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Looking ahead to 2020 & PIRE CON Priorities for 2020 include: S NE IN C T ANNUAL REPORT n Securing a new long-term relationship with the implementing a fresh engagement plan for the PEOPLE land at Glenridding Common. Trust. D P n Announcing at least one other innovative land n Engaging with the National Planning Framework L 2019 R I

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R V n Investing in the interpretation we have across the threat from inappropriate developments. E properties we manage to make sure visitors know n Launching a major new fundraising campaign why they matter and how they can support us to called #JourneyForWildness. make them wilder. n Undertaking a membership consultation on the The Trust is now working to a revised n Continuing to advocate for reform of deer Trust’s governance. strategy covering the period 2019-2021. management and practice in Scotland. n Scoping out a long term strategic development This diagram shows some of our strategic n Completing a review of the John Muir Award and plan for the Trust. objectives. Thank you The support from our members and friends, our Lochlands Trust Domain, Connect Communications, March Brown Charitable Trust Cottages and Castles, Edinburgh community fundraisers and from our donors is Mintaka Trust Mountain Film Festival, En-Vision invaluable. We cannot name each individual, but a Miss EC Hendry Charitable Trust (UK), Heart of Scotland Tours, National Lottery Community Fund holidaycottages.co.uk, Hot Aches heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. National Lottery Heritage Fund Productions, McKinlay Kidd, LEGACIES Maude Tiso Natural Resources Wales Mickledore Walking Holidays, Brigid Ackerley Sally Westmacott Neil and Pauline Pettefar Charitable Mini Mountain Marathon, SBM John Munro Dunn John Young Trust Consultancy, Scotch Whisky Pauline Brown Forbes Network for Social Change Experience, Software Path, Sykes Charitable Trust Holiday Cottages, The Cube Richard Gilbert CHARITABLE TRUSTS, Nineveh Trust Concept, WalkWild Scotland John Martin Gillespie FOUNDATIONS AND GRANTS David Peter Grosz ALA Green Charitable Trust Northwood Charitable Trust Maggie Phoenix Hamilton Alan Baxter Foundation P & C Hickinbotham Charitable Thank you also to all other Elizabeth M S Kaye Alan and Karen Grieve Charitable Trust companies who provide support Betty Anderson Kidd Trust Perth & Kinross Council with donations, payroll giving and James McNeill Lester Alix Stevenson Trust Pillar Charitable Trust in-kind work on our behalf. Sandy McConnell Anderson Burgess Charitable Trust Players of the People’s Postcode April Gillian Murray Anthony Walker Charitable Trust Lottery PARTNER ORGANISATIONS Pearl Primrose Owen April Trust R J Larg Family Trust AND SUPPORTERS Reverend Richard Thomas Percival Artemis Charitable Foundation Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust Atlantic Woodland Alliance, Sheila Mary Reid Banister Charitable Trust Richard Budenberg Charitable Trust Cairngorms National Park Sydney Hamilton Scott Braithwaite Charitable Trust Richard Fraser Charitable Trust Authority, Coigach & Assynt Living Dr Valerie Jane Smith Brown Forbes Memorial Fund Robert Dixon Trust Landscape Partnership, Dundee John Stuart Spring Cairnfold Charitable Trust Scottish Government City Council, East Ayrshire Council, Elisabeth Beatrice Stevenson Carman Family Foundation Scottish Natural Heritage Field Studies Council Scotland, Kenneth William Campbell Stewart Castansa Trust Stichting Teuntje Anna (TA Fund) Fort William Mountain Film John Trevor Suddaby Chapman Charitable trust SUEZ Communities Trust Festival, Foundation for Common Margaret Greenlees Sword Chris Brasher Trust Swire Charitable Trust Land, Heart of Scotland Forest Leonard Robert Ward CJ Cadbury Charitable Trust T D Paton Trust Partnership, John Muir Birthplace Barbara White Claire Hunter Charitable Trust Tay Charitable Trust Trust, Kendal Mountain Festival, Margaret Fraser Woodburn Craignish Trust Tennant Southpark Charitable Trust Keswick Mountain Festival, Alice Esther Woodward Cruden Foundation Thistledown Trust Knoydart Foundation, Lake District Daniell Trust Welsh Family Trust National Park Authority, Loch PARTNERS D S Smith Foundation Woodland Trust Scotland Lomond and the Trossachs National Goff Cantley Dunclay Charitable Trust Park Authority, London Wildlife ‘I care to live only to entice people John & Gillian Capstick Education Services Trust CORPORATE MEMBERS Trust, LWimages, Munro Society, Peter Charlton & Val Crookes Esmée Fairbairn Foundation PEAK PARTNERS Nevis Partnership, North Harris John Crombie Ettrick Charitable Trust Mountain Equipment, Tiso, Trust, The Outward Bound Trust, to look at Nature’s loveliness.’ Roger Everett Four Winds Trust Wilderness Scotland Peebles Outdoor Film Festival, Sir Charles Fraser Gannochy Trust Planning Democracy, Royal Hospital John Muir Tony Gladstone Generation Foundation GOLD MEMBERS for Children, Glasgow (Schiehallion Evelyn Grant Gibson Graham Charitable Trust Ben Lomond Gin, Glasgow Vein Ward), Scottish Environment LINK, Clare Harris Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust Clinic, Original Mountain Marathon, Scottish Landscape Photographer Nigel Hawkins Hays Travel Foundation ST&G’s Marvellous Maps, Walk of the Year, Scottish Rewilding Nicola Howarth Helen Fletcher Trust Highlands Alliance, Scottish Wildcat Action, Gordon McInnes Horace Gillman Trust Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Denis Mollison J & J R Wilson Trust SILVER MEMBERS Telford & Wrekin Local Authority, Carol Pudsey John Spedan Lewis Foundation About Argyll Walking Holidays, Ben Urdd Gobaith Cymru, Urras Tim Raffle JTH Charitable Trust Nevis Distillery, King’s Manor Hotel, Oighreachd Ghabhsainn, Vertebrate Barry Rose Kestrelman Trust UMS UK Ltd, Wandel Vakantie Publishing, West Harris Trust, Wild Callum & Sword Linley Wightman Shaw Foundation Land Research Institute, Yearn Andrew Telfer Lizandy Charitable Trust BRONZE MEMBERS Stane Project Absolute Escapes, Avendris, Big Simon & Anne Thompson johnmuirtrust.org Chair’s report Management Team report

