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2021-03-31-accounts

Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited

Charity No. 1091767

Company No. 02656905

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 March 2021

Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Summary Income and Expenditure Account 8
Balance Sheet 9
Statement of Cash flows 10
Notes to the Accounts 11 to 17
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 18 to 19

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Trustees Annual Report

Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited

The Trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Company No. 02656905

Charity No. 1091767

Registered Office

Queens Hall Market Street Wigan Lancashire WN1 1HX

Directors and Trustees

The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:

N. Blackledge D. Gent J.A. Wilkinson

Accountants

ADC Accountants Limited 15 Market Street

Standish

Wigan Lancs WN6 0HW

Objectives of the Charity, Principle Activities and Organisation of our Work

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is therefore governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association.

ACE was founded in 1990 in response to the identified gap in education and training opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues. ACE continues to fill a gap within the local market of care providers by offering lifelong learning opportunities to a client group that have been marginalised and excluded from post 25 education and training.

ACE supports individuals to become more self-reliant by offering individually tailored learning programmes covering a range of independent living skills. Our learning programmes enable students to get the best out of their lives, learning about how to use community facilities and integrate with others where they live. ACE: Explain the main activities undertaken to further the charity's purposes for the public benefit and include confirmation that the trustees have given due consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on the public benefit requirement...

• Provides a flexible, person centred curriculum facilitating optimum use of local community resources;

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Trustees Annual Report

• Provides, selects and uses appropriate resources to support an individual learning programme including opportunities for progression;

• Recruits and trains experienced well qualified staff to deliver an effective service based on individuals’ needs;

• Offers Life Skills courses (including for example Citizenship, Self-Advocacy, Using Transport, Digital Technology, Meal Preparation, Healthy Living, Employability) which lead to local and/or national accreditation;

• Establishes links with local schools, colleges and training providers to ease the student’s transition into adulthood and promote lifelong learning. These links help students to transfer easily into provision at ACE or to leave to pursue greater independence;

• Maintains links in local and national networks to promote the interests of people with learning disabilities and maintain awareness of related issues; and

• Support students to greater independence.

Financial Review

In the last year ACE faced acute financial risks: successive lockdowns and restrictions forced us to close and re-open our teaching sites, furlough all staff, ask volunteers to step down temporarily and cancel teaching sessions, apart from what could be reinvented online. Along with a grant, which was awarded to non-essential businesses, we were extremely grateful to receive Local Authority payments based on commissioned support hours, to preserve capacity in the service when we were allowed to resume in-person sessions.

Between 27th March 2020 and 1st September 2020 ACE was closed and all staff members were furloughed and most of their salary costs recovered through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. A total of £35,108 was claimed from the CJRS in respect of staff. In addition, we were able to apply for a £10,000 Discretionary Business Grant to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the charity’s free reserves.

The Trustees are monitoring closely the impact of the pandemic on both short and longer-term operations. The Trustees are satisfied that there are sufficient funds in current bank accounts to continue operating and meet liabilities as they fall due, for the foreseeable future..

Students

Each student has a learning plan, which details their learning outcomes and includes statements of what the student is expected to know, understand and/or do as a result of learning at ACE. These vary considerably between individual students based on their aspirations and needs. Outcomes may include:

• The skills to live more independently and increased communication skills, confidence and autonomy, leading to improved resilience and reduced risk;

• Increased independence and autonomy achieved through developing skills in using adaptive technology; and

• Gaining the employability skills, experience, and where appropriate, qualifications to obtain voluntary, supported or paid employment.

Staff

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Trustees Annual Report

The Trustees recognise the essential role that staff and volunteers play in providing a high quality service. Every teaching session is led by an experienced Tutor who holds a relevant Level 5 teaching qualification, such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), the Certificate in Education, and the professional recognition of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS). A Learning Support Officer supports the Tutor to ensure all students engage in learning and stay on task during the session or activity. All our staff and volunteers have been through an enhanced DBS check.

We are committed to building and developing the knowledge, skills and experience of all staff members and volunteers. The organisation understands that professional development and training contribute to the effectiveness and the quality of the service the team provides. Therefore, ACE provides training and development opportunities for all its employees and volunteers so that they can perform their work effectively and in a safe working environment.

