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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity number: 1103477

Company registration number: 05002948

Knowsley Disability Concern

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2021

KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

CONTENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Page
Charity reference and administrative details 1
Trustee’s annual report 2
Independent Examiner’s report 14
Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure
account)		 15
Balance sheet 16
Cashflow Statement 17
Notes to the accounts 18

KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN CHARITY REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Incorporated on 23 December 2003, Knowsley Disability Concern is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The directors of the charity are its trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.

Registered charity name Knowsley Disability Concern (also known as KDC)
Company registration number 05002948
Charity registration number 1103477
Registered Office 263A Tarbock Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 OSD
Telephone 0151 480 4090
Directors and Trustees Mr Steven John Harding
Mr Richard Murphy
Mrs Alma Lunt
Mr Andy Dunbar
Mrs Amanda Felstead
Mrs Pamela Spall
Ms Stacia Pettersen
Mrs Hilary Laidler
Ms Joanne Parkes-Newton
Miss Nicola Pheasant
Ms Tricia Clewett
Mrs Daisie Henshall-Brown
Ms Irina Rodkina (appointed 28 July 2020)
Mr James Walker (appointed 20 October 2020)
Chief Executive Officer Mrs Joyce Greaves
Independent Examiner MHA Moore and Smalley
Chartered Accountants
Richard House
9 Winckley Square
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 3HP
Bankers TSB Bank plc, Waterloo
Santander, Bootle

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The trustees, who are directors of the Charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report together with financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Structure, governance and management

Knowsley Disability Concern (KDC) is a charitable company limited by guarantee and was formed on 23 December 2003 and is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association which were last amended in February 2010.

In April 2013, the Charity established a separate trading subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited, registered in England with company number 08489813, which assumed the delivery of payroll services to individual employers of personal care assistants. The aggregate amount of the holding company’s investment in its subsidiary is £60, which represents 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of the subsidiary. The subsidiary is controlled by the Charity by virtue of the power to appoint directors to the board of the subsidiary.

The Board of Trustees

The Directors of KDC are also Trustees and Members of the Charity for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is the administrative and governing body and meets every three months to ensure that the Charity is performing well, is solvent, and complies with all its obligations. The Board of Trustees currently consists of fourteen Trustees and the quorum is three Trustees.

The Finance Committee is a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees and meets at least three times a year to consider matters of financial performance and control including budgets, forecasts, cash flow and reserves. The Personnel Committee is a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees and meets at least three times a year to consider matters relating to human resources, including staff remuneration, terms and conditions. It is responsible for the Charity’s human resources strategy, policies and performance management of personnel and volunteers, making recommendations to the Board as and when required. Pay and remuneration for key management personnel is approved by the Personnel Committee based on recommendations by the CEO and in line with staff pay structures. An independent review of pay and reward rates across the organisation is due to be undertaken in August 2021.

Trustees have overall control and responsibility for policy and major decision making with day to day management and responsibility for implementing policies delegated to the Chief Executive Officer.

The membership of the Board of Trustees is set out on page 1. All Trustees served throughout the year unless otherwise stated. Election and re-election of Trustees is carried out by unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees. At the annual general meeting one-third of the trustees who are subject to retirement by rotation or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, the number nearest to one third shall retire from office; but, if there is only one trustee who is subject to retirement by rotation, he/she will retire. The trustees to retire by rotation will be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment.

The membership of the Board of Trustees at the date that this Trustees Report and Annual Accounts were approved was:

Mr Steven John Harding – Chair Mr Richard Murphy Mrs Alma Lunt Mr Andy Dunbar Mrs Amanda Felstead Mrs Pamela Spall Ms Stacia Pettersen Ms Jo Parkes-Newton Mrs Hilary Laidler Miss Nicola Pheasant Ms Tricia Clewett* Mrs Daisie Henshall-Brown Ms Irina Rodkina

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees (continued) Mr James Walker

At the Annual General Meeting, those marked with * are due to retire but are eligible for reappointment.

