Sniffer

What Sniffer does

Verture, also referred to as Sniffer, is a Scottish-registered charity (Scottish Charity No SC022375, Company No SC149513) founded in 1989 and headquartered in Edinburgh, with a second office in Glasgow. It is a climate resilience organisation whose stated mission is to help Scotland adapt to the impacts of climate change, addressing floods, fires, and other climate risks through place-based, community-shaped programming that emphasises justice and fairness in adaptation outcomes.

Its portfolio spans projects and services including Adaptation Scotland, Creative Climate Futures (a Glasgow neighbourhood-focused local climate action initiative), and Flood Resilience, alongside service lines in training, stakeholder engagement, local climate action support, regional partnerships, policy insights, and translation of climate knowledge into action. The organisation publishes impact reports, stories of change, blog content, and hosts climate-related events to engage Scottish communities and public-sector stakeholders.

Verture operates as a public-benefit charity rather than a commercial enterprise, with no disclosed pricing model, no products sold, and no investor funding. It is led by Managing Director Ruth Wolstenholme and serves Scottish communities, local authorities, and public sector organisations across the country. The 2026-31 "Just Resilience" strategy signals a renewed programmatic direction under which it intends to deepen local climate action, training, and policy advisory work within Scotland.

Name

Sniffer

Legal name

Verture

Website

https://sniffer.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Verture (also known as Sniffer) is a Scottish climate resilience charity that helps communities and public-sector organisations across Scotland adapt to climate change through training, stakeholder engagement, and local climate action programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Resilience and Adaptation Services (Non-profit)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK)

Keywords

• Climate resilience services
• Climate adaptation training
• Community climate action
• Stakeholder engagement
• Climate policy insights

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sniffer (trading as Verture) is a Scottish climate resilience charity delivering services and projects that help communities, public bodies, and organizations across Scotland adapt to climate change impacts. Its core offerings include climate adaptation training, stakeholder engagement facilitation, local climate action support, regional partnership coordination, policy insights, and knowledge-to-action translation programs such as Adaptation Scotland, Creative Climate Futures, and Flood Resilience.

Product overview

Verture is a climate resilience charity offering a portfolio of projects and services focused on helping Scotland adapt to climate change. The organization operates through multiple initiatives including Adaptation Scotland, Creative Climate Futures (supporting local action in Glasgow neighbourhoods), and Flood Resilience projects. Services include training programs, stakeholder engagement, local climate action support, regional partnerships, policy insights, and knowledge-to-action translation. The organization produces impact reports and stories documenting climate resilience outcomes across Scotland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adaptation Scotland A flagship project that supports Scotland-wide climate adaptation by helping communities and organisations prepare for and respond to climate change impacts.
• Creative Climate Futures A Glasgow-focused project that supports local climate action across two neighbourhoods, helping the city respond to climate change impacts through creative and community-led approaches.
• Flood Resilience Project A project dedicated to building flood resilience across Scotland through community engagement and practical interventions.
• Climate Resilience Training Training services that help communities and organisations in Scotland prepare for climate impacts through structured climate resilience programmes.
• Stakeholder Engagement Service that builds connections and engages stakeholders to support climate action initiatives across Scotland.
• Local Climate Action Support Support for community and local-level climate action across Scotland, helping neighbourhoods plan and deliver climate initiatives.
• Regional Partnerships Partnership programs that work at the regional level across Scotland to advance climate resilience and coordinate multi-stakeholder climate efforts.
• Policy Insights Research and advisory services that provide climate adaptation policy guidance to public sector bodies and partners in Scotland.
• Knowledge into Action Programs that translate climate research and knowledge into practical, community-applicable action across Scotland.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Climate Central: Climate science communication organization producing visualized climate risk content. Comparable thematic overlap with Verture on climate risk awareness-raising, though US-based rather than UK.

Broad incumbents

• C40 Cities: Global network of cities addressing climate change. Verture's Creative Climate Futures project (Glasgow neighbourhood-focused climate action) and Adaptation Scotland work overlap with C40's city-level climate action programs.
• Carbon Trust: Larger UK climate-focused advisory organization. Comparable as an established UK player with overlapping policy insights and climate advisory services, though operating at much greater commercial scale than Verture.
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA): Scotland's national environmental regulator covering flooding, waste, and climate adaptation. Relevant comparator given Verture's flood resilience focus and Adaptation Scotland work, though SEPA is a statutory body rather than a charity.
• UK Met Office (Hadley Centre): UK national meteorological service and climate science research centre. Relevant overlap given Verture's climate science communication and adaptation work anchored at the adjacent Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.

Direct peers

• The Wildlife Trusts: UK-wide conservation charity with strong Scottish membership via the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Comparable to Verture on nature-based climate resilience work and community-facing environmental action programs.
• Keep Scotland Beautiful: Scotland-based environmental charity promoting sustainable behavior and community climate action. Comparable as a same-geography Scottish charity delivering environmental behavior-change programs and working with local communities.
• Climate Outreach: UK-based climate communication and engagement charity that works to broaden public engagement on climate change. Directly comparable to Verture as a fellow UK NGO focused on translating climate evidence into public engagement and policy outcomes.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation: UK charity focused on poverty, place, and justice themes. Comparable to Verture given Verture's justice-and-fairness framing of climate resilience and its place-based approach shaped by local communities.

Regional players

• Stockholm Environment Institute: International research organization working on environment and climate policy. Comparable in research-to-policy translation work, though operating primarily in the Nordics/Baltics rather than the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SnifferScotland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snifferscotland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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