Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

Fundraising costs low: +3
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 26

SCOTLAND: THE BIG PICTURE

Mission:

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture works to drive the recovery of nature across Scotland through rewilding, in response to the growing climate and biodiversity crises.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Charitable activities	£224,259	£424,609	£464,749
Donations & Legacies	£79,767	£196,081
Other Income
Investment Income	£304	£185	£995
Total income	£304,539	£620,875	£854,890
Charitable activities spending	£235,913	£409,428	£571,148
Fundraising costs			5%
Other spending
Total spending	£235,913	£409,428	£615,767
Surplus/deficit	£68,626	£211,447	£239,123

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Established: 4 years
(15 years as a company)

www.scotlandbigpicture.com

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What it does

We use positive storytelling to inform and inspire change, and enable practical rewilding through partnerships and collaborations. We focus on finding solutions and building bridges between different interest groups and see a role for everyone in creating a wilder Scotland, for nature, climate and people.

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Land or water management

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Highland

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	£357,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£149,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
£50,000	30/08/2023	#FIRNS Make Rewilding Your Business (MRYB)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
£210,000	05/07/2023	Towards core costs of supporting the Northwoods Rewilding Network 2023-2026
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
£7,000	27/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	23/07/2021	The Northwoods Rewilding Network (Development Phase)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to SCOTLAND: The Big Picture
£140,000	01/04/2021 24	Towards core costs establishing the Northwoods Rewilding Network, enabling the nature restoration actions of land partners and by sharing the models and stories that emerge
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scotland: The Big Picture
£99,000	22/03/2021	NL20: Rewilding Reachout

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 30-52

BEVAN, Andrew
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Consultant

BLACKPORT, Karen Elizabeth, Dr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Ceo

CORRIERI, Liliana
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Equality Diversity And Inclusion Professional

HEPBURN, Alan Gordon
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: School Teacher

JENNER, Lucy
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Head Of Natural Capital

MCCANDLESS, Elliot John
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Accountant

MONEAGLE, Hannah Louise
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director & Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 03/09/2020, number: SC050432
Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2008, number: SC352287

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ballintean, Glenfeshie, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, PH21 1NX

Objectives

The company's objects are: i. to advocate for ecosystem restoration, or rewilding, in order to reestablish biological diversity and abundance across Scotland. and in furtherance of this, to pursue the return of missing or threatened native species to their former ranges. ii. to advance the education of the public in the restoration of ecosystem health, function and completeness and the social, economic and health benefits derived therefrom. iii. to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to deliver practical ecosystem restoration actions that benefit nature, climate and people.

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