Charity

Skiddle Supports

Here at Skiddle, we consider ourselves much more than a ticket outlet. Besides offering access to a broad spectrum of extraordinary events and experiences all year round, we’re also known for our work in fundraising for charities.

We’ve supported a range of charities over the past two decades with our most current fundraisers supporting Alder Hey’s Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Children’s Hospital and Music Venue Trust whilst our most notable is Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Our current charity partners... Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Music Venue Trust

As well as our in-house fundraising activities, all customers have the option to donate £1 upon checkout. Our primary charities are Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and Alder Hey’s Children’s Hospital and every £1 donated will be split equally between the two charities. However, if the event venue is one of the MVT Grassroots Music Venues, the checkout out charity will be Music Venue Trust and they will receive the full £1 donation.

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London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital and Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are both state-of-the-art medical facilities specialising in the treatment of minors. Two of Europe’s leading institutions, the hospitals provide the best possible care and healing environments for children with a range of different illnesses.

Treating everything from common ailments to complex and specialist conditions, both hospitals have been dedicated to the welfare of children collectively for hundreds of years, and pride themselves on delivering new medicines and treatments through cutting-edge research programmes in Paediatric care.

Teaming up and raising funds for these two incredible hospitals in 2023 took little consideration, especially from the position of Skiddle’s directors. Having had to personally rely on the services of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, after a member of their family was taken ill, it seemed only right that this year’s charitable efforts should be focused on both foundations.

Along with our many many fundraising concepts, we’ll also be offering our customers the opportunity to donate £1 when checking out and buying tickets, supporting the growth and maintenance of these life-saving establishments, and aiding the discovery of future breakthrough treatments.

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Music Venue Trust is a UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues.

Created in January 2014, Music Venue Trust (MVT) aims to secure the long-term future of iconic Grassroots Music Venues such as Hull Adelphi, Exeter Cavern, Southampton Joiners, The 100 Club, Band on the Wall, Tunbridge Wells Forum etc.

These venues have played a crucial role in the development of British music over the last 40 years, nurturing local talent, providing a platform for artists to build their careers and develop their music and their performance skills.

MVT works to gain recognition of the essential role these venues fulfil, not only for artist development but also for the cultural and music industries, the economy and local communities. They aim to preserve and improve venues, making them more efficient and improving the experience for performers and audiences. Long-term they plan to acquire the freeholds of as many of these vital venues as possible.

Macmillan Cancer Support

Our partnership with this incredibly important charity and vital cancer care service was first launched 7 years ago, when one of our own, employee and close friend, Chris Glaba was first diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, Chris lost his battle against the illness back in 2016 and from that moment on, we vowed to assist Macmillan Cancer Support, helping them to continue their important work in supporting others suffering from cancer.

Devising ludicrous fundraising ideas and turning them into real-life situations is how we roll at Skiddle. Take our Festival Challenge, for instance. The aim of the task was to visit 10 music festivals within 48 hours, to drum up as many donations as possible from festival-goers, adding to the funds already secured from those who sponsored us in the build-up. We journeyed 1,000 miles over 20 long hours, appearing in front of a staggering 4 million people, a significant portion of which dug deep into their pockets to help the cause.

We were also the first to ever hold a rave within a Microwave. No, not a real Microwave, our health and safety officer would have blown a fuse! But a stage designed to mimic one almost perfectly. Cooking up a storm at last year’s Highest Point Festival, revellers danced through the day out front of the ‘Microrave’ stage (see what we did there?) with all funds collected going straight to Macmillan.

Along with our annual honouring of our dear friend Chris, at our summer BBQ at Skiddle HQ, we’ve hosted hundreds of fundraising occasions over the years, with donations totalling more than £500,000.

Our partnership with Macmillan has now come to an end, though we will continue to donate outside of our great working relationship. Now, we welcome a brand new partnership with two very special organisations, both with personal connections to the Skiddle family.