3SPACE

Registered charity 1136377 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the effective use of charitable resources for the benefit of the public by providing charities, non-profit or community organisations with access to property in otherwise vacant units on a non-commercial basis; and2) To develop a robust community sector, supporting social enterprise and delivering public benefit.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING CHARITIES, NON-PROFIT OR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WITH ACCESS TO PROPERTY IN OTHERWISE VACANT UNITS ON A NON-COMMERCIAL BASIS; AND(B) TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE USE OF PROPERTY AS A MEANS OF EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES, REGENERATING AREAS, DEVELOPING A ROBUST COMMUNITY SECTOR, SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND DELIVERING PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £217,280 to £203,619 due to a net expenditure of £13,661. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping available funds in interest-bearing deposit accounts to meet liquidity requirements. The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £203,519 and no restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year (reserves figure: £204k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 12
“During the year the charity received donations of £120,222 (2024: £295,676), rental income of £93,152 (2024: £115,545) and received interest of £13,495 (2024: £8,568) from its subsidiary, 3Space Trading Ltd.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: 3Space Trading Ltd
“The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: 3Space Trading Ltd” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 31/03/2025

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£993k
Cost of raising funds
£664k
Reserves (reported)
£409k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (100% 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: 60.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£229k£243k
31/03/2024£421k£302k
31/03/2023£320k£322k
31/03/2022£318k£225k
31/03/2021£1.1m£993k

Common questions

Is 3SPACE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £217,280 to £203,619 due to a net expenditure of £13,661. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping available funds in interest-bearing deposit accounts to meet liquidity requirements. The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £203,519 and no restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPACE ART.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
3SPACE£229k—0unclear—no doubt
SPACE ART FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
SPACE FY2025£256k—0below—no doubt
VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
EQUIPE FY2026£42k—0above—no doubt
SIMPLE REASON FY2026£61k—0unclear—no doubt

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