The Charity seeks to appoint a Board of Trustees which has a mix of specialist knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to the Charity’s work. This includes ensuring that those directly affected by disability issues as disabled people are among the Trustees.

Nomination for Trustees may come from a variety of sources, including open advertisement. Prior to being elected, nominees are invited to a meeting of the Board of Trustees and to visit the Charity’s premises to meet the Chief Executive Officer and staff. Once appointed, Trustees are given a full induction to the Charity. This includes information and guidance on the roles and responsibilities of being a Trustee and subsequently they are offered continuous development and training opportunities. Trustees are encouraged to attend staff team meetings and other events from time to time.

Trustee indemnity insurance is provided via executive and professional liability cover under an insurance policy currently underwritten by CaSE Charity Insurance Limited. This is reviewed and renewed annually.

Membership of a wider network

The Charity recognises the importance of partnership working in ensuring the successful achievement of its objectives and as such, continues to work closely with other organisations in Knowsley from both the statutory and third sectors, including:

The CEO and staff members have places on a variety of strategic partnership boards and engagement forums linked to whole life health and wellbeing services and attend a number of other groups and committees associated with KDC’s community of interest. The CEO is a member of the Health and Wellbeing Engagement Forum, the Knowsley Better Together Partnership, the Knowsley Mental Health Resilience Forum, the VS6 LCR Assembly (voluntary Sector Partnership for Liverpool City Region) and the Third Sector Leadership Alliance.

Objectives and activities

Aims

Knowsley Disability Concern has been established for general charitable purposes within the meaning of English Law. Its charitable aims are set out in its Memorandum of Association and are:

To relieve the needs of disabled people, their families and carers principally within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley and surrounding areas (“the area of benefit”) by any charitable means and in particular by:

(i) providing education services (ii) providing advisory and support services

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

In delivering its aims, the Charity’s key objective is to ensure that disabled people do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities or an inability to express their needs effectively.

The Charity has identified and published statements that define its Vision and Mission and describe the way in which it operates through a set of values which are regularly reviewed and to which all staff and volunteers sign up. They are:

Vision:

To see communities where all people are included, live independently and are valued as equal citizens

Mission:

To provide high quality, innovative services that support disabled people to exercise their rights, have choice, control and achieve independence.

Values:

Our Values describe ‘the way we do things around here’ and are described as follows:

Objectives

The charitable aims are principally achieved through the delivery of activities under four key service areas:

The Charity has a key overriding objective, which is:

‘to ensure that disabled people do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities or an inability to express their needs effectively’.

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

In addition, the Charity is committed to helping people secure services which meet the twelve basic rights to enable them to live independently and fully participate in society. They are:

  1. Full Access to our environment

  2. A fully accessible Transport system.

  3. Technical Aids – Equipment

  4. Accessible/adapted Housing

  5. Personal Assistance

  6. Inclusive Education and Training

  7. An adequate Income

  8. Equal opportunities for Employment

  9. Appropriate and accessible Information

  10. Advocacy (towards self-advocacy)

  11. Counselling

  12. Appropriate and Accessible Heath Care Provision

Values and Ethos

The ethos of the Charity is one of equality for disabled people and is based on the Social Model of Disability. In delivering its objectives, the Charity embraces the principles of access, participation and coproduction by encouraging more people to become actively involved in local groups and projects and influencing the development of services. All services and activities aim to be open and accessible to everyone who wishes to take part.

Public Benefit

The Charity’s aims, objectives and activities are reviewed each year as part of the business planning process. The review concluded that in performing all of its activities in accordance with the objectives for the year, and with due regard to the published Charity Commission guidance on the operation of the Public Benefit requirement of the Charities Act 2006 including guidance on fee charging and accessibility, the Charity has undertaken appropriate activities in furtherance of those aims for the public benefit, as demonstrated within this report.

