Company registration number: 03731933
Charity registration number: 1076855
Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Field Sullivan Limited
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
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Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
Contents
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees' Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
1
2 to 6
7 to 8
9
10
11 to 18

Chairman
Trustees
Secretary
Charity Registration Number
Company Registration Number
Registered Office
Independent Examiner
Bankers
Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
Reference and Administrative Details
Charles Jones
Sarah Banham
Stuart Edwards
Syeda Islam MBE
Charles Jones
Freddie Morrison
Marlene Gwen Price BEM
John David Hallmark
1076855
03731933
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
SE3 ORB
Field Sullivan Limited
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
SE3 ORB
Metro Bank
1 Southampton Row
London
WCIB 5HA
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Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the
financial statements and auditors' report of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
During the period under review, the Panel continued to further its aim of "making Battersea a safer place to
live, work and play." It continued to manage and support initiatives and schemes which include:
- promoting crime prevention measures with young people in conjunction with outreach and sessional
workers.
- supporting crime prevention activities in Battersea and Balham organised by other organisations such as the
Police (including Safer Neighbourhood Teams), Wandsworth Borough Council and organised clubs
- initiating crime prevention projects focussing on young people but also supporting issues which relate to the
elderly and developing these in conjunction with other organisations.
- the Battersea Summer Scheme - a youth diversion project which provides resources and activities to enable
young people of Battersea and Balham to take part in constructive, challenging and recreational activities
during the summer holidays.
While the disruptions and uncertainties
around the Pandemic have passed the Panel recognises the
longer-term and deep-rooted damage caused to the lives of the people, particularly young people, who live in
Battersea and Balham.
Having attempted to hold hybrid meetings which proved unsatisfactory in many respects we returned to
holding meetings online.
The Summer Scheme ran numerous day-trips, workshops and residential courses. We held the Battersea Ball in
November. Over a thousand guests attended this popular and successful fund-raising party raising just shy of
£49,000 for our funds.
The Panel maintained its working relationship with Wandsworth Borough Council's youth services department
and with the Crimes Against Older People forum.
The Panel also maintained its working relationship with the local police and Wandsworth Borough Council's
Community Safety Department both of which are represented at Panel meetings. A grant was provided to the
community Safety Department for bike-marking equipment. A grant was approved for the purchase o
naterials by the police to support their work addressing Violence against Women and Girl
Battersea Summer Scheme ran a full programme of events in the summer of 2024, provided over 3000 places
on daytrips, ran five residential trips and ran numerous workshops. We repeated the successful Big Play Out in
partnership with Enable (Wandsworth Council's partner delivering leisure and community services) putting on
a five-day event with a huge range of physical and creative activities.
The trustees held several meetings to continue work on the recommendations contained in the report on last
year's brainstorming workshops. This work revealed several matters not raised in the workshops that need
re-thinking. It was decided to reduce the number of full Panel meetings to four per year. We are looking at
moving from grant-giving to project-partnering and are reviewing the Panel's Rules (one of the governing
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We drew up a clear statement of purpose that will be used to inform and guide our work;
At BCPP we team up with our neighbours in Battersea and Balham to create or partner with projects that
make life better for everyone in our community. Our initiatives focus on crime reduction and prevention
through partnering and collaborating with individuals, youth clubs, and diverse organisations to develop
impactful projects. We cover a significant area in the eastern half of Wandsworth, ensuring safety, community
cohesion and enhancing the neighbourhood's overall well-being!'
The Panel applies to external funders for support with specific projects, especially in respect of the Summer
Scheme. We have noted that this source of funding is becoming harder to tap with an increase in the number
of successful applications; we understand that this trend has been noted across the entire voluntary sector. By
far the largest single source of funds for the Panel is the Battersea Ball that was held in November and raised
very nearly £49,000. Although the Panel's balance sheet looks reasonably healthy careful financial
management must continue particularly in light of the challenges of raising funds from external funders.
Members of the Panel continued to raise awareness of the existence of the Panel and its work. Many Panel
members are involved in other crime prevention, advisory and community groups in the Borough including the
Knife Crime Forum, Crimes Against Older People Forum, Volunteer Appropriate Adult Scheme, Safer
Neighbourhood Board, to name a few. They use the knowledge gleaned to inform the work of the Panel.
