plain numbers
Lewes
We enable regulated firms to support their customers who struggle with numbers -
and provide certification for firms that do so. “After over a decade of work
focussed solely on supporting people who struggle with numbers we became
convinced that practical action by firms to better support customers was both
necessary and possible. We established Plain Numbers to do just that.
Independent trials have now shown that the Plain Numbers Approach can double the
number of people who understand the information they are being given.” Mike is a
social entrepreneur focussed on running organisations that support people who
struggle with numbers and data. Following a military career, an MBA and a brief
stint in banking, he joined Numicon Ltd, a maths education business as Chief
Executive in 2008. Rapid growth led to sale to Oxford University Press in 2010.
Having enabled a successful transition of the business into OUP, he launched
National Numeracy as founding Chief Executive in 2012, building the organisation
from little more than an idea to become a well-respected national charity with
strong evidence of impact. The seeds of the idea for Plain Numbers were sown at
National Numeracy. Having handed over as Chief Executive there in 2020, Mike is
now utilising his unparalleled knowledge of this largely hidden consumer
vulnerability to work with firms to enable people to make informed decisions
across all areas of their lives.
