VERTURE

What VERTURE does

Verture is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) headquartered in Edinburgh and operating as the UK's only charity focused solely on climate resilience. Founded in 1994 as Sniffer and rebranded to Verture in 2025, the organisation delivers training, stakeholder engagement, local climate action projects, regional partnerships, and policy insights across Scotland. Its core programmes include Scotland's Flood Resilience Conference (annual, 20+ years running, 500+ attendees in 2026), Creative Climate Futures (community climate action in Glasgow's Gorbals and Easterhouse), Adaptation Scotland, the CreaTures Framework (a creative practice framework for sustainability transitions, awarded the 2024 EASST Ziman Award), the Highland Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment, and climatACTical (a gamified learning resource co-designed with SCVO and Small 99).

Verture operates a non-commercial business model funded primarily through Scottish Government grants (notably the Climate Ready Regions grant supporting the Highland Adapts partnership), corporate event sponsorships (AECOM, Flood Re, AtkinsRealis), commissioned research work with bodies such as NatureScot, the James Hutton Institute, SEPA, Scottish Water, and Scottish Forestry, and voluntary donations. There is no pricing on its outputs; resources, reports, and the gamified learning tool are provided free to download to maximise public benefit reach. The organisation acts as the enabler for the Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership, managing the partnership's budget and employing its staff as one of nine founding governing organisations.

Verture's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: it builds long-term relationships through co-designed community programmes in Scottish neighbourhoods, an annual flagship conference serving as the primary convening channel for flood professionals and policy-makers, and strategic partnerships that extend reach into public sector, research, and third-sector audiences. The 2026-31 Just Resilience strategy formalises a five-year expansion horizon emphasising fairness, justice, and evidence-based community climate action across Scotland and the wider UK.

Name

VERTURE

Legal name

Verture, Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)

Website

https://verture.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Verture is the UK's only charity focused solely on climate resilience. Headquartered in Edinburgh, it delivers training, stakeholder engagement, local climate action, and policy insight programmes across Scotland through its annual Flood Resilience Conference, community projects, regional partnerships, and research outputs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Resilience Charity Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD), Disaster Preparedness, Risk Reduction & Early Warning (DRR) (BPAGAAAB)

Keywords

• Climate resilience services
• Flood risk management
• Community climate action
• Climate adaptation training
• Stakeholder engagement services

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Activities and Project Delivery: As a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), Verture generates revenue through grants, government funding, and commissioned project work. The charity is funded by the Scottish Government Climate Ready Regions grant and other public/private funders for specific climate resilience projects.
2. Donations and Support: Voluntary donations and support from individuals and organizations aligned with climate resilience mission.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Verture is a Scottish climate resilience charity that delivers training programmes, stakeholder engagement services, place-based local climate action projects, regional resilience partnerships, and evidence-based policy insights across Scotland. Its work centres on building climate adaptation capacity among communities, public sector bodies, third sector organisations, and partnerships such as Highland Adapts, delivered through flagship programmes including the annual Flood Resilience Conference, Creative Climate Futures, Adaptation Scotland, and free resources like climatACTical and the CreaTures Framework.

Product overview

Verture is Scotland's only charity focused solely on climate resilience, offering a portfolio of programs, resources, and initiatives rather than a traditional commercial product suite. The organization provides climate resilience services through interconnected programs including Scotland's Flood Resilience Conference (an annual gathering for flood professionals and communities), climatACTical (a gamified learning resource for organisations), Creative Climate Futures (a community-focused climate action project), Adaptation Scotland (a partnership for climate adaptation), and the CreaTures Framework (a creative practice framework). These programs are complemented by training, stakeholder engagement, policy insights, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that collectively support communities, organisations, and decision-makers in building climate resilience across Scotland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scotland's Flood Resilience Conference: Annual conference bringing together flood professionals, practitioners, researchers, policy makers and communities to share, learn and network on flood resilience

