Competition Websites
Run as a Partnership

No. The Competition Engine is our own platform, written from the ground up for UK prize competitions and already trading in production. Ticket allocation, instant wins, wallets, draws, compliance tooling and the marketing suite are one codebase that we build, run and improve ourselves. Nothing is bolted together from third party raffle plugins.

Three ways. First, ownership: your site, content, customer data and search rankings live on a platform you control rather than inside someone else’s system. Second, commercials: there are no per order fees taxing your growth, and our equity option means you can launch without a large upfront cost, which no hosted platform offers. Third, trust: our draws are verifiable by anyone using published mathematics, rather than a closed system you are asked to take on faith. You also get a full design and marketing agency behind the software, not just a login.

The leased service works like the rest of our managed platforms: a setup fee for your unique design and launch, then a flat monthly retainer covering the platform licence, hosting, security, updates and support. The equity partnership replaces the upfront build fee with an agreed equity and revenue share in your company, so we are invested in your success from day one. Both get the same platform and the same fully managed service. The difference is purely commercial, and we agree the exact terms with you in writing before any work begins.

Yes, and we are upfront about that because it is the whole point of the model. You own your brand, your domain and your customer data outright. The website and the competition platform are provided as part of your arrangement, which is what keeps the technology updated, secure and entirely our responsibility rather than yours.

No. You get a fully managed, fully branded platform, but the underlying source code and technical operation stay with us. That is the part we look after, and it is exactly why you never have to deal with the technical side.

That said,  we understand the fundamentals of business and growth,  and how important it is for businesses to scale and own their own setup.   So long term customers,  with significant growth,  we are always happy to discuss a buy out clause of which you can purchase the scripts and software completely.  Please note, this is only offered for long term customers who wish to take full control and will be decided on a per customer basis, it is not a guaranteed agreement.  

For the equity partnership, yes. The arrangement is structured as a shareholding, so you need a limited company, or to set one up, so the agreed shares can be formally allocated. It is straightforward to do and we can point you in the right direction. The leased service has no such requirement.

You do. You market the site, run the competitions, source and fund the prizes, take the payments and look after your customers. We do not control how you price or promote. We keep the platform running underneath it all.

Prize competitions operate legally in the UK when they are run correctly, typically with a genuine skill question and a free entry route, which the platform implements as standard alongside responsible play controls, audit trails and DCMS Code review tooling. Compliance itself, and your terms and conditions, remain your responsibility as the operator, and we always recommend taking your own independent legal advice.

You will need a merchant account with a processor that accepts prize competition businesses. We have been through this before and will guide you through the options during onboarding, then integrate your chosen gateway.

Yes. Your site is designed around your own logo, colours, branding and domain, with its own layout and copy. It is unmistakably yours rather than a clone of anyone else on the platform, which matters for search rankings as much as for identity.

Weeks, not months, because the engine already exists. Most of the timeline is your branding, prizes and content decisions. The built in pre launch mode even lets your site go live early in a fully public coming soon state, collecting registrations and building search presence before your first draw opens.

Your brand and domain stay yours, and we hand over your customer and order data in standard formats. The platform itself retires with the arrangement. There is no lock in on the things that are genuinely yours, and any equity terms are governed by the written agreement we both signed at the start.