Christmas Raffle 2024
Entry for our Christmas Raffle is now closed. The draw will take place on Friday 13 December, and winners will be announced shortly afterwards.
Terms and Conditions
1. In order to play the Christmas Raffle 2024 all applicants must be over the age of 18 and a resident of Great Britain. The Children’s Trust Gambling Commission Licence covers players for promotion within Great Britain. Therefore, promotion within Northern Ireland is prohibited. Tickets must not be sold to, bought by, or bought on behalf of anyone under the age of 18. Any winners found to be under 18 will forfeit their right to a prize.
2. The cost of each entry is £1. Money for Christmas Raffle purchases must be received by the 9 December 2024 to be entered into the draw. Any entries received after this date will be received as a donation. The Christmas Raffle 2024 will be drawn on 13 December 2024.
3. If ticket numbers have not been selected by the supporter on the response form, numbers entered into the draw will be the first number in the supporter’s allocation and run in numerical order until the funds donated are used. If additional entries are requested these additional numbers will be confirmed back to the supporter in a thank you letter. For supporters who have entered online, ticket numbers are allocated automatically and sent by email to entrants.
4. Prize winners will be notified by phone and winnings will be paid via BACs payment or Cheque. The winning numbers will be published on The Children’s Trust website
www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk and will be available from our Supporter Care phone line 01737 364 349 immediately after the draw.
5. The Prizes are as follows: 1st Prize £2,500 cash, 2nd Prize £250 cash, Runner up Prizes: 10 x £25.
6. We reserve the right to use the winner’s name for promotional purposes. These will only be in summary (e.g. Mr & Mrs Jones of Surrey). If you object to any or all of your surname, county and winning entry being published or made available, please contact supportercare@thechildrenstrust.org.uk.
7. We cannot accept responsibility for the loss, theft or delayed receipt of any communication sent by post or any delays in bank or debit card payments.
8. It is the responsibility of the player to advise us of any change of address. Where a person is reported to us as deceased, and they have already bought tickets in a forthcoming draw, the numbers will continue to be entered into the draw unless we are instructed otherwise.
Any winnings will be made payable to the Executor.
Alternatively, we will accept instructions from an Executor or next of kin to:
• change the name on the tickets
• cancel the tickets and donate the money to The Children’s Trust.
9. The Children’s Trust has the right to change or update the rules to reflect changes in legislation or at their discretion.
10. The promoter’s decisions made pursuant to the Rules shall, once made, be final and binding.
11. If a prize cheque isn’t banked within six months of its date, the prize money will be donated back to The Children's Trust.
12. All profits from The Children’s Trust Christmas Raffle 2024 will go directly to The Children's Trust, and be used where the need is greatest, helping children with brain injury and neurodisability to live the best life possible.
13. Any raffle entry form or money received after the closing date will be considered as a donation.
14. In order to promote responsible gambling, it is recommended that no more than 100 tickets are purchased per person for the Christmas Raffle 2024. If you would like to self-exclude from the Christmas Raffle 2024, please call 01737 364 349.
15. The Children’s Trust is committed to operating the Raffle in a socially responsible way. If you or a family member feel that you are experiencing problems with gambling, you can seek advice and support from GambleAware via their website at https://www.begambleaware.org/ or from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.
16. Payment for participation in the Christmas Raffle 2024 can be made by cheque, debit card, postal order or cash. Tickets can also be purchased from The Children’s Trust charity shops, via our website or by phoning Supporter Care on 01737 364 349. Credit Card, CAF or other charity vouchers unfortunately cannot be accepted as payment for Summer Raffle tickets.
17. Entry is open to all residents of the UK (including The Children’s Trust volunteers) but excludes: The Children’s Trust trustees or directors; or The Children’s Trust Individual Giving employees; or retail shop staff and volunteers; or third parties each directly involved in the administration or management of the Christmas Raffle or with the ability to influence the Christmas Raffle results.
Volunteers and staff of The Children’s Trust or any third party may only participate in the Christmas Raffle if they are not involved in the organisation, management, selling of tickets or running of the activity.
18. Questions or complaints about The Children's Trust Christmas Raffle 2024 can be emailed to supportercare@thechildrenstrust.org.uk or please telephone 01737 364 349. In the event of a complaint or dispute relating to the Christmas Raffle 2024 that cannot be resolved to your satisfaction, you can request that the matter be referred to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, which provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) services to help resolve such complaints.
19. The Children’s Trust Privacy Policy and details of how we may use the data we hold can be viewed here. You can opt out of receiving further communications from The Children’s Trust by emailing supportercare@thechildrenstrust.org.uk or phoning 01737 364 349.
The Children’s Trust database will be updated with recipients, entrants and their raffle ticket numbers.
Promoter: Lisa Flanagan and Amanda Boyd, The Children's Trust, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5RU. Licensed by the Gambling Commission under the Gambling Act of 2005. Licence number: 005067-N-100736-017 & 005067-A-313819-007.
www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Not to be sold or purchased by or to anyone under 18 years of age.
Previous winners
Summer Raffle 2024 winners
Our Summer Raffle took place on Friday 16 August 2024 and we are happy to announce the following winners.
Thank you to everyone who took part, your support raised over £14,000. By taking part you did something amazing – you helped children with brain injury and neurodisability live the best life possible.
Congratulations!
1st prize £2,000
1580006, Surrey
2nd prize £500
1061735, Surrey
3rd prize £250
1017652, West Midlands
Additional winners £25
1090878, Surrey
1056471, Surrey
1500097, West Sussex
2000797, Hampshire
1074088, Middlesex
1085181, Surrey
1007321, Gwynedd
1090990, Surrey
1112724, Berkshire
1121934, Devon
For any queries please contact supportercare@thechildrenstrust.org.uk