GiveCircle Lottery Rules

These Rules (“Rules”) refer to the “GiveCircle Lottery” (“the Lottery”) and are subject to change from time to time.

These Rules were published on 9th January 2026 and will come into effect from 6th February 2026. Prior to these Rules coming into effect, our previous Lottery Rules will apply. These Rules can be accessed here.

These Rules, together with any specific terms or conditions as relevant to the Lottery (whether displayed in promotional materials or otherwise) apply to all participants in the Lottery. By entering the Lottery, you (“Entrant”) agree to be bound by these Rules, the privacy policy and, where applicable, the social responsibility guidelines, each of which can be found at givecircle.com.

Each Entrant should retain a copy of these Rules for their reference. If an Entrant does not agree to comply with these rules, policies, or procedures then they should not enter the Lottery.

1. Introduction

1.1 The Lottery is managed by GiveCircle Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company number 04395570. Our registered address is The Stables, St Georges Terrace, Newcastle, NE2 2SU.

1.2 GiveCircle Ltd is registered as an External Lottery Manager (“ELM”) with the Gambling Commission under Remote Operating Licence Number 058029-R-333796-001 and account number 58029. The designated responsible persons are Christopher Newell and Paul Paterson.

1.3 A designated beneficiary society or charity (“Society”) of this Lottery shall receive proceeds amounting to a minimum of 51% of the payment for entry tickets (“Ticket”), as paid for by the Entrant. The beneficiary Society shall be identified to the Entrant during entry into the Lottery.

1.4 The ELM reserves the right to suspend, cancel or amend the Lottery or these Rules at any time, without prior notice by posting an updated set of Rules to givecircle.com, which will take effect 28 days after being published.

1.5 The Lottery is a weekly society lottery in which prizes can be won by Entrants who have purchased Tickets. The determination of prizes (“Prize”) is described in clause 7.

2. Eligibility

2.1 To enter the lottery, an Entrant must register to purchase a Ticket by completing a registration form, which will be published in a variety of forms from time to time.

2.2 To participate in the Lottery, Entrants must be aged 18 (eighteen) or over. Any Entrant found to be under 18 years of age at the time of participation in the Lottery automatically forfeits the right to any Prize and will have the associated entry fee refunded.

2.3 The ELM may conduct random checks of entrants to ensure there are no underage entrants. Age verification and identity checks, including through a credit agency, may be carried out to verify the age of Entrants at registration; in the event of a winning Ticket or from time to time as the ELM, at its sole discretion, deems necessary.

2.4 Directors or employees of the ELM, or any members of the Society who are directly responsible for managing the Lottery, are ineligible to participate in the Lottery.

2.5 The eligibility of any Entrant is at the sole discretion of the ELM, which reserves the right to disqualify or decline to accept participation by any Entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the Entrant has breached any of these Rules or otherwise acted fraudulently. Ineligible Entrants will not be entitled to receive a Prize, and any Prize awarded to an ineligible Entrant may be revoked (if not previously paid) or reclaimed from the Entrant (if already received).

3. Tickets

3.1 A Ticket constitutes an entry into a single week of the Lottery Draw. 

3.2 A seven-digit number will be issued to the Entrant when they purchase a Ticket.

3.3 This Ticket may only have one seven-digit number associated with it, which is unique to the individual Ticket and cannot be changed.

3.4 The seven-digit number issued to the Entrant may be refreshed for each weekly draw. In these circumstances the Entrant will be issued a new seven-digit number for each Ticket, which will be available to view on givecircle.com.

3.5 The price of a Ticket is £2. Each completed Ticket purchase will be recorded electronically by the ELM and issued prior to the Draw and in accordance with clause 3.9.

3.6 An Entrant may purchase a maximum of 10 Tickets for a Draw.

3.7 All Ticket sales are final and subject to clause 3.8. Refunds will only be processed at the request of the Society. No refunds will be made for Draws that have been completed.

3.8 Only Ticket(s) for which payment has been made are eligible for entry, in order to comply with the 2005 Gambling Act.

3.9 Tickets purchased before 23:59:59 on the Friday of each week shall be included in the Draw held on the following Saturday. The ELM shall have sole discretion to determine whether the purchase of a Ticket has occurred in accordance with these Rules and has met the timeframe specified for participation in the Draw.

3.10 The ELM and its partners cannot be held responsible, and will not accept liability, for incomplete purchases (caused by corruption of data or otherwise) and these shall not be eligible for participation in the Draw.

3.11 Entrants acknowledge that purchase of a Ticket to participate in the Lottery does not guarantee that they will win any Prize.

3.12 Information (including personal information) recorded for the purposes of operating the Lottery will, unless specifically stated otherwise, be used by the ELM in accordance with the privacy policy. By entering the Lottery, Entrant’s consent to the use of their name in connection with clause 7.13.

