Welcome to Yorventure Environmental Body Ltd
Yorventure Environmental Body Ltd is an independent not-for-profit Environmental Body that distributes grants to community and environmental projects through the Landfill Communities Fund with landfill tax credits generated by Yorwaste.
Yorventure has invested almost £9 million in more than 500 projects in the City of York and North Yorkshire and now supports projects in Northern Bradford. Tax credits generated by the collection of waste from Bradford Metropoiltan District are used to fund projects in the Keighley and Ilkley areas.
Latest News
- Headline – Yorventure launches £100,000 Challenge Fund
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To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Landfill Communities Fund, Yorventure…
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- Application Deadlines
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- Thornton Watlass Village Hall - £17,532
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The grant will pay for replacement and redesign of toilet facilities in the…
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- Riding Lights Theatre Company - £11,002
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The project is to provide technical equipment for a dedicated space in Friargate…
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Case Study
- North York Moors Historical Railway Trust Yorventure Visitor Centre - £33,000

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Pickering Railway Station is 2 miles from the Caulklands Landfill Site. The Grade 2 listed Station is undergoing a major restoration.
Applying couldn't be easier!
Read our application overview or choose from the boxes below to find out more information.
- Are You Eligible?
- You must be a not for profit organisation.
- Find out more about "Are You Eligible?"
- Types of Projects
- The project must be a community or environmental project.
- Find out more about "Types of Projects"
- Are You in the Right Area?
- The project must be within 10 miles of a Yorwaste landfill site.
- Find out more about "Are You in the Right Area?"
If your project complies with the criteria, you will be required to complete an application form and public access questionnaire.
