James Square Plymouth Limited

Analysis

James Square Plymouth Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05726343). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, James Square Plymouth Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.9m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, James Square Plymouth Limited 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Muslim College (£1.9m), FHS Trust Limited (£1.9m) and The Knowl Hill Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 94% and charitable activities 5.1%. Charitable activities took 7.7% of spending and raising funds 86%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15k. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.