Melton Borough Council
Melton Borough Council is a UK local authority that holds a UKGC gambling licence, making it one of a small number of public sector bodies directly regulated for gambling activities. It's been licensed since November 2016 and remains active under UKGC oversight.
Positive Signals
- Active UKGC licence held continuously since November 2016
- Public sector body subject to local government accountability and oversight
- 9+ years of uninterrupted licensing with no enforcement history in available data
Concerns
- Limited corporate data available as a non-Companies House entity
- No registered address or SIC codes recorded in this dataset
Overview
Gambling Connection: Melton Borough Council appears in this database because it holds an active UKGC gambling licence (reference UKGC-4241), first granted in November 2016. Local authorities can hold licences for activities such as lotteries, prize competitions, or other community gambling arrangements.
Melton Borough Council is a local government authority based in the East Midlands that operates under a licence issued by the UK Gambling Commission. Unlike the vast majority of entities in this database, it isn't a private company or commercial operator. It's a democratically accountable public body subject to a different governance structure than typical corporate licensees.
The council has held its UKGC licence for over nine years, which points to a long-standing and stable relationship with the regulator. Local councils sometimes hold licences to operate small-scale gambling facilities such as lotteries for fundraising or prize competitions, though the specific nature of Melton Borough Council's licensed activities isn't detailed in the available regulatory data.
Governance
As a local authority, Melton Borough Council isn't governed by a board of company directors or subject to the same Companies House transparency requirements as private firms. Its governance is conducted through elected councillors and public accountability mechanisms under local government law. No individual officers or persons with significant control are recorded in this dataset.
Linked UKGC Operators
This company is the registered entity for the following UKGC licensed operators:
Directors & Officers
No officer records available from Companies House.
Ownership & Significant Control
No persons with significant control (PSC) records are available from Companies House. This may indicate incomplete data or that the company has not yet filed PSC information.