THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEIYT)S REPORT AI¥D ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528

THE ERAShWS DARWIN FOiiNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENf's REPORT AIYD ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company number. 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
CONTENTS
PaBe
Council of Managemerht's rep)rt
Accouotsnts rewt
Swement of financiaj *ivsti&
io
Balar￿e She¢¢
StaiemEr]t of Movcm¢nts on
Stwement of Cth Flow
14
Notes to the accounts
15-26
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number. 3270753
Chari
numbtr
1063528
ADMif41STRATIVE INFORMATION
Trn$¢ee$ of the Charlty
Trn5tees Dlrtetors *$
Council of Management durirtt
the year
Professor D Amigoni18ppoinwl 6 June 21r251
Mrs J E Arthur
J Barlow
The Reverend Canon A N B8mord
Miss D G BIake-R0￿rts
R WBrow
Mrs M.E. 13udgen Ireiired 6 21n51
DrN A Cambrid8e
Dr S D Chaplin (retiTed 7 NovemFKr 2025)
Dr M M Dick l appointed 6 Jun¢ 2025)
DrPFFara
S Harris {reti￿ 7 October 2025)
D.J. Kershaw
Dr C M LoGkwood Ireiired 7 Nov¢mixr 2025)
Mr5 J Redman (appoint￿ 6June 2025)
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATIOIY
COUNCIL OF MANAGElktENf's REPORT AND Accouwrs FOR THE YEAR
Ef4DED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number. 3270753
Chari
numb¢r
1063528
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Secretary
N C Faunch
Charlty Trumbtr
1063528
Company numbrr
3270753
Prlneipal •ddr
nd rrylsttred ofnce
Ern8mus t)arwin HOL
Beacon Street
Li¢hfield
Staffory15hire WS13 7AD
Actount4nts
Wynniatt-Hu5ey Ltd
ChArtwed AccouTr￿ts
8 Bore Sireel
Lichfield
Stsffordshire WS13 6LL
B*nke
Nai We81 PLC
MarkLt Sirlx
Lichfseld
Staffordshire
Solldtors
Ansons LLP
St Mary5 Chambers
S B￿dmarket Stre
Lichfjeld
St8fford5hire WS13 6LQ
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCtL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
REPORT OF THE COUNCJL OF MA14AG£MENT
The accounts have been prepared in acc(xdwKe with accounung policie5 sei out in note I to the
accounts and Comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles the Charities Act 2011. the Companies
Aa 21K)6 and Accounting artd Re￿nINg by Charitses.. Strtrmeni of RecommeJ)ded Practice applicable to
Charities preparing iheir accounts in accordance with Financial R¢portinK Siandard a￿1￿￿ble in the
UK and Rwbli¢ of lJrlaTrJ {FRS1021 sttond &lition ￿blIshed in 2019.
Structure, Covern*nce *nd M•MgemtAt
ove
The organisation i% &charitabl¢ ¢omp8ny Itmited by gLMrantee. Thecompany was formoj undera
Memorandwn ofA&qKiation ¥vhtch e&ablishcd the objects and powets of the tharitable compary and is
govemcd under its Artitl¢s of A5sKialiim. Any pcr50n Jnoy become a n)¢mber on paYmLni ora
$ub5UiPiion. The meJnbe¥s have a liabilily restric*d to £1 m¢mber on ivindtng u
nlm
unci
ofm
The directors of the wnpany are alw thrity thtsfe¢s for the purrx6&% of cjwitsble law and under the
company's Artic1¢5 a￿ known membeFS of the Council of mat￿gemen(. Under the ternis of the
Metnorondum a￿1 Articles orA&￿￿tatIon the membus of the Council of Mallageme￿ a￿ divided tnto
three ca*gories. Of the rtrst wegory of Founder memtr￿ there are none Temaining on Colln¢il. Five
metnbers ¢an be nominated by Bodies under clause 31(al. (Xher are atwinted by the cl￿n¢1[ for
renewable fixed teTm&
Membership of the Council of M8nagement ts from Ewsitw voluntsry and a¢adwi¢ srfior5 to
provide a broad range of skills to the thwriiy.
ni
NWY iru5tees or¢ inviteil to ￿tend an indudion mLwing ￿ iamiliarise th¢rrt5¢1vcs ivith chari¢y and the
context within which it O￿ate% These are led by the Chairnlan of the Managon¢nt CoTnmii*e and Cover
the obligations of Coun¢il of Management Mefflbc￿ the legal franjework of the charity, ￿soUrCe￿ and
t￿Tret)¢ rJnanci￿ ￿)SitIOn. and slratw.
