ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1063528
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £92,147
Total expenditure: £124,411

Total income includes £1,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION AT ERASMUS DARWIN HOUSE (Working name)
Company number:
03270753 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DR NICHOLAS ANTHONY CAMBRIDGE Chair
None on record
DENIS GAYE BLAKE-ROBERTS Trustee 16 February 2023
None on record
Dr Simon David John Chaplin Trustee 29 October 2019
None on record
Dr PATRICIA FARA Trustee 31 January 2018
THE LADY CLARE FUND
Received: On time
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN CAMBRIDGE (CIO)
Received: On time
Robert William Brown Trustee 14 June 2016
None on record
DR CHRISTOPHER MARK LOCKWOOD CM Trustee 27 July 2011
None on record
REV CANON ANTHONY NEVIN BARNARD Trustee
None on record
MRS M E BUDGEN Trustee
None on record
JENNIFER EVELYN RUSSELL ARTHUR Trustee
None on record
STUART HARRIS Trustee
None on record
DAVID JOHN KERSHAW Trustee
None on record
MR J BARLOW Trustee
THE BARLOW COLLECTION
Received: On time
L'AVVENTURA LONDON
Charity reporting is overdue by 604 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £82.57k £127.09k £90.67k £83.87k £92.15k
Total expenditure £62.60k £88.09k £79.85k £86.18k £124.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.50k £30.58k £39.31k £5.50k £1.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2023 09 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 09 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 07 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 07 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 29 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 29 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 20 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 20 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 11 September 2020 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 11 September 2020 11 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 29 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 1 JULY 1997 AND 14 MAY 2010

Charitable 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 BUILDINGS 2) THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANY AMENITY OR OTHER LAND 3) 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 BUILDINGS 4) 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 PUBLIC 5) 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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
ANSONS
5 BREADMARKET STREET
LICHFIELD
WS13 6LQ
Phone:
01543263456
Email:
enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org
Website:

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