ABANDON NORMAL DEVICES

Registered charity 1161585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AND

Film happenings, exhibitions, performances, online projects, residencies, public realm interventions and a roaming biennial festival.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF FILM AND MOVING IMAGE PUBLIC EXHIBITION ACTIVITY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, CONDUCTIVE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;2. ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £104,077, modestly exceeding the historical target of £100,000, though the charity reported a total net income surplus of £8,454 driven by restricted fund surpluses offsetting an unrestricted deficit. The trustees acknowledge ongoing financial pressures and a reliance on Arts Council England as a primary funder, but confirm adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Herring Mrchair
• Alexander Boyes
• Amy Urpi
• Anouk Focquier
• Ariane Koek
• CLEMENCE VITTORIA APPOLONIA JEANNE REBOURG
• Charmian Maya Griffin
• Dr Nathan Jones
• Neriman Eser Torun
• Sam Bompas
• Samantha King

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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