The BIG Issue in Scotland Limited

Company SC144546 Active

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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.

directors on the board

15.5y median 15.5y

average tenure

15.5y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

0 vs 2 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

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 3Professional services 3Health and social care 2Tech and media 2Other 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.

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 organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

The BIG Issue Cymru Limited 2 shared directors
BIG Issue Group Holdings Limited 2 shared directors
Prevention Convention LTD 2 shared directors
BIG Issue Trust 1 shared director
BIG Issue Social Investments Limited 1 shared director
The BIG Exchange Limited 1 shared director

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	SC144546
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated	24/05/1993
Address	43 BATH STREET, GLASGOW, G2 1HW
Accounts next due	26/12/2026
Accounts last made up	26/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

Big Issue Media Limited
significant influence or control
Mr Anthony John Bird ceased British
significant influence or control
Mr Nigel Ian Kershaw ceased British
significant influence or control
The Big Issue Group Limited ceased
significant influence or control significant influence or control as firm

Officers (10)

Bird, Parveen Director · appointed 2011
Kershaw, Nigel Ian Director · appointed 2011
Stead, Sophie Jane Former Secretary · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Subramaniam, Guruyogavany Former Secretary · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
Ellis, Clive Edward Former Secretary · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
Bird, Anthony John Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2018
Macarthur, Ian Stewart Former Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
Young, John Melville Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2004
Hughes, Patricia Ann Former Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 2005
WJB (Directors) Limited Former Corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1993

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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