Tue, 19 May 2026
Hunch

Licences

Hunch is a UK media company. This page lists every licence and registration we hold, and the ones that do not apply to us.

Company registration

Active

Krok Group Ltd is the operating company behind Hunch.

Company name
Krok Group Ltd
Number
17183343
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ

ICO data protection registration

Active

Krok Group Ltd is registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office as a data controller.

Registration number
00015312087
Renewal
Annual

Gambling licence

Not applicable

Hunch holds no gambling licence and does not need one. Forecasting on Hunch uses Hunch Points, which are free to use, free to earn, and cannot be bought, sold or exchanged for money or goods. No money is staked and nothing is paid out.

Hunch Points are a skill-based scoring mechanism that measures how accurate a reader has been over time. We do not operate real-money markets.

Trademarks

Registered

HUNCH is a registered UK trade mark of Krok Group Ltd. Echo is used as an unregistered mark.

IPSO · press regulator

Membership planned

Hunch will apply for membership of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) once we hit a regular publishing cadence. Until then, we self-regulate via our Editorial Code of Practice and accept complaints via the route described there.

Regulatory contact

For regulatory queries from authorities, journalists, or counterparties: info@readhunch.com.