Built for the UK business that actually exists.

The catalogue

Tools for over 140 UK trades and service businesses

The active catalogue covers seven product families that are commercially shippable today. New families and tiers come online as they pass our governance gates — the full live line-up is always at /niches.

• Business Documents — contracts, consent forms, intake forms, terms and conditions, invoices and quotes, written for a specific trade. Four tiers: Essential £5.99, Standard £11.99, Custom £13.99, Premium £19.99.
• MTD Compliance Kit — Excel workbook for Making Tax Digital record-keeping, with income and expense categories tailored to a specific trade. Premium-only at £16.99.
• Financial Forms Bundle — invoices, expense trackers, receipt logs, mileage logs, profit and loss sheets, payment records, all in one bundle. Three tiers: Standard £11.99, Custom £13.99, Premium £19.99.
• Pricing Calculator — Excel workbook that calculates hourly rates, job costs and profit margins from your own numbers. £14.99.
• AI Copy Kit — prompt templates for marketing copy, quotes, proposals and outreach. £14.99.
• Startup Guide — step-by-step UK business setup written for a specific trade. £4.99.
• Price List & Service Menu — a polished, niche-specific price list ready to share with clients. £4.99.

Every product is a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. Files arrive in your email the moment payment clears.

The difference

A plumber's invoice is not a beauty salon's invoice.

The most common pricing template online is "small business invoice." The most common contract is "service agreement." Both pretend every trade is the same business with a different label on the door. They are not.

A plumber's invoice needs callout fees, parts and labour, and VAT handled the way trade pricing actually works. A beauty salon's invoice needs treatments, retail products and packages, with the kind of polished presentation a salon brand is built on. A dog groomer's needs breed, coat condition, and the add-ons that make up a real grooming bill.

The same is true of expenses. A plumber tracks pipe fittings, boiler parts, van fuel, Gas Safe registration. A personal trainer tracks gym hire, CPD courses, equipment. A dog groomer tracks pet shampoo, mobile equipment, travel between clients. Generic expense templates ask you to figure out your own categories. That is the work that never gets done properly.

Every LaunchKit product is built per trade. The categories, language and structure already match how the business operates. That is the difference, and it is the point.

How we work

Governed, not improvised.

LaunchKit is built like a system rather than a portfolio. Every product family has its own rules for what must be in it, how it must be structured, and what checks it has to pass before it ships. Validators block content from going live if it does not match the underlying product truth. Every claim in every listing traces back to verifiable evidence — no fabricated reviews, no invented download counts, no "trusted by thousands" filler.

This is the discipline that lets a small team keep a catalogue of thousands of governed product entries consistent. The full methodology is on the How LaunchKit is built page.

The founder

Built by Kevin McCulloch, in the UK.

LaunchKit is built and run by Kevin McCulloch, a UK-based founder. He started LaunchKit because the gap between what UK small-business owners actually need and what is on the shelf for them is wider than it should be.

Channels

Two places, same products.

LaunchKit products are available in two channels.

The website at yourlaunchkit.co.uk is fully operational. Card payments through Shopify, plus PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Shop Pay. Files are emailed automatically once payment clears.

Etsy listings are in draft across product families and become public as each family passes its final pre-publish checks. Whichever channel you buy through, the product itself is identical.

What you can rely on

Six things that do not move.

When LaunchKit makes a product, certain principles do not bend.

The first is niche specificity. If a product cannot be properly tailored to a particular trade, we do not ship a half-version with a generic label and call it niche-specific.

The second is one-time purchase. No subscription traps, no monthly fees, no premium plan to unlock a feature you thought you had bought. You buy the product, you keep the product.

The third is UK focus. UK English, UK regulations, UK tax conventions, UK terminology. No US formatting masquerading as a UK product.

The fourth is honesty about what the products actually do. Our tools organise records, structure paperwork and standardise pricing. They do not replace tax advice from a qualified accountant or legal counsel from a solicitor. We say so plainly because pretending otherwise is the kind of overreach that erodes trust over time.

The fifth is no fabricated proof. No fake reviews, no invented testimonials, no "trusted by thousands" claims before a customer exists. When real customer evidence appears, we will use it. Until then, the products demonstrate themselves.

The sixth is honest pricing. No crossed-out "original" prices that were never charged. No "limited time" pricing that is actually permanent. The price you see is the price you pay, because that is the only kind of price that survives a long relationship with a customer.

Contact

Direct lines, not a ticket queue.

If you have a question about a specific product, want to check whether your trade is covered, or need a hand deciding which tier fits your business, get in touch through the contact page or message us on Etsy.

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