Joining the Scheme
Becoming a Member
If you would like to join the Scheme, please complete and return a Membership Application Form:
Individual Applicant
Use this form if you are a single company operating in the UK.
Group Application
Use this form if you are part of a group of companies in the UK and are applying for group membership.
All applications should be sent to:
Kite Environmental Solutions
186 Torrington Avenue
Tile Hill
Coventry
CV4 9AJ
Compliance Fees
Kite works hard to minimise the cost of compliance to its Members and to attribute costs as fairly as possible. The fees payable are a combination of the Scheme fees and those payable to the Environment Agency via the Scheme.
Scheme Fees
Joining Fee
£150
A one-off payment to cover the initial costs associated with new members.
Annual Membership
Standard Method
Allocation Method
Allocation Method
£700
£500
£500
This covers two half days help, site visits (based on a single site) during the assessment process, compiling your data, documenting your compliance assessment and registering you with the Environment Agency.
Environment Agency Fee
This is the Environment Agency charge for registering with it through the Scheme.
Standard Registration Fee
£564
Allocation Method Registration Fee
£345
Subsidiary Fees
1st to 4th subsidiaries
5th to 20th subsidiaries
21st and subsequent subsidiaries
1st to 4th subsidiaries
5th to 20th subsidiaries
21st and subsequent subsidiaries
£180
£90
£45
It should be noted that the Environment Agency charges additional fees for registration after the 7th April and for any data resubmissions it requests. Please note that the 7th April is the schemes deadline and usually members data is required to be complete by the end of February.
Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs)
By joining the KES Scheme your obligation to purchase PRNs is transferred to KES. KES invoices Members on a quarterly basis for the PRNs it purchases on their behalf, spreading the cost of compliance across the year.