BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited
Company 06771432 Active
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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
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2008
- Kevin Malcolm Riches Director · appointed 2016
- John Anthony Bird Director · appointed 2011
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2008
- Kevin Malcolm Riches Director · appointed 2016
- John Anthony Bird Director · appointed 2011
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2008
- Kevin Malcolm Riches Director · appointed 2016
- John Anthony Bird Director · appointed 2011
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 2011
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- The BIG Issue Cymru Limited 2 shared directors
- Prevention Convention LTD 2 shared directors
- The BIG Exchange Limited 2 shared directors
- The BIG Social Passport LTD 2 shared directors
- The BIG Issue in Scotland Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- BIG Issue Trust 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 06771432 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 11/12/2008 |
| Address | 113-115 FONTHILL ROAD, LONDON, N4 3HH |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
Owned by (2) 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
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - John Anthony Bird
75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Owns 4 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- BIG Issue Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Prevention Convention LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The BIG Social Passport LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2019-04-26 - The BIG Issue Cymru Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2024-12-12
Officers (6)
- Kevin Malcolm Riches Director · appointed 2016
- John Anthony Bird Director · appointed 2011
- Nigel Ian Kershaw Director · appointed 2011
- Parveen Bird Director · appointed 2008
Show 2 former officers
- Sophie Jane Stead Secretary · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Stephen Canham Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2016
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