THE TRUST HAS HAD another excellent A renewed focus this past year has seen our Cover photo: 2019 SAW THE TRUST’S management team that means that while the Trust is relatively TRUSTEES year. This report gives a snapshot of the relationships with communities across the Harestail cotton- taking the helm of the charity for the latter small in its scale of operations, we continue Gair Brisbane, Alan grass (Eriophorum Dobie, John Finney, John depth and quality of work we do throughout Western Isles, on Knoydart and in Assynt vaginatum) growing half of the year following the retirement of to have a big impact. We are proud of what Fox-Davies, David Gibson, the United Kingdom and for that my fortified. Such relationships give our voice on bog moorland, Chief Executive Andrew Bachell. we do, but we also know there is more to be Jim Gibson, Philip thanks go to all our supporters, members, more meaning. When we talk constructively Scotland by Mark That interim period went well and we’re done. This report illustrates a solid platform Graves, Derek Johnston, volunteers, staff and my fellow Trustees. with others, even when we don’t always Hamblin/2020Vision able to share many successes in the annual for our incoming chief executive and Patricia Jordan, Duncan Macniven, Xander I am pleased to report a positive financial agree, we can advocate with measured report. It highlights the capabilities of all management team colleague David Balharry McDade, Peter Pearson, performance. It’s as good as we’ve seen clout having sought wider understanding in our staff, a team that is motivated to make to build on with us all. We’re looking forward Chris Townsend, Andrew in many a year. These significant financial reaching our viewpoint. a difference, inspire people to discover the to working with him in 2020 as we continue Whitfield, Richard contributions are enabling us to recruit As I write this I am entering my last beauty in nature, prevent inappropriate to champion a world where both people and Williams (left March 2019) more people to work on the land we few months as Chair. I look over my time developments that can scar our landscapes nature flourish and prosper. manage than ever before - including a here with pride. I see an organisation that and to make the land we manage wilder for JOHN MUIR TRUST number of young people starting out on continues to remain rooted in its core values ACKNOWLEDGING future generations. MANAGEMENT TEAM SUPPORT FROM: Andrew Bachell, Chief their conservation careers. My thanks on while also being bold enough to branch We’re fortunate to have many capable and Executive (left September behalf of the Trustees for the generosity of out and remain relevant in the modern competent people in the Trust who do an 2019); Mike Daniels, Head our supporters and the hard work from our world. My thanks to Andrew Bachell for his exceptional job, often stepping forward when of Land Management and Acting Head of Policy from fundraising team. productive work as Chief Executive before asked to take on more responsibilities or to April 2019; Kevin Lelland, During 2019, a further 43,000 people retiring, to Duncan Macniven for stepping in adjust the ways they work. This year has been Head of Development and across the UK were added to the ever- as acting chair during a period of ill-health no exception and we’d like to acknowledge Communications; Helen growing number who have completed our this year and best wishes to David Balharry the contribution so many of them make on McDade, Head of Policy (left March 2019); Emma John Muir Award engagement initiative. as he picks up the mantle and takes this behalf of all the members of the charity. Reed, John Muir Award In doing so, they gain insight into why we wonderful Trust forward. This has been a year in which the twin and Engagement Manager should seek out the wonder of wildness crises of climate emergency and biodiversity (joined July 2019); Kerry and we gain reach and influence through loss have received unparalleled attention Ross, Director of Finance ANNUAL REPORT and Resources. their activities. The John Muir Award is SPONSORED BY in the media, amongst government and enabling conservation activity to happen in within public circles. The Trust has been The John Muir Trust is a the constituencies of almost every elected able to respond with credibility. Our values Scottish charitable company limited by guarantee. (Charity minister on the British mainland. have always guided us to care about the No. SC002061 Company No. Respectful relationships with Peter Pearson fundamentals of a healthy planet – clean air, SC081620). Registered office: communities on or close to wild land has Chair clean water and a healthy ecosystem. Kerry Ross, Kevin Lelland and Mike Daniels Tower House, Station Road, A full list of Trust supporters Pitlochry, PH16 5AN. Tel: always been a key component of our work. John Muir Trust are on the back page. It’s the clarity that our principles give us John Muir Trust 01796 470080