Volunteers and Work Based Experience

As a charity ACE believes in fulfilling social aims such as creating jobs, providing volunteering opportunities and offering new skills and development to local people. We continue to offer placements for students from local and regional institutions, such as Wigan and Leigh College, St John Rigby College, Winstanley College, Salford University, Liverpool Hope University, Edge Hill University and Bolton University. The students are studying in the areas of teaching and health and social care at degree level or for qualifications such as BTEC.

Networks and Partnerships

ACE continuously develops mature and collaborative relationships not only with the students it supports but also with other partners, who are working closely with our students to develop care and support solutions. These include informal carers and families, a range of allied health professionals, other education providers, landlords, care providers and wider community connections, such as the police and DWP.

ACE has established local links with local groups from the Vocational, Community and Social Enterprise sector, community leaders and the Police. We bring community services into ACE to support teaching sessions and use our classroom facilities to support community events.

Our team have established good collaborative relationships with the Council. We propose regular review meetings to review contract KPI achievement reports on a quarterly basis with formal annual review, and to discuss ideas for service development initiatives and improvement. We continue to attend and contribute to Provider Forums and events held by the Council.

Structure Governance and Management

ACE is led by a voluntary management committee of Trustees and a Senior Tutor, who have a strong commitment to the staff and students. There is a strong vision, which is important in influencing a range of outcomes, including a low staff turnover that provides stability for our students. The Trustees and the Senior Tutor are highly visible role models with strong ethics, who focus on fairness, respect, diversity, equality and recognition. We ensure legal compliance and fair pricing, whilst treating students as equal partners in the management of the organisation.

The Trustees meet every 6 weeks and review significant events to drive continuous improvement. We take a proactive approach to performance management to prevent issues from occurring and to address emerging issues in the early stages through targeted action.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Trustees Annual Report

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime as set out in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Signed on behalf of the board

D. Gent Trustee 08 December 2021

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Summary Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) 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 the charity 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.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that:

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.

Mr Steven Hodson FCCA ACCA ADC Accountants Limited 15 Market Street Standish Wigan Lancs WN6 0HW 08 December 2021

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
6
Other
7
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
8
Total
Net gains on investments
Net expenditure
9
Transfers between funds
Net expenditure before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
124
76,320
310
45,108
Total funds
2021
£
124
76,320
310
45,108
Total funds
2020
£
(1)
142,871
374
-
121,862
132,885
121,862
132,885
143,244
145,808
132,885
-
132,885
-
145,808
-
(11,023)
-
(11,023)
-
(2,564)
-
(11,023) (11,023) (2,564)
(11,023)
132,819
(11,023)
132,819
(2,564)
135,383
121,796 121,796 132,819

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Summary Income and Expenditure Account

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Income
Interest and investment income
Gross income for the year
Expenditure
Depreciation and charges for
impairment of fixed assets
Total expenditure for the year
Net expenditure before tax for the year
Net expenditure for the year
2021
£
121,552
310
121,862
131,832
1,053
132,885
(11,023)
(11,023)
2020
£
142,870
374
143,244
144,529
1,279
145,808
(2,564)
(2,564)

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Balance Sheet

at 31 March 2021

Company No.
02656905
Notes
2021
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
4,345
4,345
Current assets
Debtors
12
-
Cash at bank and in hand
117,957
117,957
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
13
(506)
Net current assets
117,451
Total assets less current liabilities
121,796
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
121,796
Total net assets
121,796
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
14
Unrestricted funds
14
General funds
121,796
121,796
Reserves
14
Total funds
121,796
2020
£
5,118
5,118
9,600
118,415
128,015
(314)
127,701
132,819
132,819
132,819
132,819
132,819
132,819

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

For the year ended 31 March 2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved by the board on 08 December 2021

And signed on its behalf by:

D. Gent Trustee

08 December 2021

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2021

Cash flows from operating activities
Net expenditure per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for property, plant and equipment
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Net cash from/(used in) investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances
2021
£
(11,023)
1,053
(45,418)
9,600
192
(45,596)
(280)
45,418
45,138
-
(458)
118,415
117,957
117,957
117,957
2020
£
(2,564)
1,279
(374)
(9,600)
315
(10,944)
(999)
374
(625)
-
(11,569)
-
(11,569)
118,415
118,415

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Leased assets

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

2 Company status

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital.