The particular public benefit that is provided by the Charity continues to be derived from the various activities delivered, summarised as follows:

Achievements and performance

KDC achieves its objectives through the delivery of a range of services designed to meet the individual needs of local residents and improve their independence and quality of life, in particular through accessing direct payments; information and advice services; and education and learning to develop skills and deal with problems that have an adverse effect on their lives.

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

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Programmes provided during the year included:

The continued emphasis on increasing empowerment and helping our community of interest to have a stronger, collective voice, ensures that people who use services play a greater role in influencing future service-provision. Coproduction has become, and shall remain, an important aspect of the way in which KDC develops its service offer for local people.

In addition to the above, the Charity’s trading subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited, delivered a payroll service for people who use their direct payments to employ personal care assistants to provide care and support in their own homes. At the end of March 2021 there were 931 clients receiving this service, compared with 928 at the end of the previous year

COVID-19 Response

In line with national guidance, remote working arrangements for employees of both KDC and Your Payroll continued, in line with Government guidelines. Community learning sessions and other activities, home visits and face-to-face meetings were replaced with alternative delivery methods allowing all projects and services to be successfully maintained via telephone, email, and various on-line platforms. Income streams and cash reserves have been largely unaffected and all staff have been retained in employment, working remotely, and fully engaged in supporting people through the situation. With the aid of emergency funding from a range of grant making organisations, A Good Life was extended to offer telephone counselling and wellbeing calls for those struggling with isolation and other issues as a result of the pandemic, and staff were provided with mobile telephones and IT equipment for home-working.

KDC worked closely with Knowsley Council and local COVID response services to ensure local vulnerable and disabled people and those living with long term conditions received the support and guidance needed to keep safe and well.

Performance monitoring reports demonstrated that contract service levels and grant funding conditions continued to be met throughout the year and the period saw more people supported to overcome anxiety, depression and social isolation as a result of COVID.

From October 2020, some face-to-face learning and development sessions for adults with learning disabilities resumed under strict safety controls and a COVID-recovery plan was put in place in May 2021 to enable a phased, safe resumption of normal services, taking into account a number of considerations to create a COVID-safe business.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Delivery of Strategic Priorities and Objectives

The 2019-2021 Business Plan set out the Charity’s annual strategic priorities for each operational area together with a series of operational objectives linked to clear outcomes.

The following narrative describes the priorities and summarises the Charity’s progress in achieving them:

Direct Payments Support and Managed Accounts Services- Strategic priorities

1 KDC maintained and strengthened its position as lead for Direct Payments and Managed Accounts Service in Knowsley:

2 KDC continued to support the development of the PA marketplace and recruitment of trained and capable PAs in Knowsley

3 KDC improved its position as the provider of choice for personal health budget support services:

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Learning Disabilities Services – Strategic priorities

Money in Mind

The Money in Mind programme, offering welfare benefits advice and support services specifically for people suffering mental ill health was discontinued from 30 September 2020, when the period of grant funding expired. Normally delivered face-to-face, the service was moved to email and telephone as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. During the period, a total of 106 residents of Knowsley were helped to deal with urgent issues to ensure that any financial crisis is alleviated and further breakdown in their mental health avoided.

Since the project was launched in October 2017, practical support to access welfare benefits has secured a total of £1,214,282, in relation to unclaimed or unpaid entitlement on behalf of our clients. Other outcomes include people reporting an increase in their own confidence and ability to cope with situations that may arise in the future. The service was provided through a partnership with TASC who continue to offer advice support for Knowsley residents as key providers in A Good Life service.

A Good Life

KDC’s ‘A Good Life’ project, launched in February 2020 enables the charity to broaden its target market by offering support for any resident in Knowsley experiencing challenges and barriers preventing them from having ‘a good life’. The service, delivered through a partnership with three local providers, (Knowsley Pensioners Advocacy and Information Service, TASC and Sight & Mind) led by KDC, helps people deal with the immediate issue and works with them to develop their ability to cope better, become more resilient, and rely less on statutory services.

