LAUNCHPAD READING — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 June 1980
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01459149
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £4,921,388
Latest expenditure: £4,581,723
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Launchpad Reading, 1A Merchants Place, READING, RG1 1DT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.launchpadreading.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We house, support and empower vulnerable people in Reading so they can transform their lives, get back on track and fulfil their potential.Every person who turns to us for help is different, facing unique challenges. We provide support on an individual basis, always considering the best way to help in each situation.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,921,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,581,723

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,650,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,304,847

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,643,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,514,700

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,671,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,167,135

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,272,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,947,693

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,921,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,581,723
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1323919
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 59

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,650,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,304,847
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 1288710
Income From Government Grants: £11,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 75

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,643,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,514,700
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 600000
Income From Government Grants: £7,516
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,671,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,167,135
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 629922
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,272,683
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,947,693
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 646899
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 536041
Income Other Trading Activities: 132919
Income Charitable Activities: 4234393
Income Investments: 18035
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4921388
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,541
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,486,182
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4581723
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17153
Expenditure Support Costs: 543226
Expenditure Depreciation: 285957
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7757788
Assets Own Use: 7757788
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,775,343
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,896,084
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,637,047
Creditors One Year Total Current: 567904
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1328180
Assets Cash: £1,374,097
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7585426
Funds Restricted: 51621
Funds Total: 7637047
Count Employees: 57
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 623416
Income Other Trading Activities: 118231
Income Charitable Activities: 3889357
Income Investments: 19928
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4650932
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100,718
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,204,129
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4304847
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15907
Expenditure Support Costs: 515725
Expenditure Depreciation: 255067
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7943337
Assets Own Use: 7943337
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,544,191
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,190,146
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,297,382
Creditors One Year Total Current: 638242
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1551904
Assets Cash: £1,212,450
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7191174
Funds Restricted: 106208
Funds Total: 7297382
Count Employees: 59
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 732619
Income Other Trading Activities: 140120
Income Charitable Activities: 2760853
Income Investments: 9724
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3643316
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £93,366
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,421,334
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3514700
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14813
Expenditure Support Costs: 480914
Expenditure Depreciation: 258342
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7845496
Assets Own Use: 7845496
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,402,097
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,296,296
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,951,297
Creditors One Year Total Current: 472017
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1824279
Assets Cash: £1,120,789
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6877308
Funds Restricted: 73989
Funds Total: 6951297
Count Employees: 48
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 857404
Income Other Trading Activities: 153687
Income Charitable Activities: 2657172
Income Investments: 3375
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3671638
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £118,129
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,049,006
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3167135
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 56874
Expenditure Support Costs: 464645
Expenditure Depreciation: 282663
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 6858047
Assets Own Use: 6858047
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,746,813
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,782,179
Assets Current Investment: 1000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,822,681
Creditors One Year Total Current: 391779
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1390400
Assets Cash: £395,426
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6747541
Funds Restricted: 75140
Funds Total: 6822681
Count Employees: 48
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 607905
Income Other Trading Activities: 125818
Income Charitable Activities: 2538447
Income Investments: 513
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3272683
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £140,220
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,807,473
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2947693
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32313
Expenditure Support Costs: 444779
Expenditure Depreciation: 286774
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £70,673
Assets Total Fixed: 6856336
Assets Own Use: 6856336
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,475,311
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,013,469
Assets Current Investment: 750000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,318,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 359901
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1653568
Assets Cash: £411,633
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6276412
Funds Restricted: 41766
Funds Total: 6318178
Count Employees: 47
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Reading
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LAUNCHPAD READING
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1980-06-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 NOVEMBER 1979 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 MAY 2008 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31 MARCH 2010
Charitable Objects: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND OLD AGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SUPPORT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING HE FOREGOING) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO;-(I) HAVE HAD PREVIOUS HOMELESSNESS OR ROUGH SLEEPING(II) HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED OR ARE AT RISK OF RE-OFFENDING(III) HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS(IV) HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES(V) ARE AT RISK OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE(VI) ARE A PREGNANT TEENAGER(VII) ARE AN OLDER VULNERABLE PERSON(VIII) ARE A YOUNG PERSON AT RISK(IX) ARE A PERSON HAVING A DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM(X) ARE A PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL OR SENSORY DISABILITY(XI) ARE A PERSON HAVING HIV OR AIDS(XII) ARE A REFUGEE(XIII) ARE A PERSON WITH A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF REPEATED AND UNPLANNED LOSS OF TENANCY(XIV) ARE A TRAVELLER(XV) ARE AN ASYLUM SEEKER(XVI) ARE A PERSON COMING FROM A PROBLEM FAMILY(B) THE CARRYING ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE PROVISION OF HOUSES, HOSTELS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND CARE AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES ON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 151259
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: READING SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT

Charity Name Id: 151250
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: READING CYRENIANS LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 151264
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: READING SINGLE HOMELESS PROJECT LTD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries