How much does Big Issue Trust make?

Big Issue Trust reported revenue of £972k and a loss of £763k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Big Issue Trust profitable?

No — Big Issue Trust reported a loss of £763k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02995859 · Incorporated 29 Nov 1994

Big Issue Trust

Registered name: BIG ISSUE TRUST

Part of Big Issue Group Holdings Limited group

Big Issue Trust made £972k revenue and a £763k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Big Issue Trust’s revenue fell 62% to £972k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £763k. The company is classified under “activities of other membership organizations” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 94990Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London
Age: 31 yrs · since 1994
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£972k

Growth ▼62.2%

Profit

−£763k

Growth ▼167.2%

Profit margin

−78.5%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£339k	£2.6m	£972k
Cost of sales	£605k	£1.4m	£1.7m
Operating profit	−£266k	£1.1m	−£763k
Profit before tax	−£266k	£1.1m	−£763k
Profit after tax	−£266k	£1.1m	−£763k
Profit (best available)	−£266k	£1.1m	−£763k
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	−78.5%	44.1%	−78.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲659.3%	▼62.2%
Profit growth	—	—	▼167.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −78.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Big Issue Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Big Issue Group Limited75–100%
Big Issue Trustthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Big Issue Media LimitedRev. £6.2m · Profit −£225k
Big Issue Impact LtdRev. — · Profit −£36.4k
Big Issue Invest LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£763k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026

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