BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£297K
-41.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£630K
-43.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
56
-24.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£487K
-115.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-12-09
- BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED 2024-12-09 → present
- THE BIG ISSUE COMPANY LIMITED 1991-06-18 → 2024-12-09
- RUGFORCE LIMITED 1991-05-20 → 1991-06-18
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-29 | 2022-03-27 | 2022-03-28 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,958,112 | — | £6,188,558 | £6,231,613 | £3,920,735 | |
| Operating profit | — | £253,849 | — | -£58,861 | -£225,717 | -£488,719 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £238,130 | — | £410,527 | -£225,717 | -£486,961 | |
| Net profit | — | £213,282 | — | £421,358 | -£225,039 | -£486,961 | |
| Cash | — | £2,328,708 | — | £1,118,221 | £505,185 | £296,982 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,404,023 | — | £1,466,650 | £1,259,322 | £763,672 | |
| Net assets | — | £920,788 | — | £1,342,146 | £1,117,107 | £630,146 | |
| Equity | £707,506 | £920,788 | £920,788 | £1,342,146 | £1,117,107 | £630,146 | |
| Average employees | — | 102 | — | 99 | 74 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | £2,676,226 | — | £3,128,560 | £2,791,412 | £2,403,076 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-29 | 2022-03-27 | 2022-03-28 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.3% | — | -1.0% | -3.6% | -12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.6% | — | 6.8% | -3.6% | -12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.1% | — | -4.0% | -17.9% | -64.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 55.2% | 61.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.86x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | 16.10x | — | -58.16x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that; individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- The Big Issue in Scotland Limited 100%
- The Big Issue Cymru (Wales) Limited 100%
- Big Issue Changing Lives C.I.C. 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 December 2024, the company name was changed from The Big Issue Company Limited to Big Issue Media Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEAL, Paul Andrew | Director | 2020-11-29 | Jan 1968 | British |
| LLOYD EVANS, Julian | Director | 2019-03-29 | Jun 1972 | British |
| SHAFIQ, Shehryar Fahd | Director | 2019-03-29 | Mar 1978 | British |
| WALKER, Keith William | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVINE, Liam John | Secretary | 1999-08-20 | 2000-02-21 |
| JACKSON, John Ellis | Secretary | 1991-06-06 | 1994-11-15 |
| KING, Jonathan | Secretary | 1997-10-15 | 1999-08-20 |
| MACARTHUR, Ian Stewart | Secretary | 2004-01-02 | 2008-01-15 |
| MITCHELL, Jeffrey William | Secretary | 2002-09-28 | 2004-01-01 |
| STEAD, Sophie Jane | Secretary | 2023-12-01 | 2026-01-30 |
| TOWNLEY, Paul John | Secretary | 2000-02-21 | 2002-09-28 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-11-15 | 1997-10-15 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-20 | 1991-06-06 |
| BIRD, Anthony John | Director | 1994-11-15 | 2018-01-12 |
| BIRD, Parveen | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2022-03-17 |
| CANHAM, Stephen | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2019-05-28 |
| FORSTER, Jilly Caroline | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1994-11-15 |
| HASLUM, Christopher John | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2000-12-31 |
| JACKSON, John Ellis | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1994-11-15 |
| KERSHAW, Nigel Ian | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2018-01-12 |
| MITCHELL, Jeffrey William | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2004-01-01 |
| RODDICK, Anita Lucia, Dame | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1994-11-15 |
| RODDICK, Gordon | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2012-03-05 |
| RODDICK, Thomas Gordon | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1994-11-15 |
| SCALES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2021-03-31 |
| TODD, Susan Frances | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2024-07-01 |
| TOWNLEY, Paul John | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2002-09-27 |
| BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC | Corporate Director | 1994-11-15 | 2006-08-01 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-05-20 | 1991-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Issue Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-11-23 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-11-23 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-37.1%
£6,231,613 £3,920,735
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-41.2%
£505,185 £296,982
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-43.6%
£1,117,107 £630,146
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-24.3%
74 56
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-116.5%
-£225,717 -£488,719
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-115.7%
-£225,717 -£486,961
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-13.9%
£2,791,412 £2,403,076
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers