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Loose

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1153066RuncornDisability
Income£120k2025-04-30
Spending£141ksame year
Spent / received110%5-year average
Size in its cause69th pctDisability
Registered2013Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Loose is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06566823). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Loose reported income of £120k and spending of £141k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £159k to £120k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Loose sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amelia's Rainbow (£120k), Grace Community Church, Edenbridge (£120k) and Abergavenny Community Trust (£120k).

Income and spending

£0£47k£94k£141k£189k2021 Income: £159,0302021 Spending: £141,27920212022 Income: £115,8372022 Spending: £160,81520222023 Income: £120,2072023 Spending: £161,57920232024 Income: £188,5252024 Spending: £172,05720242025 Income: £119,7802025 Spending: £140,5522025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Built in 1879, The Studio was transferred from HBC to LOOSE in 2009 and renovated with a grant from The Community Assets Fund. Run for community benefit, with community participation, there is a very strong focus on youth support and provision.LOOSE aims to remove barriers to participation in music, theatre & creative arts by providing free or low cost opportunities, facilities, and support.

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CharityLocationIncome
Amelia's RainbowDorset£120k
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Abergavenny Community TrustAbergavenny£120k
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