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Centre for Alternative Technology

eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, UK, demonstrating and teaching sustainable development
Organization Organization Q3404000

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
organization, convention center, museum, nonprofit organization[3][4][5]
Official website
www.cat.org.uk[8]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata http://www.cat.org.uk ROR https://content.cat.org.uk edition 2026-09-26 · cc0-1.0+geonames-cc-by-4.0 ↗
Short name
CAT[12]as of 2026-10-21
where from?
Edition
20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Bronze
7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform
4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded
Legal form
company limited by guarantee[11]as of 2026-09-26
where from?
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Credit
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · companies_house · version not recorded

Status and dates

Inception
January 5, 1973[7]as of 2026-09-26
where from?
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Credit
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · companies_house · version not recorded

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 52.622°, -3.842°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Powys[1]
Street address
LLWYNGWERN QUARRY, MACHYNLLETH, POWYS, SY20 9AZ[22]as of 2026-09-26
where from?
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Credit
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · companies_house · version not recorded

Financials

Employees
+98, +75[9][10]
Total revenue
4.3M (2.9M–4.5M, n=6)[14][15][16][17][18][19]
More facts +8
Archives at
National Library of Wales[6]
Associated electoral district
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr[23]
Bequest income
413k (124k–413k, n=6)[34][35][36][37][38][39]
Donations
2.5M (869k–2.5M, n=6)[25][26][27][28][29][30]
Elevation above sea level
+70.9[13]
Historic county
Montgomeryshire[24]
Number of volunteers
+50, +70[20][21]
Social media followers
23k (21k–23k, n=3)[31][32][33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen en CAT en Centre for Alternative Technology en National Centre for Alternative Technology fa مرکز فناوری جایگزین fr Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen fr Centre pour les technologies alternatives he המרכז לטכנולוגיה אלטרנטיבית ja 代替技術センター sv Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen zh 替代技术中心 zh-hant 替代技術中心
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ROR ID
023fje098
ISNI
000000012299581X
VIAF cluster ID
160016764
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n97079276
GND ID
5341897-9
OpenAlex ID
I4210112087as of 2026-10-11
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20261011 · as of 2026-10-11
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20261011 · version not recorded
GRID ID
grid.499827.9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Centre for Alternative Technology - geograph.org.uk - 27588.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
171336e3-6a76-48d7-93ac-0157d9d5a81c
Charity Commission no.
265239
Companies House company ID
01090006
Exact match
findthatcharity.uk
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Facebook username
centreforalternativetechnology
Freebase ID
/m/03kzqs
Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID
Centre_for_Alternative_Technology
HAND ID
A335-E550-937B-D2CC-73B3
Instagram username
centreforalternativetechnology
National Library of Wales Authority ID
centre-for-alternative-technology-great-britain-photographs
OpenCorporates organization ID
gb/01090006
OpenStreetMap node ID
53268288
Quora topic ID
Centre-for-Alternative-Technology
SNARC ID
Mankayan
Scilit organization ID
89596
Tripadvisor ID
295844
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
19503
Wellcome Collection concept ID
g5pdz5mc
X (Twitter) username
centre_alt_tech
Yale LUX ID
group/21a6ca61-249c-4133-8373-dba76294cf93
📚 Sources · 4

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🏛️ Registry record
Active Company status
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Company number 01090006
View on Companies House →
📜 Data licence
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0 (UK) · Companies House (UK register of companies)
Source: OpenAlex (openalex.org), snapshot of 2026-09-23. CC0 1.0 Universal. CC0 1.0 Universal · OpenAlex
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Charity Commission no.P3057
265239 2026-10-01 registered in the Charity Commission register from 1973-03-02 uk_ccuk (ogl-3.0) as of 2026-10-01may be stale
where from?
Source
uk_ccuk
Edition
20261001 · as of 2026-10-01 · newer edition 20261105 landed
Licence
ogl-3.0
Credit
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Charity Commission for England and Wales). Register data: registered and removed charities, their registrations, finances and classific…
Bronze
manifest sha256 2c8490d814366ac5…
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4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Charity Commission for England and Wales). Register data: registered and removed charities, their registrations, finances and classifications. charity_trustee is internal-only (persons); no onward redistribution of that table.
🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
museum, organization, convention center
Archives at 1
National Library of Wales
Associated electoral district 1
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Country 1
United Kingdom
Historic county 1
Montgomeryshire
SNARC ID 1
Mankayan
← Affiliated with 1
Hannu Rajaniemi
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Related Entities

National Library of Wales organization United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  4. [5] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . ror.org. Retrieved . ror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 5341897-9
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56499: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 8w ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → 20,999, 22,347, 23,062
    HAND ID → A335-E550-937B-D2CC-73B3
    Coordinate location → 52.622°, -3.842°
    Instance of → organization, convention center, museum +1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #54400: charitiies"
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