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Memorandum and Membership Membership John Muir Membership 250,000th Articles of the John reaches 55 reaches 5,000 Award reaches 10,000 John Muir wild space Muir Trust signed launched East Award The Trust’s Wild Space visitor 2 February by four Sandwood Schiehallion Quinag founders centre opens in Pitlochry 1983 1985 1987 1991 1993 1994 1996 1997 1999 2000 2004 2005 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019

100,000th John Muir Award Scottish Natural Li and Coire Glenridding Heritage Wild Dhorrcail, Red Cuillin, Bla Bheinn, Glamaig, Glenlude, Common lease, 100,000 Land Areas Map Knoydart Torrin, Skye Strathaird, Skye Sconser, Skye Ben Nevis Scottish Borders Lake District published in June

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The power of Repair volunteering and rewild In 2019 our volunteers took part in 19 work We will repair and rewild suitable parties on the land we help look after, as well areas of land by enriching biodiversity as with our partners (Coigach and Assynt and by working collaboratively with others to achieve landscape-scale Living Landscape Partnership, Knoydart restoration of natural processes (for Foundation, North and West Harris example, the expansion of native estates and Corrour). During the year 135 woodlands). volunteers donated 503 days during which This natural transformation has they helped: the potential to deliver multiple n Maintain and repair paths including public benefits, including revitalised resurfacing, landscaping, building water rural communities, reduced carbon emissions, improved soil fertility, and anchor bars, bridges and culverts. stronger flood defences, and deeper n Remove rubbish from mountain tops connections between people and (like Ben Nevis) and beaches – with place. over 50 bags of rubbish carried out from Help us repair and rewild wild places Sandwood Bay, Polin, Droman and by enabling us to: Oldshoremore. We also worked with our n Increase the number of wild places partners to clean up two beaches at Raffin that are managed sustainably and as well as on Isle Martin and Harris. progressively, using the Trust’s rigorous Wild Land Management n Plant trees including: 650 on Corrour; Standards as key measures. 1,000 at Glenlude, 500 at Ardvourlie, 800 n at Stoer, 50 on Glenridding Common and Implement a sensitive upland path repair programme, in response 600+ towards the Heart of Scotland Forest to increased erosion on popular at East Schiehallion. routes. n Rebuild drystone walls at West Harris, n Encourage natural regeneration of Isle Martin, Scalpay lighthouse and woodlands, planting native trees Glenridding Common. where necessary. Repairing n Clear invasive species such as n Introduce landscape-scale rhododendrons with the Knoydart initiatives with landowners and communities, positioning the Trust Foundation and on Isle Martin, Sitka at the forefront of conservation in and rewilding spruce at Corrour and gorse was cut at the future. Glencanisp around the new nature trail. PHOTO: GLEN NEVIS WOODLAND REGENERATION BY JAMES SHOOTER/SCOTLANDBIGPICTURE.COM JAMES BY REGENERATION WOODLAND GLEN NEVIS PHOTO:

