The Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine

Analysis

The Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haverfordwest. It was registered in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02850118). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine reported income of £87k and spending of £90k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £109k to £87k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millom Folk Museum Society (£87k), Irish Georgian Society London (£87k) and East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited (£87k).