Thr Council of Managemcni have c(¥Klucted a ￿vieW of the major risks to which th¢ charity is cxposed.
The risks are recorded and reviewed annu￿ry. Where appropTi￿e. systems have been established to
miiigate risks. External risks to Ltsl to rt8ulaF Trviews io establish oew funding sources.
Intemal control risks are minimi5ed by supervision and control prrKxdur¢& Pr￿j￿r¢S are in place. and are
regularly reviewe4 to enwr¢ compliance with H¢8]th and Sdfety and other ￿levant legislation.
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUM)ATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company llumber. 3270753
Cbari
number
1063528
tructure
Day to day provtsion of services are provided underthe control and syrvision of a Ma[￿eMen¢
Committee and the House Managtr. The Mana8em¢nt Committee is reg)onsible for ensuring that the
Charity delivtrs ihE 5pecifial ser¥ice5 aThJ thai key pcrforniance iThdica¢ots are met. The Manager has
responsibility for the day (ts day opeNionaJ Tha￿ag￿￿en1 of the House. I[￿1vidUal SUFtrvision of the staff
team and ensurin8 that the te￿ wrrtinue to thVe1￿ their ￿[O￿a]ce and skills in line with go(NJ praciite.
The charity work5 closely wth Lichfield Cathedra] and Ltchfield Diwiu aThJ City Council& No memberof
Council is ¢onn¢cted with eitbKr Ix)dy.
Obltets Aetivltles
The Charity's objects are to¢reAte manaBe atKI develop a suithble memorial to Fxasmus Datwrn. including
arter￿ts 0￿d me4norabili4 and an a￿h1val r￿u[Ce and learning environmeni committed to a sthndard of
¢x¢clltnce beliuing the life •)d works of Fx&gnvs Dar¥￿￿ and of the ￿lIdIng in Lichfield which w&4 his
home.
The rAJli¢i¢s *JoNed in of ihese objects ar¢ ￿ mainiain a strate8y of marketiThg 8nd p]Dmotion
of the charity'5 premises and L¥Jnients and there has bets no change in these ￿)lICIeS during the year.
The trustees ¢onfimJ they hhwe TEf¢rred iothe guidDnce conthined in the Chariry Commi&%ion's general
8ui¢lance on public benefit wlKn ]Eviewin8 the Foundation's aims arKJ objertiv¢s and in planning future
acihvitie
Afhievements pprf0rnl•￿c¢
During the year the Charity continued to dcvelop the ac¢ivitie5 of Eragnus tknvin Hous
Fln*nclal revk
Although tlKre was an inettase in income for the year the Charity exper￿￿￿ an unexpxaed increw in
uiility alld other running ¢osts. There was a deficir for ¢hc yearof£6.973.
Prln
Aside from ihe income g¢nw•ted by donty& visitors and users of the the prithcipat funding sources
coniinue to be Lichfi¢ld City Council ￿ other grdnt rKoviders.

THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND AcCou￿rS FOR THT YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company number 3270753
Chsri
number
1063S28
Investm
Although tlr Charity rthiw a prudent amtyjni in rewves each year. most ofthechartty's ￿ndS are to be
S￿n[ in the thort term so t1￿ a￿ few fun(is f(Y long term investmenL
li is the policy of the charity that unre&riaed liquid fimds should be miintairKd ￿ a level equivalent to (our
month'5 expendilwe. The trustees considerih8t r&seryes at this level will thw, in the event ora
significdnt dr(ip in funding, IhLy i4.ill be able to conlsnuL the charitv's current activitie5 consideralion
is gÉv¢n 10 ways in whith additio1￿j fwds may b¢ rni5e
Pl#n5 for future
The Council plan5 continui￿ the aciivities akne in forth¢x)ming years ￿bie¢l to Wisfa¢tory
fundi￿ arr8ngemeTh
None of the memFErs of the Council of Managemeni h&5 any F*nrficI￿ int¢r&st in the comrAny. All tsf the
members of the Council of Managementaremembers of the comrAny and gilaJ￿tee to contribute £1 in the
ev¢nt of a winding UP.
