C.M. Jaime del Amo

What C.M. Jaime del Amo does

Colegio Mayor Universitario Jaime del Amo is a private university residence hall located in Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria, founded in 1967 and operated since 2017 by the Misioneros Claretianos (Claretian Missionaries) Provincia de Santiago. The institution provides residential accommodation, full board, and a structured program of academic, religious, social, cultural, and sports activities for male university students, primarily those enrolled at the affiliated Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Its 157 individual rooms with private bathrooms, library, sports facilities (courts, gymnasium, swimming pool), chapel, and conference spaces are housed in a building designed by architect Luis Blanco Soler, which received the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura.

The core offering is an integrated residential-formation service rather than a technology product; the technology stack is limited to a standard Drupal-based website with third-party analytics (Google Analytics), security (reCAPTCHA), infrastructure (Cloudflare), and consent (CookieYes) integrations. The product portfolio comprises the residential accommodation service, dining (pensión completa), activities program organized across six areas, library and study facilities, sports and chapel amenities, and a summer-stay program for temporary guests. Annual publication of the student magazine 'La Chicharra del Jaime' rounds out community programming.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer annual subscription for room and board (full board, half board, or bed-and-breakfast tiers), with a seasonal summer-stay add-on. Admissions follow a multi-phase process beginning February 15, including online application, documentation review, family-inclusive personal interview, and acceptance notification by June 1, with renewal in April for continuing residents. Revenue is undisclosed; the institution is funded primarily by residential fees, is a private entity (no public listing), and operates under the religious-order ownership model with no external funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

C.M. Jaime del Amo

Legal name

COLEGIO MAYOR UNIVERSITARIO JAIME DEL AMO

Website

https://jaimedelamo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colegio Mayor Universitario Jaime del Amo is a 157-room private university residence hall in Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria, operated by the Claretian Missionaries since 2017, providing annual accommodation, full board, and holistic formation programming to male university students, primarily from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Residence Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Term Student Housing (Summer/Intensive Programs) (EDAIALAF)

Keywords

• University residence
• Student accommodation
• Full board lodging
• Summer stays
• Integral formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residence fees: Room and board fees for university students living at the residence. Services include full board (pensión completa), accommodation, cleaning, laundry, and access to facilities. Pricing detailed in the 'Régimen Económico' document available on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colegio Mayor Jaime del Amo is a male university residence hall in Madrid providing year-round accommodation, full dining services, study and sports facilities, and a structured program of religious, academic, social, cultural, and pastoral activities for university students. It also offers short-term summer stays for groups and individuals during June–August.

