# THE LOOP DRUG CHECKING SERVICE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1200533
- **Other names:** UNCLASSIFIED COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 29, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1200533


## Contact

- **Address:** GEORGE HOUSE TRUST, 75-77 ARDWICK GREEN NORTH, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M12 6FX
- **Phone:** 07946 021375
- **Email:** info@wearetheloop.org
- **Website:** www.wearetheloop.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 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

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £236101 | £208012 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £161812 | £175747 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £29679 | £64079 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Fiona Measham** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 3, 2022
- Darren John Knight — appointed Sept. 3, 2022
- Dr EMILY JANE LUCY FINCH — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Jonathan Paul Drape — appointed Sept. 3, 2022
- Philip Alan Kolvin KC — appointed Jan. 14, 2023
- Sarah Dalton — appointed Feb. 10, 2024