Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE BIG ISSUE COMPANY LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data

Sorry, we do not have any financial information on this organisation.

Established: 32 years

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The EQ Foundation - Grant to Big Issue Company
£31,000	15/04/2022	Project to increase availability of card readers for vendors
Department for Work and Pensions - TA!LAB DESIGN LIMMITED
£4,266	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - THE BIG ISSUE COMPANY LIMITED
£27,949	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to the Big Issue Group
£10,000	15/04/2021	Coronavirus appeal
Department for Work and Pensions - THE BIG ISSUE COMPANY
£28,172	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to the Big Issue Group
£10,000	15/04/2020	Coronavirus appeal

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 46-56

CHEAL, Paul Andrew
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Ceo

EVANS, Julian Lloyd
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Chief Revenue Officer

SHAFIQ, Shehryar Fahd
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

TODD, Susan Frances
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Registered at Companies House on 20/05/1991, number: 02612480

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