OUR WORK ESTABLISHING to learn more about native woodland booklet ‘Wellies and Wildlife’) on a new three-year felling plan in Working with partnerships and programmes for regeneration and upland vegetation and the Lake District (£750 to the conifer plantation, using the others to enhance, landscape restoration continued zones and will use these insights Patterdale Parish Council to explore smallest harvesting machinery in 2019. to inform our work in the potential development of the possible. While in the Lake District, repair and rewild Highlights included Highland Perthshire. dilapidated Greenside mine into an local growers around Glenridding celebrating with the Back in Scotland, educational and tourist destination). Common helped propagate 10 ecosystems and Coigach-Assynt Living the Heart of Scotland Our work with UK-wide charity different plant species and plant 300 Landscape Partnership Forest grew when 4,000 Phoenix Futures – which helps trees. landscapes (CALLP) and Assynt trees were planted at East people overcome drug and alcohol Our Wild Ways programme Foundation at a ceremony to Schiehallion and a new easier problems – continued at Glenlude. continued to maintain some of our mark completion of the two- access path – the Foss Loop – Its ‘Recovery Through Nature’ most popular paths. Five hundred year £200k Suilven path restoration was created to allow more people to programme – supported by our John metres of the main stalker’s path on project led by the Trust. We also experience this beautiful wild place. Muir Award – has had particularly Quinag were repaired and reinforced, supported CALLP’s ‘Hill to Grill’ We supported three community strong results. For the past six years, while six kilometres of footpath – a three-day programme raising conservation projects with new groups come to plant trees at were maintained and improved in awareness of where venison comes communities in North Harris (£2,500 our property in the Scottish Borders Glen Nevis. Thanks to the generosity from – aimed at second year pupils towards surveying three popular and the resulting Phoenix Forest now of everyone who responded to Liz and Izzy from Schiehallion from Ullapool High School. upland footpaths); West Sutherland has almost 2,000 trees. our Schiehallion path appeal, pictured with our Heart of Scotland We joined our Heart of Scotland (£1,000 to West Sutherland Fisheries Landscape restoration at Glenlude preparations were made to start work Forest Partners in Norway

Forest Partners on a trip to Norway Trust to help develop a nature also had a boost when we embarked on the Fairy Hill’s upland path. DUNCAN HALLEY PHOTO:

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Forest Partners on a trip to Norway Trust to help develop a nature also had a boost when we embarked on the Fairy Hill’s upland path. DUNCAN HALLEY PHOTO:

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Protect and conserve We will protect and conserve wild places across the UK, seeking to reduce the twin threats of inappropriate development and damaging land management practices. Since the John Muir Trust was founded, our wild world has diminished drastically. Tens of thousands of species are lost every year as a result of human activity. Habitats are destroyed for development and agriculture, and climate change is threatening our global ecosystem. We want to protect and sustain wildness with people and nature at the heart of that process. Help us protect and conserve wild places by enabling us to: n Influence the priorities of all UK Governments, administrations and agencies to embed wild land/ wildness-related objectives into their policies and programmes. n Persuade decision-makers of the need to protect our wild land and wild places from damaging Protecting land management practices and inappropriate development. n Seek new ways to manage wild and conserving land through acquisition or partnership.

PHOTO: SEA EAGLE (HALIAETUS ALBICILLA) IN FLIGHT, PORTREE, SKYE BY PETER CAIRNS/2020VISION SKYE BY PORTREE, (HALIAETUS ALBICILLA) IN FLIGHT, SEA EAGLE PHOTO: n Better manage and engage with visitors across all the properties AS PART OF OUR work to protect, We supported the call for a Scottish in 2019 to suggest natural solutions the three that were in a Wild Land and places in our care. Speaking up for the repair and connect people with Environment Act by joining and to meet climate targets such as Area. We welcomed the refusal of benefits of wildness nature and wild places, we have promoting LINK’s Fight for Nature woodland expansion, peatland and Drum Hollistan wind farm, but renewed and strengthened our campaign and we campaigned with habitat restoration. were disappointed at the decision and campaigning to partnerships with community land LINK and our members for changes We continued to submit responses to approve the nearby Limekiln trusts in the Western Isles, Knoydart to planning regulations to tackle the to a wide range of national and local development – both in the Caithness prevent the loss of and Assynt. We have also forged a proliferation of damaging hill tracks government consultations. Among Flow Country and subject of a Public positive working relationship with in Scotland’s uplands, including these was a response to the Scottish Local Inquiry at which the Trust gave wild places other community landowners and pressing for amendments to the Government’s consultation on a evidence in 2018. In Sutherland, with the umbrella body Community Scottish Government’s Planning Bill. tourist tax in which we made a case Navidale wind farm was refused but Land Scotland. To strengthen our advocacy for for environmental sustainability in is subject to appeal. In 2019 we re-joined Scottish the protection of wild land and wild tourism to protect our wild land and We also joined partners to seek Environment LINK, the forum for places we joined two other alliances: fragile habitats. views on ‘Our Common Cause: Scotland’s voluntary environment Scotland’s Landscape Alliance and In our casework, we carefully Our Upland Commons’ in four community, with 39 member bodies the Atlantic Woodland Alliance. monitored 57 planning applications of England’s most significant representing a broad spectrum of The former is making a strong case and submitted nine objections, landscapes: Dartmoor, Shropshire environmental interests. We pulled for how landscapes contribute to based on assessment of potential Hills, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake together a coalition of organisations lives and well-being; the latter seeks damage to Scotland’s wild District. We published an Upland The Trust’s Land Operations Manager to work on a joint paper setting out to protect and expand Scotland’s landscapes and nature. We were Commons Resource Guide and a Richard Williams is pictured signing a the case for a new approach to deer globally important rare habitat of disappointed at the decision by case study, Commons for All, to Memorandum of Understanding with Lisa McLean from Urras Oighreachd management – warning that a step temperate rainforest. The Trust and Highland Council to approve assist John Muir Award providers Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust) in change is needed if climate and nine other expert organisations seven run of river hydro schemes and demonstrate activity on upland the Outer Hebrides.

