AP Patches All-purpose patches, badges & pins

01 / The right badge for a charity

Where is it going? That decides the badge and the back.

A collection-tin badge wants to be cheap and light; a supporter badge wants polish; a volunteer tabard wants a patch. Pick by where it is going.

Where it is goingWe would makeBackingWhy
Collection tins, shop counter, eventsSoft enamel pin badge, 25 mmButterfly clutchFrom £0.56 at volume. Sold for a few pounds each, the badge pays for the next run.
Awareness ribbons and campaign badgesSoft enamel, 19 to 25 mmButterfly clutchSmall, light, cheap to post with a thank-you letter.
Supporter and member badgesHard enamel, 25 mmButterfly clutch, or locking clutch (+£0.31)Polished, for people who wear it every day.
Wedding favours and memorialsSoft or hard enamel, 19 to 25 mmButterfly clutchThe couple's or the family's own design, on backing cards with a message.
Volunteer tabards and hi-visEmbroidered patch, 80 to 100 mmSew-on, or hook-and-loop (+£0.60)The logo readable across a hall; hook-and-loop for shared tabards.
Fun runs and challenge eventsWoven patch, 70 mmIron-on (+£0.10)A finisher's patch for the kit bag.

Printed backing cards with your logo and message. Ask us for a quote.

02 / From the factory

Samples made on the same machines as your badge

Orders appear here with their permission as they are completed. Designs shown are the customers' own.

Soft enamel pin badge sample with a butterfly clutch
Soft enamel · texturedRecessed colour, raised metal lines: the classic fundraising badge.
Hard enamel pin badge sample with a butterfly clutch
Hard enamel · polished flatPolished flat for a supporter or patron badge. Gold, silver or black nickel plating.
Embroidered badge cut to the outline of the artwork
Embroidered · cut to outlineAn event or volunteer patch laser-cut to the shape of the design.

03 / A fundraising run, priced

The price per badge, before you order

Pick the badge, the size and how many. The price includes VAT, the mould and the digital proof. Every size and quantity is on the prices page.

Minimum 50 per design, then in steps of 10A second colourway or a seasonal version is its own line of 50Reorders from the same mould at the same tier price
What does the charity need?
Size, across the widest point

£0.00 each

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04 / Need the trustees to sign it off?

Email yourself the quote

We send the exact price and spec for the choice above, so you can forward it to the trustees or the fundraising lead. No account, no commitment. Order whenever you are ready, and your digital proof follows by email.

Price and spec, VAT included, nothing hiddenQuote valid for 30 daysCharities can pay by invoice or purchase order

Your current choice: … at each, in total.

We only use your email to send the quote. No newsletter unless you ask.

06 / What charities ask

Before the campaign

Anything else, email sales@appatches.co.uk.

How much do charities sell the badges for?

That is up to you. Many ask for a donation of a few pounds, so a badge that costs under a pound at volume funds the next run. We take no share.

Can we have backing cards?

Printed backing cards with your logo and message. Ask us for a quote.

Can we order a Christmas and a Pride version?

Yes. Each design is its own line with its own minimum of 50 and its own mould, included. Where only the enamel colours change, say so and we draw the set on one proof.

Can we pay by invoice?

Yes. Choose invoice or purchase order at checkout and we send an invoice to the charity. We email an invoice when you order and start your proof once it is paid by bank transfer.

How long before the event?

Your proof follows by email, then 4 to 6 weeks of making from the day you approve it, then delivery. Put your date into the checker on How it works.

Can you make a badge from a photo?

Not in enamel. Solid colours only, each separated by metal, so we simplify photos and gradients on the proof and show you before anything is made.