01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 August 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03443349
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £2,466,354
- Latest expenditure
- £2,378,124
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Marches Energy, The Pump House, Coton Hill, SHREWSBURY, SY1 2DP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mea.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Marches Energy Agency (MEA) specialises in the delivery of practical, effective and creative ways of promoting and enabling energy reduction and renewable energy solutions.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,466,354
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,378,124
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,379,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,655,858
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,902,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,550,317
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,148,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,176,125
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,627,195
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,420,358
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,466,354
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,378,124
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24033
- Income From Government Grants
- £463,177
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,379,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,655,858
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 231698
- Income From Government Grants
- £629,548
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,902,055
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,550,317
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 14
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 242695
- Income From Government Grants
- £913,847
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,148,069
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,176,125
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 237754
- Income From Government Grants
- £450,814
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,627,195
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,420,358
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £460,175
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3520
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2461374
- Income Investments
- 1460
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2466354
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,378,124
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2378124
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11900
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 456744
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5646
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £386,888
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26184
- Assets Own Use
- 26184
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £832,205
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £252,325
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £606,064
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 252325
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £201,221
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 413072
- Funds Restricted
- 192992
- Funds Total
- 606064
- Count Employees
- 44
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 39517
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2335427
- Income Investments
- 4984
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2379928
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,655,858
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2655858
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402492
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4769
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £395,652
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13147
- Assets Own Use
- 13147
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £778,855
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £274,168
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £517,834
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 274168
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £343,244
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 408800
- Funds Restricted
- 109034
- Funds Total
- 517834
- Count Employees
- 48
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51212
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2848308
- Income Investments
- 2535
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2902055
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,550,317
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2550317
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10580
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 364191
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4439
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £325,054
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11505
- Assets Own Use
- 11505
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,116,852
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £334,593
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £793,764
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 334593
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £663,511
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 336559
- Funds Restricted
- 457205
- Funds Total
- 793764
- Count Employees
- 46
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51694
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2095957
- Income Investments
- 418
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2148069
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,176,125
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2176125
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15076
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 259553
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4358
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £285,518
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12022
- Assets Own Use
- 12022
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £728,052
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £298,048
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £442,026
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 298048
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £170,441
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 297540
- Funds Restricted
- 144486
- Funds Total
- 442026
- Count Employees
- 41
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1153
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1626006
- Income Investments
- 36
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1627195
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,420,358
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1420358
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13994
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 153437
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5132
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £263,722
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13579
- Assets Own Use
- 13579
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £676,734
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £160,613
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £529,700
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 160613
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £439,987
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 277301
- Funds Restricted
- 252399
- Funds Total
- 529700
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Nottinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Herefordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Shropshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Worcestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Staffordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wolverhampton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MARCHES ENERGY ADVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-08-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 OCTOBER 1997 as amended on 24 Sept 2025 as amended on 16 Dec 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO ENERGY CONSERVATION THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND THE UTILISATION OF RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY;2 THE PROMOTION, CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MARCHES AREA OF ENGLAND AND WALES; AND3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH BY PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY ( INCLUDING ENERGY FOR HEATING PURPOSES) AND UTILISATION OF RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTISE MARCHES AREA OF ENGLAND AND WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 325445
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE MARCHES ENERGY AGENCY
- Charity Name Id
- 325420
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- M.E.A.
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management