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Viridor

Beddington Community Benefit Fund

A community fund run by Viridor for the life of its 25-year South London Waste Partnership contract at the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility, supporting not-for-profit groups in Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton. Projects within 2.5 miles of the Beddington ERF can apply for up to £15,000; projects elsewhere in the four boroughs for up to £1,500. It funds one-off project costs rather than staff or running costs, and a panel decides quarterly.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £15,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Any properly constituted, not-for-profit organisation or group that is not controlled by a local authority, with a project located within the South London Waste Partnership boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton or Sutton
  • Projects within 2.5 miles of the Beddington ERF (105 Beddington Lane, CR0 4TD) can seek up to £15,000; other projects in the four boroughs up to £1,500
  • One application per project per year

What it funds

Projects that benefit the local community, scored on criteria around:

  • Local need
  • Sustainability
  • Community involvement
  • Environmental benefit
  • Education, lifelong learning and skills
  • Value for money
  • Social inclusion and breadth of engagement
  • Job, training and volunteering opportunities

Applications must score at least 6 of 9 points.

Past grants have paid for items such as VR headsets for a hospice, an electric roller for a cricket club, a tandem bike, a new hall floor, bifold doors for a community centre, allotments, food banks and homeless shelters.

What it will not fund

  • Staffing costs, e.g. wages, coaching costs, security
  • Running costs, e.g. consumables, travel costs
  • Projects where a statutory duty applies, e.g. services run or provided by the local council
  • Maintenance costs for buildings or facilities, e.g. insurance, bills
  • Individuals seeking donations for charitable events such as fun runs or sky dives
  • Organisations controlled by a local authority
  • More than one application per project per year

How to apply

  1. Read the fund criteria and download the application form from the fund page
  2. Complete the form (typed only), stating whether the project is within 2.5 miles of the Beddington ERF and which borough it is in, and giving a breakdown of costs with quotations where needed
  3. Email the completed form to BeddingtonERFCommunityFund@viridor.co.uk, or post it to Viridor, Beddington ERF Community Fund Administrator, 105 Beddington Lane, Beddington, Surrey CR0 4TD
  4. The administrator checks eligibility (ineligible applications are returned with feedback), then eligible applications go to the quarterly panel
  5. If successful, complete the funding form issued to collect further details, then send invoices or receipts once the project is completed

The closing date is 1 month before each quarterly panel meeting; panel dates are not published, so contact the administrator for the next one.

Successful projects must report on how the money was spent and provide photographs (or access for Viridor's photographer) for publicity.

Have ready

  • Completed application form (typed)
  • Breakdown of costs for each item
  • At least 3 quotations, with date and validity, for requests of £10,000 and above or any single transaction over £3,000
  • Confirmation of permission to operate at the project location, if you do not have a fixed base

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