LAUNCH PAD

Registered charity 1167360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Launch pad promote healthy recreation in particular by providing sporting facilities for participating in a variety of trampolining and gymnastics disciplines as a means to promote healthy and active lifestyles.We provide classes for children, adults and for those with disabilities. Sessions are available for pure recreational and for those who want to follow a competitive elite pathway

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SPORTING FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN TRAMPOLINING AND A VARIETY OF GYMNASTIC DISCIPLINES AND OTHER COMPATIBLE SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND AS A MEANS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£218k
Latest spending
£200k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £81,365, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net income of £18,516 against total income of £218,232, with charitable activities generating the vast majority of revenue. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (reserves figure: £81k)
“The reserves policy has been raised to £30,000, this is in response to our increased wage expenditure, this should provide an appropriate financial buffer should the club face an unforeseen closure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 27/03/2025, 147 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£218k£200k
31/12/2024£189k£189k
31/12/2023£147k£122k
31/12/2022£125k£133k
31/12/2021£112k£84k

Common questions

Is LAUNCH PAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £81,365, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a net income of £18,516 against total income of £218,232, with charitable activities generating the vast majority of revenue. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LAUNCH PAD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LAUNCH PAD as a grant recipient include QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUST, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2025£10kroutine expenditure and relief work
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2024£10kroutine expenditure and relief work
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2023£10kroutine expenditure and relief work
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2022£5kroutine expenditure and relief work
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England10/03/2026£2kTrampolining For All

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Launchpad Social Enterprise.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LAUNCH PAD£218k—0unclear—no doubt
Launchpad Social Enterprise FY2025£5.6m—0below—no doubt
LYDNEY RECREATION TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—no doubt
RECREATION AND EASY ACCESS FOR DISABLED YOUTH FY2025£53k—0above—no doubt
THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT FY2025£896k——within—no doubt
SPORTINSPIRED LTD FY2025£1.4munclear0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.