Registered charity (CIO) · Cumbria
The Darwin
The Darwin is a registered charity (number 1190692) based in Cumbria, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Michael Marchant since 2020. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Australia, France, Ecuador and more
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
- 2024£0£0
- 2023£0£0
Earlier years
- 2022£0£0
- 2021£0£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING, FOSTERING AND SUPPORTING THE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ENJOYMENT AND STUDY OF ZOOLOGY, BOTANY AND GEOLOGY IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ANY LOCATION.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL AND GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ANY LOCATION.3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY FOSTERING AND SUPPORTING THE INFORMAL AND FORMAL STUDY OF ZOOLOGY, BOTANY AND GEOLOGY THROUGH THE USE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SUPPLY WITHOUT CHARGE OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES AND GRANTS DIRECTED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TOWARDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Michael Marchant Chair since 2020
- John Robert Capewell since 2023
- Louis-James Davis since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Marchant Chair since 2020
- Louis-James Davis since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Michael Marchant Chair since 2020
- John Robert Capewell since 2023
- Louis-James Davis since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1190692
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Aug 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07855341250 · mike@therttg.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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