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Big Issue North Trust Ltd

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

The Big Issue North Trust supports the homeless and vulnerably housed people who sell Big Issue North magazine in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber. From providing financial aid during periods of hardship, to funding education and training courses, to projects such as breakfast clubs and home furnishing packages, it exists to help vendors to change their lives and achieve their goals.

Also known as

  • The Big Issue in the North Trust
  • Big Issue North Trust Ltd
  • The Big Step
  • The Big Issue In The North Trust
  • The Big Issue North
  • Big Issue North Trust LTD
  • The Big Issue in the North Trust

CCEW Charity number

1056041

Company number

03164559

Registered

Postcode

M16 9AB

Website

bigissuenorth.com

Domain

bigissueinthenorth.com

Latest income

£1,020,045 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1056041 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1056041 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Big Issue North Trust Ltd (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-07-05

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-06-29

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Literature AR202
  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Print media AR204
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
  • Housing HO » Homelessness HO103
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105
  • Social welfare SW » Food SW300

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • Regional

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1996-06-10 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 421,887 484,009
2005-03-31 610,383 734,313
2006-03-31 658,789 1,079,822
2007-03-31 549,755 667,131
2008-03-31 410,225 396,935
2009-03-31 280,734 346,190
2010-03-31 301,117 211,773
2011-03-31 267,697 324,965
2012-03-31 268,275 302,887
2013-03-31 270,546 384,448
2014-03-31 226,149 329,717
2015-03-31 232,039 329,412
2016-03-31 245,419 304,323
2017-03-31 257,771 278,197
2018-03-31 362,803 380,765
2019-03-31 473,037 529,958
2020-03-31 304,927 377,584
2021-03-31 710,834 420,285
2022-03-31 1,180,846 1,115,746
2023-03-31 1,020,045 1,127,107
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 15 14
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 25 20
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 97.0 179.0
Legacies 50.0 101.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 147.0 280.2
Income from charitable activities 121.1 186.4
Income from other trading activities 740.7 702.2
Income from investments 2.8 0.2
Other income 8.5 11.8
Total 1,020.0 1,180.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 47.8 26.5
Spending on raising funds 47.8 26.5
Grants to institutions 46.2 26.5
Other charitable activities 122.0 179.0
Charitable activities 168.2 205.5
Other spending 911.1 883.8
Total 1,127.1 1,115.7
Net income / (expenditure) (107.1) 65.1

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 114.2 174.8
Investment assets - -
114.2 174.8
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 341.6 432.7
Other current assets 50.7 154.2
392.3 586.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (84.3) (232.4)
Net current assets 307.9 354.4
Total assets less current liabilities 422.1 529.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 422.1 529.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 13.5 13.0
Unrestricted funds 408.6 516.2
422.1 529.2

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 74,930 74,930
Government contracts as % of total income 7.3% 6.3%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
None recorded

Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Southway Housing Trust
Covid Community Support
£500
1 month
The Big Issue
Dec 2020
Steve Morgan Foundation
Covid-19 Emergency Fund
£18,000 Grant to Big Issue North Trust LTD
Leeds Community Foundation
Leeds Fund: Strategic Grants
£6,800 Grant to Big Issue North
Steve Morgan Foundation
Covid-19 Emergency Fund
£20,000 Grant to Big Issue North Trust LTD
Leeds Community Foundation
Big Change
£1,000
2 months
Home starter packs
Jan 2019 to Mar 2019
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£10,000
1 year
Street Games for homeless people 2007
Nov 2007 to Nov 2008
Northern Rock Foundation £10,000
1 year
Grant awarded to The Big Issue In The North Trust (Yorkshire)
May 2002 to May 2003

Data source

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Big Issue North Trust Ltd

GB-CHC-1056041

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