Launchpoint

Analysis

Launchpoint is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Launchpoint reported income of £24k and spending of £8,869, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £4,495 to £24k (+431%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Launchpoint sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Weston Room and Recreation Ground (£24k), 5th Newquay Scout Group (£24k) and Oldham Unit 261 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£24k).