Appropriate Technology Asia Ltd
Analysis
Appropriate Technology Asia Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03990786). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Appropriate Technology Asia Ltd reported income of £125k and spending of £130k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £162k to £125k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Appropriate Technology Asia Ltd sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include E P Youth Ltd (£125k), Elton Community Centre (£125k) and Quba Welfare Foundation (£125k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of people in Asia, to relieve their poverty and to improve their health by, the application of appropriate technologies designed to supply heat, light, water, housing and other necessities in their communities. By establishing, maintaining and developing in those communities provision for the study of and training in Appropriate Technology applications relevant to needs
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| E P Youth Ltd | Norfolk | £125k |
| Elton Community Centre | Chester | £125k |
| Quba Welfare Foundation | Wakefield | £125k |
| R. Daphne Plunket Charitable Trust | Leicester | £125k |