ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1063528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION AT ERASMUS DARWIN HOUSE

The Charity's Objects are to create, manage and develop a suitable memorial to Erasmus Darwin which is done by opening Erasmus Darwin House, Lichfield to the public and holding events and exhibitions.

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Latest income

£142k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £12,780, driven by an unexpected increase in utility and running costs. Despite this, unrestricted liquid funds are held at £2,769, which is below the stated reserves policy target of four months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four month’s expenditure (held: £3k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted liquid funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to four month’s expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03270753

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DICK, Malcolm Mckinnon, Dr — director, appointed 06/06/2025on trustee list
AMIGONI, David, Professor — director, appointed 06/06/2025on trustee list
REDMAN, Jane — director, appointed 06/06/2025on trustee list
BLAKE-ROBERTS, Denise Gaye — director, appointed 16/02/2023on trustee list
BROWN, Robert William — director, appointed 14/06/2016on trustee list
CAMBRIDGE, Nicholas Anthony, Dr — director, appointed 14/05/2010on trustee list
ARTHUR, Jennifer Evelyn Russell — director, appointed 14/05/2010on trustee list
KERSHAW, David John — director, appointed 01/03/2006on trustee list
BARLOW, Jeremy — director, appointed 18/03/2005not on trustee list
BARNARD, Anthony Nevin, The Reverend Canon — director, appointed 08/03/1997on trustee list
FAUNCH, Neil Colin — secretary, appointed 27/05/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

DR NICHOLAS ANTHONY CAMBRIDGEchair
DAVID JOHN KERSHAW
DENIS GAYE BLAKE-ROBERTS
David Amigoni
Dr Malcolm Dick
JENNIFER EVELYN RUSSELL ARTHUR
Jane Redman
MR J BARLOW · trustee of 2 other charities
REV CANON ANTHONY NEVIN BARNARD
Robert William Brown

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£142k	£118k
31/10/2024	£134k	£104k
31/10/2023	£92k	£124k
31/10/2022	£84k	£86k
31/10/2021	£91k	£80k

Common questions

Is ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £12,780, driven by an unexpected increase in utility and running costs. Despite this, unrestricted liquid funds are held at £2,769, which is below the stated reserves policy target of four months' expenditure. The trustees confirm that adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/08/2020	£19k	"COVID19: Erasmus Darwin Foundation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/03/2019	£28k	"Erasmus' Evolutionary Environment"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/05/2012	£38k	"Inspiring Inventions at Darwin House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/01/2009	£892	"A Project By This Lichfield Based Group To Produce An Exhibition And Hold A Talk For The General Public, Celebrating The Life Of The 18th Ce"
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/01/2009	£892	Celebrating the Swan of Lichfield
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/08/2008	£50k	"Discovering the Amazing Doctor Darwin - Increasing learning opportunities at Erasmus Darwin House"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/01/2004	£5k	"A Project To Extend Access To Local Heritage With The Provision Of Exhibition Display Equipment For The Benefit Of This Local Community Base"