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Whitemoss Community Fund

Whitemoss Community Fund. West Lancashire CVS Annual General Meeting Liz Payne liz.payne@grantscape.org.uk 27 February 2018. The presentation. 1. GrantScape 2. Whitemoss Community Fund – Background 3. The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) 4. Fund Details 5. Projects supported

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Whitemoss Community Fund

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  1. Whitemoss Community Fund West Lancashire CVS Annual General Meeting Liz Payne liz.payne@grantscape.org.uk 27 February 2018

  2. The presentation 1. GrantScape 2. Whitemoss Community Fund – Background 3. The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) 4. Fund Details 5. Projects supported 6. Application process

  3. GrantScape • A Grant-making charity specialising in Community Fund administration • We work with: Waste Management Companies Local Authorities Offshore / Onshore Wind Farm Developers Solar Farm Developers Other Trusts and Foundations • Awarded over £90 million since 1997 • Head office in Milton Keynes – operate throughout England and Wales • www.grantscape.org.uk

  4. Whitemoss Community Fund • Whitemoss Landfill Limited - Whitemoss landfill site in Skelmersdale • Sep 2010 joined forces with GrantScape to launch the Whitemoss Community Fund • Fund distributes all available funding generated from the site under the LCF • Approximately £60,000 available each year

  5. The Landfill Communities Fund • 1996: Landfill Tax introduced • Landfill Communities Fund established to help mitigate the effects of landfill on local communities • Regulated by ENTRUST and overseen by HM Revenue & Customs • Over £1.6 billion donated – over 64,000 projects

  6. LCF - What can be funded? • Projects to reclaim land which cannot be used due to some previous activity (LCF Object A) • Projects that reduce or prevent pollution on land (LCF Object B) • Projects that provide, maintain or improve public amenities or parks (LCF Object D)* • Projects to conserve or promote biodiversity, involving species and habitats (LCF Object DA)* • Projects to restore or repair buildings for religious worship, or of architectural or historical interest (LCF Object E)* *within 10 miles of a landfill site

  7. Object D – project requirements • Amenity should directly benefit the general public • The most generous arrangements for opening, suitable for the amenity, are encouraged • Typically, minimum public access requirement is 2 days or 4 evenings per week, or 104 days per year • Project should be set up on a not-for-profit basis and be looking to work on a single amenity • LCF funding must relate to actual improvement, maintenance or provision of the amenity, not management / administration

  8. Object DA – project requirements • Must look to protect identifiable species or habitats • Each project must be for a single, identifiable site • Project activities must take place where the species or habitats would naturally occur • Costs eligible for funding are: • direct project works solely attributable to delivery of the project • acceptable project management costs and other costs not resulting in physical work (max.10% of grant) • Public access is not a requirement of the Object

  9. Object E – project requirements • Works must be to maintain, repair or restore a building or structure. No ‘new’ works • Building or structure must be a place of religious worship or of historical or architectural interest (listed status) • Projects must be open to the public for an appropriate amount of time as expected from similar buildings or structures • Typically, minimum public access requirement is 2 days or 4 evenings per week, or 104 days per year • LCF funding must directly relate to direct maintenance, repair or restoration works, not management or administration

  10. Who can benefit from LCF grants? • Voluntary Community Groups • Charities • Parochial Church Councils (PCC’s) • Parish and Town Councils • Wildlife Organisations • Local Authorities • Not for profit organisations

  11. Who is not entitled to LCF grant support? • Profit-making organisations that distribute dividends to shareholders • Organisations with projects more than 10 miles from a licensed landfill site (Objects D, DA & E) • Individuals • Membership-only (single user) sports groups, e.g. golf and bowls clubs, unless membership is open to the general public without undue restriction • Groups seeking retrospective support, or funding for statutory requirements

  12. Fund Details • Grants £5,000 - £20,000 • Single round each year • Capital projects • Specific Fund criteria • Funding ‘zone’

  13. Projects Supported • £415,000 in grants awarded • 34 projects benefitted

  14. Application process • On-line application form • Projects assessed by Grant Manager • Projects presented to Advisory Group for review and recommendations • Grant awards made by GrantScape’s Board • 2018 deadline – 28th March (June decisions)

  15. What is the Fund looking for? Main judging criteria: • Level of community support for and involvement in the project • Community benefit (social, economic and environmental) Other factors: • Ability of applicant to deliver the project • Project sustainability and legacy • Overall value for money

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