The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood)

Analysis

The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood) reported income of £12k and spending of £61, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,638 to £12k (+612%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 628%. Over the whole period it spent 6.1% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Promenade (Otherwise Known As Merrions Wood) sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bloxham Feoffee Estate (£12k), Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust (£12k) and Monmouthshire Meadows Group (£12k).