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biodiversity targets are to be met. wrote to Scotland’s First Minister in Glen Etive, after objecting to commons. MACLEAN LISA PHOTO:

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Inspire and Growth connect in support We want to inspire people by encouraging them to connect with, Our four members groups enjoy and care for wild places and in North East Scotland, wild nature and to get involved in Edinburgh, North West managing and repairing natural England and South West systems. England have been busy Help us inspire and connect with these past 12 months, with people by enabling us to: six gatherings held across the n UK in 2019. We also hosted Confidently position the Trust as an expert voice on the benefits of wild our first London Members’ places. Gathering in December and are looking to establish new n Be a relevant and inclusive organisation working in broad Local Members’ Groups in partnerships and building the London, the Midlands and diversity and size of our support. Glasgow. Membership and the related subscription revenues n Maintain John Muir Award activity across the UK, and engage with a continued to grow in 2019. wide range of people (especially A successful Wild Words disadvantaged) and inspire them campaign contributed towards to understand and care for wild a record 881 new joiners places. during the year. Almost 42% of n Grow public support for wild members are based in England, places, including in communities an increase of 3% since 2018. that live within or close to wild land areas. n Influence decision-makers, nationally and locally to recognise that wild places can contribute to social, economic, educational, Inspiring health and environmental progress. and connecting PHOTO: ONE OF MARTIN MACLEOD’S ‘YOUNG PEOPLE AND NATURE’ FILMS FEATURES TOMMY FILMS FEATURES PEOPLE AND NATURE’ ‘YOUNG MACLEOD’S ONE OF MARTIN PHOTO:

WE HAVE MAINTAINED John ‘inclusion’ backgrounds including at least 363,280 hours of practical John Muir Award web page. Working with others Muir Award (our main engagement prison inmates and ex-offenders, conservation and environmental In 2019 we commissioned to inspire thousands scheme) activity with organisations at-risk families and those with drug social action through their Award 22-year-old Martin MacLeod to across the UK encouraging people or alcohol addictions. We exceeded activity, valued at £1.56m. This create a series of four ‘Young People to connect with, of all backgrounds to value and care this target in 2019, with 28% (11,966) continued success of the Award and Nature’ films released to share for wild places in a variety of settings. of Awards achieved by people who helps us influence decision what young people think about their enjoy and care for Thanks to them, 416,296 Awards experience disadvantage. makers to recognise that wild connection with nature and the have been achieved since the launch Gender and age ratios remain places can contribute to social, outdoors. We also released two more our wild places in 1997. consistent. We maintained a fairly economic, educational, health and films in our The Wild in Me series During 2019, we worked with even 53% male to 47% female gender environmental progress. featuring: legendary climber Cubby 1,804 organisations (Award split. While Award engagement is Other methods of growing public Cuthbertson; and journalist and Providers) – approximately 1,000 of largely youth focused (54% is with support for wild places include Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow. which are schools or educational under 11-year-olds; 36% is with engaging with the local and wider Meanwhile, back at head office in establishments. This led to 43,254 12-16 year olds) there is significant communities and supporting Pitlochry, we refreshed the outside of Awards being achieved during the involvement (10%) from adults aged the production of materials and our Wild Space visitor centre with a Nature artworks by Suzanne and year – an 11% UK-wide increase on 17 and above. resources such as the High Quality fresh coat of paint, new signage and a Hector from the Corbenic Camphill 2019. Reflecting the ever-growing Outdoor Learning Guide publication striking new mural of John Muir. Community featured on our Since launch, at least 25% of take- awareness of climate change, John for the Wales Council for Outdoor merchandise in 2019