Referrals were received from a wide range of local agencies and statutory services as well as people directly. Despite the need, from 23 March 2020, to alter the delivery model from face-to-face to telephone support, the service has supported 374 people in the period from its launch date to 31 March 2021.

Someone To Talk To

In April 2021, in response to COVID-19, after receiving a number of referrals for people suffering the effects of isolation, loneliness depression and anxiety caused by the pandemic and acerbated by the lockdown restrictions, A Good Life launched the ‘Someone to Talk To’ service. Delivered alongside A Good Life by the Coordinator, the service offers a confidential listening ear, emotional support and wellbeing advice as well as simply someone to offload anxiety, stress and even anger. Regular weekly wellbeing, keeping in touch, calls are offered to support people to cope with the effects of isolation, depression, low mood, anxiety, and loneliness.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

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During the period, Someone To Talk To supported a total of 76 vulnerable people, 22 of whom continued to receive ongoing calls and support on a weekly basis

Counselling service

Following the evaluation of a six-month pilot scheme delivered in 2020 by a qualified counsellor working on a voluntary basis, KDC established a new counselling service for Knowsley residents. The service receives referrals through A Good Life and supports up to five clients at any one time. During the period, the service has helped 7 people since its official launch in November 2020.

Trading subsidiary - KDC (Commercial) Limited

The strategic objectives associated with services provided by the Charity’s subsidiary, KDC (Commercial) Limited, which trades under the brand name of Your Payroll, were aimed at growing client numbers and improving systems and processes.

Whilst client numbers remained generally static, due to low numbers of people taking up direct payments, two new commercial clients were on-boarded during the year.

In September 2020, consultants were appointed to deliver the ISO 9001 (Quality Management) certification and process improvements and workflow efficiencies were implemented in preparation for the first external audit.

Procedures to ensure the efficient collection of payroll were further strengthened resulting in an increase in clients using direct debits and minimising debtors.

Employees and volunteers

KDC operates a policy of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, regardless of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, nationality, national origin, religion, belief, marital status, social class or any other individual characteristic and opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. The Charity continues to value its status as an equal opportunities employer and is recognised as such through its commitment to the Disability Confident Employer recognition scheme.

At 31 March 2021, the Charity employed 14 members of staff plus two staff recruited to commence employment in April 2021. Of the 16 staff, 11 work full-time (35 hours per week) and 5 work part-time (between 4 and 28 hours per week). KDC (Commercial) Limited employed 6 members of staff, of which, 4 work full-time and 3 part-time.

In addition to the 14 unpaid Trustees who currently make up the Board of Trustees, the Charity is supported by a cohort of six regular volunteers. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, volunteers were unable to attend as often and support for 4 long-term volunteer placements for people with learning disabilities/visual impairments in part-time administration roles was discontinued. As a result, the number of volunteering hours recorded for the year fell dramatically to 102 (previous year: 881). Supported placements for social work degree students were not offered during the year.

The Charity is committed to providing appropriate training and development opportunities for all employees and volunteers, identified and monitored on an individual basis through its supervision and appraisal systems. Employees and volunteers are encouraged to participate actively in the running of the Charity via project, team and special-interest meetings. KDC has held the Investors in People Standard since first assessed in 2013 and accreditation at was confirmed following a review in October 2020.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Financial review

The Board of Trustees is satisfied with the overall performance of the charity during the year and at 31 March 2021. The Statement of Financial Activities shows incoming resources of £526,731 (2020: £437,167) and outgoing resources of £460,122 (2020: £395,928) for the year ending 31 March 2021, resulting in an in-year surplus of £66,609 (2020: £41,239). The total reserves held by the Charity at 31 March 2021 amounted to £198,077, of which restricted funds totalled £1,383. Therefore, unrestricted reserves amounted to £196,694, compared with £131,118 at 31 March 2020.

The Board considers that the charity has the funding capacity to continue its activities during the coming year. Trustees have approved the annual budget for 2021/22 and an in-year surplus of £13k is forecast. This supports the successful delivery of the Charity’s aims and objectives as set out in the business plan for 2021-2023 and will ensure sustainability beyond the next financial year.

