Company
The BIG Issue Cymru Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Jeffrey William Mitchell 2001-2008 View profile
- Christopher John Haslum 1999-2001 View profile
- Anthony John Bird 1999-2018 View profile
- Suzanne West 1995-2003 View profile
- Sophie Jane Stead 2023-2026 View profile
- Guruyogavany Subramaniam 2020-2023 View profile
- Clive Edward Ellis 2018-2020 View profile
- Alexander Allsebrooke Hinds 1995-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/06/1995
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Nigel Ian Kershaw ceased 2022-12-08
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anthony John Bird ceased 2022-12-08
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2024-12-12
Group
- The BIG Issue Cymru Limited
is controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-12-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw.
25 other companies in this group
- 13687678
- BIG Issue Trust
- BIG Issue Invest Corporate Social Venturing LTD
- BIG Issue Media Limited
- Fair Chance Liverpool & Knowsley Limited
- The BIG Social Passport LTD
- Growth Impact Master Holdco LTD
- 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 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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2013
- Fay Gina Brooks Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 1999
Directors past 6 years
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2013
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2013
- Fay Gina Brooks Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 1999
Also govern a charity
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
- 03073840
- 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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