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
umber
1063528
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEKr
Respon5ibtllties of the Management Cojnmittee
Compwy law requires the Council of Manag￿￿ent to prtyare financial aatements foreach financial year
which give 8 true and fair view of the of affairs ofthe charitable company as at the balance sheet dale
and ofiis incomtng resources and application of resour￿& including ino)ffle and expendilure for the
rinancial year. In pr¢paring th)se fIr￿1Cl￿ Sta*Men￿ the cl￿nell of Managunenl should follow best
PrnCIiL¢ 41nd..
select suitsble ￿(￿ntIfi8 ￿)1￿CleS and then apply con&stently'
observe the meihods and ryinciples in the charl￿ SORP 2029 IFRS 1021"
make Judg￿entS ar￿ ￿1rna￿ thai are rewnable a[￿ [￿￿1¢￿(
51aie whelher UK Accounting Stan(knrds have been followed.
prepare the tinancial statements on a going unless li 15 inapp1D￿l￿e to presume that the
Charity i¥ill continue on ihal F*si&
The Council of Management is responsible for main(aining prO￿ar¢ounting re￿rdS which disc105e wilh
Te&81)nable a¢curdCy ai any time the tinan¢ial r#)silion of ihe charitable company and enobl¢ it ￿ ensure ihat
the linancial ￿atr￿ents ¢omply with the ComFvnies Act 21K￿. The Council ofmanagemeni is a150
rLsponsiblL for EafLguJrdinE ihe asse15 ofih¢ charild7>le cotTrpan)' and hLmC¢ for iaking r(￿able s*p5 for
the pjyveniivn and daection of frnud other irregulariiie&
Mem
er5
uncAI f MA
emt
m¢m￿r$ of the Cwncil of Management. who are di¢￿r$ for the of ¢ompaoy laiv, and trusiee5
for the purp)se ofchariiy law, who servtsl durin8 the Yeara[￿ up io the dale of this report are sd out on
page 3.
Approvuj by ihe C¢MJncil of Managemeni on HrKi sIg￿j on its behalf by:
Dr N A Cambridge
Chairman
Daied.. 12 June ?026
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEiYf?S REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company Dumber. 3270753
Chari
nmmber
1063528
ACCOUNTANTS REPORT TO THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEKf ON THE UNAUDITED
ACCOUNTS OF THE ERASMUS DARWtN FOUNDATION
In ordff io 8SSi51 you ¢0 fulfjl your duties under the Compnies Act 2(#)6. we K7ve prepartd for your approval the
rinatt¢ial st&ements of The Ern*nus Damn FoLrndation for thE year thded 31 October 2025, Set out on pages 10 to
26 from ¢h¢ accounting records and infO￿￿10n and explanatioos you have given ￿ us.
It is your duty io ¢[￿1[¢ that The ET&qnus tknvin Found￿10￿ h&$ *JequaL¢ ￿cOunting recojth and to Prepare
slatutory financi￿ ststemeDts lh* give a trut and fair view ofthe liabilitie5. fiJMn¢iaJ position and profit of
The Erasmus Darwin FOU[￿a￿ON. You ¢on5ider ihat Ehe comrAny is exempt from th¢ sthtuts)ry requirem¢ni for ajj
aLHlii forthe year.
We have ¢)ot instnKtcd to carry (xrt an audit or a review of the financial statemeots of The Er&wnus Darwin
Fou[￿atIon. For thÉs reason. we haye not verified tk ￿tUra¢Y or completeness of the accounting records or
infom)ation and explanations you hwc givffl to us aThJ we do thertfore, express any opinion on the statutory
financi￿ s￿teMen
Wynniatt-Husey Limited
Chartered A¢¢ounthnts
8 Bore Street
Lichfield
Staftord5hire
WS136LL
Dated.. 12 June 2026
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEiYf's REPORT AND ACCOUNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number." 32707S3
Chari
number
1063528
STA TEMENT OF FtNANCIAL ACTivrriES (NCLUDtNG NCOMB AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUND
For ihe year ended 31 ou0￿r 2024
2025
2025
2025
2024
Untesrriaed
funds
Restri¢ted
runds
Ino¢ 15)
36.748
Tot
fund5
Total
runds
ncome
tkjnaiions and grar)ts
Charilable activitie5
Investmenl income
44.019
80.767
80.696
48,288
5.358
10.978
10,978
Totsl incomlng r¢so¥Ytes
748
141411
134J42
Costs of gcneraiing volunlary
tnLome
14.777
14.777
11.887
Direci clwitBble ex￿di￿￿e
13WK)
18.878
20,620
Funthaising c¢)sts
544
120
Mana8¢ment & thinistration
83.51Y)
83.618
70,929
Tot81 rt50urtes ¢xpeDde
l12ffj36
Sl8l
117,817
103356
movement in
(6.973)
31567
24594
30,786
Reconciliation of funtts-
Total funds Iwought fonvdrd
51.499
57.879
27.093
Total funds carried forward
44J26
37,947
82.473
57,879
The ne¢ movement in r￿d& is afterdwxing
DepreciatÈoTh
lJ16
1,183
1499
1.343
The Statement orrinancial activities inclu(ks all gains a￿j 105ses in the year. All incoming rÈ50urcts and
resources ¢xpend¢d deriv¢ frojn conlinuing activitie
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENf's REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 202S
Company number: 3270753
Chgri
umber
1063528
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 ocfoBER 2025
Notes
2025
2024
Fixed assets
Tangible &s*ts
io
15.045
1.147
Current &88¢ts
Stocks
Debtors
Cosh at bank and in hand
1,150
5.017
67,110
73377
1,150
5,714
101,754
11)4618
Creditor5.' amounL5 fallttlgdue within
oney
12
{5,849)
(51.886)
Net ¢urr¢nt assets
67.428
56,732
Net I￿ets
82873
57879
Fund5'.