4. Payment

4.1 Payment for Ticket(s) can be made using one of the following methods at the discretion of the ELM:

1. Carrier billing, which charges the cost to the Entrants mobile phone account.
2. Standing order
3. Direct Debit
4. Debit card including via digital card wallets

4.2 The first Ticket will be issued once payment has been made by your chosen payment method and will be entered into the next available draw.

4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, time is not of the essence when entering the first draw and Ticket(s) purchased close to the cut off time outlined in clause 3.9 may be delayed to the following week’s Draw at the sole discretion of the ELM.

4.4 For subsequent draws purchased using carrier billing, the Entrant will be debited on a weekly or a monthly basis. The ELM may convert a weekly debit to a monthly debit with 28 days notice and provide you with the opportunity to remain on a weekly debit if you do not wish to change.

4.5 For subsequent draws purchased using Direct Debit, the Entrant will be debited on a monthly basis.

4.6 For subsequent draws purchased using standing order, the Entrant will be debited on a monthly basis.

4.7 For subsequent draws purchased using debit card, the Entrant will be debited on a monthly basis.

4.8 Any surplus funds for future Draws are held securely by the ELM as customer funds and converted to lottery proceeds when Ticket(s) are issued for the appropriate Draw.

4.9 Should payment not be received, the ELM will pause the entry into the Lottery for a period of time, during which time no Tickets will be issued for the Entrant.

4.10 The length of time an entry remains paused for is at the sole discretion of the ELM.

4.11 If no payment is received during the time in which an entry is paused, the entry into the Lottery will be cancelled.

4.12 Payment will continue to be debited for Tickets, unless entry is cancelled by the Entrant in accordance with clause 9.3.

4.13 In the event of surplus funds being accumulated, for example due to the timing of monthly payments, the ELM will issue additional Ticket(s) should the surplus amount exceed the cost of a Ticket(s). 

4.14 The ELM will make reasonable efforts to reconcile all payments with the relevant Lottery Entrant. In cases where it is not possible to reconcile a payment, for example, due to missing or incomplete information, then the funds will be donated to a charity of the ELM’s choice.

4.15 If the ELM, Society or other party is prevented from operating the Lottery then payment for Ticket(s) may be converted to a donation to the Society, at the sole discretion of the ELM. Should this occur, the Entrant will be notified and given the instructions to cancel their support if sufficient time is available.uctions to cancel their support if sufficient time is available.

5. Protection of Customer Funds

5.1 The ELM stores customer funds in a dedicated trust account to ensure separation from the ELM’s trading income. This protects customer funds in the act of insolvency. This meets the Gambling Commission’s requirement for the segregation of customer funds at the level: medium protection. Please see https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/guide/page/if-your-money-has-medium-protection for further details.

6. The Lottery Draw

6.1 Each Ticket constitutes one entry into the Lottery Draw.

6.2 The Lottery Draw process is based upon the random generation of a winner from the Tickets in the Lottery Draw. The winner(s) will be drawn at random using the online resource http://www.random.org/ who are independently verified for their random number generation using atmospheric noise.

6.3 In the event that the online resource http://www.random.org/ as described in clause 6.2 is not available on a single occasion then the winner shall be determined in the same way but from an alternative random number generating resource. Details of such an occurrence will be published on givecircle.com.

6.4 In the event that the online resource http://www.random.org/ as described in clause 6.2 ceases to be available or is subject to fundamental change which prevents a winning ticket being selected then the ELM reserves the right to select an alternative Random number generating process. Such an alternative process would be selected on the basis that the basic principles of the Draw as described in clause 6.2 would continue and the basic principles of how winners would be selected would continue as described in clauses 7.8, 7.9 and 7.10. Such changes will be published on givecircle.com.

6.5 The ELM and the Society are not related in any way to Random.org

7. Prizes

7.1 The prizes are guaranteed for each draw at:

1. Top Prize – £1,000
2. 2nd Prize – 3 x £100
3. 3rd Prize – 1,000 x 1 additional entry to following week’s draw

7.2 The prizes are non-exchangeable and non-transferable

7.3 The prizes are subject to change and availability

7.4 For at least two draws each year, the top prize will increase to £10,000 for our Super Draw.

7.5 The Super Draw will take place at least once in each half of the calendar year, as follows:

1. At least once between 1st January and 30th June
2. At least once between 1st July and 31st December

7.6 Further Super Draws may be added at the discretion of the ELM

7.7 Dates for our Super Draw will be confirmed via givecircle.com at least 28 days prior to the Super Draw taking place.

7.8 Prize winners for The Lottery Draw will be determined by whether their Ticket number is selected at random, as described in clause 6.2.