Principal Funding Sources

During the period, the Charity derived 11% (2020: 13%) of its income from contracts with the Local Authority for the provision of services and 55% (2020: 44%) comprised grants and donations received. Earned income from primary purpose trading made up a further 26% (2020: 28%) and the Charity’s trading subsidiary donations, made up 7% (2020: 15%) and totalled £36,915 (2020: £68,226) of its current year profits, in the form of gift aid.

Investments Policy and Performance

Under its memorandum and Articles of Association, the Charity has the power to make any investments which the Trustees deem appropriate; however, funds available to the Charity for investment are insufficient to warrant a full-blown investment strategy. In June 2020, Trustees approved an Investment Policy setting out the key objective as ‘The Charity seeks to produce the best financial return within an acceptable level of risk. As the assets are expected to be spent over the next three years, capital preservation is of paramount importance’. In January 2021, KDC invested £150,000 of its cash reserves into a 12-month Corporate Notice Account with Santander which attracts a variable interest rate, currently 0.6%. All other cash reserves are held in an instant access bank account provided by Santander, attracting interest at the Bank of England base rate, currently 0.1%.

Risk Management and Internal Control

The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the implementation and maintenance of sound systems and procedures to enable the Charity to accurately foresee and manage risk effectively.

Constant horizon scanning and monitoring of local strategy and national drivers, forms an essential part of the business planning process and therefore enables any new risks, to which the charity may become exposed to be identified along with activities to manage or mitigate such. The process for setting the Charity’s annual strategic plan includes the establishment and implementation of systems and procedures to mitigate risks. The detailed Risk Review undertaken in March 2021 confirmed that the principle strategic risks and uncertainties to which KDC is exposed, remain those of: delivering services which do not achieve full cost recovery; the increasingly challenging economic environment; and changes in national policy which may adversely affect funding streams as well as increase the demand for services.

The Strategic Plan for 2021/23 reflects objectives identified in the Risk Register to manage and overcome four distinct areas identified as presenting a risk to the Charity, which are: continued or further national/global pandemics (e.g. Coronavirus); loss of the Direct Payments Support Service contract with Knowsley Council; failure of the New Horizons programme delivered as a consortium with the Women’s Organisation; and a major data protection breach.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

In addition to the above, the Risk Register identified the planned retirement in October 2021 of the CEO and the potential impact of a change in leadership as a key risk. A robust recruitment process involving staff and people who use services has enabled the appointment, from 1 September, of a suitable successor who will work alongside the CEO for a period of induction and handover.

The Charity is open to the usual financial risks of any organisation and has in place controls to minimise these risks, such as two signatures being required on the bank mandate and segregation of tasks. All staff and volunteers are subject to checks under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Charity’s reserves policy sets out a mechanism for the management of financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs.

Internal controls over all forms of commitment and expenditure are governed by standing financial instructions to ensure accountability and aid efficiency. Processes are in place to ensure that performance is monitored and that appropriate management information is prepared and reviewed regularly by the Board of Trustees.

The CEO takes responsibility to consistently raise awareness to ensure that health and safety is an integral part of daily working life.

Reserves Policy and Performance

It is the Charity’s policy to hold free reserves in its unrestricted funds in order to establish an appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of the Charity from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income streams as part of policy of good financial management practice.

The Trustees have set a reserves policy which requires reserves to be maintained at a level which ensures that Knowsley Disability Concern’s core activity can continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty; and that a proportion of reserves be maintained in a readily realisable form.

The calculation of the required level of reserves is an integral part of the organisation's planning, budget and forecast cycle. It takes into account:

Based on these principles, the required target level of unrestricted reserves for the Charity at 31 March 2021 has been calculated as £164,000.

