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BIG Issue Invest Limited

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Danyal Nurus Sattar 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mark Porter 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Mark Shaun Simms 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Martin Allen 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Louise Gillian Boothby 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Amy Clarke 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Parveen Bird 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. James Macgregor Ayton Fairweather 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Sandeep Sachdeva 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Timothy John Harold West 2013-2023 Director View profile
  11. Wahhab, Iqbal, Mr. 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Pyarali Pirbhai Kanji Jamal 2012-2018 Director View profile
  13. Warren Paul Taylor 2011-2024 Director View profile
  14. Arthur Victor Rudland Wood 2008-2014 Director View profile
  15. Josephine Louise Allen 2008-2010 Director View profile
  16. Richard George Litchfield 2007-2009 Director View profile
  17. Sarah Jacqueline Forster 2007-2016 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Robin Dominic Monro-Davis 2004-2014 Director View profile
  19. Charles O'Malley 2004-2007 Director View profile
  20. John Anthony Bird 2003-2009 Director View profile
  21. Nigel Ian Kershaw 2003-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/05/2003

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, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. BIG Issue Invest Limited is controlled by BIG Issue Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · 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.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,198,794 total

360Giving 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

  • Greater London Authority · £988,994
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £160,000
  • Barrow Cadbury Trust · £49,800 (2 grants)

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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.

9 directors on the board

1.8y median 0.7y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Finance 8Professional services 4Health and social care 2Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Dormant 1Manufacturing 1Other services 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
04764982
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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