Launch It Trust

Analysis

Launch It Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04133046). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Launch It Trust reported income of £707k and spending of £885k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £749k to £707k (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Launch It Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Cornwall Women's Aid (£706k), The Cross Trust (£707k) and The Ilford Muslim Society (£706k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66% and charitable activities 34%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £885k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.