Terms and Conditions

The Compassion Raffle Rules

General Rules

The Compassion Raffle is only open to residents of Great Britain over the age of 18 (this excludes Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and BFPO addresses according to Gambling Act 2005 regulations)
No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 years
The cost of each entry is £1. Players may purchase more than one entry, and payment must be in advance
If a ticket is sold unknowingly to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 then they will be exempt from the raffle and their prize and the stake will be returned
All proceeds from this raffle will be used for the charitable purposes of Compassion in World Farming
The prizes for the Compassion Raffle are: 1st Prize £2,000, 2nd Prize £500, 10 x Runners-up £100. There are no alternatives to any prize
We operate a combined online/offline draw ensuring that each entrant has an equal chance of winning each prize. The draw will be conducted by utilising a Random Number Generator that has been tested and approved by an independent, Gambling Commission approved, third party test house in combination with a blind draw in plain sight of staff. The results of the draw are final
Based upon the number of entries in our recent raffles in 2023 and 2024, the average chance of winning a prize for a single ticket is approximately 1 in 2635. Calculation based on a combination of the last three completed raffles. Autumn Raffle 2023: 40,701 tickets, 13 prizes; January Raffle 2024: 14,636 tickets, 12 prizes, April Raffle 2024: 44,808 tickets, 13 prizes.
Of the £44,808 received in ticket sales in the April Raffle 2024, 10% went on prizes, 36% on expenses, and 54% came back to Compassion to fund our work.
Entries must be received by 9 January 2025
Late entries will be treated as donations
The draw will be held on 16 January 2025
Winners will be notified by post, email or telephone no later than two weeks after the draw date. Please keep your ticket number as proof of purchase
A list of winners will also be published on the website within two weeks of the draw date. These will only be in summary, for example Mrs Smith from Berkshire
Winners may be asked to take part in PR and promotional activity
If a prize is unclaimed after reasonable efforts have been made by Compassion in World Farming to contact the winner, then it will be entitled to dispose of the prize as it thinks fit. The winner has one month after notification to claim the prize
The Compassion in World Farming policies for raffles can be found here. This includes our policy on responsible gambling, underage gambling, protection of customer funds and our complaints procedure

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, it is recommended that no more than 60 chances are to be purchased per person for the Raffle
Material changes to this raffle are not predicted to happen, but in the event that this occurs, we will notify all online entrants to this raffle by email. Where possible notification will be given 14 days in advance of any changes being made.

General Information

For more information about the Compassion in World Farming, our raffles and other ways to donate please visit www.ciwf.org.uk or contact our dedicated supporter services team by calling 01483 521 953 (lines open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday)

Requests for additional raffle tickets up to a maximum of 60 tickets per person or requests to be removed from future raffle mailings should be addressed to info@raffleplayer.com

If you would like more information about raffles and lotteries please go to www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

If you or a family member feel that you are experiencing problems with gambling, you can seek advice and support from GambleAware on 0808 8020 133 or via their website begambleware.org