Marches Energy Advice

Analysis

Marches Energy Advice is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03443349). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Marches Energy Advice reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Marches Energy Advice sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Human Rights & Business Limited (£2.5m), Bradford Cyrenians Limited (£2.5m) and Black South West Network (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £387k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.