The Calleva Foundation

Analysis

The Calleva Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Calleva Foundation reported income of £12.6m and spending of £21.9m, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £12.6m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2852%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Calleva Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Choose Love (£12.6m), Style Acre (£12.7m) and Fara Foundation (£12.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21.8m.