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big issue north trust ltd

The charity supports the general public. Big Issue North Trust LTD is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in Manchester City, Liverpool City, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£924,817
Latest Expenditure
£1,042,252

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 16.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 14.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £134,472
Charitable Activities £52,216
Other Trading £732,314
Investments £5,317
Other Income £498

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £150,768
Raising Funds £46,046
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £845,438

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£924,817£1,042,252£150,768£304,708£278,00017 / 6
2023£1,020,045£1,127,107£168,192£422,143£408,61215 / 25
2022£1,180,846£1,115,746£205,472£529,206£516,18814 / 20
2021£710,834£420,285£397,018£464,106£420,2486 / 10
2020£304,927£377,5840 / 4

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers