REGtsrERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04305225 (England and Wgles)
REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1097900
Re
rt ofthe Tru5te¢8
Un
dltsd Financial Statements for the Y￿r Ended 315t March 2024
ror
CENTRAL
RIDE
Abrams Ashton- C.horl¢y LiJnit¢d
Chartered Certified Accountants
41 St Thomas's Road
Chorley
Lomcashire
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CEIYTRAL LANCS DIAL A RIDE LTD
Contents orthe Financial St8tements
for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Pa¥¢
Report of the Trustees
I to 3
Independent knmlner's Report
ststement ofFthanelal Activities
Balance Sheet
to th¢ Fin4nci41 Statements
7 to 11
D¢t8ll¢d Statethtttt ofFthAtteial Aetlvities
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LANCS DtAL A RU)E LTD
rt of thp Tru5t¢
ror the Year Ended 31st Vlareh 2024
The trnstees who are also direcwTS of the ¢h￿lty for the purposes of the CompaDies Act 21￿6> present their report with
the financial stat¢ments of the charity for the year ended 31st Ma￿￿ 2024. The truste¢s have adopted the provisions of
Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommend￿ Pracric¢ applicable to ¢}￿ltieS preparing their
accounts in accordance with the FillaDcial Re￿rtItig Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land ￿Rs 102)
(effective l January 2019).
OBJEcfivES AfqD ACTIVITIES
Prlncipal activities objectives
The princip&l activities of the charity ill the ye4r uuder review was that of providing transwt for the mL)biliry of the
disadvantaged Hrythin the community.
The chariws central obJ¢￿1Ve is to provide relief to the inhabitsnts of Chorley and its environs who have needs becwsE
of age, mental orphysical disabiitty. or poyety. ￿ in parlicular but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing.'-
a) to provide aryd rnaintain non-profit con]munity tronsport 5¢rvice5,' alld
b) to assist the charitable work of organisatioas and bodies engaged in promoting tbe TEiief of such p¢rsons through the
provision of appropriate b¢rviees.
STRucfuRE. GOVEknANCE AND MANAGEMLYf
Governing docutneDt
The charity 15 controlled by its governing d(ThW￿￿L a deed of and constitutes a limit¢d cornpany, limited by
. guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Org8nl$ational $trueture
Central Lan¢5 D1￿.A.Rid¢ Ltd is o registered charity. wbich w&% in¢or•ed under tbe Compalli¢S Act 1985 as
company limited by guarantee on 16 October 2001. The charity does not have a sl]are capitsl and the liability in respect
of guarantee i5 limited to £1 per tsILqtee. For the PUTPOS¢ of th¢ Compa￿1¢& Acl 2006 the trustees a¢t as dir¢¢tors of the
company.
The charity was established under & MemordnthJm of Associatio￿ *thich established the objects and powers of the
Iwitable company and is governed under its Articles of AssociatiotL
The charity is by its Board of Tnthes and 8]1 major decisions are made by them. Mrs T K¢ating 1$ the manager of
the CTrrganisation and makes tbe daily decisions. whi¢h ore then conJmunic4ted to the bookings rnallager and the ¢frivers.
Risk management
The trustees bave & duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate
ontrol$ are itt place to provide r¢asonable assurance against fraud alld ezror.
Trllstees responsibilities
Company law requires the thjstees to Prepare fjt)ancial siatements for ¢ach financial y¢ar which give a In￿ and fair view
of the state of affairs of the eharity and of the surplus tkr deficit of the charity foT that period. In preparing those
fil￿nCIal $tst¢ments. the tNstees arc required to:
- select suitable acCO￿ting wtrlici¢s and then apply them co￿lstent]Y
. mgke judgeme]]ts aud cstimates that are reasoDabl¢ andprndeTht
- prepare the financial statements on the going Concern b&sis unless it is inappropriate to Presun￿ that the chuity will
continue in business
Th¢ trustees are responsible for kwitig proper accounting r¢¢ords which dis¢lose with reasonable acujracy at ally time
the f￿all¢la1 position of the charity and to enabl¢ them to ensure that the finaD¢ikl stat¢ments compl> with Compattieg
Act 2006. Th¢y ar¢ aiso responsibl¢ ftsT Safeguarding the a5s¢ts of the cbartty and hence for tsking reasonable st￿S for
the preyention and detection of frwd and other irrcgularities.
The tsvstees have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities A¢L
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Re
rt ofthe Trusteos
for the Year Ended 315t MI arch 21124
REFERENCE AND ADMtNtSTRATIVE DETAIIS
Registered Compan) number
04305225 (EtsgI4￿d and Wal¢s)
Reglstered Charlty number
1097900
Reglstered offlee
Unit 3
Lijwer Il¢aley Business Park
Froom Street
Chorley
L￿caShire
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Trustees
Mr B Clarke
Mts C Heath
Mr N Sulcliffe
Mrs E Gamble {resigned 31.124)
Mr I Snnmonds
Independent Exa￿l￿er
Abrams Ashton- Chorley Limited
Chartered Certified Accoulltsnts
41 St Thomas's Road
Chorley
Lan¢ashire
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CEP4TRAL LANCS DIAL A IUDE LT
Re
or¢ of th¢ TTU5t
for the Year Ended 315t March 1024
TRUSTEES REPORT
Registration and #p￿IntMent oftrystxl
The Articles of Association require m¢LubeT5 of the Mallagem¢Trt Conjmittee to elect frojn amongst tbeir own number
honorary offieers to include a Chairperson and Treasurer, and may at any tirn¢ remove or replace such officers. OITiceL3
shall serve for OD¢ yeer, after which they shall be eligible for re-appoitthient provided that no p¢rson serYe5 mor¢
than five consecutive vgats in the same officer POSL
Review ofactiviti¢s and aehievements
Th¢ Tr￿%te£S report a d¢ore&%e in net fimds of £24.727 (2023- Èncr¢&s¢ of £1,710).
In the year ended 31 March 2024, total income was £1O6,8I7 (2023- £144,399).
Following the witig of Covid-19 Te5tri¢tion4 this e]￿led the charity to T&gJtlle opeTation4 but this has not been at tbe
levels achieved prior to the pandemic.
Risk ststement
The charity remains reliant on Lo¢al Authority fundiDg and continues to s¢ek alt¢rnative and additional fjjnding to
enable a continuance of activities in th¢ fvn]r¢.
Fvture plans
The th￿Lty, a member of a community transport consortiUU4 eurrently ha5 & contract with L8ncashire County Council
witil 31 May 2025. Thi4 together with ot)￿ fthidin& will ¢n5ur¢ the coniinuation of th¢ service for the next f￿￿￿¢141
year.
FINATr4CIAL REVtEW
Reseryes polioy
Funds generated are being held ill reserye with the intention of being useAJ as D¢eded in the day to day rutining of the
business.
This r￿ort has been Prepar￿ acconlance with the snHII co
pany regime Section 419(2) of th¢ Cojnpanies A¢t 2006.
Approved by order of the Ix)ard oftruste¢s on.......
.. and sigll¢d on its behalf by..
Mr B Clarke- Trustee
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elldent Examinér's Re
rt to the Trustees of
l Lgnu Dlal A Rlde Ltd
Independent exllmlller's report to the trustees of CelllrAI LAnes Dlal A Rlde Ltd ('the Company,)
I report to th¢ ¢harity trUSt¢es on my eXami￿tiOn of the aecounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March 2024.
ResponsIbiliti￿ and basls of report
As tb¢ ch￿1￿5 truslees of the Company (and also its dire¢tors forth8 purposes of company law) you are r¢spoDslble for
the preparation of the accounts ill accordance with the requirements of th¢ Qkmp8nies Act 2006 (￿e 2006 Ac¢).
Having satisfied mysclf that the aceouDts of the Comp8ny 2re not required to be audited under Part 16 of th¢ 2006 A¢t
and are eligible for independent examinatio￿ I report in respe¢t of ￿Y examithon of your charitys accounts as ¢arri¢d
out under Sertion 145 of the Chariries Act 2011 Cthe 2011 ACV). In caryiDg out exatni1￿IOll I have followed the
Directions givell by the Charity Commission uuder Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examin¢r'5 $tstement
I have compl¢tEd my examinatioJL I confirm that no matters hav¢ com¢ to my 8lteThtion in connection wryth the
examination giving me cau5¢ lo boli¢v¢'.
acrounting records were not kw ill rpspect of the Company as requiredby Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or
the accounts do not accord with those r¢cord5" or
the account5 do not comply with the accoiinling TequitEmcnts of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other thall any
requirem¢nt that the accounts give a trlle and fair view which is not a rllatt¢r wn5idfflYd as part of an
independent ¢xaminatictn" or
the accowits hav¢ not beeD prepared in ￿(￿rdanCe WAth the method8 and principles of th¢ Statement of
Recommended l)ractice for accounting aDd reporting by charities (applicable to Ch￿ILle5 preparing their
accounts In &ccordance with the Finaticial ReportiDg Ststthd appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Repubhc of trelalld
(FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and hav¢ come acro&q no oth¢r ￿￿¢[5 itL connection with the eyamination to which attention should
be itrawn in repi)n in order to euabl¢ a proper understanding of th¢ ￿COunts to be reached.
