Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE LOOP DRUG CHECKING SERVICE

The Loop provide event-based and community-based drug checking and associated harm reduction services. The Loop also provide specialist training courses in drugs awareness, harm reduction and managing problems in nightlife venues.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£29,679	£64,079	£-34,400	290

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.wearetheloop.org

info@wearetheloop.org

07946 021375

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
290 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JONATHAN PAUL DRAPE Appointed: 2022

PHILIP ALAN KOLVIN KC Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR FIONA MEASHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2022

SARAH DALTON Appointed: 2024

DARREN JOHN KNIGHT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Chief Executive, Other trusteeships: OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2022, number: 1200533

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

GEORGE HOUSE TRUST
75-77 ARDWICK GREEN NORTH
MANCHESTER
M12 6FX

Objectives

TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH AND PROMOTE THE REDUCTION OF HARM TO THE PUBLIC WHO USEPSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. DRUG CHECKING AND THE PROVISION OF NON-JUDGEMENTAL HARM REDUCTION INFORMATION ANDADVICE TO INDIVIDUAL SERVICE USERS;B. THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN AND ASSOCIATED HARM REDUCTIONINFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PARTNER AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS AND WIDER DRUG USINGCOMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS ANDALERTS;C. TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS IN THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND EVENTS SECTORS IN HARMREDUCTION, DRUGS AWARENESS, RESPONDING TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND DELIVERING SUPPORTSERVICES;D. DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING POLICY AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DRUG-RELATED HARM ANDPROMOTE HEALTH;E. PARTICIPATING IN ANY OTHER HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OFDRUG-RELATED HARM IN THE COMMUNITY.F. OPERATING AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘HARM REDUCTION’ MEANS POLICIES, PROGRAMMES AND PRACTICES THATAIM PRIMARILY TO REDUCE THE ADVERSE HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OFLEGAL AND ILLEGAL PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

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