SCOTLAND:THE BIG PICTURE
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Cash
£399k
-27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£439k
-35.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£243k
-242.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £768,909 | £1,294,485 | £880,404 | -32% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,125 | £171,170 | -£243,228 | -242.1% | |
| Net profit | -£8,125 | £171,170 | -£243,228 | -242.1% | |
| Cash | £369,137 | £549,467 | £398,936 | -27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £511,403 | £682,573 | £439,345 | -35.6% | |
| Net assets | £511,403 | £682,573 | £439,345 | -35.6% | |
| Equity | £511,403 | £682,573 | £439,345 | -35.6% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 21 | 23 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £426,052 | £539,810 | £617,513 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -1.1% | 13.2% | -27.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.5% | 12.0% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.66x | 8.12x | 5.06x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SCOTLAND:THE BIG PICTURE 2020-02-07 → present
- WILD MEDIA FOUNDATION 2008-12-09 → 2020-02-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MacKenzie Kerr Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In May 2025, we welcomed our new Chief Executive Officer, Lisa Chilton.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESSELL, Jack | Director | 2024-12-09 | May 1996 | British |
| CORRIERI, Liliana | Director | 2022-12-28 | May 1982 | Italian |
| HEPBURN, Alan Gordon | Director | 2018-09-01 | May 1971 | British |
| LUNDHOLM, Madeleine Marie | Director | 2026-01-20 | Jun 1988 | British |
| PLATT, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-20 | Apr 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Daniel | Director | 2024-12-10 | Jan 1982 | British |
| TRENGOVE, Rebecca Josephine | Director | 2026-01-20 | Sep 1967 | British |
| VINCE, Daniel James | Director | 2026-03-09 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBLIN, Mark Jonathan, Dr | Secretary | 2017-07-19 | 2020-09-16 |
| MACPHERSON, John William | Secretary | 2008-12-09 | 2017-07-17 |
| BEVAN, Andrew | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2025-01-07 |
| BLACKPORT, Karen Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2023-01-02 | 2024-08-27 |
| CAIRNS, Peter | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2020-09-16 |
| HAMBLIN, Mark Jonathan, Doctor | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2020-09-16 |
| HATCH, Christopher Michael | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2017-12-11 |
| HODGSON, Isla Dawn, Dr | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2023-02-14 |
| JENNER, Lucy | Director | 2023-10-27 | 2024-06-14 |
| LANGLEY, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2011-01-17 |
| LARKIN, Mathew James | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2020-09-16 |
| MACPHERSON, John William | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2017-07-17 |
| MCCANDLESS, Elliot John | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2026-08-11 |
| MONEAGLE, Hannah Louise | Director | 2022-12-24 | 2024-06-06 |
| NEVILLE, Ronald Gilmour, Dr | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2022-08-01 |
| PRIGMORE, Justin Craig | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2023-04-20 |
| ROUTLEDGE, Gus Bain Mitchell | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2023-11-01 |
| SEIVWRIGHT, Linzi Jane, Dr | Director | 2021-01-16 | 2023-03-24 |
| SHOOTER, James Thomas | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2020-09-16 |
| WOLFFE, Andrew John Antony | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2023-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Gordon Hepburn | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-09-04 |
| Mr Mathew James Larkin | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-09-04 |
| Mr James Thomas Shooter | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-19 | Ceased 2020-09-04 |
| Mr Peter Cairns | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-04 |
| Doctor Mark Johnathan Hamblin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-04 |
| Mr Christopher Michael Hatch | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
| Mr John William Macpherson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.