People's Postcode Lottery
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have funded good causes in every postcode area in Britain. There are different funding opportunities available for smaller, local charities and good causes through the community programme trusts. Find out which trust to apply to for funding and more about the community programmes trusts below. In the United Kingdom, the postcode lottery is the unequal provision of services such as healthcare, education and insurance prices depending on the geographic area or postcode. Postcodes can directly affect the services an area can obtain, such as insurance prices. Six Colchester neighbours are sharing a 'life-changing' prize of £210,000 won in the People's Postcode Lottery. Residents in CO4 0NY, in the St John's area of the town, were selected as the lucky.
People’s Postcode Lottery is a not-for-commercial-gain organisation owned by Novamedia, the creators of the postcode lottery brand.
Novamedia was established in 1983 with the goal of contributing to a better world through the operation of charity lotteries, media and publishing activities. Its sole objective is to support charitable and social initiatives worldwide.
The first Postcode Lottery launched in the Netherlands in 1989. People’s Postcode Lottery launched in Britain in 2005 and has since been joined by lotteries in Sweden, Germany and Norway.
Novamedia and the Postcode Lotteries was ranked the world's third largest private charity donor in 2019/20 and the second biggest in Europe*.
With a belief that the world benefits from strong social organisations, our mission at People’s Postcode Lottery is to help raise funds for charities and good causes and increase awareness of their work.
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- People’s Postcode Lottery manages 20 draws per month across multiple lotteries for good causes that share our aims to create a better world. Funding, raised by players, is unrestricted, flexible and long term. This allows charity partners to use the money where it is needed most and in areas where it will have the biggest possible impact.
- People’s Postcode Lottery manages 20 draws per month across multiple lotteries for good causes who receive a minimum of 32% of each ticket sale. To find out draw dates.
Going beyond grants, People's Postcode Lottery understands the importance and potential impact that unrestricted, flexible and long-term funding can bring.
Licensed by the Gambling Commission, People’s Postcode Lottery manages charity lotteries for 20 Postcode Trusts.