Genernl funds
Restricted funds
44.526
37.947
2,769
55.110
57179
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company uumber: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
The ETr5mus Darwin Foundaiiott is a PTiYaie campany limitrd by gwArat)l¢¢ incwrdied in England ar
Wale& The registered offJ¢e is DmÉn House. Bcacon StreeL Lichfiel4 Sthffordshire. WS13 7AD.'
For the financial year¢nded 31 (kiobLY2025 the company wa5 enliiled ￿ ¢xcmption fr￿n audit under
section 477 ofihe Companies A¢1 2(KI6 rElaiinE io companie&
No rntmber5 have r¢quird th¢ company 10 an audit of its fjnancial s￿eMentS for the year in
que5tiort in accordance wih seaion 476 of the ComrAnie5 Act 20(kn.
The director5 acknowledge their resw)nsibilitie5 for ¢(Mnplying i¥ith the requimntnts of the Cotnpanie5 Aa
2(K>6 with re5peci lo accounung recon15 and the prewation orrinarKia] Aatement
These fjnancial siatements have ken prepml in ￿)[dance with the provisionsapplicable to ¢ompani¢s
whieh are subject io the small companies, re8im¢.
The financial statements were approved aNI aulh(￿l7￿d for issue by the Board on 4 June 2026.
The rK)les on pages 15 10 26 fonn ofthes¢ finat)¢1￿ statemenLS.
Dr N A Cambridge
TnJsi¢e
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
couNctL OF MANAGEIIIEKf?S REPORT AIYD ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
STATEME￿[ OF MOVEMENTS ON RESERVES
Year ended 31 (kiobcr 2025
2025
2025
Unre5trietol iic5trict
Funds
Funds
2024
Unrerri¢(ed
Fund5
2024
No
Funds
At l N0vemF￿2024
as previously sta￿￿
2.769
55.110
15.549
Adjusuneni rt Lichfield
CJihLxlral l.uan
48.730
(48.7301
Reserves re-St&ttd
51A99
15J49
{tkficiiysurplu5year ende4
31 Oclobet 2￿25
{A973)
31567
(12,780)
43.5(6
At 31 O¢i•ber 2025
44J26
37,947
2,769
55,110
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THE ERASTrWS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMEKf's REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 202$
Coillpany number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
STATEMEKf OF CASH FLOW
Year ended 31 October2024
N￿¢$
2025
2024
Cash louiflowyinflow fr￿n activitia5 13
Capital expenditure
10
{l8.7251
116J971
30.194
Nd c&th flow from opcrntin8 ¥tivitics
{35.1221
30.194
Cash flow from invetting aL1iviti¢s
Interest recetved
478
983
Nd cash flow from tnve5tiThB aaivÈtLes
(34.6441
Net (decreaseyincre
in ¢&sh and cash equiv￿￿ts
{34.6441
31,177
C&sh and cash equivajents tffought forward
JOI.754
70,577
Cash and cash equivalents carrted foThvard
67.110
101,754
C&8h and cash equivalertts CO￿ls1 of".
ai bank and in hand
67.110
101.754
Cash and cash equivalents 8t 31 O¢tokn 2023
67.110
101,754
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENf's REPORT AND ACCOiINTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Comp*lly Dumber. 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORMtNG PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AecountlllE polkl¢s
Th¢ occounttttg policies are summaristsl iK401I'. Th¢ xcounti￿ poli¢i¢s have been applicd Con￿stent[Y
throughout the year and in the prtcedinE y¢ar&
I.L BAgL% ofAceountlnK
The Er&￿nu$ Darwin Found￿10￿ ISA dwitable comF4ny limited by guarantre. Ttystered in England ynd
Wales. ltt the event of the ¢harity bein8 wwnd up, the liability in tEspe¢i of the guarante¢ is restrirled to £1
r membEr.
