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Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

A Registered Charity based in Wales

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-265239 .
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Description

CAT seeks to inspire, inform and enable people to adopt sustainable technologies and practices. The Charity achieves its objectives by: promoting scenarios for a Zero Carbon Britian; providing education through school visits, short courses and postgraduate teaching; publishing a members' magazine; providing a free information service; operating a visitor centre; hosting external events.

Also known as

  • Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited
  • The Centre for Alternative Technology
  • Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited
  • Society for Environmental Improvement Limited

CCEW Charity number

265239

Company number

01090006

Registered

Postcode

SY20 9AZ

Website

cat.org.uk

Domain

cat.org.uk

Latest income

£4,514,972 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-265239 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 265239 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Technical, vocational and continuing education B31

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Animals AN
  • Animals AN » Cats AN101
  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Print media AR204
  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Schools ED106

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • Local

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1973-03-02 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 1,198,208 1,109,849
2005-12-31 1,320,799 1,273,659
2006-12-31 2,592,733 1,586,553
2007-12-31 4,247,805 2,630,285
2008-12-31 5,159,877 3,268,490
2010-03-31 5,288,885 4,071,743
2011-03-31 4,083,098 3,685,307
2012-03-31 2,922,072 2,970,557
2013-03-31 2,500,840 3,057,984
2014-03-31 3,009,116 3,289,746
2015-03-31 3,151,967 3,055,752
2016-03-31 3,023,670 2,607,910
2017-03-31 2,887,042 2,866,828
2018-03-31 2,958,998 2,907,234
2019-03-31 2,942,570 3,028,696
2020-03-31 4,314,903 3,574,544
2021-03-31 2,873,700 3,175,022
2022-03-31 3,797,157 3,850,744
2023-03-31 4,514,972 4,725,480
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 109 99
Employees paid more than £60,000 3 3
Volunteers 50 50
Trustees 11
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 853.5 555.7
Legacies 124.3 356.1
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 977.8 911.8
Income from charitable activities 3,531.4 2,839.8
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments - 14.5
Other income 5.8 31.0
Total 4,515.0 3,797.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 539.2 363.3
Spending on raising funds 539.2 363.3
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 4,186.3 3,431.7
Charitable activities 4,186.3 3,431.7
Other spending - 55.7
Total 4,725.5 3,850.7
Net income / (expenditure) (210.5) (53.6)

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2,885.4 2,765.5
Investment assets 0.1 0.1
2,885.5 2,765.6
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 441.2 909.4
Other current assets 868.7 747.0
1,309.9 1,656.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1,143.2) (1,110.8)
Net current assets 166.7 545.6
Total assets less current liabilities 3,052.2 3,311.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (1,509.3) (1,557.8)
Net assets 1,542.9 1,753.4
Funds
Endowment funds 19.8 19.4
Restricted funds 542.7 506.3
Unrestricted funds 980.4 1,227.7
1,542.9 1,753.4

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 256,844 256,844
Government grants as % of total income 5.7% 6.8%
Number of government grants 1 1

Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Catalyst: Small Grants
£9,900 Grant to The Centre for Alternative Technology
The National Lottery Community Fund
Community Wildlife
£9,520
1 year
Discover Wildlife at CAT
Feb 2011 to Feb 2012
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£4,250
1 year
Zero Carbon Play
Jul 2009 to Jul 2010
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£68,470
2 years
Grant to CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CHARITY LIMITED
The National Lottery Community Fund
Renewable Energy
£644,606
5 years
Renewable Energy Outreach Project - Phase 1 - WISE@CAT
Sep 2005 to Sep 2010
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£5,000
1 year
Not Specified
Jul 2004 to Jul 2005

Data source

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Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited

GB-CHC-265239

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