LOOSE

Registered charity 1153066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOOSE MUSIC

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.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND ADVANCE THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MUSIC AND THE CREATIVE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's outgoing resources exceeded incoming resources by £56,583 in the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a net deficit for the period. However, the charity remains solvent with total net assets of £320,453, comprising £106,165 in unrestricted reserves and £214,288 in restricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY EDWARD NYLAND
• DAVID WILLIAM HARRINGTON
• GREGORY MARK OLDFIELD
• JAKI FLOREK
• Lionel Junior Job
• MARK WHITBY
• Paul Colin Hammond

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Halton

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).