The charity is a public ben¢fit enlily defined by FRS102. The ftnwKial sta*meThts have been prepared in
accordaoce with AC￿￿￿tIng and Reporting by ThaTities.' Statrment of RecommeNled Prnctice applicgble to
chariii¢5 pre￿ring th¢ir acwjnts in accordance with the Financial Re￿nINg Starhdard appli¢able in ihe UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS I￿21, the Chariiies Art 201 I. ￿ Comp*ki¢sAd 2006 and UtL g¢rscrally
c¢p*d accounting Prnrti￿ ar4)liable from l January 2015.
The rtnancial Aatements werAred on agoingcon¢trn basis under the hi￿1¢al e05t convention. The
tinanLial 5tatL"niLnts are p￿Sen1￿ in sterling ithith is th¢ fimcti¢m2J Lurre￿cY ofihe Charity and rounded
Ihe nearest pound.
In preparing th¢ 4ccount& TnTrste&s have Wnsider￿ wheth¢r in 8￿Y￿nE $Cry￿ntIng p)liei¢s
r4uiTed by FRS102 and Ih¢ Charitie5 SORP FRS 102 a resthternerrt of comwative items was nttded. No
re5taiements were require<L
unre￿nCtEd fwids are avwlable for use at the disuelion ofthe Trustees u) fUrthe￿ce of the general
objectives of the ehariiy.
Restrictd funds Subj￿1 ￿ r¢stricii(M)s on their expeThJÈlure imp)sed by thedonor.
la IDcoming resources
All incoming re50ur¢e5 are tkKludcd in the ststemeni of ffinancial Xlivitie5 when the charity is ¢niiiI￿ to
the income at)d the am0￿1 ¢an be quantified with reasorjable xcuracy. The followingspecific polities are
applied to partieuloreategories of ineomv.
Vollln¢ary incThnr is r¢¢¢ived by way of gran￿ d(￿ationS and gift5 and is included in full in the statement
of financial actLVlties when rtteivable. Gra]ts where entltlement is not cotKiitional orl the delivery of a
specific r*rfomian¢e by the chariiy are recognised the becomts unL¥)ndiiionally eniitled to the
Donated servsccs and facilities arE Includ￿ at the value to the charity whcre this w) be quantifjed. The
valu¢ of Krvtvs by voluntcer5 tw)t beaj in¢Judrd in these a¢count&
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COUNCIL OF mANAGEM&￿T'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
nutnber
1063528
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Inv¢sm)ent income is induded whrn receivabl
Incomin8 re￿￿ceS from chtiritable iradÈn8 aciivity 8r¢ ￿lited for when earned.
Incoming resources from grat)W wher¢ related to rKrfom18nce and spe¢ificdeliverable4 are xcoun*d for
&3 the charity eams the righi io eotL5iderntion by it5
1.3 Rrsour¢ts expeDd¢d
Expenditure Is rffogrt1￿d ¢)n an 8LYnwl t•sis &s a It￿171ty 15 I￿11rred.
Costs of generating fuftd8 ¢omprise th¢ costs &8w¢iated with attTa￿1n￿ vollmthry income and the costs of
tT&lin8 for fyndraisin8 PUryMXS iTh¢luding the th8rity'ssale of
Ch8rit&ble expEfLditwt ¢omprises those costs incurred by the chari(y in the delivery of its x(iVLtie5 and
5efviLL5 lor lis IK'neticiori¢& It iticlude5 b￿h u)sts th￿ a]l(KMted directly io ￿ch aciiviiies and those
costs of an indi￿t naiure necesswy to them.
Managerneni and Administration co￿8 include tIMJS¢ ¢0sts a$￿Cla￿d wath meeting the o)nstitution81 and
statulory requirements of the charity and i￿lude the costs lÉnked to thestrategic managemeni of the
charity.
