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JAMES SQUARE PLYMOUTH LIMITED

Registered charity 1113776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UPP (JAMES SQUARE PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

The Charity's objects and principal activities are to further the advancement of further education for the University of Plymouth and its students and students of other educational institutions and others in need of housing attending education and training or other courses or events at the University of Plymouth or in Devon.

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £2,173,000 from £1,462,000 in the prior year, driven by effective interest rate valuation of financial assets and liabilities. The Trustees confirm that rental income from the University of Plymouth adequately covers financing and operational costs, with no restricted funds held. The auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Management Services Agreement with UPP Residential Services Limited for administration, secretarial services, and governance costs.
“The Trustees have delegated the day-to-day administration of the Charity (via a Management Services Agreement) to UPP Residential Services Limited. UPP Residential Services Limited is responsible for company secretarial services, revenue and cost management and all aspects of the financial administration of James Square Plymouth Limited.” — page 3
“During the year, three of the Trustees, Julian True, Sally Crabb (resigned) and Julie Fielder (appointed) worked for the University of Plymouth.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Julian True, Sally Crabb, and Julie Fielder are employed by the University of Plymouth, a major income source.
“The Trustees have delegated the day-to-day administration of the Charity (via a Management Services Agreement) to UPP Residential Services Limited. UPP Residential Services Limited is responsible for company secretarial services, revenue and cost management and all aspects of the financial administration of James Square Plymouth Limited.” — page 3
“During the year, three of the Trustees, Julian True, Sally Crabb (resigned) and Julie Fielder (appointed) worked for the University of Plymouth.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~22.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 57.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.9m£1.2m
31/08/2024£1.4m£653k
31/08/2023£1.9m£1.2m
31/08/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/08/2021£1.2m£1.2m

Common questions

Is JAMES SQUARE PLYMOUTH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £2,173,000 from £1,462,000 in the prior year, driven by effective interest rate valuation of financial assets and liabilities. The Trustees confirm that rental income from the University of Plymouth adequately covers financing and operational costs, with no restricted funds held. The auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited1£4.4m
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£157k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£75k
GIVE US A CHANCE1£13k
SABENO LIMITED1£10k
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATION1£6k
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE QUINTIN HOGG MEMORIAL FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JAMES SQUARE PLYMOUTH LIMITED£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE QUINTIN HOGG MEMORIAL FUND FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£4.8m—2unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
PMC Education Trust FY2025£5.8m——unclear—no doubt
CUMNOR HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£7.5m——above—no doubt

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