Skiddle Supports

Together, we are More Than A Ticket

What is 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.

Over the past two decades, our compassionate team have come together on numerous occasions to support a list of charitable institutions, the most notable of which is Macmillan Cancer Support.

From raising funds through in-house raffles, calorific cake sales and manager-sponsored silences, to running marathons, serving afternoon tea on Blackpool trams, and trekking the hard-going trails of Machu Pichu in Peru - we love an excuse to fundraise, supporting and giving back to the community around us.

Learn more about our existing partnerships and discover what our staff get up to on their MAD days HERE

skiddle supports OnSide

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not.

OnSide is a national youth charity supporting young people growing up in some of the UK's most disadvantaged communities – including towns and cities like Preston, where Skiddle began. At a time when youth services have been cut and loneliness and mental health challenges are rising, too many young people are being left without the support they deserve. OnSide exists to change that.

The charity creates and supports a growing Network of state-of-the-art youth centres, known as "Youth Zones", which currently reach more than 50,000 young people nationwide. Each Youth Zone is packed with incredible facilities, including climbing walls, 3G pitches, recording studios, art rooms, boxing gyms, and dance and drama studios. What truly sets them apart is the team of dedicated youth workers who listen, guide and champion young people every day.

Partnering with OnSide was an easy decision for Skiddle. Alongside our fundraising efforts, we're giving customers the option to donate at checkout when buying tickets - helping keep these life-changing spaces open. A small donation can change a young person's life. It can mean a hot, nutritious meal after school, the support of a trusted adult, or the chance to discover a passion that opens new possibilities for the future.

skiddle supports music venue trust

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.

skiddle supports great ormond street hospital charity and alder hey children's hospital charity

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.

Skiddle Supports 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.

Where do those £1 donations go from the checkout?

The vast majority of every £1 donated will be donated to the national youth charity, OnSide. However, for some events you might notice that the nominated charity is Music Venue Trust and your £1 donation will be directed to their fundraiser.

OnSide

Your donation will support young people growing up in some of the UK's most disadvantaged communities. With youth services cut and loneliness and mental health challenges rising, too many young people are being left without the support they deserve. Youth charity OnSide exists to change that.

OnSide creates and supports a growing Network of state-of-the-art youth centres, which they call "Youth Zones" supporting 50,000 young people nationwide. Each Youth Zone is packed with incredible facilities like climbing walls, 3G pitches, recording studios, art rooms, boxing gyms, and dance and drama studios. But what truly sets them apart is the team of dedicated youth workers who listen, guide, and champion young people. Your donation helps keep these life-changing spaces open. It could mean a young person gets a hot, nutritious meal after school, speaks to a trusted adult for the first time, or tries an activity that sparks a passion and opens new possibilities for their future.

Music Venue Trust

Great music doesn't start in stadiums and arenas. Grassroots venues are critical to the development of British music, local talent, and communities.

The future of these venues is under threat; in the last two years we have lost over 200.

Music Venue Trust is a charity that aims to secure, protect, and improve UK grassroots venues. Since 2015 MVT has saved hundreds of venues from closure. Your donation will help ensure more venues are not lost.

Skiddle Supports our staff to have ‘Make A Difference Days'

Make A Difference or M.A.D. Days, as they're referred to in the Skiddle offices, allow our teams of staff to work with a charity of their choosing, to raise money for the causes closest to their hearts.

Each year, we encourage every employee in the company to get out there and participate in fundraising activities, no matter how large or small, offering a day's paid leave to support them in their charitable quests.