All costs are allO￿ted Fg¢wecrk the expendit￿re categories ofthe Sth*ment ofFinancial Aciivitkes on a
bpsis designed to refle￿ the use of the resource. Co#s rel&ing ￿ a particular Xtiviiy are allocated directly,
oih¢rs are apyTrrtioned on an appropri￿¢ FAsis eg flIM)r 8re4 perCapi￿ &stimaW L￿e &8 set out in note
IA Tanglbk fix¢d assets and depre¢i*tio
Tangtblc fixed assets are stated at ¢￿t depreciwioTr t)tpre¢iaiion is providd ￿ raies c￿e￿I4*d to
write off the cost less estsmaied ff$ldu￿ y￿U¢ of eath a55et over its expèxed us¢thl life, as follo
Furniiur¢ and exhibits
Fixture, fJiting5 & equipment
IO% Straight line
10- 25% Strai8ht line
As3ets not measurcd at fair value ar¢ reviewrd for any ￿￿1¢sti[M) that the assel may b¢ impaired. If
appropriate the recoverabl¢ 4mouni ofthe 15 estima*d and eompmred to the carrying amouni. Where
Ihe carrying amouni exceeds its rffovcrable amounu an Imp￿rment Ioss is recognised in the SOFA unless
the a￿t is i*rried at a reval￿] arno￿t wbert the impxsnneni 10$5 IS s revaluation decre&*.
Stock
Sio¢k is valued at the low¢¥of(x>5t aTrJ sKt realisable vabue.
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENf's REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Cotnpany llumber: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.6 ReteiY8ble$ pay*blts wltbln year
Debiors and crcditors with *attsJ in*ffst ￿¢ ar¥J receivable or payable within one ytarare recorded at
¢rnDsaciion price. AThy lo￿ 8rising from impairnient art reco￿*S¢d in eX￿di(￿l￿.
1.7 Provtslon5
Provisions aTe Tecognised when the ¢harity has an obligation at the bal3[￿¢ shcet date as a Tesult of a past
eveni. it is prd)able that outflow of economic bcnefits will be r￿ll1[ed in settletrtent and the amount can
reliably estimatal.
1.8 Ewploy¢e beneflts
The charity operate5 u Ikfined coD¢rihJiithi pension ￿hem¢ foT the benefit of all cinplovee& The assds of
the SLhem¢ are held s¢paT*ly fTOlll thos¢ ofth LJwiLy ￿ an ind¢p¢nd¢nLly admhniAered Sbh¢mr.
contribut10￿ pyable ts) the the are charged io the SOFA in the wi(Al ￿ which they r¢late.
1.9 Leu
Renthls payable under 0(￿r￿]ng leos¢s 8re ¢horyl ￿ the SOFA on a straight linebasis ov¢r th¢ pertod of
th¢ le&8e.
1.10 Txx
The charity is considered to have p&wd the tests set ¢)ut in Paragtyh I Schaule 6 Finance Aet 2010 and
therelore meets the definiLLon of &thwitable eompany lor UK ￿10t) tsx Plwses.
.1 l Golng toncern
The finaThcia] si(ili¥n¢Dts have b¢cn prepared on a going Ivt)bern basis ￿ ihe irnsices believe
that no materi81 un¢enainiie5 exisL The trnwes have considered the Itvel of funds held and
the expected level of income and exp¢ndiiure for 12 months from the authorization of these
rinancial statements. The trustees consider that ihere is a rtasonable cxpeethtion that the
Charity has adequate Tasources to continue in operational existence for the ftsTe5¢eable future.
The Charity iherefore ¢ontsnues to oper*e thc goillg con¢¢rn basis preparing lis financial
Statements.
1.12 Jud8emellts xttd kny uBetrt*inty
There have bcen no judgemens (apan from those involving esiima¢esl made in the process of
applying the above accounting txjlicies th* have had & $i8nificant e(fect on amoun
rccognized in the rtnancial $￿eMents.
There are no key ￿umptIonS ¢onc¢rntng the firture and other key of estimati¢)n
ncenainiy at ihe reporting date that have a significarrt risk of rau5ing a ma￿18[ adjustment
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COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
CtsmpAny number: 32707S3
Chari
number
1063528
io the carrying amounts of assrfs and li8biliiies within the ncxE flnancial year.
1.13 Museum exhibits
The Charity's exhibits arise from two main source5:
those acquitoj from the Dean & Chawer. a￿1
other ￿hibits ￿qUI￿d with the help org1￿1
The exhibits 8Te c0Th5idered by the Trust¢es io be fabr reco8nition of the work of Er&smus l)arwiT4 and it is
the Museum's genera] policy not ￿ add to or disKN)se ofLthibit8 unless io do so had the effeci of enhan¢ing
the integrity of the col1c￿l0Th For this reason there have been no addiiions or dispth sitKe 2015.
colle￿10n$ management
Th¢ tru￿Ll%. PfiiMaN objeeiive is to 5afeguaThl atKI Ikvelop Ihe exhibits %b th￿ Ihtt, can iK made as
acce55ible as p055ible. This obj¢ctiv¢ is delivered through [￿gra[[IM£S0(dl$pjaY& events, public&tion&
websi￿. fieldworL re￿ dcrtumentati¢￿ and coll¢ction5 care. ObJ￿ts from the wlleaion c4n be either
displayed in the museum and ott our websile, ot tnade available via loans to third p8rtie&
Storage w)d Care
The eollection is displayed and wed accL¥diDs inrernationd stsnda￿ for the prevention of
material de*r]0￿10n.