Product overview

Colegio Mayor Universitario Jaime del Amo is a university residence hall (Colegio Mayor) offering a unified residential and educational experience for university students. The institution provides a comprehensive portfolio centered on: (1) Accommodation services with 157 individual rooms featuring private bathrooms, (2) Full dining services including daily meals, cafeteria, and vending options, (3) Extensive facilities including library, study areas, sports courts, gymnasium, swimming pool, chapel, and conference rooms, (4) Structured activities program organized through six areas (Religious, Social Action, Studies, Convivencia, Cultural, and Sports), and (5) Summer stay programs for temporary guests. The residence operates as an integrated community promoting holistic student formation based on Christian and Claretian values, with particular emphasis on academic excellence, community living, faith experience, and social commitment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Residence Accommodation Year-long accommodation in 157 individual rooms with private bathroom (some shared between two residents), located on Avda. Gregorio del Amo 5 in Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria, with 24-hour reception, daily cleaning and laundry services. Targeted at male university students and structured around the academic year.
• Summer Stays Temporary accommodation during June, July, and August, offered with three meal-plan tiers (full board / half board / bed and breakfast) for groups and individuals at the Ciudad Universitaria location.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fundación para la Ciudadanía GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2026Organized the congress 'Política por un mundo en paz' at the college, bringing together approximately 100 participants to discuss international peace challenges, defense policy, and international cooperation.
• Parroquia de San BrunominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Local parish where college students receive sacraments including Confirmation. The parish's Comedor Social San Francisco benefits from the college's food drive activities.
• Fundación ProclademinorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026ONGD of the Misioneros Claretianos. The college's Social Action area donated €3,860.15 from various fundraising projects to the PUCH (Personas Unidas Contra el Hambre) project. P. Miguel Tombilla, president of Proclade, participated in a 'Café con...' event at the college.
• ALAVARminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2026Social inclusion industrial laundry that has provided services to the college for over 25 years. The relationship supports 15+ integration work positions for vulnerable people. Jaime del Amo was ALAVAR's first client over 25 years ago.
• Universidad Complutense de MadridcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1967The Colegio Mayor Jaime del Amo is officially affiliated (adscrito) with the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The rector of UCM participates in key college events such as the Clausura Académica ceremony. The college is located in Ciudad Universitaria, adjacent to UCM campuses.
• Misioneros Claretianos (Provincia de Santiago)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1967The college has been directed by the Misioneros Claretianos (Claretian Missionaries) since its founding in 1967. The order manages the institution, provides pastoral care, and shapes the Christian/Claretian identity of the college. The Provincial of the Claretian Missionaries Province of Santiago owns the institution.
• Del Amo FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1929Created in 1929 by D. Gregorio del Amo and his wife Dª Susana Domínguez to foster cultural and scientific relations between Spain and California. The foundation originally built the Residencia Del Amo (1929-1930), which was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War. After D. Jaime del Amo's death in 1966, the foundation funded and named the current college in honor of his father.
• Pastoral Conjunta de Colegios Mayores y Residencias Universitarias de MadridminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of religious colleges mayores coordinating joint pastoral activities, including food drives, shared religious events, and collaboration with parishes like San Bruno. The college hosted the closing meeting of this group in June 2026.
• Asociación de Colegios Mayores (ACM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of college mayors, shown as a partner on the college website footer alongside Consejo Colegios Mayores.
• Colegio Mayor Padre PovedaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShares Fe y Vida (Faith and Life) groups with this college, conducting joint religious activities such as the Vía Crucis during Lent.
• Colegio Mayor Argentino Nuestra Señora de LujánminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Carlos Pesado Riccardi was previously linked to this institution (2003-2004) before joining Jaime del Amo in 2009, creating a professional connection between the two colleges.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Colegio Mayor Aquinas: Catholic university residence in Madrid offering similar full-board accommodation, community activities, and value-based formation to male university students.
• Colegio Mayor Loyola: Jesuit university residence in Madrid, closely comparable in mission (faith-based integral formation, community living, academic support) and target market (male university students in central Madrid).
• Colegio Mayor Argentino Nuestra Señora de Luján: Argentine college in Madrid directed by Claretian Missionaries, sharing the same religious order and network as Jaime del Amo. Provides directly comparable Claretian-led residence services for university students in Madrid.
• Colegio Mayor Elías Ahúja: Madrid university residence serving female university students with comparable integral-formation model, providing direct counter-positioning in the same Madrid market segment.
• Residencia Universitaria Miguel Antonio Caro (RESIDECA): Madrid university residence providing year-round accommodation to students, with comparable full-board options and academic-community programming near central Madrid universities.
• Colegio Mayor Padre Poveda: A Jesuit-linked Madrid university residence that shares joint pastoral programming and Fe y Vida groups with Colegio Mayor Jaime del Amo. Operates an analogous male-only, faith-based residence model serving students at Madrid universities.
• Colegio Mayor Mendel: Madrid university residence offering similar accommodation, dining, and community programming to students across multiple Madrid universities.
• Colegio Mayor San Alberto Magno: Dominican-run male university residence in Madrid offering similar accommodation, full board, and integral formation programs targeting UCM and other Madrid university students.

Broad incumbents

• Aparto (Urban Student Living): Modern build-to-rent student accommodation operator with multiple Madrid properties, offering similar student-housing functionality but with a broader, secular, non-faith-based commercial positioning.
• Yugo (formerly Collegiate): International purpose-built student accommodation operator with a Madrid presence, providing direct competition in the modern student-housing segment near major universities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CMJaimedelAmo
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cmujaimedelamo
• Instagraminstagram.com/cmujaimedelamo

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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