Honorary Treasurer and Trustee
James was elected Honorary Treasurer of the Conservative Agents' Benevolent Association in October 2015 and became a Trustee of the charity in October 2022. He also administers the charity's website.
Currently the Agent for the Cities of London & Westminster Conservative Association, James has been a Qualified Agent since 2002.
Outside of politics, he is a Trustee of the Guildhall Feoffment, which manages almshouses providing sheltered accommodation for elderly people of limited means. The Feoffment owns a number of properties in Suffolk, including The Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds, England's oldest complete civic building.