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2024-04-30-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 4720063 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1098241

Richmond Trust Fund Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements

30 April 2024

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 30 April 2024

Page
Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 5
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 6
Statement of financial position 7
Notes to the financial statements 8

Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)

Year ended 30 April 2024

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2024.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Richmond Trust Fund Charity registration number 1098241 Company registration number 4720063 Principal office and registered 2nd Floor Parkgates office Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL The trustees J Fried Mrs J Fried A Iwanier Company secretary Mrs J Fried Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

Structure, governance and management

Richmond Trust Fund is constituted by Memorandum and Articles of Association and is a company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 02 April 2003 as a company and the company number is 4720063. It was registered as a charity on 27 June 2003 with a charity number 1098241.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and with the consent of the trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation.

There is no chief executive officer. The day-to-day affairs are undertaken by Mr D Fried on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the relief of poverty amongst the elderly or persons in need, hardship or distress in the Jewish Community, the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Religion and the advancement of education according to the tenets of the Orthodox Jewish Faith.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations and investments. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

There were no grants paid to individuals during the year.

Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

The application of the funds by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter-term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

Strategic report

The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

Achievements and performance

The charity received £195,000 in donations during the year and £323,231 was paid out by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were mainly for educational and relief of poverty purposes.

The charity also had investment income receivable amounting to £25,422.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All office costs are borne by a local benefactor and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions in the reporting period are as disclosed in the notes to the accounts.

There was an overall net expenditure and net movement of funds for the year amounting to £102,809.

Financial review

Investment performance

The property investment of the charity provided a 11% return during the year.

Reserves policy

The unrestricted fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve practical for donations which are seasonal.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of the income generated and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £179,802 all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report and the strategic report were approved on 6 January 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

J Fried Trustee

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Richmond Trust Fund

Year ended 30 April 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Richmond Trust Fund ('the charity') for the year ended 30 April 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company 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 the 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 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 the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements 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 financial statements 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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

6 January 2025

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 30 April 2024

2024 2023
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 195,000 195,000 716,660
Investment income 6 25,422 25,422 7,484
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Total income 220,422 220,422 724,144
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 323,231 323,231 307,575
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Total expenditure 323,231 323,231 307,575
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Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (102,809) (102,809) 416,569
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 515,321 515,321 98,752
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Total funds carried forward 412,512 412,512 515,321
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

30 April 2024

2024 2023
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 14 232,710 231,476
Current assets
Debtors 15 10,000
Cash at bank and in hand 171,002 285,045
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181,002 285,045
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 1,200 1,200
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Net current assets 179,802 283,845
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Total assets less current liabilities 412,512 515,321
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Net assets 412,512 515,321
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 412,512 515,321
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Total charity funds 17 412,512 515,321
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For the year ending 30 April 2024, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 6 January 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

J Fried

Trustee

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 30 April 2024

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 2nd Floor Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0TL.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Fair value

Debtors and creditors are stated at fair value.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investments (continued)

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

Investment property

Investment property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.

Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure.

If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available without undue cost or effort for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Limited by guarantee

Richmond Trust Fund is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

5. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 195,000 195,000 716,660 716,660
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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

6. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 25,087 25,087 6,633 6,633
Bank interest receivable 335 335 851 851
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25,422 25,422 7,484 7,484
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7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024 Funds 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 321,896 321,896 306,170 306,170
Support costs 1,335 1,335 1,405 1,405
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323,231 323,231 307,575 307,575
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding Support Total funds Total fund
of activities costs 2024 2023
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 321,896 135 322,031 306,374
Governance costs 1,200 1,200 1,201
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321,896 1,335 323,231 307,575
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

9. Analysis of support costs

Analysis of
support costs Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £
General office 135 135 204
Governance costs 1,200 1,200 1,201
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1,335 1,335 1,405
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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

10. Analysis of grants

2024 2023
£ £
Grants to institutions
Ben Amram C T 10,000 36,000
Beth Midrash Lemoroth 30,000 16,900
Chasdei Sholom 18,000
Cong Shaarei Sholom Tschabe 26,000 18,000
Friends Of Mir 4,320
Friends of Yeshvas Brisk 4,000
Gateshead Talmudical College 4,500 5,000
Grants under £2,000 3,396 2,950
Inspirations 26,000
Joel Memorial Ltd 18,000
Kollel Viznitz 52,000
Lehachzikom 18,000
Live And Learn 18,000
Machzikei Loimdei Torah 44,000
Rehabilitation Trust 10,000 36,000
Shir Chesed Beis Yisroel 18,000
Shirat Devorah Trust 11,000
Start Upright 26,000 26,000
U T A 120,000
Viznitz Institutions Trust 26,000
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321,896 306,170
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Total grants 321,896 306,170
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11. Independent examination fees
2024 2023
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,200 1,200
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12. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2023: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).

13. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

14. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 May 2023 231,476
Additions 25,087
Disposals (23,853)
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At 30 April 2024 232,710
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Impairment
At 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2024 232,710
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At 30 April 2023 231,476
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Investment properties

Investments comprise an investment in a UK property syndicate with a holding of 5%.

Valuation of UK investment property is at fair value in the opinion of the trustees and the syndicate managers.

15. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 10,000
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,200 1,200
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Richmond Trust Fund

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 30 April 2024

17. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 At 30
May 2023 Income Expenditure Apr 2024
£ £ £ £
General funds 515,321 220,422 (323,231) 412,512
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At 01 At 30
May 2022 Income Expenditure Apr 2023
£ £ £ £
General funds 98,752 724,144 (307,575) 515,321
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18. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2024
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 232,710 232,710
Current assets 181,002 181,002
Creditors less than 1 year (1,200)
(1,200)
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Net assets 412,512 412,512
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2023
£ £
Tangible fixed assets 231,476 231,476
Current assets 285,045 285,045
Creditors less than 1 year (1,200)
(1,200)
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Net assets 515,321 515,321
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19. Related parties

Mr J Fried, a director and a trustee of Richmond Trust Fund is also a director of Joel Memorial Ltd. During the year Richmond Trust Fund paid out grants to Joel Memorial Limited amounting to £18,000.

20. Taxation

Richmond Trust Fund is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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