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Company · Abingdon

Ability Matters Group Limited

Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Stephen James Murphy 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Peter Marek Rudzinski 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lisa Marie Moore 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Gary Nigel Heneage 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. James Lawrence Lyons 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Dominic Hannett 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Neil Edward James 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Michael Thomas O'Byrne 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Paul David Robinson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  10. Alan Clarke 2015-2015 Director View profile
  11. Alexandra Jean Whittaker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Robert Chatfield 2012-2016 Director View profile
  13. David Richard Hill 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. David John Warlow 2009-2010 Director View profile
  15. Andrew John Neilson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. Robert Paul Marchant 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. Dr Robert Henry Mcneilly 1999-2007 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Peter Pearce 1999-2000 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Thornton 1999-1999 Director View profile
  20. Michael Anthony O'Byrne 1995-2021 Director View profile
  21. Jacqueline King 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  22. Richard David Harrison 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  23. David James Witham 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  24. Karl Vincent Anderson 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  25. Christopher Leslie James Hext 1995-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £80,614,634 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Orthotics Service and Products Provision Buyer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust £3,614,634 2026-06-18 CPV 33190000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Orthotics Service and products to ULTH. Additional information: Further competition via NHS SBS framework Orthotic Products and Services, including Prosthetics (Ref SBS10247). 2 year contract with 2 x 1 year optional exten…

  • CF Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Related Services Buyer: Supply Chain Coordination Limited £77,000,000 2025-04-22 CPV 33193000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a Framework for the supply of Wheelchairs, Specialist Seating and Related Services. Lot 1 includes powered wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, specialist seating systems, paediatric buggies, accessories and …

About

What it does
Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.; Activities of head offices; Other human health activities
Incorporated
30/03/1995
Registered office
Abingdon
Previous names
Ability Technology Group Limited (until 07/06/2013)
Ortho Group Limited (until 29/01/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Ability Matters Group Limited is controlled by Michael Anthony O'Byrne
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-11-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Anthony O'Byrne.

11 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

2 grants · £107,253 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £60,046
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £47,208

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £60,0462022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £47,2082021-11-25
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

6.8y median 2.1y
average tenure
16.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 12Manufacturing 12Health and social care 7Finance 6Retail and trade 4Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03039768
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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