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BIG Issue Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 46

  1. Mark Porter 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert John Mcdougall Gilligan 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Timothy John Harold West 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Rebecca Sophia Perlman 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Edward Siegel 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Jeremy Kim Shepheard Rogers 2013-2013 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Jacqueline Forster 2012-2015 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Ian Kershaw 2012-2018 Director View profile
  9. Roger John Hooley 2010-2026 Director View profile
  10. Pyarali Jamal 2009-2018 Director View profile
  11. Mohamed Ismail Omer 2009-2024 Director View profile
  12. John Mark Illingworth 2006-2018 Director View profile
  13. Kirsty Mchugh 2004-2008 Director View profile
  14. David Arthur Dickman 2002-2009 Director View profile
  15. Amin Mohamed Mawji 2002-2009 Director View profile
  16. Lady Elizabeth Bennett 2001-2002 Director View profile
  17. George Edward Nicholson 2000-2006 Director View profile
  18. Peter George Lambert 2000-2004 Director View profile
  19. Neil Kemsley 2000-2007 Director View profile
  20. Peter Richard Ibbetson 1999-2012 Director View profile
  21. Angela Marie Noelle Monaghan 1999-2000 Director View profile
  22. Catherine Carruthers 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. Edward Malcolm Mayo 1999-2003 Director View profile
  24. John Edwards 1999-2000 Director View profile
  25. Dr George Pallister Greener 1999-2001 Director View profile
  26. William Frederick Taggart 1998-1999 Director View profile
  27. Lewis Jones Evans 1998-2000 Director View profile
  28. Brendan Mullan 1997-1998 Director View profile
  29. Glen Saunders 1997-2001 Director View profile
  30. Patricia St Clair Baker 1997-2009 Director View profile
  31. Herman Constantyn Van Der Wyck 1995-2010 Director View profile
  32. Trevor Gordon Evans 1995-1999 Director View profile
  33. John Ronald Fenner 1995-1999 Director View profile
  34. Donald Frederick Heaver 1994-1995 Director View profile
  35. Graham Miles Bann 1994-1997 Director View profile
  36. Anthony Robin Heal 1994-2010 Director View profile
  37. Lesley Marianne Osman 1994-1998 Director View profile
  38. Peter Blom 1994-1997 Director View profile
  39. Lord Amirali Alibhai Bhatia 1994-2006 Director View profile
  40. Ian Peters 1994-1999 Director View profile
  41. Roger Matland 1994-2000 Director View profile
  42. Catherine Nelson Stratton 1994-1998 Director View profile
  43. Christopher Francis Haan 1994-2007 Director View profile
  44. Michael John Baker 2004-2015 Secretary View profile
  45. Roger John Leslie Brocklehurst 1997-2004 Secretary View profile
  46. Frederick William Hulton 1994-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/11/1994
Also a registered charity
Big Issue Trust

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.

Group

  1. BIG Issue Trust is controlled by BIG Issue Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2025-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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
  3. 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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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.

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.

5 directors on the board

4.2y median 3.1y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Health and social care 2Other services 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 1Tech and media 1

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02995859
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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