Marcher Apple Network

Analysis

Marcher Apple Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in December 2002, 24 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 03787303). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Marcher Apple Network reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £26k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Marcher Apple Network sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Holy Cross Church, Sarratt (£26k), Eastern Sheppey Community Hub (£26k) and Coniston Amenities Fund (£26k).