Andrew
unce FCCA
Abrams Ashton- Chorley Limited
Chthered Certified Accountauts
41 St Thomas's Road
Chorley
Lan¢ashir6
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DIAL A RIDE LTD
Staternent of FinaneiAI Aetlvitie5
for the Year E"llded 315t M8r¢b 2024
31J.24
UDrestrlcted
fuDd
31.3.23
Total
funds
Notes
INCOME AND KNDOWMENTS FROM
Grants, donations aDd legacies
93,489
119,741
Oiher trading activitie5
Investhient income
11,378
1,950
24,024
634
Totsl
106,817
144,399
EXPENDITLIiE ON
Charitable activities
General administrative expenses
Establishment costs
Depreciation c0513
107,768
15,208
8,568
118,018
14,975
9,696
Totsl
131,544
142,689
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE)
(24727)
1,710
RECONCILIATIOEI OF FUNDS
Total bjnds brougbt fonvard
191J06
189,596
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
I66￿79
191,306
The notes fonn part of these fir￿n¢la1 statements
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Bal•nce Sheet
31st l¥Iareb 2024
31.3.24
ITnrestrioted
fund
31.3.23
Total
ds
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tallgible ￿ets
25,281
33,849
CURREprf ASSKTS
Debtors
Cash at baDk
5?18
138,323
5,028
154,651
143,641
159,679
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within otte year
io
(2J43)
(2,222)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
141,298
157,457
TOTAL ASSETS LE&S CURRENT
LIABILITIES
166J79
191.306
T ASSETS
166,i79
191.306
Fuf4DS
UnTestri¢t¢d fiwds
12
16&579
191.306
TufAL FUNDS
16&579
191.306
Th¢ charitable company is ¢lltid¢d to ¢xemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the y¢ar
ended 31st MArd) 2024.
The members have not reqllired the cojnpany to obrain an audit of its flljgncial statement5 for the yw ended
31st M￿ch 2024 in ￿cordanCe with S¢ction 476 of dLe Cojnpanies Act 2006.
The trnstees acknowleilge ih¢ir r¢5PQD5bi ilities for
(8)
enswing that the charitable compaDy keeps accounting records that c(Jmply witb Sections 386 aThd 387 of the
Companies Aet 2006 and
prepariug fujancial st8t¢ments ￿)ch give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitsble wmpany as
at th¢ end of each fi￿anCIal year and of its sllrplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the
requirements of sectioE￿ 394 and 395 and whi¢h otheTh*ise comply with th¢ requirem¢nts oethe Companies Act
2006 relating lo financial st3t¢lli¢DL% so far as applicable to the charitable company.
(bl
These fiuallcial Stslements haye been Prepared in a¢¢ordaD¢¢ with the provisions appli¢able to charit&bla Compatiios
subje¢t to the small cO￿panIcS re￿￿¢.
Th¢ fi
ents were approv¢d by the Board of Th¥lees 8fLd &uthorised foT issue
. and w¢r¢ signed on its behalf by:
on
B Clark¢- TTUStee
Th¢ not¢s fomi part of these financkal stst¢￿¢llts
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Notes tn the FiTraTrcial Stotements
for tbe Year Ellded 31st MaTch 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basi$ ofpr¢p#Ting th¢ fiDgncial staternents
The fmancial slatetnents of the charitable cojwy, v4bich is a public benefit entty under FRS 102, have been
prepared in accordall￿ with th¢ CharitiE5 SORP (FRS 102) 'Ar￿￿ltIng Reporting by Ch8Xities'. Statement
of Re¢ollllllended Practice appIl￿ble to Ch￿ItieS tbeir accounts in aceordance with the FinM£ial
Reporting Standard applicable in tbe UK ond Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l J8J)uary 2019),,
Finaneial R¢wtin8 Standard 102 The Financial Re￿rtIng Standard applicable in the LK alld Republi¢ of
treland, and the Companies Acl 2006. The financiaj statjnents hai¢ b¢En prepared under the historical cost
¢onv¢ntion.
Incotne
All income is recognised in the Staiement of Financial Activiti¢s on¢e th¢ ¢harity has entidement to the funds, i¢
is probable that the in¢om¢ will be ree¢iv¢d and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recogDiged as expenditure as soon as there is & legal or consfrnctive obligation committing the
hyrity to that expenditure, it 15 probable that a trau5fer of economic benefits will be required in bettlement and
the araount of the obligation can ￿ measured Teliabfy". ExpendiDJre is accouttted for th] an aeenthls basis and has
been classified under headtngs that aggreg8te all cosi relaTed to th¢ category. Where costs cannot be directly
attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activitics OD a basis ¢onsi5tent with the use of
resour¢es.