At 31 March 2021, the level of accumulated unrestricted reserves stood at £196,694, however, of this, £1,797 can only be realised by disposing of fixed assets. Therefore, at 31 March 2021, the Charity had available liquid unrestricted reserves of £194,897, representing a surplus of £30.897 against the minimum target level. The Charity is budgeting an in-year surplus of £13,463 for 2021/22 and the Trustees are therefore confident that an adequate level of unrestricted reserves shall be achieved in the new financial year.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Plans for the future

Strategic priorities are developed through meetings between Trustees and Staff with input from people who use our services to ensure that we continue to respond to the needs of our community. There is a continued emphasis on increasing empowerment and helping our community of interest to have a stronger, collective voice to ensure that people who use services play a key role in influencing future service provision.

In March 2021, Trustees undertook a review of the Charity’s performance, risk and opportunities and agreed the strategic priorities in the Business Plan for the next two to three years as:

The Business Plan also identifies a set of enabling priorities for developing resources, infrastructure, systems and processes to support the success of operational objectives.

Delivery of the strategic priorities is ensured through the identification of operational objectives and key activities for each team and every individual member of staff, performance against which, is measured through regular supervision and annual appraisals, which include the identification of personal development and training needs.

The Trustees believe that the Charity has the financial strength, management capacity and overall skills and expertise to pursue its objectives for the coming year, progress towards achievement of which, will be monitored regularly at the Board meetings.

Signed by order of the trustees:

…………………………………………………..

Mr Steven John Harding Director and Chair of Trustees

07/10/2021

Date:…………………………………………....

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 15 to 30.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (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 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 your company’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

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of The ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

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 company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records.

  3. The accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have 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.

Nicola Mason FCA For and on behalf of MHA Moore and Smalley Chartered Accountants Preston

07/10/2021 Date: ………………..........................

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Income from:		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2021
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
Donations and grants
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities		 61,451
4,890
66,341
65,496
196,823
256,515
453,338
369,427
600
-
600
600
Investment income
5
Other income
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
16		 256
-
256
93
6,196
-
6,196
1,551
265,326
261,405
526,731
437,167
188,041
272,081
460,122
395,928
188,041
272,081
460,122
395,928
77,285
(10,676)
66,609
41,239
(11,709)
11,709
-
-
65,576
1,033
66,609
41,239
131,118
350
131,468
90,229
196,694
1,383
198,077
131,468

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year.

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
Investments
12
Current assets
Debtors
13
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors falling due within one year
14
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds:
Unrestricted general funds
Restricted general funds
Total charity funds
16		 2021
2020
£
£
1,737
92
60
60
1,797
152
105,696
114,232
228,007
84,021
333,703
198,253
(137,423)
(66,937)
196,280
131,316
198,077
131,468
196,694
131,118
1,383
350
198,077
131,468

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

Trustees' responsibilities:

The members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and the trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

07/10/2021

These accounts were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on the ........................ and are signed on their behalf by:

……………………………………….

Mr Steven Harding (Trustee)

Company Registration Number: 05002948

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN CASHFLOW STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Cash flow from operating activities
20
Cash flow from investing activities
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets
Interest received
Net cash flow from investing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2020
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2021		 2021
2020
£
£
146,332
65,082
(2,602)
-
256
93
(2,346)
93
143,986
65,175
84,021
18,846
228,007
84,021

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KNOWSLEY DISABILITY CONCERN NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting policies

Legal form

The charity constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee as defined by the Companies Act 2006, incorporated in England and Wales, each member having undertaken to contribute such amounts not exceeding one pound as may be required in the event of the company being wound up whilst he or she is still a member or within one year thereafter. The registered office is as stated on page 1.

Basis of accounting

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) issued on 16 July 2014 (as updated through Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.

Knowsley Disability Concern meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

At the time of approval of the financial statements, the trustees have considered the charity’s financial position and performance. The trustees are continuing to monitor developments and all emerging risks regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst there was the potential for an adverse financial impact, the charity was able to put in place alternative delivery methods to maintain all projects and services via telephone, email and various online platforms. With income streams and cash reserves largely unaffected, the charity has maintained a business as usual approach.

