Launchpad Social Enterprise
Analysis
Launchpad Social Enterprise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09166520). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Launchpad Social Enterprise reported income of £5.6m and spending of £5.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £302k to £5.6m (+1767%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 676%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Launchpad Social Enterprise sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chasdei Aharon Limited (£5.6m), Child Poverty Action Group (£5.6m) and Teresa Ball International Solidarity Fund (£5.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 183 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.3%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Trading 0.2%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To relieve poverty, to advance education, and to relieve need in individuals arising from their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances, by any charitable means and in such places in the world as the Trustees from time to time decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chasdei Aharon Limited | London | £5.6m |
| Child Poverty Action Group | London | £5.6m |
| Teresa Ball International Solidarity Fund | Dublin 14 | £5.6m |
| Musicians Benevolent Fund | London | £5.7m |