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual Flood Resilience Conference convening 500+ practitioners, policy-makers, and communities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• AECOMsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Proud sponsor of Verture Flood Resilience Conference 2026. Global infrastructure and environmental solutions firm providing financial sponsorship for the annual conference.
• Flood ResupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Sponsor of Flood Resilience Conference 2026.
• AtkinsRealissupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Sponsor of Flood Resilience Conference 2026.
• James Hutton InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Research partner in the Prioritising Catchments for Nature Restoration in Scotland to Support Climate Change Adaptation project. Jointly delivered national research to identify where nature restoration could provide greatest benefits for climate adaptation.
• NatureScotcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Funder and partner for catchment prioritization research. Provides funding and data access for nature restoration research to support climate adaptation across Scotland.
• Scottish WatersupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Data provider and stakeholder in the catchment prioritization research project, helping provide data needed for climate adaptation research.
• SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Stakeholder in catchment prioritization research, providing environmental data to support nature restoration and climate adaptation planning.
• Scottish ForestrysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Stakeholder providing data and expertise for the catchment prioritization research project on nature restoration for climate adaptation.
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborated with Verture and Small 99 over 9 months to co-design climatACTical, a gamified learning resource for the Growing Climate Confidence support offer for Scottish voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
• Small 99coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnered with Verture and SCVO to co-design climatACTical gamified learning resource for climate action support.
• Highlands and Islands EnterprisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• Highland CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• NHS HighlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• ChangeworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• Zero Waste ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• Highlands and Islands Climate HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• Forestry and Land ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025One of nine founding governing partners of Highland Adapts regional resilience partnership.
• Highland AdaptscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional resilience partnership for Highland region. Verture is one of nine governing founding organizations and currently provides an enabler function, including managing the partnership's budget and employing its staff. Partnership addresses climate adaptation across the Highlands through collaborative action.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ashden: UK climate solutions charity that combines awards, convening, and capacity-building for climate action. Similar not-for-profit model with conferences/awards (analogous to Verture's Flood Resilience Conference and Ziman recognition) and partnerships across public and third sectors.
• ClientEarth: Environmental charity using law, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement to address climate and nature challenges. Comparable mission focus on climate outcomes with a non-direct-service, advocacy/stakeholder engagement model like Verture's.
• Forum for the Future: UK-registered charity and sustainability non-profit working on climate, nature, and just transition challenges with governments and businesses. Comparable mission framing (just resilience / sustainability futures), training programmes, and multi-stakeholder convening model.
• Possible: UK climate action charity focused on engaging the public and organisations in climate solutions. Comparable as a UK mission-driven charity with grassroots community engagement, training, and partnership-led delivery models.
• Green Alliance: UK independent environmental think tank producing policy insight and convening stakeholders on climate and sustainability. Highly comparable to Verture's policy insights and stakeholder engagement function within a UK climate-resilience mission lens.
• The Climate Coalition: UK coalition of civil society organisations campaigning on climate change. Comparable to Verture in mobilizing cross-sector partnerships and convening public engagement around climate impacts and just transition narratives.
• Keep Scotland Beautiful: Scotland's long-established environmental charity focused on climate action, litter prevention, and sustainability education. Directly comparable to Verture as a Scotland-based nonprofit delivering community engagement, training, and policy-facing environmental programmes.
• ClimateXChange: Scotland's climate change knowledge and evidence service, supporting policy and adaptation decision-making. Closely comparable to Verture's Adaptation Scotland programme and Highland Climate Change Risk & Opportunity Assessment work.

Broad incumbents

• CDP: Global non-profit running the environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Comparable as a charitable entity working at the climate/environment-policy interface with stakeholder convening, but at significantly greater international scale than Verture.
• C40 Cities: Global network of major cities addressing climate change. Overlaps with Verture on local-government capacity building for adaptation but operates at a much larger, city-network scale with broader scope (mitigation plus adaptation).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/verture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verturescotland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about VERTURE