Co-op-run Westmill Wind Farm and Westmill Solar have both earned a Fair Tax Mark. The voluntary certification scheme awards UK businesses that pay the right amount of corporation tax.
The two renewable energy co-operatives are co-located on agricultural land in Oxfordshire. Westmill Solar began operating in 2012 and uses 20,000 PV panels.
Non-profit Fair Tax Mark Limited launched the certification scheme with support from a UK trade union in 2014.
Mark Luntley, Westmill Wind Farm Chair said, “We are delighted to have jointly received this accreditation with Westmill Solar. Taxes are the price of a civilised society, they pay for the public services we all use. As member co-operatives we see paying correct taxes as part of our commitment to the seventh co-operative principle - concern for community.”
Tom Parkinson, Westmill Solar, Chair said: “The Westmill energy co-operatives were founded to pioneer a cleaner energy system and a more sustainable world. A fair tax system is essential to both – and so something that all organisations should crave.”
