- Name
- Small society lottery registration
- Summary
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If you intend to sell printed raffle tickets before the day of the prize draw, you must register as a 'small society lottery'.
Small society lotteries are lotteries held to raise funds for a non-commercial society. A society is non-commercial if it is run for:
- Charitable purposes
- To enable participation in, or support, sport, athletics or cultural activities
- Any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain
The total value of tickets for sale in a single lottery cannot exceed £20,000 and the aggregate value of tickets on sale in a calendar year cannot exceed £250,000. Anything above would be a large society lottery and you would need a licence from the Gambling Commission.
Every society registered with us must submit a returns form following each draw.
Renewing a registration
Small lottery registration is only valid for one year.
You must renew the registration, within one month of the date of expiry. To do this, you only need to pay the £20 renewal fee using our online payments system - select Licensing and then Small Lottery Registration.
Please note: We do not send out reminders to renew. It is up to you as the holder to ensure you renew your registration.
- Legislation
- Fees
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Occasion on which fee may be payable Fee Grant £40 Annual fee £20 The annual fee must be paid within the period of one month before expiry of the licence. Once the licence has expired it cannot be renewed and the society will need to make a new application.
- Application and guidance notes
- Register
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Contact us to view the public register.
- Complaints
- Contact us in the first instance.
- Contact details
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- Telephone: 01432 261761 (All calls are dealt with by our contact centre staff and are allocated to an officer who will take action on the service request between one to ten working days)
- Email: licensing@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Address: Herefordshire Council, Licensing Department, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE - for correspondence only
There is no reception open to the general public in respect of licensing at Plough Lane and staff have no access or ability to photocopy applications or documents.
You should send applications or documents by email to licensing@herefordshire.gov.uk
Emails to the department are allocated to the appropriate staff member who will take action between one to ten working days.
If you have not had a response before the 10 working days have expired please do not contact us again, as it may further delay a response. Please also ensure you have quoted your licence or taxi licence reference number or given your address in your call/email.
Sending repeat or chaser emails will not prompt a quicker response and may result in a back log of emails and a possible further delay.Thank you for your understanding.