CRUK Charity Payments

CRUK Charity Payments, found at cruk.charitypayments.co.uk, is a lottery platform operated by Cancer Research UK, the well-known cancer research charity registered at 2 Redman Place, London. According to the site, it allows players to donate a portion of their winnings or stake to Cancer Research UK, offering a way to support cancer research through gambling activity. The site operates as a whitelabel platform built on another company's technology.

The domain was registered in March 2018 and is managed by Fasthosts Internet Ltd, with registration running until 2028. It holds an A-grade SSL certificate, and TLS 1.3 encryption is active. On the domain scoring side, it earns a B grade overall, reflecting solid technical security alongside some gaps in DNS email authentication. The operator behind it, Cancer Research UK, carries an A trust grade from Saferwager's regulatory assessment.

Cancer Research UK has been UKGC-licensed since 29 November 2012, giving it over 13 years of continuous licensing under the society lottery category. It has no recorded regulatory actions, which is a positive sign for consumers researching whether the brand is legitimate.

The operator Cancer Research UK holds an Active society lottery licence granted by the UK Gambling Commission on 29 November 2012. A society lottery licence permits a non-commercial organisation to run lotteries where proceeds go to a good cause, in this case cancer research funding. This licence type is distinct from commercial gambling licences and is specifically designed for charities and societies.

Cancer Research UK has no recorded regulatory actions from the UK Gambling Commission. The operator's enforcement score reflects a clean compliance history over its 13 years of licensing.

Cancer Research UK is incorporated in England and Wales under company number 04325234, incorporated on 20 November 2001. It's categorised as a lottery operator and has been continuously licensed by the UKGC since 29 November 2012, giving it one of the longer regulatory histories among charity lottery operators. Its registered office is at 2 Redman Place, London, E20 1JQ. With an A trust grade and a clean enforcement record, it sits among the more reliably regulated operators in the society lottery category.