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Big Issue Trust

Big Issue Invest Trust, The Local Investment Fund, The Social Enterprise Loan Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1042514
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 20, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 30, 1994
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
02995859

Address

Address
Big Issue Trust
The Big Issue
113-115 Fonthill Road
London
N4 3HH

Activities

The Social Enterprise Loan Fund aims to promote charitable purposes by the provision of loans and other financial assistance. We aim to support the growth of financially viable social enterprises.

Objects: The charity's objects ("Objects") are to promote charitable purposes by the provision of grants, financial loans and other assistance in any of the following ways: (a) the provision or assistance in the provision of recreational facilities for persons who by reason of their youth age infirmity or disablement poverty or social and economic circumstances have need of such facilities or for members or the female members of the public at large, (b) the relief of poverty age and disability by the provision of housing for rental to those in need, (c) the advancement of education by the provision of charitable schools places of learning and educational facilities, (d) the advancement of education training and retraining particularly among the unemployed and the provision of work experience to the unemployed, (e) the advancement of education training and retraining and (in cases of need) financial support in setting up in a trade business or vocation or preparing for entering a profession trade business or employment generally or amongst the unemployed, (f) the promotion of such other charitable purposes as the directors may think fit.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Geography

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets
March 31, 2025 Jan. 20, 2026On time £971,725 £1,734,728 £1,089,291
March 31, 2024 Jan. 10, 2025On time £2,573,198 £1,438,330 £1,852,293
March 31, 2023 Jan. 31, 2024On time £338,872 £604,718 -
March 31, 2022 March 22, 202350 days late £833,408 £394,426 £983,271
March 31, 2021 Jan. 28, 2022On time £847,508 £515,700 £544,289

Trustees

Name Appointed
Lisa Goransson Nov. 1, 2023
Lisa Hayden Feb. 11, 2026
Lizan Kawa June 14, 2023
Lucy Jane Findlay April 8, 2020
Parveen Bird Jan. 30, 2018