Expectation of costs
Taxes
Not shown or included. Where applicable, Value Added Tax (VAT) or any local taxes would be added and payable on purchases.
Our fees
We are clear from the outset, no surprises. All DCE Fuel fees and any goods or services purchased are payable in £/GBP.
Our initial consultation meeting time is always FREE. We ask for all travel and accommodation expenses to be covered; travelling by motor vehicle @ 45p per mile, parking and/or the cost of all the public transportations from CH1 3NS. Sustenance to be provided at the meeting venue during the times of breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Business Plan
Designed to give your company stakeholders full insight of recycling waste plastic into fuel.
DCE Fuel can provide a comprehensive business plan in your business name. The contents include an Executive summary, twelve detailed plan points and additional financial forecast spreadsheets.
Your company will be required to complete a fact finding questionnaire.
Ten business working days completion time.
The cost to prepare the Business plan in your company name £1,500.
Land acquisition
Planning application budgeting
A virgin site without any previous approved waste use will require planning permission.
An initial feasibility assessment to determine the likely regulatory routes and to ‘flush out’ any major issues at the outset.
A high level feasibility study which would include details on the submissions which would need to accompany the planning and permitting applications, an idea of timescales for the planning and permitting applications to be prepared and submitted and determined by the Local Planning Authority (LPA), a review of the relevant legislation and guidance which would need to be followed.
The initial stage site feasibility study will cost £35,000.
Total budgeting for the feasibility and planning application, we would recommend £100,000 for a standard plant application through to permission.
Financial partnerships between client (LOP) and DCE Fuel
Plant cost
Delivery schedule
To UK and mainland Europe, based on batch fed standard plant with fuel purification: From order to commissioning: 26 weeks.
Summary of plant, planning and permitting costs
Payment terms
Business plan (if required): 100% with an order.
Site feasibility study (initial stage): £35,000 on an order. Variable costs as agreed, payable on demand through to permissions.
Without LOP; Production plant components: 25% with an order. 70% on completion of manufactured components. 5% on commissioning.
With LOP: Production plant components: 10% with an order that includes signing the LOP agreement. 50% on completion of manufactured components. 5% on commissioning.
Delivery, set up, training, software and annual maintenance: 25% with order, 70% on delivery to site. 5% on commissioning.
Our Research and Development (R&D) finance team (UK)
They identify project cost that can be claimed against R&D. The R&D team recovers their costs by charging a percentage of the recovered R&D funds. Based on a 5-year contract: They can go back 1 year (year zero). The charge for year zero and year 1 is 25% of the identified costs. For years 2, 3, 4 and 5 it is 20% of the identified costs.
Your Accountant
Part of the R&D application requires an Accountant to tick 4 boxes on the HMRC CT600 form, typically a cost by the accountant of no more that £50.
