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Governance Score: 0

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Removed: -50

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Overall GiG Score: -50

THE BIG ISSUE FOUNDATION

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/22		£1,746	£1,725	£21	£396	£1,804	£1,532	10.7	19	5
31/03/21		£3,072	£2,281	£791	£379	£1,783	£1,595	8.4	22	1
31/03/20		£1,740	£1,150	£590	£334	£992	£827	8.6	23	65
31/03/19		£1,283	£1,194	£89	£400	£722	£602	6.1	22	135
31/03/18		£1,124	£1,016	£108	£318	£633	£601	7.1	21	45
31/03/17		£1,043	£1,007	£35	£327	£525	£520	6.2	20	0
31/03/16		£985	£933	£53	£327	£489	£476	6.1	18	0
31/03/15		£1,005	£936	£69	£405	£437	£421	5.4	16	0
31/03/14		£954	£1,036	£-82	£413	£368	£360	4.2	22	0
31/03/13		£922	£1,101	£-179	£493	£450	£443	4.8	23	0
31/03/12		£1,274	£1,120	£154	£625	£629	£620	6.6	21	0
31/03/11		£1,066	£977	£88	£458	£475	£452	5.5	22	0
31/03/10		£1,043	£1,063	£-19	£587	£386	£351	4	18	0
31/03/09		£1,114	£1,006	£109	£438	£406	£330	3.9	18	0
31/03/08		£986	£858	£128	£380	£297	£179	2.5	16	0
31/03/07		£778	£695	£83	£280	£169	£55	0.9	12	0
31/03/06	*	£771	£723	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£967	£1,102	£-135	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£1,096	£1,263	£-167	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 14.8

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 29 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£491,735
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
City Bridge Trust	£18,240
Quartet Community Foundation	£13,510

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pharovas o Traios
£491,735	19/12/2022	The project will work with and support Roma communities across the country through education and training. The group aims to increase its connections with localised services networks and opportunities reduce social and financial isolation/exclusion ....more The project will work with and support Roma communities across the country through education and training. The group aims to increase its connections with localised services networks and opportunities reduce social and financial isolation/exclusion and increase independence.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Big Issue Foundation
£4,760	15/11/2022	Helping vendors to understand and access the support available to address the increase in cost of living. Pro-actively reaching out to vendors to offer practical support.
London Catalyst - The Big Issue Foundation - 9
£1,000	15/11/2022	Hardship Fund
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-The Big Issue Foundation
£5,000	22/06/2022	Towards core costs to deliver expert housing, health, financial and ETE support to 150 Big Issue vendors in the City and East London hardest hit by reduced footfall on the streets (sales down 43%).
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Big Issue Foundation
£5,000	01/02/2022 4	Supporting Vendors to increase their income by equipping them with the knowledge and practical tools to accept cashless payments throughout the winter season and beyond.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	03/12/2021	Service Brokerage Expansion - Cardiff & Glasgow
London Catalyst - The Big Issue Foundation - 8
£1,000	07/09/2021	Hardship Fund
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Big Issue Foundation
£18,240	11/06/2020	£18,240.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Big Issue Foundation
£3,750	27/04/2020	Toward work in Bristol to ensure that Big Issue vendors in the city continue to receive urgent financial and emotional support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/09/1995, number: 1049077

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 45 days late, AR04: 117 days late,

Main office

Objectives

(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS. (II) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS. (III) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN GENERAL. (IV) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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