Tangible fjxed assets
Depreciation is provided at the folloTring annual ratss in order to write off each &qset over its estimated w¢ful
life.
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
ComputeT equipment
?50/9 on redueing b81gnee
250/0 on reducing balanc¢
250h on cost
ImpairmeDI of assets
At ea¢h reporting dat¢ fixed assets art reyiewed to detrrnine whether there is any indication that those assets
have suffered an llnpairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impainrAenL the recoverable amoun( of thy
affected asset is esiitnated and eornpared with its cwing amount. If estimated recoverable amount is loweT, the
¢arrying aD]ounl is r¢duc¢d to its estinwtrd recoyethle amouthL arld an impairmenr loss is recognised
in]mediately in profit or10sS.
If an impairment 1085 wbsequetttly reverses, tbe carry atnount of th¢ ￿et is increased to the revised estimate of
its recoverable amouni but not iti exc¢ss of the amount that would have been determined had no imp&irment loss
been recognised for the ￿et in prioryears. A tevetsai of an ]mpai￿nt loss is r¢cogll￿ed in]]nediately in profit
or lo&%.
TAXation
Th¢ charity is ex¢wt fro￿ corporation t&% on its cljaritable aetivilies.
Fund aeeoundng
Unrcstriclcd funds can be used in a¢¢ordaI￿ with the ¢h2rilable objextiyes at the discTetion of the trustees.
Pension eo$ts And other po$t-r¢tlrement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contributii)n pension scheme. Contributions payabl¢ tD th
haTitabl¢ Compan￿5 pension 5Gh¢m¢ arc charged ts th¢ s￿t¢￿Ent of FillaDcial Acti￿ticS in the period to which
the). rel&t¢.
Cgsh ush equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents include5 cash in twid, deposits held with banks. aud bank overdrafts. Bank
overdrnll4 when applicable, are sbowi within borrowings in current ]iabIliti￿.
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Notes to the Fin8nci81 Ststernents- continued
ror the Ycar Ended 31st Mareh 2024
31J.24
31.3.23
tncorne
IlJ78
24,024
rESTMEliT INCO.ME
31.3.24
31,3.23
Deposit aw)unt interest
1,950
634
NET INCOMEI(EXPEf4DfnJRE)
Net incomel(expellditure) is 5t&¢Ed after ¢hwgillgl(creditiDg).'
313.24
31.3.23
Depreciation- o￿Ted &ssets
Defieit ondisposal of fixed assets
8J68
9,696
844
TRUSTEES, REMufqERATION AP4D BEryEFfTS
There were no tNst¢¢s' r¢￿v￿er&I1on OT othcr benefits for the ended 31st March 2024 nor for the year
ended 31st Matth 2093.
Trnste￿, expenses
There were no trnste￿, expenses pgid for the year ended 31st Ma￿h 2024 nor for the year ended
315t Mar¢h 2023.
STAFF COSTS
The avernge monthly Jlljmber of employees during the year wa5 as follows:
313.24
31.3.23
Drivers & athninistrdtiork
No ¢mploy¢¢s received emoluments in excess of £60.(K)O.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE sfATE.MENT OF FIN￿cIAL ACTIVT
UDrestrictEd
fi￿d
I￿,cOmE AND NDOWTrtEpifs FROM
Grants, donatio￿ and legacies
119,741
Oth¢r tTading a¢tivities
Investtnent income
24,024
634
Total
144,399
EXPENDTfuRE ON
Charilgble activities
General administrative expenses
Eqt8b]ishment costs
118,018
14,975
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Notes to the FI￿n¢181 Ststem¢nts- Continu
for the Yexr Ellded 31st March 2024
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FINA￿CIAL AcrivrriES. CODtlnued
UYtr¢ytrt¢ted
fund
D¢pre(iatioll costs
9,696
Totsl
142,689
NET INCO_ME
1,710
RECONCILIATION OF FtJNDS
Tothl fi￿(ts brought fonvard
189.596
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
191J06
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and
a¢hinery
Motor
vehi¢l¢s
Computer
¢quipw¢Dt
Tots]s
COST
At 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024
339
98,054
3,606
101,999
DKPRECIATIOTri
At 1st April 2023
Charge for year
339
64,615
&363
3,196
205
68,15
8,568
At 315t March 2024
339
72,978
3,401
76,718
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2024
25,076
205
25381
At 3 1st March 2023
33,439
410
33,849
DEBTORS: AMOUP4TS FALLtNG DUE wfTHtN ONE YEAR
31J.24
31.3.23
Debtors
Other debtors
Prepa)ryneDts and ac£Tu¢d 7￿COme
45
2,006
3367
640
1.185
3203
5,318
5,028
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CS DIAL A RIDE LTD
rlotes to the FiDaDcial Statements- eolltlnu
for the Year Ended 31st t%(*rch 2024
io.
