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Terms and Conditions

Sense Summer Raffle 2026 Rules

General Rules

  1. This Raffle is open to residents of mainland Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) over the age of 18. This excludes Isle of Man, Channel Islands and BFPO addresses according to Gambling Act 2005 regulations, as they are covered by their own gambling laws.
  2. No tickets can be sold to, sold by, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 years. Any tickets bought by or on behalf of somebody under 18 will be rejected from the draw and the money returned to them.
  3. Agencies or other companies that have any connection with the production of the Raffle, as well as relatives of such persons, are unable to enter the Raffle. The named licence holder is also ineligible to enter.
  4. The cost of each entry is £1. Players may purchase more than one entry, and payment must be in advance.  To support responsible gambling, no more than 60 chances can be purchased per person for the Summer Raffle.
  5. Payment for participation in the raffle can be made by debit card, cheque or postal order payable to Sense. Raffle tickets will be entered into the draw when the whole payment is received.
  6. Sense cannot accept CAF payments for raffle tickets and all CAF payments will be treated as donations.
  7. Sense cannot claim Gift Aid on raffle ticket monies, but Gift Aid can be claimed on donations.
  8. All profits from the Summer Raffle go to Sense. Details of the work of Sense can be found on our main charity website: https://www.sense.org.uk/.
  9. Based upon the number of entries in our 2025 Raffles, the chance of winning a prize for a single ticket was 1 in 1225.
  10. From the £84,491 income of all tickets sold in the raffle in 2025, 38% went on expenses, 19% on prizes and a fantastic 43% came back to Sense to fund our important work.
  11. The prizes for the Sense Summer Raffle are 1st £4,000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250, runners up 10 x £50 and runners up 10 x Teddy Sense mascot. The charity may make changes to the prizes from time to time. There are no alternatives to any prize.
  12. Non-cash prizes are subject to the prize suppliers’ terms and conditions and any complaints or queries relating to the use of the prize should be directed to the relevant supplier of the prize.
  13. Postal entries must be received by 24 September 2026. The online close date is 24 September 2026.
  14. The Summer Raffle Draw will be conducted on 1 October 2026. The draw will be conducted by utilising a Random Number Generator that has been tested and approved by an independent Gambling Commission third-party test house. The results of the draw are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  15. The first ticket drawn will win the first prize, the second ticket drawn will win the second prize, and this will continue until all the prizes have been won. Winning raffle tickets will be drawn randomly.
  16. Any raffle ticket monies received after the closing date will be treated as a donation to Sense and the tickets will not be entered into the draw.
  17. Winners will be notified by post no later than two weeks after the draw date. Raffle winners will be sent their winnings by cheque in the post.
  18. A list of winning numbers will be published at www.sense.org.uk/raffle within seven days of the draw taking place.
  19. Winners may be asked to take part in Sense PR and promotional activity.
  20. We advise that any winning cheque be cashed within six months. Beyond six months, your bank may not accept the cheque. If you are a winner but you do not cash your winner’s cheque within one year of the date written on the cheque, or we are unable for any reason to deliver a non-cash prize to the address provided by you, the prize will be forfeited.
  21. Sense operates a fundraising complaints process. If you have a complaint, you can fill in the complaints form or ring our Supporter Services team on 0300 330 9257. If you are unhappy with the way a complaint is resolved or unable to resolve it within eight weeks, or we issue a final response sooner you may refer the dispute free of charge to our approved alternative dispute resolution provider Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS). IBAS acts as an impartial adjudicator on disputes that arise between betting/gambling operators and their customers.
  22. Sense accepts no responsibility for raffle tickets which are lost, damaged, illegible, or from which the prize-winner cannot be identified, or for any technical failure or event which may cause the competition to be disrupted or corrupted.
  23. No responsibility is taken for raffle tickets and payment lost, delayed, or damaged in the post and proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of receipt. Sense accepts no responsibility if chosen method of payment is cancelled in error.
  24. Sense reserves the right to disqualify any entry at their absolute discretion.

Privacy

We do not capture the personal information recorded on your raffle ticket stubs. This information is used by Sense to contact you if you hold a winning ticket. We have recently refreshed our approach to how we protect your personal data. Visit sense.org.uk/privacy to read our privacy notice.

Complaints

A complaints procedure is in place to deal with any issues in a clear and procedural way. Find out more on the Sense website.

Responsible gambling

Self Exclusion: On request we will put a block on supporters’ records to exclude themselves from our raffle mailings. This block will remain unless we are asked by the individual to remove it. If you would like to be excluded from future Sense raffles please contact the Supporter Services Team on 0300 330 9257 or email them at: supporterservices@sense.org.uk. If you feel you have a problem with gambling, please visit https://www.gambleaware.org/.

Online entries

To enter the online raffle an entrant must self-certify that they are the required age to play. A confirmation email will be sent to the entrant confirming their numbers in the draw and thanking them for their participation. Random age verification checks are carried out at regular intervals. If an entrant is found to be under the required age their payment will be returned and they will not be entered into the draw. Entries must not be bought on behalf of somebody else. In order to promote responsible gambling, no more than 60 chances can be purchased per person for the Summer Raffle. Material changes to this raffle are not predicted to happen, but in the event that this occurs you will be notified by email 14 days in advance of any changes.

Early Bird Draw

The Early Bird Draw is open to all entrants in the Raffle. Entrants do not need to have made an additional donation to be entered into the Early Bird Draw. Any person wishing to be entered into the Early Bird Draw will need to return tickets with valid payment within 14 days of the Raffle opening. If a person fits the entry requirements set out in these terms and conditions, they will receive one entry to the Early Bird Draw. Only one entry per person will be given, regardless of the number of tickets purchased or the value of any donation made. There is one prize for the Early Bird Draw, and this will be confirmed in the main appeal letter. There is no cash prize alternative and the prize is non-transferable. The prize includes free delivery by post to UK addresses.