LAUNCH IT STOKE-ON-TRENT

Registered charity 1209979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 18 TO 30 LIVING IN STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ENTERPRISE SUPPORT, SUBSIDISED WORKSPACES, BUSINESS TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; AND(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity commenced trading in January 2025 and incurred a net deficit of £3,353 for the period, resulting in unrestricted funds being in a deficit of £18,353. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern but maintain a reasonable expectation that adequate resources will be available. The charity relies on grant funding and rental income, with trustees actively pursuing further funding opportunities to strengthen its financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to several months' expenditure (held: £-18k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to several months' expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees are aware of certain material uncertainties which may cause doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: 12

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Its only annual return with a recorded received date was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2025 (received 01/11/2026, 1 day after the 31/10/2026 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£88k£91k

Common questions

Is LAUNCH IT STOKE-ON-TRENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity commenced trading in January 2025 and incurred a net deficit of £3,353 for the period, resulting in unrestricted funds being in a deficit of £18,353. The trustees acknowledge material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern but maintain a reasonable expectation that adequate resources will be available. The charity relies on grant funding and rental income, with trustees actively pursuing further funding opportunities to strengthen its financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LAUNCH IT STOKE-ON-TRENT£88k—0unclear—noted
Launch It Trust FY2025£707k——below—no doubt
DO-IT TRUST FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
LFLC LTD FY2025£196k—0above—no doubt
THE IAN & NATALIE LIVINGSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£330k—0below—noted
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt

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