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up has been with participants from Muir Award participants contributed Learning and the Welsh language LINTERN DAVID PHOTO:

8 JOHN MUIR TRUST Annual Report 2019 9 Fig 1: Total income Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities incorporating Financial report n Legacies Income and Expenditure Account (extract) n Subscriptions and other for the year ended 31 December 2019 donations 2019 2018 n Income from charitable activities I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT the n £25,000 towards woodland The Trust has also just welcomed £’000 £’000 n Other income (including accounts for 2019 and to record regeneration work on Skye in the new CEO, David Balharry who INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: fundraising, investment income, Donations and legacies 2,311 1,611 our appreciation to Kerry Ross and memory of Julian Walker; has identified a number of areas merchandise and rents) her colleagues for their work in in which the Trust could invest 4.5m Charitable activities 498 465 n An unrestricted donation from producing them against very tight these additional unrestricted Other trading activities 132 150 Simon and Anne Thompson. 4.0m deadlines. funds. These include contingency Investments 86 81 The 2019 budget prudently planning to mitigate potential single 3.5m Other 13 15 Total expenditure in 2019 was £2.5m, anticipated a deficit of £496k but we points of failure in the staffing, equalling that of 2018. £2m of that 3.0m Total income 3,040 2,322 are very pleased to report that the increased activity to optimise expenditure (including allocated out-turn was a surplus of £1,011k. land management, resources to 2.5m overheads) (2018: £2.1m) is spent on EXPENDITURE ON: The most significant reason for this establish a baseline for the Trust’s our charitable activities. 2.0m Raising funds 431 408 upside is a significant improvement carbon footprint and planning our The JMT Trading Company 1.5m Charitable activities: in our legacy income of £428k “descent trajectory” to net zero, and made a loss of £16k (2018: £13k Land 999 1,071 above budget, unrealised gains on investment in business planning 1m profit) which comprised trading Awareness 936 855 investments of £430k, slippage such including a review of opportunities income of £100k (2018: £122k) offset 0.5m Policy 116 173 that £280k of 2019 costs will now be to promote the John Muir Trust by merchandising costs and the incurred in 2020 and costs of c£200k brand and capture income on our 0 Total expenditure 2,482 2,507 recharge of certain salary costs from either due to vacant positions or properties. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 the Trust. Timber harvesting income delayed recruitment. The budget for 2020 shows income Net gains/(losses) on investments 453 (102) has declined by £32k in the year. Total income in 2019 was £3m of £2.4m against expenditure of Fig 2: Charitable expenditure Net income/(expenditure) 1,011 (287) We have ended 2019 with general compared to £2.3m in 2018. The £2.8m including almost £200k of n Fund balances brought forward 8,345 8,632 reserves of just over £2.5m, which Awareness significant constituents of 2019’s woodland work as a natural climate n Fund balances carried forward 9,356 8,345 equates to 10.8 months of the Policy income are: solution, significant footpath n Land budgeted expenditure for 2020. This activity of £138k, investment in 2.5m n A grant of £86k (2018: £96k) from is significantly higher than the Trust’s Consolidated Balance Sheet (extract) new technologies and in the Trust’s Scottish Natural Heritage to policy of holding general reserves as at 31 December 2019 development in England and Wales. 2.0m support our John Muir Award in amounting to between four to six 2019 2018 Staff costs are budgeted to increase Scotland; months (at the top end equal to £’000 £’000 as we fill some of the gaps left over in £1.4m) of budgeted expenditure and 1.5m Tangible assets 505 476 n Legacy income of £728k (2018: 2019 and also invest in some staffing is due to the following reasons: Heritage properties 2,573 2,573 £372k) from 33 (2018: 29) areas. 1.0m individuals; The Trust is immensely grateful Investments 3,274 2,718 n The increased legacies and for every legacy it recieves. We are Current assets 3,177 2,724 n Membership subscriptions of unrealised gains (aggregate £858k) 0.5m aware dependence on this source Current liabilities (173) (146) £347k (2018: £342k); contribute by far the largest of income leads to unpredictability Total net assets 9,356 8,345 portion of the increase above 0 n £264k recognised in the year for an and reluctance to invest in unfunded reserves policy level. Indeed, 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 employment and training scheme increases to the support functions for Unrestricted funds removing the unrealised gains in partnership with the ALA Green fear that legacies do not materialise. alone, reduces the reserves ratio Fig 3: Reserves Charitable Trust (2018: £85k); To manage the unavoidable General reserves 2,536 1,632 to 9.0. Considering the volatility (excluding fixed assets and unpredictability of both legacy Designated reserves 1,323 1,413 n £149k from the Esmée Fairbairn currently in the stock market (over heritage properties) income and the new initiatives, Heritage properties 2,573 2,573 Foundation for England & Wales which the Trustees have little n General reserves we have again been prudent and 6,432 5,618 Development; control) and the propensity for n Designated funds – land have budgeted for total income of n £66k from the Rural Tourism this position to change quickly in n Designated funds – projects £2.4m in 2020. On this basis the 2020 n Restricted funds 2,924 2,727 Infrastructure Fund for works either direction, this seems a more Restricted – policy budget shows an anticipated deficit n Total funds 9,356 8,345 at Bla Bheinn, Skye to alleviate appropriate number to reference. Restricted – awareness of just over £418k, which would be n Restricted – land management tourism pressures; covered by funds already raised in n The Trust continues to work hard n Restricted – land (purchase only) n reserves. £69k from the Agri-Environment to utilise restricted funds thus, in Climate Scheme for the creation of the short term at least, creating an easy access path at Schiehallion; A reconciliation of the above charitable activities to the corporate strategy objectives is additional capacity in the general available on request. This information is a summary of the Statement of Financial Activities n £196k towards the Wild Woods reserves. In 2019, 60% of costs and Balance Sheet derived from the group financial statements, which received an unqualified campaign; (capital and revenue) utilised audit report from Johnston Carmichael LLP and were approved by the Board on 16 March 2020. restricted or designated funds It may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs n £302k towards John Muir Award of the charity. compared to 42% in 2018. activity across the UK, capitalising The group’s statutory financial statements are available free of charge on the Trust’s website Note: Land management includes donations (www.johnmuirtrust.org) or by writing to the Director of Finance and Resources, John Muir on excellent relationships with Jim Gibson which could be used for either/both Trust, Tower House, Station Road, Pitlochry PH16 5AN. The group financial statements have strategic partners; Finance Committee Convenor management or acquisition. been submitted to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

