You will only need a licence from us if you intend to sell your own alcohol. However, you may need to register as a brewer or as a distiller with HM Revenues & Customs, and duty may need to be paid on any alcohol that you produce.
Can I serve free alcohol at my event?
You can serve and sell alcohol as refreshments at a charity event. However, you must relate the event to your charity’s aims. The alcohol can only be served when the charity event is happening. It is legal to sell alcohol to raise funds for your charity, i.e. a beer tent , but you may have to pay tax on any profits.
Can you offer alcohol as a prize?
Providing free wine as a competition prize or as part of a loyalty programme is now illegal. Offers made outside licensed premises for any goods or services, or the opportunity to win a prize, on the condition that alcohol is bought are now also not permitted.
Do I need a licence to give alcohol away for free?
According to the Licensing Act 2003, you need a licence to sell alcohol and this includes giving away free alcohol as it is considered an incentive to purchase or that it is included in your pricing structure.
Can I sell alcohol for charity?
You can sell alcohol as refreshments at an event or activity your charity is running that is directly connected to the charity’s aims, such as amateur sports fixtures or theatre performances, providing: the event is directly related to your charity’s aims, as they appear in your governing document.
What does a premises license allow?
A premises licence, or a club premises certificate, is a permanent licence granted for a specific location, that authorises the holder to carry on any or all of the following licensable activities: the sale of alcohol. the supply of alcohol by a club to its members and guests.
Can I sell cocktails from home?
In many cases, manufacturers of alcoholic beverages aren’t allowed to self-distribute their product. Small, home brewers may be selling cocktails from home or selling liquor from home without a license in a handful of states, although most states require licensing for all alcohol sales.
Can you run a raffle without a licence?
You do not need to be a registered charity to run raffles or lotteries, however they cannot be run for private or commercial gain. You will need to set up as a society if you are looking to be registered or licensed as a ‘small society lottery’.
Can I run a raffle online?
In order to be legal, online raffles must be licensed by the Gambling Commission. Facebook says it shuts down raffle pages as soon as they are reported and found to be illegal, and the Gambling Commission says almost all of the raffle groups reported to them are now no longer active.
Do you need a licence to serve alcohol in your boutique?
When the bride pays for her items, it is considered that they have essentially paid for the alcohol provided too – as a ‘consideration’ for your service, it means it is not free.
Where can I sell alcohol if I have personal licence?
Once you have your personal licence you’ll be able to sell alcohol at a licensed premises (any premises that is already licensed for the sale of alcohol) and at any event with a TEN. For further information please visit the Alcohol Licensing section on the Government website or contact NCASS
Do you need a license to serve alcohol on campus?
The ABC provides licenses to serve alcohol on campus and “special event” authorization for serving alcohol at a location that is otherwise unlicensed to serve alcohol on a regular basis.
What do you need to know about alcohol licensing?
The Licensing Act 2003 has three requirements that you must satisfy to be able to sell alcohol: Any premises undertaking licensed activities must have a premises licence. Any premises must have a designated premises supervisor (DPS). Any premises must have a DPS who holds a personal licence.
