The Loop Drug Checking Service
Analysis
The Loop Drug Checking Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Loop Drug Checking Service reported income of £236k and spending of £208k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £236k (+696%), an average of +182% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 445%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Loop Drug Checking Service sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community (£236k), The Eighteen Fund (£236k) and Purbeck Youth and Community Foundation (£236k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
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.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community | Mid Glamorgan | £236k |
| The Eighteen Fund | London | £236k |
| Purbeck Youth and Community Foundation | Wareham | £236k |
| Northern Devon Foodbank | Bideford | £236k |