01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 June 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03164559
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £809,890
- Latest expenditure
- £766,468
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Big Life Group, 339 Stretford Road, MANCHESTER, M15 4ZY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bigissuenorth.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £809,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £766,468
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £924,817
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,042,252
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,020,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,127,107
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,180,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,115,746
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £710,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £420,285
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £809,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £766,468
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 28564
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,662
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £924,817
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,042,252
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 39263
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,112
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,020,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,127,107
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 74930
- Income From Government Grants
- £26,509
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,180,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,115,746
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 74930
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £710,834
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £420,285
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 86469
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 672496
- Income Charitable Activities
- 43714
- Income Investments
- 6858
- Income Other
- 353
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 809890
- Income Legacies
- 1062
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £47,090
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £137,589
- Expenditure Other
- 581789
- Expenditure Total
- 766468
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 913
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 111730
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2584
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £323,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6211
- Assets Own Use
- 6211
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £395,578
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,659
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £348,130
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53659
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £358,722
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 329364
- Funds Restricted
- 18766
- Funds Total
- 348130
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 134472
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 732314
- Income Charitable Activities
- 52216
- Income Investments
- 5317
- Income Other
- 498
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 924817
- Income Legacies
- 46957
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £46,046
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £150,768
- Expenditure Other
- 845438
- Expenditure Total
- 1042252
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 131994
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16325
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £278,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8795
- Assets Own Use
- 8795
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £369,442
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £73,529
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £304,708
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 73529
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £332,704
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 287256
- Funds Restricted
- 17452
- Funds Total
- 304708
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 147034
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 740670
- Income Charitable Activities
- 121092
- Income Investments
- 2777
- Income Other
- 8472
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1020045
- Income Legacies
- 50000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £47,783
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £168,192
- Expenditure Other
- 911132
- Expenditure Total
- 1127107
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 46162
- Expenditure Governance
- 12355
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 88979
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 60567
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £408,612
- Assets Total Fixed
- 114195
- Assets Own Use
- 114195
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £392,271
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £84,323
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £422,143
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 84323
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £341,550
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 408612
- Funds Restricted
- 13531
- Funds Total
- 422143
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 280228
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 702195
- Income Charitable Activities
- 186409
- Income Investments
- 164
- Income Other
- 11850
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1180846
- Income Legacies
- 101216
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £26,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £205,472
- Expenditure Other
- 883812
- Expenditure Total
- 1115746
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 26462
- Expenditure Governance
- 1825
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 59042
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20037
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £516,188
- Assets Total Fixed
- 174762
- Assets Own Use
- 174762
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £586,840
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £232,396
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £529,206
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 232396
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £432,662
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 516188
- Funds Restricted
- 13018
- Funds Total
- 529206
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 496359
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15580
- Income Charitable Activities
- 168830
- Income Investments
- 163
- Income Other
- 29902
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 710834
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £23,267
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £397,018
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 420285
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1834
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 316387
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20037
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £420,248
- Assets Total Fixed
- 121842
- Assets Own Use
- 121842
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £354,446
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,182
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £464,106
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12182
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £280,926
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 420248
- Funds Restricted
- 43858
- Funds Total
- 464106
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Manchester City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sheffield City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Liverpool City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIG ISSUE NORTH TRUST LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-06-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/02/1996AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/09/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/08/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/01/2016
- Charitable Objects
- 1)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS VENDORS OF THE PUBLICATION "THE BIG ISSUE" IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR,BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,BY MEANS OF THE PROMOTION,ADVANCEMENT AND PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT; 2)THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN GENERAL;AND 3)THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
- Area Of Benefit
- NORTH OF ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 235659
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE BIG STEP
- Charity Name Id
- 235655
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures