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Company · Shrewsbury

Marcher Apple Network

Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Philip Chadwick 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. David Hugh Thursfield Smith 2019-2026 Director View profile
  3. James Roger Chapman 2013-2021 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas David Dunn 2013-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jaqueline Hazel Denman 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Sir Andrew Mcleod Brooks Large 2013-2022 Director View profile
  7. Raymond Berkeley Boddington 1999-2015 Director View profile
  8. Dr Peter Jackson Austerfield 1999-2023 Director View profile
  9. Michael Porter 1999-2021 Director View profile
  10. Thomas William Froggatt 1999-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits; Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; Other education n.e.c.; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
10/06/1999
Registered office
Shrewsbury
Also a registered charity
Marcher Apple Network

Financials

Net assets
£70,487
Total assets
£70,487
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £14,987 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,987 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £5,0002006-02-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002006-02-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £4,9872002-06-05
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.1y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03787303
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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