Business Launchpad

Analysis

Business Launchpad is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02110648). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Business Launchpad reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Business Launchpad sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Bradford Union (£1.5m), Dancebox Theatre Works (£1.5m) and Ursuline Preparatory School Wimbledon Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 91% and charitable activities 8.4%. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.