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

3 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

3
Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Investments
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
4
Income from donations and legacies
Donations
5
Income from other trading activities
Income from contracts
Student fees
Unrestricted
£
124
124
Unrestricted
£
64,765
11,555
76,320
Unrestricted
funds
2020
£
1
142,869
374
143,244
145,808
145,808
(2,564)
(2,564)
(2,564)
135,383
132,819
Total
2021
£
124
124
Total
2021
£
64,765
11,555
76,320
Total funds
2020
£
1
142,869
374
143,244
145,808
145,808
(2,564)
(2,564)
(2,564)
135,383
132,819
Total
2020
£
(1)
(1)
Total
2020
£
131,026
11,845
142,871

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

6 Income from investments

Interest received
7
Other income
Grant Income
Furlough income
8
Other expenditure
Employee costs
Premises costs
Amortisation, depreciation,
impairment, profit/loss on
disposal of fixed assets
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
9
Net expenditure before transfers
This is stated after charging:
Depreciation of owned fixed assets
10 Staff costs
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
Unrestricted
£
310
310
Unrestricted
£
10,000
35,108
45,108
Total
2021
£
310
310
Total
2021
£
10,000
35,108
45,108
Total
2020
£
374
374
Total
2020
£
-
-
-
Unrestricted
£
100,254
21,560
1,053
8,158
1,860
132,885
2021
£
1,053
98,764
145
1,345
100,254
Total
2021
£
100,254
21,560
1,053
8,158
1,860
132,885
Total
2020
£
107,885
22,859
1,279
11,925
1,860
145,808
2020
£
1,279
104,112
2,188
1,585
107,885

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

11
Tangible fixed assets
Cost or revaluation
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation and
impairment
At 1 April 2020
Depreciation charge for the
year
At 31 March 2021
Net book values
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
12 Debtors
Trade debtors
13 Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
Other creditors
Land
£
999
-
999
955
9
964
35
44
2021
£
-
-
2021
£
506
506
Fixtures,
Fittings &
equipment
£
93,147
280
93,427
88,073
1,044
89,117
4,310
5,074
Total
£
94,146
280
94,426
89,028
1,053
90,081
4,345
5,118
2020
£
9,600
9,600
2020
£
314
314
14 Movement in funds
Restricted funds:
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
Revaluation Reserves:
Total funds
At 1 April
2020
132,819
132,819
Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses
)
£
121,862
121,862
Resources
expended
£
(132,885)
(132,885)
At 31
March
2021
£
121,796
121,796

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Notes to the Accounts

15 Analysis of net assets between funds

Fixed assets
Net current assets
Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt
At 1 April
2020
£
Unrestricted
funds
£
4,345
117,451
121,796
Cash flows
£
Total
£
4,345
117,451
121,796
At 31
March
2021
£
118,415 (458) 117,957
118,415
118,415
(458)
(458)
117,957
117,957
Commitments
Operating lease commitments
Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases
2021
Land and
buildings
£
Operating leases with expiry date:
Pension commitments
The pension cost charge to the company
amounted to:
are as follows:
2021
Other
£
2021
£
1,345
2020
Land and
buildings
£
2020
Other
£
2020
£
1,585

16 Reconciliation of net debt

17 Commitments

18 Related party disclosures

Controlling party

The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital; thus no single party controls the company.

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Other trading activities
Income from contracts
Student fees
Investments
Interest received
Other
Grant Income
Furlough income
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Employer's NIC
Pension costs
Premises costs
Rent
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Depreciation of land and
buildings
Depreciation of
Bank charges
Equipment repairs and
maintenance
General insurances
Information and publications
Sundry expenses
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
124
124
64,765
11,555
76,320
310
310
10,000
35,108
45,108
121,862
98,764
145
1,345
100,254
21,560
21,560
9
1,044
407
1,922
1,998
2,057
338
1,436
9,211
Total funds
2021
£
124
124
64,765
11,555
76,320
310
310
10,000
35,108
45,108
121,862
98,764
145
1,345
100,254
21,560
21,560
9
1,044
407
1,922
1,998
2,057
338
1,436
9,211
Total funds
2020
£
(1)
(1)
131,026
11,845
142,871
374
374
-
-
-
143,244
104,112
2,188
1,585
107,885
22,859
22,859
11
1,268
466
1,029
1,979
6,496
585
1,370
13,204

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Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Ace Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net expenditure
Net expenditure before other
gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
1,860
1,860
132,885
132,885
-
(11,023)
(11,023)
-
(11,023)
132,819
121,796
1,860
1,860
132,885
132,885
-
(11,023)
(11,023)
-
(11,023)
132,819
121,796
1,860
1,860
145,808
145,808
-
(2,564)
(2,564)
-
(2,564)
135,383
132,819

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