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Abandon Normal Devices

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Deborah Lander 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Zaiba Jabbar 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alma Budd 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Mathias 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Katie Moffat 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Abigail Gilmore 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Nancy Jennifer Collantine 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Howard Philip Rifkin 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. Iain Charles Bennett 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Lynne Elizabeth Mary Mccadden 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Michael David Stubbs 2009-2021 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Gibbons 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Catherine Lizbeth Garner 2007-2009 Director View profile
  14. Louise Hargreaves 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. Ruth Geraldine Mccullough 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  16. Gabrielle Jenks 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  17. David John Moutrey 2007-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/01/2007
Also a registered charity
Abandon Normal Devices

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. Abandon Normal Devices is controlled by Howard Philip Rifkin
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-10, ceased 2018-09-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Howard Philip Rifkin.

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

9 grants · £942,420 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £667,452 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £274,968 (2 grants)
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £137,4842022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £137,4842022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £137,4842021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £137,4842020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £175,0002020-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

3
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.

Professional services 3Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Other services 1Property 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
06054549
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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