ENTRUST

ENTRUST is the regulator of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, appointed by Customs and Excise. It is a private company who are self-financing but operate on a not-for-profit basis.

Landfill Communities Fund, (LCF)

This tax credit scheme encourages and enables landfill site operators to contribute money to approved Environmental Bodies to carry out "environmental" projects in accordance with the objectives set out in the 1996 Landfill Tax Regulations.

What is the funding for?
The LCF will support a wide range of environmental projects, as long as they comply with one or more of the following criteria:

a. projects that involve reclaiming land, the use of which has been prevented by some previous activity

b. projects that reduce or prevent pollution on land

d. projects that provide or maintain public ammenities or parks within 10 miles of a landfill site

e. projects to restore or repair buildings for religious worship, or of architectural or historical interest within 10 miles of a landfill site

f. projects fund the cost of administrative, financial or other similar services, supplied to other enrolled environmental bodies (EBs)

(objects c and cc were removed on 1st April 2003)

How much money is available?
Grants made through the LCF are made entirely at the discretion of the landfill operators.

Who can apply?
Your organisation must have a written constitution reflecting at least one of the five objectives stated in the Landfill Tax Regulations of 1996. You may be able to change your existing constitution or create a new one to satisfy this. You must be a non-profit making body, although you do not need to be a registered charity. You may be a body corporate, a trust, a partnership or other unincorporated body but must NOT be controlled by one or more of the following: a local authority, bodies corporate controlled by one or more local authority or a registered landfill operator. The project to be funded should be located within ten miles of a landfill site.

When to apply
At any time.

How to apply
To apply for money from the LCF you must first enroll with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body for which there is a charge of £100. As there is no guarantee that your project will receive funding, it is wise to speak to your local landfill operator prior to enrolling. Once you are enrolled you will receive a resource pack which will explain the next stage of the application.

If you live within the Buchan area, and would like assistance on the Landfill Communities Fund, contact the Buchan Development Partnership, who are ENTRUST registered and shall be able to assist with applications.

Telephone : 01771 613584 or e-mail BDP

Or for more information please visit the website here, or the contacts page here and send an e-mail directly from this page.

General Scheme information, application packs and requests for reporting forms, all can be downloaded here.

Key words: Community, education, environment, heritage, sustainable development.