7.9 The first Ticket selected in The Lottery Draw will win the Top Prize.

7.10 The subsequent three tickets selected in The Lottery Draw will win the 2nd Prize.

7.11 The subsequent one thousand tickets selected in The Lottery Draw will win the 3rd Prize.

7.12  Each Ticket shall only be entitled to win one Prize per Ticket and the highest value prize will take precedence.

7.13 The results of each Draw will be published on givecircle.com.

7.14 The names of prize winners may be announced on givecircle.com or in other locations.

7.15 Prize winners will be notified by text message, phone call or email (using the details held by the ELM) within 28 days of the relevant draw date.

7.16 The ELM reserves the right to amend the prizes at any time. Any such changes will be published on givecircle.com, at least 28 days prior to a change being made.

7.17 Winners of a Prize will receive their Prize through one of the following means, at the discretion of the ELM:

(a) BACS

(b) by any other payment means that may become available to the participating Society

7.18 We will make all reasonable efforts to identify and contact winners, however, if a Prize winner fails (for whatever reason) to claim their Prize within 28 days of the Draw, the Prize will be forfeited.

7.19 The winner may need to provide proof of age before collecting the Prize. In the first instance, this will be conducted by age and address verification. Alternative age verification technology may be used at the sole discretion of the ELM.

7.20 Any cash Prize will usually be paid within 35 days of the Draw and the Entrant accepts that time is not of the essence and that no payment will be made before our checks are complete.

7.21 From time to time, additional Prizes may be offered by the Society for Entrants into a Draw(s). These Prizes do not form part of the Prizes listed in clauses 7.1 and 7.4 and are entirely offered by the Society on a goodwill basis. No combination of Prize(s) will exceed £25,000.

7.22 The approximate probability of winning a prize is as follows:

– For the Top Prize, 1 in 10,000 to 20,000

– For the 2nd Prize 1 in 3,334 to 6,667

– For the 3rd Prize 1 in 10 to 20

8. Self-Exclusion

8.1 Should an entrant feel that they have issues with gambling and wish to be self-excluded from our Lottery please phone our helpline on 0333 444 4111 or email [email protected].

8.2 There is a minimum self-exclusion period of 6 months and this will remain enforced until we are satisfied that any risk or harm associated with gambling or otherwise has been overcome by the Entrant.

8.3 During self-exclusion, all accounts associated with the Entrant will be closed and any funds held will be returned to the Entrant. We will also seek to block any targeted marketing as soon as is practically possible.

8.4 If you need to talk to someone about problem gambling then please contact Be Gamble Aware on 0808 020 133 (Freephone).

9. General

9.1 Responsible Play. Entrants are encouraged to participate in the Lottery sensibly. Please read the Social Responsibility Guidelines, which can be found on givecircle.com. Our social responsibility policies cover our commitment to a fair process and contain the procedures relating to queries and complaints.

9.2 Liability. The ELM or Society cannot accept any liability (other than for death or personal injury or other liabilities that cannot, as a matter of law, be excluded) for any damage, loss, costs, expenses or disappointment, whether direct or indirect, caused to or suffered by Entrants in connection with this Lottery or as a result of Entrants’ accepting or making use of any Prize. All Entrants are solely responsible for providing and (where necessary) updating the ELM with their accurate and up-to-date contact details and the ELM will be in no way liable for any failure or inability to contact any Entrant due to any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the contact details that the Entrant has provided.

9.3 Cancellations. You may cancel your entry by visiting givecircle.com and following the instructions to cancel your entry. Alternatively, you can contact the ELM via 03334444111 or [email protected] to cancel your entry.

9.4 Disputes. In the event of any dispute regarding the Lottery, if the dispute cannot be resolved by the parties within 90 days, it will be referred to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service Limited, an independent third party.

9.5 Law. These Rules and any non-contractual obligations connected to them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and failing satisfactory resolution of any dispute in accordance with clause 11.5, the UK courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise under or in connection with them.

9.6 Severance. If any provision of these Rules is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of those terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.

9.7. Closure or suspension. If the Lottery is closed, suspended, prevented from running or is unable to operate for any reason, then any payments for Tickets will be paid to the Society as a donation. The donation amount will be net of any administrative charges agreed between the ELM and Society. In these circumstances, the ELM will communicate with all Entrants to inform them that the Lottery is not taking place and provide instructions for cancelling Entries.

9.8. Promotion. At the discretion of the Society, some of their proceeds may be used to cover promotional costs.

8.0 Revision History and Schedule

Date: 01/11/2021 – Version 1

Date: 16/03/2022 – Clauses 3.3, 3.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.11 and 5.12 edited

Date: 05/2023 – Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 edited

Date: 12/2023 – Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 edited, lottery renamed to GiveCircle Lottery.

Date: 11/2025 – Section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 edited

Date: 1/2026 – Section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 edited