# ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063528
- **Other names:** ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION AT ERASMUS DARWIN HOUSE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 21, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1063528


## Contact

- **Address:** Darwin House, Beacon Street, LICHFIELD, Staffordshire
- **Postcode:** WS13 7AD
- **Phone:** 01543263456
- **Email:** enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org
- **Website:** www.erasmusdarwin.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT OF ANY BUILDING OR BUILDINGS OF NATIONAL HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL OR ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE INCLUDING ANY ANCILLARY BUILDINGS2) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANY AMENITY OR OTHER LAND3) THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ALL FURNITURE PICTURES HISTORIC RECORDS BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS MONUMENTS ARMOUR PORCELAIN SILVER AND GOLD OBJECTS D'ART AND OTHER CHATTELS OR ITEMS OF NATIONAL HISTORIC ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH OR DISPLAYED IN ANY SUCH BUILDING OR BUILDINGS4) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO AND THE STUDY OF SUCH BUILDINGS LAND FURNITURE PICTURES AND OTHER CHATTELS OR ITEMS AND OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ERASMUS DARWIN (BEING THE ONE WHO LIVED BETWEEN 1731 AND 1802) BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC5) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF INTEREST AND/OR INFLUENCE OF ERASMUS DARWIN BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Staffordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £134342 | £103556 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £92147 | £124411 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £83872 | £86181 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £90666 | £79851 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £127089 | £88093 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DR NICHOLAS ANTHONY CAMBRIDGE** (Chair)
- DAVID JOHN KERSHAW
- DENIS GAYE BLAKE-ROBERTS — appointed Feb. 16, 2023
- David Amigoni — appointed June 6, 2025
- Dr Malcolm Dick — appointed June 6, 2025
- Dr PATRICIA FARA — appointed Jan. 31, 2018
- JENNIFER EVELYN RUSSELL ARTHUR
- Jane Redman — appointed June 6, 2025
- MR J BARLOW
- REV CANON ANTHONY NEVIN BARNARD
- Robert William Brown — appointed June 14, 2016