**Charity Registration No. 1099066**
**Company Registration No. 03727229 (England and Wales)**
## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
**ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**
## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**Trustees** A Zaidi P Jepson K Aruf I Akbar **Secretary** A Zaidi **Charity number** 1099066 **Company number** 03727229 **Principal address** 59-63 Carlisle Street Rotherham South Yorkshire S65 1HA **Registered office** 59-63 Carlisle Street Rotherham South Yorkshire S65 1HA **Independent examiner** Hart Shaw LLP Europa Link Sheffield Business Park Sheffield S9 1XU **Bankers** HSBC Bank 35 College Street Rotherham S65 1AF
## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 3|
|Independent examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the financial statements|7 - 12|
## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). This report serves the purpose of both a trustees’ report, and a directors’ report under company law.
## **Objectives and activities**
The company is a registered charity and its principal object is the development of and creation of opportunities for women, young people and families in the Rotherham area as well as providing opportunities for training and employment for the community within the Borough of Rotherham.
The aims and objectives of the charity are:
- To facilitate the development of the cultural awareness within the community.
- To raise awareness and increase confidence and self-esteem amongst the members of the community.
- Help and assist new associations of Rotherham and act as a mentor for fledgling associations.
- To develop a networking infrastructure, this will support all disadvantaged communities.
- To work in conjunction with the Rotherham voluntary and statutory sector bodies in order to raise the profile of the community.
- To raise the profile of community members as positive role models within Rotherham.
- To develop across cultural awareness in order to create racial harmony.
- To help empower members of the community.
- To develop in conjunction with the statutory sector bodies.
- To facilitate the development of family values and instil the ethos of cultural ideology within the community.
- To work within the institutionalised level to create a parity in terms of accessing the mainstream provisions.
In setting plans and priorities for areas of work, the Board of UMCC has had regard to the guidance from the Charity Commission on the provision of Public Benefit, with particular attention paid to how planned activities will contribute to meeting the objectives of UMCC. Please see plans for the future, most of these are ongoing and apply equally to the year the report covers.
## **Charitable purposes (Public Benefit)**
An example of a recent specific project successfully completed is Adult Community Learning. The project achieved its targets in terms of number of learners with 89% pass rate for the accredited ESOL courses. In addition:
- Promoting the advancement of education
- Identifying and addressing the needs of the local community through community development
- Advancement of arts, culture and heritage
- Involvement in indoor and outdoor sports activities
- Environment protection and improvement
- Promotion of equal opportunities for everyone
- Tackling poverty through the provision of employment related assistance
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the 2011 Charity Act to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission regarding public benefit.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **Achievements and performance**
In such a difficult financial, global, economic situation we are proud of our success of 41 years of existing to providing the much needed services that help give them access to Health, Education and job opportunities to keeping the balance between diversity and equality to help vulnerable, deprived members of the community to build up their confidence, improve their communication skills, health and wellbeing and preparing them for the job market.
## **Achievements and performance of the funding**
We received funding from South Yorkshire Community Foundation (SYCF) to continue our Homework Club Maths, English and Science GCSE for young people from years 11 upwards to develop and support the young people in a safe environment. This project will have enabled them to build up their confidence and be part of a social group and upgrade their studies. Training sessions were provided identifying personal and realist options and goals, working on their skills, abilities, and qualities and values. We are trying to build up their self-esteem, and giving them ownership to make the decisions and keep themselves away from anti-social behavior, drugs, alcohol, smoking etc., and making them realise their responsibilities which keeps them away from depression. Working with VAR and CYPF Consortium sharing good practice with other organisation. The Homework Club is delivered by qualified tutors who will give the full training according to the school curriculum which will help to build up their skills and ease any mental health issues.
Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) – Funding was received for Open Arms Project the key focus of the project was to relieve the stress of the current cost of living crisis by providing a warm space for 15-20 members of the community in Rotherham. Older people who are vulnerable, loneliness, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, low income, unemployed warm, safe, and pleasant environment which this will help relieve the stress and anxiety they struggle with on a daily basis.
RMBC – HAF Project Rotherham Healthy Holidays Summer Club, this project is for children age 8 – 16 who are eligible for free school meals during the school holidays. This project is a huge success we delivered 4 weeks of activities and a hot cooked meal during the summer holidays 28 children registered for the project. We received further funding from RMBC to deliver activities over the Easter and Christmas period for the third year. This is giving the chance for young people to have a healthy cooked meal during school holidays, and will interact with other young people of similar age groups and nationalities.
Overall the United Multicultural Centre in spite of our challenges we are still passionate about our work what we do as an organisation to our community. We are pleased to acknowledge that we play a crucial part in community integration, reducing anti-social behavior, educating vulnerable women and migrants and providing work experience for young people. As usual we are constantly seeking new funding for the sustainability of the activities and the organisation as there is high demand for our service in the community.
We are grateful to our Trustee’s for their valuable help guidance and support for their unprecedented work this year.
## **Financial review**
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure. The trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the chaity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. The main method of risk management is to take all major decisions at board meetings where all trustees can consider the risks rather than leaving the decision to people who operate the charity on a daily basis who will generally have a view from their particular operational perspective.
## **Plans for future periods**
However, we are constantly seeking new funding and commissioning opportunities for the sustainability of the activities and the organisation.
The Board Members, Managing Director and staff work together very hard to provide excellent services to the community. I would like to thank all of them for their hard work, dedication and commitment and also keeping up to date with all the relevant training that’s required.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **Structure, governance and management**
The company became a registered charity on 19 August 2003.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year were: A Zaidi
P Jepson K Aruf
I Akbar
Trustees are appointed either if recommended by the trustees or proposed by a member entitled to vote at a meeting. All trustees shall retire by rotation after three years but are eligible for re-election.
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
A Zaidi **Trustee**
12 December 2023
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of United Multicultural Centre (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **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 financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements 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 the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable 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 that in any material respect:
- 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 financial statements to be reached.
**Martin McDonagh FCA For and on behalf of Hart Shaw LLP** Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor
Europa Link Sheffield Business Park Sheffield S9 1XU
Dated: 13 December 2023
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income from:**
Charitable activities
Grants receivable
**2**
347
37,713
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
Outreach work
**3**
2,154
38,554
**Total charitable**
**expenditure**
2,154
38,554
**Net (outgoing)/incoming**
**resources before**
**transfers**
(1,807)
(841)
Gross transfers
between funds
(27)
27
**Net (expenditure)/income**
**for the year/**
**Net movement in funds**
(1,834)
(814)
Fund balances at 1 April
2022
32,694
11,375
**Fund balances at 31**
**March 2023**
30,860
10,561|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
38,060
8,570
45,193
40,708
6,702
33,818
40,708
6,702
33,818
(2,648)
1,868
11,375
-
-
-
(2,648)
1,868
11,375
44,069
30,826
-
41,421
32,694
11,375|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
53,763|
|---|---|---|
|||40,520|
|||40,520|
|||13,243
-|
|||13,243
30,826|
|||44,069|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**7**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**8**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Income funds**
Restricted funds
**9**
Unrestricted funds|**2023**
**£**
40,948
(1,380)|**£**
1,853
39,568
41,421
10,561
30,860
41,421|**2022**
**£**
43,209
(1,320)|**£**
2,180
41,889|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||44,069|
|||||11,375
32,694|
|||||44,069|
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 12 December 2023
A Zaidi
**Trustee**
## **Company registration number 03727229**
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
United Multicultural Centre is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 59-63 Carlisle Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 1HA.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charity's memorandum and articles of association, the Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and “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)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **1.4 Incoming resources**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## **1.5 Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## Charitable activities
These are costs incurred on the charity's educational operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
## Governance costs
These include the costs attributable to the charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including independent examination, strategic management, trustees' meetings and reimbursed expenses.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:
Land & buildings 6.67% straight line Plant and machinery 33% straight line Fixtures, fittings & equipment 15% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **1 Accounting policies (Continued)**
## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **1.9 Restricted and unrestricted funds**
Restricted funds are those received from donors which are subject to restrictions on the purposes for which they may be used. Unrestricted funds are those where there are no externally imposed restrictions and include funds freely available to the charity for expenditure or appropriation to reserves for internally designated purposes.
