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BIG ISSUE SOCIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Active London

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

3 employees Website
Creative, media and publishing Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
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BIG ISSUE SOCIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Founded 21 May 2009 Active London, England 3 employees bigissue.com
Creative, media and publishing Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Accounts Submitted 10 Mar 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 20 Jun 2025
Net assets £-118.27K £6.57K 2023 year on year
Total assets £1.13M £1.01M 2023 year on year
Total Liabilities £1.25M £1.01M 2023 year on year
Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

Registered Address

113-115 Fonthill Road London N4 3HH England

Office (Edinburgh)

Commercial Quay, 98 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LT

Website

bigissue.com

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Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2023
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2024
Due by 30 September 2025 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2013–2023)

Cash in Bank

£1.13M

Increased by £1.02M (+951%)

Net Assets

-£118.27k

Decreased by £6.57k (-6%)

Total Liabilities

£1.25M

Increased by £1.01M (+424%)

Turnover

£610.01k

Decreased by £7.12k (-1%)

Employees

3

Debt Ratio

110%

Decreased by 78 (-41%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2023
Dec Year End
2022
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

2 active 7 resigned
Status
Nigel Ian KershawDirectorBritishEngland7431 Mar 2022Active
Stephen Lee HowardDirectorBritish,americanEngland7221 May 2009Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)

Big Issue Invest Limited
100.0%
122 Jul 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

Big Issue Invest Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 19 Sept 2024
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent

The Big Issue Group Limited

Ceased 18 Sept 2024

Ceased

Group Structure

Group Structure

BIG ISSUE INVEST LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent as firm, appoint/remove directors as firm, significant influence or control as firm
BIG ISSUE GROUP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent
BIG ISSUE SOCIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED Current Company
BIG FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent
BIG INDEPENDENT LIVING OUTCOMES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BIG INTEGRATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BIG PICTURE INVEST LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FAIR CHANCE LIVERPOOL & KNOWSLEY LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTURESHAPERS (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent
MENTAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
SKILL MILL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent

Charges

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
17 Nov 2025OfficersAppointment of Mr Holger Westphely as director on 2025-11-14View(2 pages)
20 Jun 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-06-07 with no updatesView(3 pages)
31 Mar 2025OfficersTermination of Danyal Nurus Sattar as director on 2025-03-31View(1 page)
10 Mar 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2024-03-31View(18 pages)
26 Sept 2024Persons With Significant ControlBig Issue Invest Limited notified as a person with significant controlView(2 pages)
17 Nov 2025 Officers

Appointment of Mr Holger Westphely as director on 2025-11-14

20 Jun 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-07 with no updates

31 Mar 2025 Officers

Termination of Danyal Nurus Sattar as director on 2025-03-31

10 Mar 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31

26 Sept 2024 Persons With Significant Control

Big Issue Invest Limited notified as a person with significant control

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Appointment of Mr Holger Westphely as director on 2025-11-14

3 months ago on 17 Nov 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-07 with no updates

8 months ago on 20 Jun 2025

Termination of Danyal Nurus Sattar as director on 2025-03-31

10 months ago on 31 Mar 2025

Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31

11 months ago on 10 Mar 2025

Big Issue Invest Limited notified as a person with significant control

1 years ago on 26 Sept 2024