Is Raffle House Legit?
Raffle House is a legitimate prize competition company registered in the UK, with confirmed house draw winners and publicly announced results. It is not a lottery, not a scam and not an unlicensed gambling operation, though the ASA has upheld advertising complaints against it. The more useful questions are its charity share and entry value, not whether it's genuine.
By admin · Last updated 10 August 2026
What is Raffle House and is it a real company?
Raffle House is a registered UK company — Raffle House Ltd, company number 10928240, incorporated 22 August 2017, registered office at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX — that operates property prize competitions (Companies House, as of July 2026). It is not a charity and it does not operate a society lottery; it runs prize competitions. Companies House shows it as an active company that files annual accounts, most recently for the year to 31 August 2025.
As a prize competition operator, Raffle House does not require a Gambling Commission licence. Prize competitions are legal in the UK provided they are not classed as illegal lotteries, and the legal route to that is a genuine free-entry option. Raffle House’s own published terms confirm a free postal entry route is available for its competitions, alongside paid entries.
Has Raffle House produced real winners?
Yes. Raffle House publishes winner names and locations on its own winners page (rafflehouse.com/winners) after each draw. The existence of publicly named winners, checkable against the site’s own past-draws record, is the most direct evidence that draws are conducted as advertised.
For a complete list of confirmed Raffle House draw results, see our Raffle House winners page.
What are the most common complaints about Raffle House?
| Complaint | Honest assessment |
|---|---|
| “The odds are terrible” | A fair concern in principle — long odds are a feature of any prize competition where the prize’s value determines how many entries are needed, not something unique to Raffle House |
| “Most of the money doesn’t go to charity” | Raffle House states 10% of net proceeds, after its own costs, goes to charity — a different basis from operators that quote a share of gross revenue. Check the current figure on rafflehouse.com before entering |
| “I got a scam message claiming I won” | Impersonation scams exist; they are not Raffle House — report to Action Fraud |
| “The advertising has been misleading” | Confirmed in part — the ASA upheld complaints against Raffle House in 2019 over an entry-method change, a missing closing date, and a misleading prize comparison (see below) |
| “It’s just a lottery” | Factually incorrect — Raffle House is a prize competition with a free-entry route, not a licensed lottery |
Is Raffle House regulated?
Prize competitions are not regulated by the Gambling Commission. Raffle House is instead subject to:
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 — prohibits misleading advertising and unfair commercial practices.
- ASA/CAP Code — governs how prize promotions are advertised. Complaints can be submitted to the ASA at asa.org.uk.
- Companies Act 2006 — as a registered UK company, Raffle House files annual accounts at Companies House.
The ASA has upheld complaints against Raffle House. In May 2019, it upheld two complaints after Raffle House changed a competition’s entry method partway through and failed to display a prominent closing date on a Facebook ad. In November 2019, it upheld three further complaints: it ruled that a cash prize of £173,013, paid out when an earlier competition’s ticket threshold was not reached, was not “a reasonable equivalent” to the £650,000 property that had been advertised, and that a later Facebook ad misleadingly implied a different winner had received a house rather than cash (Which?, reporting on ASA rulings, 2019). These are the most recent Raffle House rulings we can confirm; check asa.org.uk/cases directly for anything more recent before relying on this summary.
Since 2020, the ASA has referred property raffle complaints generally to the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT), reflecting wider regulatory concern about “win a house” promotions as a category, not Raffle House specifically. If you have a complaint about a Raffle House draw or advertisement, the ASA remains the right first point of contact.
How much does Raffle House give to charity?
Raffle House’s own Charity FAQ states that 10% of net proceeds, after its costs, goes to a charity chosen by the entrant from more than 20 partner organisations (rafflehouse.com, as of July 2026). This is a different basis from Omaze’s model, which guarantees a minimum of £1 million per house draw regardless of ticket sales, calculated on gross ticket revenue rather than net proceeds.
| Operator | Charity giving | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Omaze UK | Minimum £1 million per house draw | Gross ticket revenue (historically framed as 17%) |
| Raffle House | 10% of net proceeds | Calculated after Raffle House’s own costs |
Because the two use different bases — gross revenue with a fixed floor, versus a percentage of net proceeds — a precise pound-for-pound comparison is not possible from what either company publishes.
For a full side-by-side comparison, see our Omaze vs Raffle House article and the how much goes to charity comparison.
What are the signs of a legitimate UK prize competition?
A legitimate prize competition in the UK will:
- Have a registered company number and identifiable directors at Companies House
- Offer a genuine free-entry postal route that’s easy to find, not buried in the terms
- Publish confirmed winners with verifiable details
- Not ask for payment after you win
- Not claim to be a licensed lottery unless it holds a Gambling Commission licence
Raffle House meets criteria 1, 2, 3 and 4 based on publicly available information: it is an active, registered company; its own terms describe a free postal entry route; it publishes named winners; and it does not ask winners for payment after the fact. On criterion 5, Raffle House correctly describes itself as a prize competition rather than a lottery.
Should you enter Raffle House?
Whether Raffle House is worth entering depends on the odds, the prize value and the charity contribution of a specific live draw. The company is legitimate — the more useful question is whether it offers competitive value compared with Omaze and other operators, and whether its ASA history gives you pause about how clearly a specific promotion states its terms. For the full assessment, see the Raffle House review.
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