01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 2 March 1973
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01090006
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,310,221
- Latest expenditure
- £4,085,759
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Centre for Alternative Technology, Llwyngwern Quarry, Pantperthog, Machynlleth, SY20 9AZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cat.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 26 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,310,221
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,085,759
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,065,203
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,272,827
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,514,972
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,725,480
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,797,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,850,744
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,873,700
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,175,022
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 26 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,310,221
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,085,759
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13562
- Income From Government Grants
- £365,697
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,065,203
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,272,827
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £54,253
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,514,972
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,725,480
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £256,844
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,797,157
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,850,744
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £256,844
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,873,700
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,175,022
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £348,051
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 20
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 26 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2464337
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1765406
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 80478
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4310221
- Income Legacies
- 412698
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £472,344
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,613,415
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4085759
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 575916
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1412707
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51424
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2975147
- Assets Own Use
- 2975047
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £926,135
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,341,553
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,559,729
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 928284
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1413269
- Assets Cash
- £259,125
- Funds Endowment
- 8439
- Funds Unrestricted
- 851402
- Funds Restricted
- 699888
- Funds Total
- 1559729
- Count Employees
- 75
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 979304
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2410030
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 675869
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4065203
- Income Legacies
- 251254
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £376,351
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,896,476
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4272827
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 613913
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 899219
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51753
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2838142
- Assets Own Use
- 2838042
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,045,101
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,547,976
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,335,267
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1074092
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1473884
- Assets Cash
- £426,487
- Funds Endowment
- 20115
- Funds Unrestricted
- 738452
- Funds Restricted
- 576700
- Funds Total
- 1335267
- Count Employees
- 98
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 19 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 977785
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3531371
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 5816
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4514972
- Income Legacies
- 124322
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £539,155
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,186,325
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4725480
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 442103
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1457442
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 64200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £980,419
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2885495
- Assets Own Use
- 2885395
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,309,892
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,652,496
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,542,891
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1143163
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1509333
- Assets Cash
- £441,173
- Funds Endowment
- 19759
- Funds Unrestricted
- 980419
- Funds Restricted
- 542713
- Funds Total
- 1542891
- Count Employees
- 109
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 3 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 911828
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2839812
- Income Investments
- 14474
- Income Other
- 31043
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3797157
- Income Legacies
- 356104
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £363,304
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,431,692
- Expenditure Other
- 55748
- Expenditure Total
- 3850744
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 484861
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 741724
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65325
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £83,450
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2765594
- Assets Own Use
- 2765494
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,656,390
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,668,585
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,753,399
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1110772
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1557813
- Assets Cash
- £909,389
- Funds Endowment
- 19407
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1227696
- Funds Restricted
- 506296
- Funds Total
- 1753399
- Count Employees
- 99
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 869067
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1481350
- Income Investments
- 534
- Income Other
- 522749
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2873700
- Income Legacies
- 172563
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £364,082
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,800,856
- Expenditure Other
- 10084
- Expenditure Total
- 3175022
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 388435
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1134914
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 67258
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,111,748
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2828115
- Assets Own Use
- 2828015
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,361,841
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,382,970
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,806,986
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 761738
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1621232
- Assets Cash
- £1,081,383
- Funds Endowment
- 19407
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1111748
- Funds Restricted
- 675831
- Funds Total
- 1806986
- Count Employees
- 91
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Powys
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CHARITY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1973-03-02T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5TH JANUARY 1973 AS AMENDED 13 DECEMBER 1979, 21 MAY 1990, 4 DECEMBER 2008 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEPT 2010.NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13 SEPT 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 FEB 2021 as amended on 10 Jun 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY VARIOUS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS, THE PROMOTION OF RE-CYCLING, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND THE REDUCTION OF HARMFUL POLLUTION AND ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS OF PROTECTING AND CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS'. AND FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 256105
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures