Big Issue In Australia Limited
About
Big Issue In Australia Limited is a large registered charity based in Melbourne, VIC. Its purposes include social welfare. It serves: adults, aged, children, females, financially disadvantaged, males, homelessness risk, disability, youth.
Top Contracts (2)
Social Enterprise
Sells magazines and newspapers through street vendors experiencing homelessness or financial disadvantage, generating income for vendors while addressing social welfare
Financial History (7 years)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5.1M | $6.3M | $3.8M | $-1,008,679 |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $6.4M | $6.0M | $-1,675,399 |
| 2021 | $6.8M | $6.2M | $6.6M | $637K |
| 2020 | $7.2M | $6.2M | $6.1M | $1.0M |
| 2019 | $5.7M | $5.4M | $5.3M | $390K |
| 2018 | $5.6M | $5.3M | $5.0M | $295K |
| 2017 | $5.8M | $5.5M | $4.5M | $351K |
Community Evidence
External EvidenceIdentity
- GS ID
- AU-ABN-61071598439
- ABN
- 61071598439
- Sector
- Social Welfare
- Website
- www.thebigissue.org.au
- Financial Year
- 2023
Focus Areas
Board & Leadership (4)
- Vanessa Beggschair
- Paul Kearneydirector
- Steven Munchenbergdirector
- Wendy Fromholdsecretary
Financials
- Revenue
- $5.1M
- Assets
- $3.8M
Method
- Match Confidence
- registry
- Cross-references
- 1 dataset
- Match Key
- ABN
- Relationships
- 16
Matched by Australian Business Number (ABN) — high confidence. This entity was found across multiple government datasets using the same ABN.
Data Sources
JusticeHub
External LinkThis entity is also tracked in JusticeHub with 0 interventions and 0 evidence records.
External ecosystem profile linked from GrantScope for additional context. JusticeHub content is maintained separately.
View on JusticeHubLocation Intelligence
- Postcode
- 3000
- Locality
- MELBOURNE
- Remoteness
- Major Cities of Australia
- SEIFA Disadvantage
- Decile 4/10
- LGA
- Melbourne
- SA2 Region
- Melbourne CBD - West
- Entities in Area
- 5,213
Disability Market Context
NDIS LayerThis organisation shows disability-related delivery signals. The strategic question is whether it sits inside a resilient market, a thin market, or a captured market where large providers take most of the money and local alternatives are scarce.