Library and archive s¢ordge fxilitifs ar￿ exhibitiorks are uwn and informa by the requirements of
BS 5454 and The Natiooai Archives for Record RqMk8itorie&
Documentation
Exhibits are documented in aC￿rdanC¢ with Arts Council FA]gland wuirernet￿ and SPECTRUM.
The Musetsm has secure tLtle to all ohiects in the ¢¥hibiis eollertion. holds daiaon every objeci 50 th81
li bc uniquely idenutied and th¢ wIl￿10ft Judi￿d regularly* atKi enyjres ]u*rd5 relating lo objeLXS in
the collection are enhan￿j m*kavailabl¢ to wdierttswherc ar￿￿OPriat
Inclusion of the exhibtts in the Balan￿ Sheet
The colle￿￿onS are inc1￿Jed in th¢ ba]tnce sheet at original ￿st less depreciation.
No atianpt h&s been ma& to rr-sthte ihe exhibtllotjs at vaLu&iort &5 it l5 COt)sid¢red that thii would b¢ a
ti¥ne-consuming and subjeaive &xercise with little ¢ommerckal advantage.
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THE ERAS￿lUs DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company Dumber: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORM￿￿ PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
2025
2025
2025
2024
Funds
To¢ai
Intome from DottAtloDs *nd Gr*ttts
Grdnts
Local Authorities
Donaiions
17J98
15,034
32.632
2.174
25,821
44.019
21.714
36.748
47.535
80.767
77.522
80,696
Principal Grant Providu5:
To unrestricted fu￿1%
Garfield Wcston FOund￿lon
To rerricled fund5'.
FrieNd5 of Darwin House
Lichfield Conduii LandsTn]s
Swinfen Broun Charitable Trust
Ineome from charl￿ble Actfvitlu
Adtnissions
Book5 guides and souven￿5
Conirnct lettings ar￿ weddings
Oihcr income
Even￿
21.480
3.774
10.026
287
15.0
21,480
3,774
10,026
?87
15.098
25.6￿>
6,024
8.167
685
7,722
Inieresl receivable
Reni receivcd
478
ioJ
10,978
478
IOJ(K)
10,978
983
4J75
5J58
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF mANAGEmE￿'s REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Cojnpany number: 3270753
Chgri
number
1063528
NOTES FORMtNG PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
5 Totil r¢sourcts expettdtd
2025
2024
Unr¢striaeA Rewided
fi￿d$
Total
Costs ol-Generaiin8
Voluntary Incom¢
Salarie5
14,Tn
14,777
I 1,887
Direct Charithble
Expenditure
Direa costs of sale
Repwrs and maintCnonc¢
Cleaning
Depre¢igLion
6J31
5,578
581
6.331
9,467
581
2.499
IV78
8,413
10,068
796
1,343
20h20
3.889
1,183
Sfj72
13W6
F￿ndraISing ¢05ts
Advertising
544
120
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COUNCIL OF mANAGEmE￿r,S REPORT AND AccouNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORMfNG PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Total r¢wurces exptNded
2025
2024
Unre5trictd R￿ErtC*d
Funds
fvnd5
Totyl
Towl
Management and Administration
Salaries
Pension
Tr&ioin8
Rent
Rate5
Heal. lighi and water
PO$￿ge Ststionery and IT
TelEphone
Bank chprges
Subs¢ripiions
n$urar￿¢
29J54
528
520
32519
138
IlJl8
2,384
1176
382
118
3,872
29.554
528
i20
32,519
138
IlJ18
2,493
2.176
382
23,775
507
27501
417
7,988
2.132
329
1.786
4591
70929
3,872
83ffj18
109
7 Council of MaD*e¢ment
None of the Council of Matb6g¢ment (or any rKtsorts connth with them) re£eiv￿ any remuneratson
durin8 the wiod.
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF LklANAGEMEKf's REPORT AND ACcOU￿s FOR THE YEAR
EIYDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number. 3270753
Chari
Dumber
1063528
NOTES FORMtNG PART OF THE FNANCIAL STATEMENTS.
8 SIAff costs numlJeT5
Number ofemployees
The overdge monthly twmberof employets dufingth¢ kKri¢xI w&5:
2025
Number
2024
Number
ManageTnent
Administration and sup[rt￿l
Analysls of net *xsets bttwten
Total
Tangible fixed assets
Curreni &%sets
CurrL'ni liabiliiiL5
Nel asseis ai 31 O¥10￿r 2025
5,347
44.828
15.849)
44526
9.498
28.449
15,045
73.277
15,849)
8Z.473
37.947
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATJON
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Company number. 32707S3
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FtNANCIAL STATEbAENrs.
10 T•ngibit flxed Assets
Fixtures,
fi¢iings &
equipment
2025
Cost
At l November 2024
AdditlODS
At 31 October 2025
228,248
16,397
244,645
Depr¢ciaiion
At l NovemFrtr 2024
Charge for the rKriod
Al J l Octo￿r 20?4
227.101
2.499
219￿10
Net book value
Ai 31 October 2025
15,045
Ai 31 Octoiw2023
1,147
11 Debtors
2024
Trdde dcbtors
Other debior5
1.705
3J12
3,080
2,634
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Comp2ny nllmber: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs.
Nrfe
2025
2024
12 Crtditors: amounts f8lllng due wlthtn OTr¢ ytxr
Other C￿dI¢01S
Loan fTDm Lichfield catheth￿ Previ￿slY WTillen off
5.849
3,156
48,730
51086
5149
13 Re¢oth¢lllatlon ofnet Inoome ts net ¢ash flow from operatI￿g activities
2025
2024
Net surplus
Inierell receivcd
Depreciaiion and impBimeni of fixed
DecTea5eJ{in¢reasey in debtors
DeeTease it) st(Kk
(Dee￿&￿e￿in¢TCaS£ in ¢rry11t￿5
¢&sh loutyinflow from activities
24,594
(478)
2.499
697
30,786
1983)
1.343
{2,04T)
(46.037)
11&7251
295
30,194
14 Related parths
There are no r¢la(td ￿)rt¥ trat)sactions.
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENf•s REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 3J OCTOBER 2025
Company Jhumber. 3270753
Chari
umber
1063528
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS.
15
An•lysi4 of movem¢Dts restrfettd funds
B¥lan¢e
1.11.2024
Incowe
Exp¢llditure Balattce
31.10.Z024
Surgery refwbishment
Lift renewal
CCTV
G8rden
Fund to repay Lichfield Cath
Siairc&8e refurbi5hmeDt
Darwin Settus
Edu¢8tion
Curntori&l equiwi¢)It
162
(162)
17.5(KJ
6.520
1214
l7.5(N)
6,S20
230
1,270
(2,045)
(48.1301
(1.6￿)
(1,242)
1.061
50.(
1.696
10.458
9,216
1,8
1.8LK)
391
$5.110
1,020
36.712
(53875)
37,947
Bthnc*
1.11.2023
Expenditsr¢ B8iance
31.10.2024
Young Roois Proje¢1
Surg¢ry ￿rUrbI5￿m¢Tht
Art Projecl
Archway re￿ir
Garden
Fund ¢0 rqjay Li¢hfield Cathedrnl
stairc￿ refurbi5hmen¢
EdU￿tIOn
Curatorial equipment
1.695
325
479
4.5(X)
1,049
(1.695)
{163}
(4791
{4.5(K))
(613)
162
625
1,061
50,000
1.696
1,81K>
391
55.110
1.696
500
51.125
(I09)
(7J59)
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THE ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT'S REPORT AND ACCOUNfs FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2025
Company number: 3270753
Chari
number
1063528
16 Leue
OpeEatinx iette-kssee
Total minimum leDse pOyma￿ und¢r non- wKellabl¢ rq%ratin8 leasts art as follows..
2025
2024
Withln on¢ y¢or
2-5 y¢ors
Ovv S years
35.IXKI
144.000
684.000
33.000
143.000
720.orv)
17 from Lichfitkl C#¢h¢dr•l
The Foundation had pr¢viously agr¢¢d with Li¢hfi¢ld Cath￿rat that any surn ¢¥)uld be paid tow)rds the
of a Soan of £48,730 from the Cathedral if ev¢rsurplus fijnds were to ben)mc availablc to the
Foundaiion. The loat) was writt¢n back to fjeneral Funds in 2007 •twJ describe44 in th¢ accounts &%
Contin8ent Liability. but h¥$ now been rcctsgnised ￿ a liability in the balance sheet at 31 O¢tober 2024.
tksThatiorts sufficient ￿ repay the1090 were made to the Fouthdatiott during the year ended 31 Othber 2024
the b)on was repAMI in full in Febnwy 2025.
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