---
title: "THE BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC144546
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC144546`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Nigel Ian Kershaw** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/07e64f58-15d9-5fc0-b8a7-284df3d7967f
- **BIG ISSUE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/740b303b-f51f-5c73-af05-aa7620d8469d
- **BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f3145dd8-c1a1-5384-a2a5-b372958b21b7
- **Mr Anthony John Bird** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d16095cd-3d37-59f8-8fe8-e57b2e4847e9
- **BIG ISSUE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/740b303b-f51f-5c73-af05-aa7620d8469d
- **BIG ISSUE MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f3145dd8-c1a1-5384-a2a5-b372958b21b7
- **Mr Anthony John Bird** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0f6a1a2a-d56d-4a94-bb20-0b613cb87029
- **Mr Nigel Ian Kershaw** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ec9643f7-7708-4673-9ce2-542d73f3ba14

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **16-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `SC144546`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** private limited guarant nsc
- **Incorporated:** 1993-05-24
- **Registered office:** 43 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 1HW
- **SIC:** 88990

### Officers

- BIRD, Parveen — director · British · appointed 2011-01-11
- KERSHAW, Nigel Ian — director · British · appointed 2011-01-11
- ELLIS, Clive Edward — secretary · appointed 2018-01-16 · resigned 2020-09-30
- HUGHES, Patricia Ann — secretary · British · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1994-01-01
- MACARTHUR, Ian Stewart — secretary · British · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2008-10-24
- STEAD, Sophie Jane — secretary · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2026-01-30
- SUBRAMANIAM, Guruyogavany — secretary · appointed 2020-11-12 · resigned 2023-12-01
- BURNESS LLP — corporate secretary · appointed 2004-09-13 · resigned 2005-11-28
- BURNESS SOLICITORS — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1994-01-01 · resigned 2004-09-13
- BURNESS SOLICITORS — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1993-05-24
- BIRD, Anthony John — director · British · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2018-01-12
- HUGHES, Patricia Ann — director · British · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 2005-11-28
- YOUNG, John Melville — director · British · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 2004-12-31
- WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1993-05-24

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Big Issue Media Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f3145dd8-c1a1-5384-a2a5-b372958b21b7) — significant influence or control · corporate PSC · England — since 2024-12-09
- [The Big Issue Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/740b303b-f51f-5c73-af05-aa7620d8469d) — significant influence or control · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2024-12-09
- Mr Anthony John Bird — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2024-07-09
- Mr Nigel Ian Kershaw — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2024-07-09

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC144546
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC144546

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **THE BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d9b2da38-5018-59bb-89cb-d87f0efc6928._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._