🎲 Electrical Industries Charity Limited

This entity is a charitable gambling operator in Great Britain, running society lottery activity to raise funds for welfare and support services for people working in the electrical and energy sectors. It is currently active under a Gambling Commission operating licence and functions as a non-commercial society rather than a commercial betting or casino operator.

The organisation is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales. It was originally established under the name The Electrical and Electronics Industries Benevolent Association (EEIBA) and traces its origins to benevolent activity for electrical industry workers dating back to the early 20th century. The present corporate entity was incorporated on 19 June 1992. In January 2014 it adopted the name The Electrical Industries Charity Limited as part of a rebrand of the former EEIBA.

It operates as an independent charity and is not part of a wider corporate group. Governance is carried out by a board of trustees, with day-to-day management by an internal executive team. The organisation’s gambling activity is conducted to generate income for its charitable purposes, alongside other fundraising mechanisms such as events and donations.

A principal gambling product associated with the charity is its society lottery branded as powerLottery, which is promoted to individuals and businesses connected with the electrical and related industries. The lottery is administered operationally through an external lottery manager, Sterling Management Centre Limited, which itself holds appropriate licences from the Gambling Commission. The charity also runs other fundraising initiatives, including large-scale events such as powerBall, but these are not structured as licensed gambling products where they do not fall within the statutory definitions.

Licensing and Operations

The organisation holds a Gambling Commission operating licence as a non-commercial society. This authorises it to promote lotteries in Great Britain for the benefit of its charitable objectives. As a society lottery operator, it is permitted to organise and promote lotteries, typically in the form of regular draws, with proceeds applied to its stated charitable purposes after deduction of prizes and reasonable expenses.

The operating licence covers society lottery activity rather than casino, betting, bingo, gaming machines or remote casino-style gambling. The charity’s lottery activity is conducted under the regulatory framework for society lotteries, including requirements relating to the proportion of proceeds returned to good causes, limits on prize values and draw proceeds, and compliance with advertising and social responsibility rules.

The charity uses an external lottery manager to handle operational aspects of the lottery, such as draw administration and player management, while remaining the licensed society responsible for ensuring that the lottery is conducted in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 and Gambling Commission conditions and codes of practice.

The Gambling Commission’s public register records the licence as active. No historical changes to licence type, such as expansion into other forms of regulated gambling, are indicated in publicly available material beyond its role as a society lottery operator.

Regulatory History

Publicly available sources and the Gambling Commission’s public register do not indicate any formal regulatory enforcement actions, fines or licence suspensions in relation to this operator. There is no published record of licence revocation or surrender, and the operating licence remains current and active.

The charity reports on its lottery proceeds and application of funds through its annual reports and accounts, filed with the relevant UK regulatory bodies for companies and charities, in line with statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to society lottery operators.