The challenges of the early 2020s have eased but the Panel continued to operate cautiously. The preceding
paragraphs give an overview of the work the Panel has supported over the year. Calls on the Panel's funds
continued to be modest. The Battersea Ball once again produced a healthy addition to the Panel's resources.
As always, careful budgeting and financial planning will be practised to ensure the ongoing viability of the
Panel.
The Panel exists through the huge amount of time that so many volunteers give to its running, its projects and
both the Ball and the Summer Scheme; many of these volunteers work unseen behind the scenes. The Panel
will always welcome new members to participate in its work. Panel members bring a wealth of knowledge and
experience to the table and no special qualifications are needed, just a will to support the Panel's aim of
"making Battersea a safer place to live, work and play."
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year were as follows:
Trustees:
Sarah Banham
Stuart Edwards
Syeda Islam MBE
Charles Jones
Freddie Morrison
Marlene Gwen Price BEM
Col Martin Stratton CBE
Chairman:
Charles Jones
Secretary:
John David Hallmark
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Trustees' Report
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. This is a
directors report required by s417 of the Companies Act 2006 and all trustees are directors. The financial
statements comply with current statutory requirements and the requirements of the Memorandum and
Articles of Association.
The Company which is limited by guarantee and has no share capital, was incorporated on 12 March 1999 and
commenced to operate on 1 April 1999 when it took over the assets, liabilities and operation of the Battersea
Crime Prevention Panel (unincorporated).
Objectives of the Charity and its principal activities
The Panel is established for the general benefit of the public:
(i) to promote the encouragement of greater public participation in the prevention and solution of crime;
(ii) to assist the police in measures designed to reduce the level of crime;
(iii) to provide recreational and leisure time activities for young people, in the interest of crime prevention and
social welfare;
(iv) to promote, for the benefit of the public in partnership with the Police and other organisation including the
Council, the protection of people and property from, and the prevention of, criminal acts.
During the period under review, the Panel continued its work in furthering its aim of "making Battersea a
better and safer place for people to live, work and play." It continues to manage and support local projects,
schemes and initiatives, including:
The Battersea Summer Scheme, a youth diversion project which provides additional resources to enable young
people in Battersea to take part in constructive social and recreational activities in the summer holidays.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due
regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
Results of financial activities
The results for the year are as shown on the attached financial statement and the Board of Trustees consider
the state of affairs of the company to be satisfactory.
We continue to value the Summer Scheme which provides a programme of subsidised organised events,
throughout the holidays.
Free reserves at 31 March 2025 were £98,083 (2024: £87,023), which is available to be spent on the aim of the
charity - making Battersea a better and safer place to live, work and play. Restricted funds at 31 March 2025
were £17,283 (2024: £60,382). This is deemed prudent in the current economic climate. Our designated fund
of £8,639 (2024: £8,639) is set out in note 18 to the financial statements.
Reserves policy
The trustees reviewed and revised their reserves policy during the year under review and have agreed that the
annual budget for future years must show an end-of-year balance of not less than £50k.
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Investment policy
All available funds are invested in deposit accounts.
Grant-making policy
All grants are authorised by the Panel in regular meetings. Grants are only authorised if they support the aim
of the charity.
Trustees
The trustees who are also the directors of the charity who served during the period under review to date are
set out on the information page at the front of these accounts.
All trustees must retire at each Annual General Meeting and may be re-elected by vote of the members. Any
other person wishing to become a trustee must be recommended by the existing Trustees or be proposed by a
member with at least 14 days notice, and then elected by vote of the members.
Risk assessment
The Panel has in place a strategy of imaginative and thoughtful fund-raising and appeals for public grants,
which has to date proved markedly successful. We intend to continue this strategy.
Counterbalancing this very positive approach, the Panel's ethic is never to spend more than our actual income.
The Panel's income has been hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Reflecting their prudent budgeting
and financial planning the trustees have taken steps to mitigate the damage of these effects.
Thus the future sustainability of the Panel is totally pragmatic, governed by common sense, reality and a
determination to continue our work and with the positive support of Wandsworth Borough Council and the
local Area Commander of the Metropolitan Police.
The Panel's Public Liability Insurance cover is reviewed regularly by the trustees as is the insurance covering
specific events organised by the Panel. The Panel's funds are deposited with a UK clearing bank protected
under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
We foresee no impediments to the future viability of the Panel.
Statement of trustees' responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel for the purposes of company law)
are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable
law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice),
including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law
the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of
resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these
financial statements, the trustees are required to:
• select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
• observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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• state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial
tatements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of th
haritable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and othe
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information
included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of
financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 18 December 2025 and signed on its behalf
'lateste
10-12-25
Charles Jones
Chairman and trustee
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Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel ('the
Company')
I report to the charity trustees (who are also Directors for the purpose of company law) on my examination of
the accounts of the Battersea Crime Prevention Panel ('the charitable company') for the year ended 31 March
2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes 9 to 18.
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 of the Charities
Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that 1 might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am
required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do
not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for
my work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel are not required to be audited
under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my
examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011
Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under
section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
An independent examination does not involve gathering all the evidence that would be required in an audit
and consequently does not cover all the matters that an auditor considers in giving their opinion on the
financial statements. The planning and conduct of an audit goes beyond the limited assurance that an
independent examination can provide. Consequently | express no opinion as to whether the financial
statements present a 'true and fair view and my report is limited to those specific matters set out in the
independent examiner's statement.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the
examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel as required by section
386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than
any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Battersea Crime Prevention Panel (the
Company')
ishi
Tim Sullivan FCÁ
Field Sullivan Limited
CAEW
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
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18 December 2025
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
2025
Unrestricted
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
49,284
31,785
Other trading activities
4
Investment income
Total income
110,789
1,355
112,144
81,069
49,284
31,785
110,789
1,355
193,213
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
(71,084)
(71,084)
41,060
(30,000)
11,060
(154,168)
(154,168)
173,099)
30,000
(43,099)
(225,252)
(225,252)
(32,039)
(32,039)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
95,662 -
Total funds carried forward
106,722
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
The notes on pages 11 to 18 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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110,501
911
111,412
(75,703)
(75,703)
35,709
3,753
39,462
Resticted
53,464
15,227
68,691
(146,940)
(146,940)
(78,249)
(3,753)
(82,002)
Total
2024
€
53,464
15,227
110,501
911
180,103
(222,643)
(222,643)
(42,540)
(42,540)
198,584
156,044

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Battersea Crime Prevention Panel
(Registration number: 03731933)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
Note
2025
2024
€
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
13
-
255
14
15
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
16
5,147
122,743
127,890
(3,885)
124,005
124,005
3,507
156,067
159,574
(3,785)
155,789
156,044
17,283
60,382
18
106,722
124,005
95,662
156,044
For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section
477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
• The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question i
accordance with section 476; anc
• The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with
respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The financial statements on pages 9 to 18 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 18
December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
....
Coles Doin
18-12-25
Charles Jones
Chairman and trustee
The notes on pages 11 to 18 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1 Charity status
The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the
trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding f1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of
liquidation.
The address of its registered office is:
9 Hare & Billet Road
Blackheath
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These financial statements were authorised for issue by the trustees on 18 December 2025.
2 Income from donations and legacies
Total
2025
Total
2024
€
Donations and legacies;
Gift Aid tax reclaimed
Other grants and public donations
Grants, including capital grants;
Ferguson Charitable Trust
G J Ward Charitable Trust
Gilander Foundation
Battersea St Luke PCC
Arnold Clark Community Fund
McCorquadale Charitable Trust
William Allen Young Charitable Trust
Hedley Foundation Ltd
Ofenheim Charitable Trust
T& N Charitable Trust
Battersea United Charities
9,310
28,324
:
400
750
3,000
4,000
500
3,000
49,284
7,579
32,735
500
400
500
750
5,000
2,000
500
:
3,500
53,464
3 Income from charitable activities
Trips and residentials
Total
2025
31,785
Total
2024
15,227
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
4 Income from other trading activities
Events income;
Battersea Ball
5 Investment income
Total
funds
€
110,789
110,789
Total
2025
1,355
Total
2024
110,501
110,501
Total
2024
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits
6 Expenditure on charitable activities
911
Note
Trips and residentials
Battersea ball
The Big Playout
Grants payable - Grant Award
Support costs
8
Total
2025
87,070
61,853
26,017
5,045
45,267
225,252
Total
2024
€
81,346
55,486
23,757
15,383
46,671
222,643
7 Net incoming/outgoing resources
Net outgoing resources for the year include:
Depreciation of fixed assets
2025
€
255
2024
254
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
8 Analysis of support costs
Support costs
Staff costs
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Rent
Telephone and fax
Office expenses
Computer software and maintenance
Printing, postage and stationary
Other expenses
Travel and subsistence
Insurance
Independent examination
Total
2025
€
31,927
255
3,240
639
876
1,504
2,733
98
64
427
3,504
45,267
Total
2024
30,584
254
3,240
613
775
1,898
4,497
155
76
481
4,098
46,671
9 Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
10 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
11 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
2025
2024
€
Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Pension costs
29,900
2,027
31,927
28,750
1,834
30,584
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the
charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:
2025
No
2024
No
Charitable activities
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.
12 Grant-making
Analysis of grants
1
1
2025
Analysis
Carney's Community
Checkyourdrink
Delta Force
Falconbrook Primary School
Mayor's Office
Selectamark plc
<£1,000
Grant Award
2024
-
1,100
3,000
945
5,045
3,000
2,716
2,500
6,222
945
15,383
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
13 Tangible fixed assets
Furniture and
equipment
Cost
At 1 April 2024
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
14 Debtors
1,017
1,017
762
255
1,017
255
Prepayments
Other debtors
15 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash on hand
Cash at bank
2025
305
4,842
5,147
2025
50
122,693
122,743
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Total
€
1,017
1,017
762
255
1,017
255
2024
637
2,870
3,507
2024
50
156,017
156,067

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxation and social security
Accruals
2025
€
381
3,504
3,885
2024
383
3,402
3,785
17 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
18 Funds
Balance at 1
April 2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
Balance at
31 March
2025
€
Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
Johnson Trust
Total unrestricted funds
Summer Scheme
Total funds
87,023
8,639
95,662
60,382
156,044
112,144
(71,084)
(30,000)
112,144
81,069
193,213
(71,084)
(154,168)
(225,252)
(30,000)
30,000
98,083
8,639
106,722
17,283
124,005
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Balance at 1
April 2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
Balance at
31 March
Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
Johnson Trust
Total unrestricted funds
Summer scheme
47,061
111,412
(75,703)
4,253
87,023
9,139
56,200
142,384
111,412
68,691
Total funds
198,584
180,103
(75,703)
(146,940)
(222,643)
(500)
3,753
(3,753)
8,639
95,662
60,382
156,044
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Purposes of Restricted Funds:
Summer Scheme: Sport in the Park: donations and other income to support the Summer Scheme The Big
Summer Scheme: general: donations and other income to support the Summer Scheme trips and other
Battersea Jubile Festival Fund: donations and other income to the Fund are held by the Panel. Disbursements
on behalf of the fund are made on written instruction from the trustees.
Purpose of Designated Fund:
Johnson Trust: The Johnson Trust would be expended on projects which were considered to be sympathetic to
the ideals of the Il Trust and those of the late John Johnson. It was agreed that at least two Trustees from both
the BCPP and the former Il Trust would agree any disbursement.
19 Analysis of net assets between funds
Current year
Unrestricted funds
General
Designated
8,639
Restricted
funds
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
101,968
(3,885)
98,083
17,283
8,639
17,283
Total funds at
31 March
2025
€
127,890
(3,885)
124,005
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Prior year
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Battersea Crime Prevention Panel J
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Unrestricted funds
General
Designated
90,424
(3,401)
87,023
8,639
8,639
Restricted
funds
255
60,511
(384)
60,382
Total funds at
31 March
2024
255
159,574
(3,785)
156,044
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