10 JOHN MUIR TRUST Annual Report 2019 11 Fig 1: Total income Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities incorporating Financial report n Legacies Income and Expenditure Account (extract) n Subscriptions and other for the year ended 31 December 2019 donations 2019 2018 n Income from charitable activities I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT the n £25,000 towards woodland The Trust has also just welcomed £’000 £’000 n Other income (including accounts for 2019 and to record regeneration work on Skye in the new CEO, David Balharry who INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: fundraising, investment income, Donations and legacies 2,311 1,611 our appreciation to Kerry Ross and memory of Julian Walker; has identified a number of areas merchandise and rents) her colleagues for their work in in which the Trust could invest 4.5m Charitable activities 498 465 n An unrestricted donation from producing them against very tight these additional unrestricted Other trading activities 132 150 Simon and Anne Thompson. 4.0m deadlines. funds. These include contingency Investments 86 81 The 2019 budget prudently planning to mitigate potential single 3.5m Other 13 15 Total expenditure in 2019 was £2.5m, anticipated a deficit of £496k but we points of failure in the staffing, equalling that of 2018. £2m of that 3.0m Total income 3,040 2,322 are very pleased to report that the increased activity to optimise expenditure (including allocated out-turn was a surplus of £1,011k. land management, resources to 2.5m overheads) (2018: £2.1m) is spent on EXPENDITURE ON: The most significant reason for this establish a baseline for the Trust’s our charitable activities. 2.0m Raising funds 431 408 upside is a significant improvement carbon footprint and planning our The JMT Trading Company 1.5m Charitable activities: in our legacy income of £428k “descent trajectory” to net zero, and made a loss of £16k (2018: £13k Land 999 1,071 above budget, unrealised gains on investment in business planning 1m profit) which comprised trading Awareness 936 855 investments of £430k, slippage such including a review of opportunities income of £100k (2018: £122k) offset 0.5m Policy 116 173 that £280k of 2019 costs will now be to promote the John Muir Trust by merchandising costs and the incurred in 2020 and costs of c£200k brand and capture income on our 0 Total expenditure 2,482 2,507 recharge of certain salary costs from either due to vacant positions or properties. 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 the Trust. Timber harvesting income delayed recruitment. The budget for 2020 shows income Net gains/(losses) on investments 453 (102) has declined by £32k in the year. Total income in 2019 was £3m of £2.4m against expenditure of Fig 2: Charitable expenditure Net income/(expenditure) 1,011 (287) We have ended 2019 with general compared to £2.3m in 2018. The £2.8m including almost £200k of n Fund balances brought forward 8,345 8,632 reserves of just over £2.5m, which Awareness significant constituents of 2019’s woodland work as a natural climate n Fund balances carried forward 9,356 8,345 equates to 10.8 months of the Policy income are: solution, significant footpath n Land budgeted expenditure for 2020. This activity of £138k, investment in 2.5m n A grant of £86k (2018: £96k) from is significantly higher than the Trust’s Consolidated Balance Sheet (extract) new technologies and in the Trust’s Scottish Natural Heritage to policy of holding general reserves as at 31 December 2019 development in England and Wales. 2.0m support our John Muir Award in amounting to between four to six 2019 2018 Staff costs are budgeted to increase Scotland; months (at the top end equal to £’000 £’000 as we fill some of the gaps left over in £1.4m) of budgeted expenditure and 1.5m Tangible assets 505 476 n Legacy income of £728k (2018: 2019 and also invest in some staffing is due to the following reasons: Heritage properties 2,573 2,573 £372k) from 33 (2018: 29) areas. 