CREDifoKS: AMOUNTS FAILING DUE WITHIli ONE YEAR
31.3.24
31.3.23
SOCI￿ S￿urity alld other tsxes
Acc]iJals and defer￿1 iu¢om¢
1,019
la24
1,023
1,199
1343
2222
ii.
LEASING AGREEMENTS
mini￿ lease payments uDd¢T llOD-¢8nceUable operating le&8es fall due a5 follows..
31.3.24
31.3.23
Witbin one year
Beh¥een one and fjve y¢8rs
IS6(M)
6,026
10.941
21.626
10,941
12.
MOVEMEhT tpi Fuf4DS
Net
movement
in fiJnd8
At
31.3.24
At 1.4.23
Unrestri¢tEd funds
Gellernl fund
191J06
(21727)
166,579
TOTAL FUNDS
191 J06
(24,727)
166,579
Net movement in fiwds, in¢luded irLthe above are a8 follows:
Inwming
re50uwe$
Resources
expcnded
Movement
in funds
Unrestrirt￿ funds
General fund
106,817
(131,544)
(24,727)
TOTAL FUNDS
106,817
(131,$44)
(24,727)
Comparatives for movement in fvDd&
Net
rnov¢ment
in funds
At
31.3.23
At 1.4.22
U￿restrICted funds
General fund
189,596
1,710
191,306
TOTAL Fuf+lDS
189.596
1.710
191,306
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LANCS DIAL A RIDE LTD
otes to the Finsneial StAtemeDts- CODtinued
for th¢ Year Ended 31st March 2024
12.
MOVEMENT LN FUNDS- CO￿t￿lled
Ctsmperative net movement iu fi￿. includ¢d ith the above are as follows..
Jneoming
resouwG8
R¢sourc¢s
eX￿]ded
Movement
iTh fuuds
Unre5trict¢d funds
Gell¢ral fi￿d
144,399
(142.689)
1,710
TOTAL Fuf*U)S
144,399
(142.689)
1,710
A current year 12 months Qlld prior ycar 12 months combined po3itioD is &8 follows..
movement"
in fiwds
At
3 1.3.24
At 1.4.22
Unrestricted fullds
General fund
189,596
(23.017)
166,579
TOTAL Fuf4DS
189.596
(23,017)
166,579
A citrrent year 12 months and prior ycar 12 months combilled net tiiovwnent in funds, in¢luded in the &bove aTe
as follows:
Incoming R£sources
resources
expended
Movement
in fimds
Unre5trleted funds
General fU￿d
251216
(274,233)
(23,017)
TOTAL FUNDS
251,216
(274233)
(23,017)
13.
RELATED PARTY DtSCLOSURES
There wer¢ tto rel&ted pty trallsactlons forthe year eJLded 31st March 2024.
14.
ULTtMATE CONTROLLDG PARTY
The cOm￿nY is ¢ontrolled by the tr￿4tees.
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RAL LLNCS DIAL A RIDE LTD
]ktailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 315t Mgrcb 2024
31.3.24
31.3.23
INCOME AND Ef4DOWMENTS
Grants, donatlon$ and legaeies
Grants
93,489
119.741
Other trading Ylctivitles
Incom¢
11?78
24.024
InvestJD¢nt income
Deposit account interest
1,950
634
Total In¢omillg resource5
106,817
144J99
EXPETrIDrruiiE
Charltable activiti&¥
Wagas
SociaE seawity
Pensions
Rent and rates
Insurance
Light and heat
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Motor and travel
Repairs and renewals
Accountancy
Motor vehicle depreciation
Computer equipment dcpn
(Profilyloss on spl¢ of asset
82,712
404
88,685
955
206
13,066
1,909
I,oio
855
539
2,687
20,113
84
1.808
9,491
20.
844
13268
1,940
1,213
1,028
469
16,791
43
1,875
8J63
20S
131297
142,457
Support Costs
Flnance
Bank ¢harg¢s
247
232
Total resources exp¢nd¢d
131,S44
142,689
Net (expeuditureytheome
(2{727)
,710
Thi8 pag¢ do&% Dot foTm part of the stathtory fiDaD¢io1 siatements
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