🎲 People's Postcode Trust

This entity is a society lottery operator and charitable grant-making body that runs lotteries to raise funds for good causes in Great Britain. It is currently authorised by the Gambling Commission to provide gambling services and is recorded as active on the public register. It operates within the wider framework of the People’s Postcode Lottery and the international Postcode Lottery Group.

The company is incorporated in Scotland as a private company limited by guarantee without share capital. According to public company records, it was incorporated on 13 March 2009 under company number SC356549. It was established to promote charitable purposes through the operation of society lotteries and the distribution of lottery proceeds to charitable and community projects.

The organisation forms part of the network of “Postcode Trusts” associated with People’s Postcode Lottery, each of which is responsible for grant-making in defined thematic or geographic areas. It is linked to the broader Postcode Lottery Group (originally Novamedia), which was founded in the Netherlands and developed the postcode lottery model used in several European countries. Within Great Britain, the Trust’s lotteries are funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, with proceeds distributed to charities and other good causes in line with its charitable objectives.

The Trust’s governance is overseen by a board of directors or trustees, as recorded in Companies House filings. Day-to-day administration and operational management related to the lottery are carried out under contract by an external lottery manager, Postcode Lottery Limited, which provides staff and services for running the lotteries and related functions. The Trust itself acts as the licensed society lottery operator and charitable trustee for the funds raised.

Licensing and Operations

On the Gambling Commission public register, the organisation holds an operating licence issued under the Gambling Act 2005. The licence is an operating licence for society lotteries, authorising it to promote and operate large society lotteries in Great Britain. The account status on the register is listed as active.

The licence permits the Trust to conduct non-remote lottery operations, including the promotion of society lotteries where proceeds are applied to charitable purposes. The licence entry (certificate number 000-018971-N-302359) confirms that it is authorised to operate as a non-commercial society under the society lottery provisions of the Act. The Trust’s lotteries form part of the subscription-based People’s Postcode Lottery scheme, with tickets linked to players’ postcodes and draws held regularly throughout the year.

The Trust is one of multiple independent trusts whose lotteries are promoted under the People’s Postcode Lottery brand. This structure is used to comply with statutory limits on annual lottery sales per individual society lottery. Each trust, including this one, holds its own Gambling Commission operating licence and is responsible for ensuring that its lottery activities comply with licence conditions and codes of practice.

According to published group reports, lottery proceeds raised through People’s Postcode Lottery and allocated to this Trust are distributed via grant programmes to organisations working in areas such as community development, health, human rights and other charitable fields, in accordance with its stated charitable purposes and grant-making policies.

Regulatory History

The Gambling Commission’s public register lists this operator with an active operating licence and does not, as of the latest available information, record any regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, or licence suspensions against it. No licence revocations or surrenders are noted on the register for this account.

The Trust is required to comply with the Gambling Commission’s Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice, including requirements relating to social responsibility, fair and open conduct of lotteries, financial probity, and anti-money laundering controls. Internal governance documents and publicly available reports state that risk management and compliance frameworks are in place, but specific regulatory interventions by the Commission are not publicly documented beyond the existence of the current licence.