Postcode Children Trust
Postcode Children Trust is a UK-registered charitable society lottery operator, licensed continuously by the UKGC since June 2014. It holds a single society lottery licence, has no enforcement history, and operates exclusively through offline lottery channels in support of children's causes.
Positive Signals
- Licensed since June 2014 with no breaks in coverage across 11.7 years
- No enforcement actions recorded by the UK Gambling Commission
- Stability score of 100, reflecting a clean record over the full licensing period
- All directors UK-based, with 100 domestic score and no offshore parent
Concerns
- No online consumer domains registered, limiting independent technical verification
Overview
Operator Type: Charitable society lottery operator
Postcode Children Trust is a Scottish-registered charitable lottery operator, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission since 5 June 2014. It runs a society lottery with proceeds directed towards children's causes, operating under a guarantee structure rather than for shareholder profit. That model puts it in a category apart from most UKGC-licensed entities.
With nearly 12 years of continuous licensing and a clean enforcement record, Postcode Children Trust has built a steady regulatory history. Its stability score sits at 100 and its domestic score matches that figure, reflecting an entirely UK-based corporate structure with all five directors resident in the United Kingdom. The B trust grade is shaped primarily by the absence of online consumer domains, which limits the technical and transparency scoring that pushes other operators higher.
There are no regulatory actions on record. For a lottery operator of this type, that's exactly what you'd expect to see, and Postcode Children Trust has maintained it consistently across its full licensing history.
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.
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
Postcode Children Trust holds one active UKGC licence: a Society Lottery licence, granted on 5 June 2014 with no expiry date recorded. Society lottery licences permit charitable and non-commercial organisations to run lotteries where proceeds go to a good cause. The licence has been held continuously since first grant, with no suspensions, revocations, or added conditions on record.
| Licence Type | Status | Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Society Lottery | Active |
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
Postcode Children Trust is incorporated in Scotland as a private company limited by guarantee (company number SC472799), registered at 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET. It was incorporated on 18 March 2014 and carries SIC code 92000 (gambling and betting activities). The company is active and has no dissolution date. There are five current directors, all British nationals resident in the United Kingdom. Two persons hold significant control, each with between 25% and 50% of voting rights and the right to appoint and remove directors.
POSTCODE CHILDREN TRUST
Active- Company Number
- SC472799
- Incorporated
- 18 March 2014
- Registered Address
- 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4ET
Directors & Officers
| Name | Role | Residence | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKHILL, Douglas William | director | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 March 2021 |
| TAIT, Elizabeth Anne | director | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1 March 2021 |
| BELL, Lynne Elizabeth | director | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5 November 2019 |
| DOMMETT, Ian Clive | director | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5 November 2019 |
| HERRIMAN, John Andrew | director | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5 November 2019 |
Associated Domains
No domains registered.
This operator does not have any registered domains in the UKGC public register. This is typical for land-based operators, B2B suppliers, and lottery operators.