1.0m individuals; The Trust is immensely grateful Investments 3,274 2,718 n The increased legacies and for every legacy it recieves. We are Current assets 3,177 2,724 n Membership subscriptions of unrealised gains (aggregate £858k) 0.5m aware dependence on this source Current liabilities (173) (146) £347k (2018: £342k); contribute by far the largest of income leads to unpredictability Total net assets 9,356 8,345 portion of the increase above 0 n £264k recognised in the year for an and reluctance to invest in unfunded reserves policy level. Indeed, 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 employment and training scheme increases to the support functions for Unrestricted funds removing the unrealised gains in partnership with the ALA Green fear that legacies do not materialise. alone, reduces the reserves ratio Fig 3: Reserves Charitable Trust (2018: £85k); To manage the unavoidable General reserves 2,536 1,632 to 9.0. Considering the volatility (excluding fixed assets and unpredictability of both legacy Designated reserves 1,323 1,413 n £149k from the Esmée Fairbairn currently in the stock market (over heritage properties) income and the new initiatives, Heritage properties 2,573 2,573 Foundation for England & Wales which the Trustees have little n General reserves we have again been prudent and 6,432 5,618 Development; control) and the propensity for n Designated funds – land have budgeted for total income of n £66k from the Rural Tourism this position to change quickly in n Designated funds – projects £2.4m in 2020. On this basis the 2020 n Restricted funds 2,924 2,727 Infrastructure Fund for works either direction, this seems a more Restricted – policy budget shows an anticipated deficit n Total funds 9,356 8,345 at Bla Bheinn, Skye to alleviate appropriate number to reference. Restricted – awareness of just over £418k, which would be n Restricted – land management tourism pressures; covered by funds already raised in n The Trust continues to work hard n Restricted – land (purchase only) n reserves. £69k from the Agri-Environment to utilise restricted funds thus, in Climate Scheme for the creation of the short term at least, creating an easy access path at Schiehallion; A reconciliation of the above charitable activities to the corporate strategy objectives is additional capacity in the general available on request. This information is a summary of the Statement of Financial Activities n £196k towards the Wild Woods reserves. In 2019, 60% of costs and Balance Sheet derived from the group financial statements, which received an unqualified campaign; (capital and revenue) utilised audit report from Johnston Carmichael LLP and were approved by the Board on 16 March 2020. restricted or designated funds It may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs n £302k towards John Muir Award of the charity. compared to 42% in 2018. activity across the UK, capitalising The group’s statutory financial statements are available free of charge on the Trust’s website Note: Land management includes donations (www.johnmuirtrust.org) or by writing to the Director of Finance and Resources, John Muir on excellent relationships with Jim Gibson which could be used for either/both Trust, Tower House, Station Road, Pitlochry PH16 5AN. The group financial statements have strategic partners; Finance Committee Convenor management or acquisition. been submitted to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

10 JOHN MUIR TRUST Annual Report 2019 11 Looking ahead to 2020 & PIRE CON Priorities for 2020 include: S NE IN C T ANNUAL REPORT n Securing a new long-term relationship with the implementing a fresh engagement plan for the PEOPLE land at Glenridding Common. Trust. D P n Announcing at least one other innovative land n Engaging with the National Planning Framework L 2019 R I

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