played by people who live on the same single set of premises. Participants must be over 16 years old. lottery to another.

6 n Customer lottery This type of lottery cannot make a profit, and so is unsuitable for fundraising. Customer lotteries can only be run by a business, at its own premises and for its own customers. A mandatory condition attached to gambling premises licences specifies that premises licensed for gambling in England and Wales may not be used for the sale of tickets in a customer lottery. The position is different in Scotland where customer lotteries can be promoted on licensed gambling premises How much can be deducted for expenses? Are there restrictions on prizes? Players must be over 16 years old. All of the proceeds (ticket sales) must be spent on prizes and reasonable expenses. No prize can be more than 50 in value. No rollover of prizes from one lottery to another are permitted. Is there a raffle that has no lottery regulations? If you want to run a raffle outside of all the lottery regulations then simply remove the payment is required element, this means the activity is no longer considered a lottery. You can restructure your activity by clearly promoting the raffle as a free entry prize draw and participants are given the option of making a donation if they want to. Most people will be happy to donate a suggested amount, and we can give you information on how we use funds raised, to encourage them as they see how they can make a difference. Barnardo s Registered Charity Nos and SC az16