An outline of the Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust and

1. Funding Community Facilities
Cory Environmental
Trust in Britain &
Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust
Angela Haymonds
Trust Secretary
16 July 2014

2. Landfill Tax & the
Landfill Communities Fund
• Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996
• Objectives – minimisation of waste, reduce landfill
disposal, encourage sustainable waste management
• Currently £80 per tonne of household waste and will
rise at same level as inflation; started at £7
• Designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill on local
communities and to encourage partnerships between
Landfill Operators, their local communities and the
voluntary and public sectors
• LCF – allows landfill operators to contribute up to 5.1%
of tax liability to Environmental Bodies
• 10% of total contribution comes from Landfill Operator
or independent 3rd party

3. Landfill Communities Fund and
Environmental Bodies
• Environmental Bodies or Trusts can be set up/registered
to spend landfill tax credits
• EB must be registered with regulatory body ENTRUST
before it can receive tax credits from Landfill Operators
• Projects funded must comply with the Objects of the
Landfill Tax Regulations
• Projects must be located within 10 miles of a Cory
Environmental Landfill Site
• Each individual project funded through the scheme
must also be approved, registered and audited by
ENTRUST

4. Project Categories
A …. Remediation of Contaminated Land
B …. Prevention of Pollution
D …. Community Improvement Schemes
DA… Biodiversity Conservation
E …. Restoration of the Built Environment, Historic or
Religious Buildings
NB: Categories C and CC, which related to Research &
Development, Education towards Sustainable Waste
Management & Recycling, and the Development of
Products from Waste and Markets for Recycled Material
were removed from the scheme in 2003

5. Examples of projects
• Play equipment in a public open space
• Wheelchair access to a park or nature reserve
• Disabled facilities in a village hall or church
• Community hall refurbishment
• Breeding program for endangered species
within a nature reserve
• Restoration work on a listed building
• Sports facilities, including equipment and
clubhouses

6. Cory Environmental Limited’s
Involvement
• Around £57 million donated to the scheme
since its inception
• First Cory Trust established in Jan 1997 in
Thurrock
• CEL contributes to local Trusts set up by Cory
in the vicinity of its operations
• CETB and ICET have a broader remit allowing
them to support projects nationwide

7. About Cory Environmental
Trust in Britain - CETB
• Formed in 2003
• Currently five Trustees, including one
representing Cory Environmental
• Constitution enables CETB to fund registered
projects throughout the UK
• Until Nov 2007 spending was concentrated
around CEL’s landfill sites in St Helens,
Sevenoaks, Walsall, Dudley and South
Gloucestershire
• Opened for business in Bexley in Nov 2007
• Opened for business in Wrexham in Oct 2008

8. About CETB contd.
• Meets three times a year to review projects
• Simple application pack and guidelines
• Income of over £1m per annum, but this is set
to reduce considerably
• 279 projects approved to date, with a total
value of nearly £10.8m

9. About Ibstock Cory
Environmental Trust
• Formed in 2001
• Currently seven Trustees, including one
representing Cory Environmental and one
Ibstock Brick
• Constitution enables ICET to fund registered
projects throughout the UK
• Spending concentrated around CEL’s landfill
sites in Sevenoaks, Dudley and South
Gloucestershire

10. About ICET contd.
• Meets three times a year to review projects
• Simple application pack and guidelines
• Income of approx £450k per annum
• 351 projects approved to date, with a total
value of over £6.1m

11. What are Trustees looking for?
• Maximum community benefit across a broad
spectrum of the community
• Strong need case and local support
demonstrated
• Projects located close to landfill site or in areas
of high social deprivation are of particular
interest
• Good quality supporting documents, including
project plan, budget, ongoing maintenance
arrangements

12. Examples of projects supported
in Dudley - CETB
• Green Pavilion Project, Dudley Sports Bowls Club
£27,500
• Replacement Heating System and Adaptation of Facilities,
Calvary Church £50,000
• Mary Stevens Park, Entrance Improvements and Heath
Pool Restoration £32,331
• Folkes Park, Black Country Living Museum
£113,000
• Swanbrook Valley Improvements Project, Woodsetton
Charitable Trust, Dudley £30,000
• Springhill Pavilion Development, Springhill Cricket Club,
Lower Penn, South Staffs £50,000

14. ICET Projects in and around
Dudley
• All Weather Three-bay Training Facility,
Stourbridge Cricket Club £13,782
• Lions Amateur Boxing Club Academy Extension
£30,000
• Double Glazing to Church Hall and Associated
Accommodation, Tettenhall Wood United
Reformed Church £10,000
• New HQ, 15th
Stourbridge (Norton St Michael’s)
Scout Group £25,000
• Gig Mill Primary Swimming Pool Development,
Stourbridge, Dudley £70,000

16. Proportional Registration
• Projects within school grounds or restricted
sites may be considered
• However they will be subject to ‘proportional
registration’
• That is, the amount of grant awarded can only
be same percentage of the total cost as the
amount of time the facility is open to the
general public
• E.g. For a project costing £100k which is open
to the general public 20% of the time, only
£20k in trust funding can be awarded

17. Application Process
• Applicant submits application to CETB and/or
ICET
• Project papers assessed at Trust meeting held
every four months
• If supported by Trustees, project is registered
with ENTRUST, if applicant is not an EB
• Legal agreements drafted and signed between
CETB and/or ICET and applicant/landowner
• Funding tranches agreed
• PR programme to support project agreed

18. Project Progress
• Collection of 10% 3rd
party contribution for CETB
• Project starts, sometimes with opening
ceremony
• Applicant keeps Trust Secretary informed of
project progress, at least quarterly
• CETB/ICET or EB keeps ENTRUST informed of
progress
• Tranche payments can be made on submission
of report, including invoices and photos
• Project completion – PR activity as appropriate

19. Ongoing relationship...
• CETB and ICET are required to keep an ‘Asset
Register’ which lists all items funded by
Landfill Tax Credits
• Length of time on register depends on whether
item is moveable or fixed and value
• CETB/ICET will contact or visit project once a
year until asset is removed from register to
ensure compliance with Agreement
• Multiple applications for funds are considered,
but both Trusts are becoming increasingly
competitive!

20. Contact Details
Angela Haymonds
Trust Secretary
Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust/Cory Environmental
Trust in Britain
PO Box 3138
Slough SL3 9ZH
ahaymonds@cetb.org.uk or
ahaymonds@ibstockcory.org.uk
01753 582513