The RCN Foundation Charity Lottery is a weekly lottery run by the RCN Foundation, an independent charity that aims to support and strengthen nursing and midwifery to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation.
The RCN Foundation is part of the RCN Group but is a separate charity organisation (registered charity number: SC043663 (Scotland) 1134606 (England and Wales) and has no involvement in trade union activities.
The lottery aims to raise vital funds to support the RCN Foundation’s grant making activities by supporting the growing number of nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers seeking financial support and educational development opportunities.
Each ticket costs £1. At least 60p from every £1 ticket you buy will be spent on supporting the good causes of the lottery. The remainder is spent on prizes and on the administration of the lottery.
Players on a monthly subscription will pay £5 per month. For months with only four lottery draws, the player will receive additional entries into either that month's Super Draw or the final draw in their payment period if there is no active Super Draw. A player's additional tickets will be visible within the Your Tickets section of the website.
The lottery is only open to RCN members and RCN Group staff in England, Scotland and Wales only, as there are different lottery regulations in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is governed by separate lottery legislation (the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (NI) Order 1985) which places stricter limits on charity “society lotteries” than the rest of the UK. As a result, large charity lotteries like ours are not permitted to operate or sell tickets there, meaning NI‑based RCN members and RCN staff cannot take part.
You must be over 18 to play.
Signing up is simple – we just need your name, email address and postal address. We also need you date of birth to validate that you are over 18. Gatherwell, an External Lottery Manager licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 36893, are administering the website and take care to protect your data. You can read their privacy notice here.
Select the ‘play’ button and follow the instructions. You can pay for tickets by Direct Debit or debit card.
To be in with a chance to win each week, you must have bought your ticket by 23:59pm on Friday each week.
You can either set up a monthly recurring payment plan via Direct Debit or payment card or pay for a block of 1, 3, 6 or 12 months of weekly tickets on a non-recurring basis.
There is no commitment to stay in the lottery and players can choose to leave at any time without giving notice.
Unfortunately, we can't accept payments for a single week as payment processing costs would impact the amounts we could provide to prizes and the lottery fund.
The money raised from our lottery means we can do so much more to support the financial needs of nursing and midwifery staff across the UK facing hardship, as well as supporting with professional development, improving patient care. Ultimately this means we can help more nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers remain in the profession. Money raised will also fund innovative research projects like the creation of the first UK Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing, funding postdoctoral bridging fellowships as well as creating free online open courses.
Of the £1 entry ticket, 60p will contribute to our grant making programmes, 20p will assist the running costs of the lottery and the remaining 20p will go towards the prize pot.
Each week there are guaranteed winners, with the prize amounts increasing the more people play. Click here to see an example of the potential prize structure.
The RCN Foundation is licenced and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 25/07738/LILN. We run our lottery in accordance with the Gambling Commission’s licence conditions and codes of practice.
The lottery is drawn every Saturday, and all winners will be advised by email. The winning number will also be published on the lottery website and our Facebook channel each week following the draw.
Gatherwell’s draw process is based upon the results of the Australian National Lottery Super66 game, as published on the Lottery West website (www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au). More information can be found on point 9 of the game rules.
Your winnings will be paid directly into your nominated bank account, or you can choose to donate your winnings back to the RCN Foundation Charity Lottery.
You must log in to claim your winnings, and you will receive these within 72 hours.
Gatherwell monitor entries closely and will proactively contact anyone who enters more than once, carrying out due diligence as part of their safeguarding process.
If you are worried about your gambling or that of someone close to you, GambleAware is the UK's leading authority on the provision of support, advice and counselling to people affected by gambling related harm. If you or someone you know needs help or advice, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 (lines open 24 hours a day).
To opt out of receiving emails about the lottery, click the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the email you have received.
There is no commitment to stay in the lottery and players can choose to leave at any time. To cancel, you can either:
- Cancel your Direct Debit with your bank
- Log in to your account and cancel
- Contact our lottery helpline on 03000 161 262 or
- Email support@rcnfoundationcharitylottery.co.uk
The RCN is a separate organisation to the RCN Foundation which is a registered charity and has decided to set up a charity lottery. Charity lotteries (society lotteries), when operated in compliance with Gambling Commission regulations and with appropriate safeguards, may be considered an acceptable source of income for charities, provided they are transparently promoted for charitable purposes and include clear responsible gambling measures. The sole involvement of the RCN in the RCN Foundation Charity Lottery is promoting the opportunity to support the charity lottery to their members.
This lottery is run by the RCN Foundation which is a separate charity. The RCN is signposting to the charity lottery on behalf of the RCN Foundation.
The RCN Foundation Charity Lottery is promoted by the RCN Foundation, a Small Society Lottery licensed by Westminster City Council Registration No: 25/07738/LILN.
No, the RCN Foundation Charity Lottery is open to RCN members and RCN group staff only.
The RCN Foundation Charity Lottery is administered by Gatherwell, an External Lottery Manager licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 36893.
You can contact Gatherwell’s dedicated support number (03000 161 262) that deals directly with any queries you may have.
You can also email them at support@rcnfoundationcharitylottery.co.uk.