Company
BIG Issue Invest Corporate Social Venturing LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Danyal Nurus Sattar 2019-2025 View profile
- Sarah Jacqueline Forster 2013-2015 View profile
- Elizabeth Hogg 2013-2016 View profile
- John Joseph Montague 2013-2019 View profile
- Nigel Ian Kershaw 2013-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/07/2013
Ownership
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 ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - BIG Issue Invest Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- BIG Issue Invest Corporate Social Venturing LTD
is controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nigel Ian Kershaw.
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- 12634016
- BIG Issue Access Limited
- Prevention Convention LTD
- BIG Issue Group Limited
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- 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
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- 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.
2 directors on the board
- Alexandra Afanasieva Director · appointed 2025
- Lara Ann Crew Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alexandra Afanasieva Director · appointed 2025
- Lara Ann Crew Director · appointed 2022
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08624878
- 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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