The Erasmus Foundation

Analysis

The Erasmus Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodbridge. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Erasmus Foundation reported income of £25k and spending of £39k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £29k to £25k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Erasmus Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insulinoma Charity UK (£25k), South East London Breast Cancer Trust (£25k) and Ian Pratt MND Foundation (£25k).