Terms & Conditions - Good Causes

We want to enable as many organisations as possible to join the good causes’ lottery under the East Herts Community Lottery. As you will be joining under our overall gambling licence (Gambling Act 2005), we have to ensure that organisations meet certain criteria. There is no application fee.

Your organisation must:

• Situated or delivered in the East Herts district area which includes Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Buntingford, Hertford, Ware and the surrounding villages. If you are unsure if your project is in our area, please contact us.
• Have a formal constitution or set of rules and have good governance in place including a management committee/board of directors that includes at least three unrelated individuals
• Have a bank account requiring at least two unrelated signatories
• Operate with no undue restrictions on membership
• Have an open-door membership policy and provide services that are accessible to people from all backgrounds. This does not preclude for instance single-gender or single faith organisations from applying as long as they can demonstrate that they comply with the Equality Act 2010.

And be either:

• A constituted group with a volunteer management committee with a minimum of three unrelated members that meets on a regular basis (at least three times per year)
• A registered charity, with a board of trustees

Or:

• A registered Community Interest Company¹, and provide copies of your Community Interest Statement, details of the Asset Lock² included in your Memorandum and Articles of Association, and a copy of your latest annual community interest report

We will not permit applications from:

• Groups promoting a particular religious or political belief or activity, or a campaign that does not directly relate to the provision of community activities or services within East Herts
• Organisations that do not do work within the boundaries of East Hertfordshire
• Individuals
• Organisations which aim to distribute a profit
• Organisations with no established management committee/board of trustees (unless a CIC)
• We are also unable to accept applications that are incomplete.
• Organisations that act as third party collection agencies and distribute money to other organisations are not eligible
• Organisations that are profit generating are not eligible
• Schools are not eligible but Friends of Schools and Parent Teacher Groups can be as long as they confirm they are not raising money for the academic curriculum

The council reserves the right to reject any application for any reason, the council reserves the right to not fetter its discretion.

If fraudulent or illegal activity is suspected cessation will be immediate during investigation.

¹A business with primary social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners

²A legal clause that prevents the assets of a company being used for private gain rather than the stated purposes of the organisation.

Once approved on the platform, you will receive:

• Your own webpage on the East Herts Lottery website - with no set-up fees. You can edit your logo and description
• You will get 50p from every paid ticket supporting your cause that is entered into a weekly draw
• Monthly payment of the money you’ve raised through East Herts Lottery - with no banking fees
• An online dashboard to track the performance of your lottery page
• A lottery helpline to help your players with any queries they may have
• Professionally prepared, seasonal marketing materials provided digitally in a range of formats