Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 11
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £2,747,620 £3,456,279 £3,104,372 £2,560,400 £4,012,693 £2,243,612
Donations & Legacies £2,821,021 £3,753,414 £3,896,313 £3,261,169 £3,428,395
Other Income £4,623 £19,899 £134,859 £36,695 £22,906
Investment Income £130,102 £162,593 £175,931 £129,340 £124,460 £164,211
Total income £5,729,696 £7,386,155 £7,208,468 £6,096,168 £7,622,712 £5,181,682
Charitable activities spending £4,960,678 £4,624,496 £5,386,726 £5,174,719 £6,494,401 £4,920,207
Fundraising costs 10% 8% 8% 9% 8% 14%
Other spending
Total spending £5,522,689 £5,204,173 £5,980,490 £5,698,086 £7,086,270 £5,611,882
Surplus/deficit £207,007 £2,181,982 £1,227,978 £398,082 £536,442 -£430,200
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£1,593,110
National Lottery Heritage Fund£681,800
Foundation Scotland£13,670
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Scottish Wildlife Trust
£385,100 21/06/2022
Riverwoods: A Blueprint for Riparian Woodland Recovery
Foundation Scotland - Enhancing Access to Knowetops Lochs
£12,540 09/03/2022
To assist with the costs of enhancing access to Knowetops Lochs.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£60,000 09/02/2022
18
Towards project costs Riverwoods demonstration projects
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£914,860 02/11/2021
60
Towards core costs furthering work on peatlands across the UK
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd
£30 17/02/2021
Anonymous donation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd
£50 21/01/2021
Donation from David Jamison 095359
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£278,000 15/09/2020
42
Towards Core costs to ensure robust policies for scotland on land use and fisheries as the country leaves the EU.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£197,000 02/09/2020
COVID19:Scottish Wildlife Trust
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£60,000 26/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£56,500 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd
£1,050 22/04/2020
Donation from the Kinlochaline Trust
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£223,750 09/04/2020
18
Towards the IUCN Peatland Programme’s core costs as the umbrella organisation for the peatland movement in the UK.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£99,700 02/10/2019
Project Water Bear – Building Resilience in Core Operations
ARCADIA - On the ground conservation work in the trust's wildlife reserves
£256,838 12/03/2019
Towards work on the Perthshire wildlife reserves and on the Largiebaan restoration project
John Ellerman Foundation - Oceans of Value project
£97,597 24/01/2019
36
Towards the costs of the Oceans of Value project which aims to improve marine protection by improving how the ocean is valued for its intrinsic qualities and economic value
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd
£100,000 31/10/2018
The 'Ocean of Value' project will assess and compare natural capital valuations and community value of the marine environment in Scotland.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£71,800 27/08/2018
Connecting Communities to Nature in Ayrshire
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£771,417 05/07/2018
60
Towards Living Seas work in Scottish waters to include community engagement, advocacy and fisheries work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£57,827 11/12/2017
36
Towards salary and associated costs towards a longer term vision for land use policy in Scotland.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£150,000 16/11/2017
Coigach Assynt Living Landscape Partnership
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£1,498,100 14/09/2017
Creating Natural Connections in Cumbernauld
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£299,000 25/04/2017
36
Towards core costs of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature UK Peatland Programme which co-ordinates work on conserving and making the case for UK peatlands.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£10,000 27/02/2017
Nature in Your Neighbourhood
Dulverton Trust - Saving Scotland?s Red Squirrels
£25,000 15/02/2017
Saving Scotland?s Red Squirrels
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£2,501,900 17/11/2015
Saving Scotland's red squirrels: developing community action
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£37,800 26/10/2015
Enhancing the Visitor Journey at Montrose Basin
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£73,600 27/03/2015
Engaging communities to enhance urban greenspaces in Cumbernauld
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£322,525 05/01/2015
36
Towards the salaries of a marine planning officer to promote stewardship of the marine environment and a Living Seas communities officer to promote the conservation and recovery of the marine ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£35,292 05/03/2014
Towards the Lowland Peatland Restoration Challenge, specifically for posts to work with landowners and manage work on priority sites in Scotland.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£10,000 24/02/2014
Living Windows for Cumbernauld
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Wildlife Trust
£3,000,000 22/10/2013
Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape Partnership
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (15)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/04/1964, number: SC005792
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1964, number: SC040247
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Harbourside House, 110 Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6NF

Objectives

To advance the conservation of Scotland's biodiversity for the benefit of present and future generations

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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