Company
BIG Issue Media Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Susan Frances Todd 2019-2024 View profile
- Paul Anthony Scales 2018-2021 View profile
- Stephen Canham 2016-2019 View profile
- Parveen Bird 2008-2022 View profile
- Gordon Roddick 2008-2012 View profile
- Christopher John Haslum 2000-2000 View profile
- Paul John Townley 2000-2002 View profile
- Nigel Ian Kershaw 1999-2018 View profile
- Body Shop International PLC 1994-2006 View profile
- Anthony John Bird 1994-2018 View profile
- Jilly Caroline Forster 1991-1994 View profile
- Dame Anita Lucia Roddick 1991-1994 View profile
- Thomas Gordon Roddick 1991-1994 View profile
- Sophie Jane Stead 2023-2026 View profile
- Ian Stewart Macarthur 2004-2008 View profile
- Jeffrey William Mitchell 2001-2004 View profile
- Liam John Irvine 1999-2000 View profile
- Jonathan King 1997-1999 View profile
- John Ellis Jackson 1991-1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/05/1991
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- BIG Issue Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- BIG Issue Media Limited
is controlled by BIG Issue Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BIG Issue Group Limited
is controlled by BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited
is controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw.
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- BIG Issue Impact LTD
- 13472602
- BIG Issue Invest IV GP LLP
- 12634016
- BIG Issue Access Limited
- Prevention Convention LTD
- BIG Issue Group Limited
- Futureshapers (Sheffield) Limited
- The BIG Issue Cymru Limited
- The BIG Exchange Limited
- BIG Issue Invest Limited
- BIG Independent Living Outcomes Limited
- BIG Issue Sharebike Limited
- BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited
- The BIG Exchange (TBF) Limited
- Mental Health and Employment Partnership Limited
- BIG Issue Social Investments Limited
- Patchwork HUB LTD
- BIG Issue Invest Fund Management LTD
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
3 grants · £60,387 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Work and Pensions · £60,387 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
4 directors on the board
- Julian Lloyd-Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Keith William Walker Director · appointed 2024
- Shehryar Fahd Shafiq Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Andrew Cheal Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Julian Lloyd-Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Shehryar Fahd Shafiq Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Shehryar Fahd Shafiq Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Julian Lloyd-Evans Director · appointed 2019
- Keith William Walker Director · appointed 2024
- Paul Andrew Cheal Director · appointed 2020
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02612480
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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