Overview

Operator Type: External lottery manager providing lottery services to charitable and good-cause organisations

MBC ELM Limited is a Glasgow-based external lottery manager that has held its UKGC licence continuously since September 2018. The company manages lotteries on behalf of good-cause organisations, with its portfolio including the Scottish Children's Lottery and the What a Lotto brand. It's a specialist in the charitable lottery space rather than commercial gambling.

With a trust score of 82 out of 100 and a Grade A rating, MBC ELM Limited has built a clean regulatory record over more than seven years of continuous licensing. There are no enforcement actions on file, and its stability score sits at a perfect 100, reflecting an unbroken licence history and no suspensions or warnings. The company is entirely UK-based, with all four directors resident in the United Kingdom and no offshore parent structure.

Where Is This Operator Based?

Understanding where an operator is based matters for regulatory accountability. UK-based operators are subject to UK courts and consumer protection laws.

Headquarters
4th Floor, Libertas House, 39 St Vincent Place, GLASGOW, G1 2ER, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Source: UKGC Register
Company Registered
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Source: Companies House
Directors Based
United Kingdom (4) 🇬🇧
Source: Companies House
Fully UK-based

This operator is headquartered in the UK and registered with Companies House. They are fully subject to UK courts, consumer protection laws, and regulatory oversight.

Licence Details

MBC ELM Limited holds one active UKGC licence: an External Lottery Manager licence, which authorises the company to manage and promote lotteries on behalf of external organisations such as charities and good-cause societies. The licence was granted on 14 September 2018 and has no expiry date recorded, remaining continuously active since issue.

UKGC licences held by MBC ELM Limited — Source: UKGC Public Register
Licence Type Status Granted
External Lottery Manager Active

View on UKGC Register

Enforcement & Compliance History

No regulatory actions recorded.

No enforcement actions recorded.

This operator has no public enforcement actions, financial penalties, or regulatory warnings on record with the UK Gambling Commission.

Corporate Structure

MBC ELM Limited (Companies House number SC513712) was incorporated in Scotland on 21 August 2015 and remains an active private limited company. It's registered care of Gillespie and Anderson in Glasgow, G2 4SN. The company's SIC code 92000 covers gambling and betting activities. All four current directors were appointed on 20 August 2021 and are UK residents. Mbc Lotteries Ltd holds between 75% and 100% of shares and voting rights, giving it the right to appoint and remove directors.

Company Number
SC513712
Incorporated
21 August 2015
Registered Address
C/O Gillespie And Anderson, 147 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4SN

Directors & Officers

Current directors and officers — Source: Companies House
Name Role Residence Appointed
BYRNE, Conleth Simon director 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 20 August 2021
COLE, Robert director 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 20 August 2021
MCMORROW, David Joseph director 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 20 August 2021
MCMORROW, John Andrew director 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 20 August 2021

Associated Domains

MBC ELM Limited has eight domains listed under its UKGC licence. Active sites include scottishchildrenslottery.com, alwaysinlottery.com, whatalotto.co.uk, whatalotto.com, and thescotto.com. All domains with recorded SSL data carry an A grade. Most sites use TLS 1.3 but don't have HSTS enabled. Consumer review data is limited, with only one recorded Trustpilot review across the portfolio, making a meaningful trust rating assessment impossible at this time.

Domains registered to MBC ELM Limited — Source: UKGC Public Register
Domain Brand Status Site Type
alwaysinlottery.com Scottish Children's Lottery Active Lottery
thescotto.com The Scotto Active Casino
whatalotto.com What A Lotto Active Casino