The Roland Callingham Foundation
Analysis
The Roland Callingham Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beaconsfield. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09644387). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending January 2026, The Roland Callingham Foundation reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £1.8m (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Roland Callingham 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quwwat-Ul-Islam Society Newham London (£1.8m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cambridge (£1.8m) and Liberal Judaism (Ulps) (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, trading 36%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £77k. Reserves of £870k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.9%
- Charitable activities 59%
- Trading 36%
- Investments 1.5%
In the charity's own words
The charity owns and operates the Bekonscot Model Village, created by the late Roland Callingham in 1929 and located in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.As well as preserving this heritage and educating visitors on life in communities since the 1930's; the charity gives grants to other charities, specifically those that advance religion and are local to Buckinghamshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Quwwat-Ul-Islam Society Newham London | London | £1.8m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cambridge | Cambridge | £1.8m |
| Liberal Judaism (Ulps) | London | £1.8m |
| The Society of St Paul the Apostle | London | £1.9m |