## **2 Income from charitable activities**
|Performance related grants
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds|**2023**
**£**
38,060
347
37,713
38,060|**2022**
**£**
53,763|
|---|---|---|
|||8,570
45,193|
|||53,763|
## **3 Expenditure relating to charitable activities**
|Depreciation and impairment
Charitable activities undertaken directly
Governance costs|**2023**
**£**
327
39,001
39,328
1,380
40,708|**2022**
**£**
2,003
37,197|
|---|---|---|
|||39,200
1,320|
|||40,520|
Governance costs include payments of £1,380 in respect of independent examination fees (2022- £1,320).
## **4 Trustees**
None of the trustees received any remuneration during the year and none of them were reimbursed expenses.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **5 Employees**
## **Number of employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**Number**|**Number**|
|Trustees|4|4|
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.
## **6 Taxation**
The company is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from charge to corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **7 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Tangible fixed assets**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2022
At 31 March 2023
**Depreciation and impairment**
At 1 April 2022
Depreciation charged in the year
At 31 March 2023
**Carrying amount**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022|**Land &**
**buildings**
**Plant and**
**machinery**
**Fixtures,**
**fittings &**
**equipment**
**£**
**£**
**£**
41,881
78,992
32,417
41,881
78,992
32,417
41,881
78,992
30,237
-
-
327
41,881
78,992
30,564
-
-
1,853
-
-
2,180|**Total**
**£**
153,290|
|||153,290|
|||151,110
327|
|||151,437|
|||1,853|
|||2,180|
All fixed assets are used for charitable purposes.
## **8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Accruals and deferred income|1,380|1,320|
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **9 Restricted funds**
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**|||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Balance at**||**Incoming**|**Resources**||**Transfers**|**Balance at**||
||**resources**|**expended**|**1 April 2022**||**resources**|**expended**|||**31 March 2023**||
||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**||**£**|
|SYCF Grant|11,150|(1,858)|9,292||-||(9,292)|-||-|
|Coalfields|||||||||||
|Regeneration|||||||||||
|Trust|2,500|(2,500)|2,083||1,996||(4,106)|27||-|
|Coalfields|||||||||||
|Regeneration|||||||||||
|Trust|2,500|(417)||-|-||-|-||-|
|Rotherham|||||||||||
|MBC|26,193|(26,193)||-|27,717|(24,408)||-||3,309|
|Voluntary|||||||||||
|Action|||||||||||
|Rotherham|-|-||-|8,000||(748)|-||7,252|
|Good Things|||||||||||
|Foundation|1,960|(1,960)||-|-||-|-||-|
|Trinity|||||||||||
|College|||||||||||
|London|890|(890)||-|-||-|-||-|
||45,193|(33,818)|11,375||37,713|(38,554)||27|10,561||
SYCF Grant: Community Resilience Programme this is another one of our successful projects which provides Skills for life, ESOL classes and basic ICT skills, to build up skills what they have already learnt in the use of tablets for online classes, cascading to the development of ICT confidence and for some learners, the appropriate and safe use of emails.
Coalfields Regeneration Trust: The grant of £1,996 was to provide a weekly food parcel to families who were asylum seekers, refugees, unemployed or low income, which was delivered to their homes or collected from the centre. The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for families to decide to pay for household bills or food having this weekly service helps to ease the burden.
Rotherham MBC: HAF Project Rotherham Healthy Holidays Club, this project is for children age 5 – 16 who are eligible for free school meals during the various school holidays. Additional funding was also received for the Easter and Christmas holidays.
Voluntary Action Rotherham: funding for training individuals to offer better support within the projects they hold with an aim to lead more successful projects to individuals of the BAME community.
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## **UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**_
## **10 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
Fund balances at 31 March 2023 are
represented by:
Tangible assets
1,853
-
Current assets/(liabilities)
39,568
-
41,421
-|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
1,853
39,568
41,421|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
2,180
41,889|
|||44,069|
## **11 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year.
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