ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
Cash
£165K
-4.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£172K
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
4
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8K
+1,062.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES 2014-09-24 → present
- ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES LTD 2009-03-23 → 2014-09-24
- ABANDOM NORMAL DEVICES LTD 2009-03-05 → 2009-03-23
- MANCHESTER URBAN SCREENS CONFERENCE LTD 2007-01-16 → 2009-03-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £179,778 | £181,954 | |
| Operating profit | £661 | £10,031 | |
| Profit before tax | -£878 | £8,454 | |
| Net profit | -£878 | £8,454 | |
| Cash | £172,197 | £164,662 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £163,434 | £171,888 | |
| Net assets | £163,434 | £171,888 | |
| Equity | £163,434 | £171,888 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | |
| Wages | £96,565 | £106,543 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.3% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | 15.84x | 8.35x | |
| Interest cover | 0.43x | 5.94x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “A major milestone was securing core funding to deliver AND Festival 2026 (successful ACE Project Grant Touring application and match funding from touring partners). This funding unlocks the next phase of festival planning into delivery.”
- “Alongside this, the organisation secured additional funding to support programme growth, including a £50k award through the Immersive Arts (Expand cohort) and British Council's International Collaboration Grant towards new programmes.”
- “Internally, AND has focused on building the infrastructure required for the next stage of growth. A new freelance Communications Manager was brought in to increase visibility and engagement and support growth across AND's digital channels. Additionally, the organisation transitioned to a remote-working model.”
- “We have also made key strategic developments, including a full business model review (now taking place on a yearly basis) supported by IDS and FSC working groups.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOPEZ-SENDON HIDALGO, Tadeo | Secretary | 2025-11-04 | — | — |
| BOMPAS, Samuel Henry | Director | 2019-05-08 | Jul 1983 | British |
| BOYES, Alexander | Director | 2025-09-24 | Mar 1989 | Australian,British |
| FOCQUIER, Anouk | Director | 2026-02-02 | Mar 1982 | Belgian |
| GRIFFIN, Charmian Maya | Director | 2026-02-03 | Aug 1982 | British |
| HERRING, John Paul | Director | 2020-12-02 | Jan 1974 | British |
| JONES, Nathan, Dr | Director | 2023-07-19 | Jul 1981 | British |
| KING, Samantha | Director | 2023-10-18 | Nov 1982 | British |
| KOEK, Ariane | Director | 2023-10-18 | Aug 1962 | British |
| REBOURG, Clemence Vittoria Appolonia Jeanne | Director | 2025-09-24 | Aug 1993 | French |
| TORUN, Neriman Eser | Director | 2023-07-19 | Apr 1978 | British |
| URPI, Amy | Director | 2023-07-19 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, Louise | Secretary | 2023-06-23 | 2025-11-04 |
| JENKS, Gabrielle | Secretary | 2017-12-11 | 2018-06-11 |
| MCCULLOUGH, Ruth Geraldine | Secretary | 2018-09-05 | 2023-07-15 |
| MOUTREY, David John | Secretary | 2007-01-16 | 2017-12-11 |
| BENNETT, Iain Charles | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2013-10-15 |
| BUDD, Alma | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2024-01-08 |
| COLLANTINE, Nancy Jennifer | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2017-01-12 |
| GARNER, Catherine Lizbeth | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2009-01-27 |
| GIBBONS, Michael John | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2009-02-01 |
| GILMORE, Abigail | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2022-10-21 |
| JABBAR, Zaiba | Director | 2019-05-08 | 2025-09-24 |
| LANDER, Deborah | Director | 2019-05-08 | 2025-09-24 |
| MATHIAS, David | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2023-10-18 |
| MCCADDEN, Lynne Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2012-08-31 |
| MOFFAT, Katie | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2023-10-18 |
| MOUTREY, David John | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2018-03-31 |
| RIFKIN, Howard Philip | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2021-01-27 |
| STUBBS, Michael David | Director | 2009-01-23 | 2021-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Philip Rifkin | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-10 | Ceased 2018-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+1.2%
£179,778 £181,954
-
Cash
-4.4%
£172,197 £164,662
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£163,434 £171,888
-
Employees
0%
4 4
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Operating profit
+1,417.5%
£661 £10,031
-
Profit before tax
+1,062.9%
-£878 £8,454
-
Wages
+10.3%
£96,565 £106,543
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers