How much does Big Issue Media Limited make?

Big Issue Media Limited reported revenue of £6.2m and a loss of £225k in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Big Issue Media Limited have?

Big Issue Media Limited reported an average of 74 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is Big Issue Media Limited profitable?

No — Big Issue Media Limited reported a loss of £225k in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 02612480 · Incorporated 20 May 1991

Big Issue Media Limited

Registered name: BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED

Part of Big Issue Group Holdings Limited group

Big Issue Media Limited made £6.2m revenue and a £225k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Big Issue Media Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £6.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £225k and 74 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£6.2m

Growth ▲0.6%

Profit

−£225k

Growth ▼153.4%

Profit margin

−3.6%

Gross 66.2%

Employees

Change ▼25.3%

Profit / employee

−£3k

Revenue/employee £84.2k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	26 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.2m	£6.2m
Cost of sales	£1.6m	£2.1m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£4.1m
Operating profit	−£55.1k	−£226k
Profit before tax	£411k	−£226k
Profit after tax	£421k	−£225k
Profit (best available)	£421k	−£225k
Staff costs	£3.6m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	99	74
Ratios
Profit margin	6.8%	−3.6%
Gross margin	74.3%	66.2%
Revenue per employee	£62.6k	£84.2k
Profit per employee	£4.3k	−£3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.6%
Profit growth	—	▼153.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼25.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£505k
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.1m
Fixed assets	£207k	£202k
Current assets	£2.3m	£2.3m
Debtors	£513k	£520k
Deferred income	£543k	£291k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 66.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £84.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼17%; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: ▼55%; Now £505k
Headcount: ▼25%; Now 74
Deferred income: ▼46%; Now £291k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £202k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Big Issue Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Big Issue Group Limited75–100%
Big Issue Media Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Big Issue Changing Lives C.I.C.Figures not disclosed

Sister companies (3)

Big Issue Impact LtdRev. — · Profit −£36.4k
Big Issue Invest LimitedFigures not disclosed
Big Issue TrustFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£225k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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