Barnardo’s, Make a Wish, a Samaritans branch and the Damilola Taylor Trust are among 15 charities that will benefit from a fundraising campaign linked to the new Star Wars film.

The other charities are based in the US, and include Unicef and the Malala Fund, and have been selected to benefit from a Star Wars fundraising campaign by US website Omaze. Last year the website chose Unicef as its only recipient generating over US$4m for the charity.

The fundraising platform Omaze works by offering tickets and products related to the new Star Wars: A Force Awakens film. Names of donors will then be put into a lucky dip with one winner getting a chance to go the film’s premier on 17 December.

A spokeswoman for Barnardo’s said it hopes to receive somewhere in the region of £200,000.

“Omaze is a unique fundraising concept that doesn’t currently exist in the UK,” the spokeswoman said.

Chief executive of Barnardo's, Javed Khan, said it was a “fantastic opportunity for Barnardo’s”.

“Money raised through this amazing initiative will help the most disadvantaged and vulnerable young people in the UK to have a successful working life, regardless of the difficulties they've faced,” he said.

Barnardo’s ambassador, Andy Serkis, who nominated the charity to be an Omaze recipient said: “I had absolutely no hesitation in nominating Barnardo's as my charity, I've seen for myself the brilliant work they do around employment, training and skills and the bright future that this can help build for the young people they support."