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The BIG Exchange Limited

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Christopher James Andrew Mcdonald 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Din Mustaffa 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. James Bryan 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Russell David Lancaster 2023-2023 Director View profile
  5. Umer Khalid Sharif 2023-2023 Director View profile
  6. Abigail Jacqueline Sater 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Bhavini Bharat Doyle 2021-2025 Director View profile
  8. Jill Morag Jackson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Parveen Bird 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Anthony John Bird 2014-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/03/2014

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. The BIG Exchange Limited is controlled by BIG Issue Group Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-08-31 · 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.

Financials

Net assets
-£712,241
Total assets
£511,791
Cash
£49,095
Employees
11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

4 directors on the board

6.8y median 7.3y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

  • James Bryan Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026

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 9Arts and leisure 7Professional services 7Property 5Health and social care 2Tech and media 2Retail and trade 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.

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
08964152
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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