The Metropolitan Kallistos Foundation
Analysis
The Metropolitan Kallistos Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending January 2025, The Metropolitan Kallistos Foundation reported income of £49k and spending of £22k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2023 to January 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £49k (-96%), an average of -80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 13071%. Over the whole period it spent 2.3% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Metropolitan Kallistos Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Posbury St Francis Trust (£49k), GBC Lancaster (£49k) and Studland Church Lands Trust (£49k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main and initial purpose of the Charity is to maintain and accommodate the library and collected papers of the late Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia (Timothy Richard Ware) for the public benefit and as a resource for scholars researching into his work and into the theology doctrines and histories of the Eastern Christian churches. It intends t o promote conferences and study days
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Posbury St Francis Trust | Exeter | £49k |
| GBC Lancaster | Lancaster | £49k |
| Studland Church Lands Trust | Swanage | £49k |
| United Kingdom University Work | London | £49k |