The trustees have prepared forecasts which demonstrate that the charity appears to have sufficient cash resources to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the twelve month period following approval of the accounts. Therefore the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Incoming resources

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. The following specific policies are applied:

Fund accounting

The charity maintains a general unrestricted fund which represents funds which are expendable at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. Such funds may be held in order to finance both working capital and capital investment.

Restricted funds have been provided to the charity for particular purposes, and it is the policy of the Board of Trustees to carefully monitor the application of those funds in accordance with the restrictions placed upon them.

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1 Accounting policies (continued)

Resources expended and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of charitable activities undertaken directly to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

Allocation of support and governance costs

Support and governance costs relate to functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. These costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity’s activities. These costs have been allocated between the charitable activities based on the number of employees working within each area.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Items of less than £1,000 are not capitalised. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Office equipment - 25% straight line

Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Gift Aid

Gift Aid donations from the trading subsidiary are recognised when the charity has entitlement, the value is measurable and the receipt is probable. The charity has a deed of covenant in place with the trading subsidiary which confirms that a legal obligation to make donations to the charity exists on the part of the company.

Operating leases

Rentals payable are charged on a time basis over the lease term.

Pension costs

Pension costs represent payments made to private pension schemes which are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Taxation

As a recognised charity, the company is exempt from income and corporation tax to the extent that the income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only.

Consolidation

The charity’s accounts do not include the results of the trading subsidiary as the group qualifies as small, as defined by The Charities Act.

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2 Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

There have been no significant judgements (apart from those involving estimates) made in the process of preparing the accounts.

There have been no key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

3 Donations and grants

Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2021
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
Gift aid from trading subsidiary
Gift in kind - rent
Skills for Care grant		 36,915
-
36,915
42,482
5,900
-
5,900
5,900
8,543
-
8,543
-
COVID-19 project grants
KMBC Coronavirus Community Fund grant
Other donations and grants
WTWILM scheme funding		 -
4,890
4,890
-
10,000
-
10,000
-
93
-
93
2,163
-
-
-
14,951
61,451
4,890
66,341
65,496

Last year’s donations and grants relate to unrestricted funds.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

4 Incoming resources from charitable activities

Managed Accounts
PHB Service Fees
Placement Fees
Direct Payments Support
Money In Mind grant
Managing my Money grant
Easy Read Service grant
Henry Smith grant
A Good Life grant
New Horizons grant
Big Science Club grant
Maths and English Project grant
Reach Fund grant
Wolfson Foundation grant
National Lottery grant		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2021
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
138,690
-
138,690
122,829
125
-
125
2,714
-
-
-
1,120
56,700
-
56,700
59,000
-
2,500
2,500
5,000
-
5,815
5,815
23,258
-
-
-
4,190
-
58,100
58,100
57,317
-
149,849
149,849
31,324
-
28,757
28,757
-
-
1,498
1,498
-
-
9,996
9,996
9,996
-
-
-
12,679
-
-
-
40,000
1,308
-
1,308
-
196,823
256,515
453,338
369,427
Managed Accounts
PHB Service Fees
Placement Fees
Direct Payments Support
Money In Mind grant
Managing my Money grant
Easy Read Service grant
Henry Smith grant
A Good Life grant
Maths and English Project grant
Reach Fund grant
Wolfson Foundation grant		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
122,829
-
122,829
2,714
-
2,714
1,120
-
1,120
59,000
-
59,000
-
5,000
5,000
-
23,258
23,258
-
4,190
4,190
-
57,317
57,317
-
31,324
31,324
-
9,996
9,996
-
12,679
12,679
-
40,000
40,000
185,663
183,764
369,427

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

5 Investment income - unrestricted

Investment income - unrestricted
Bank deposit interest received 2021
2020
£
£
256
93

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

Managed Accounts Support &
Direct staff Other direct
governance
Total
Total
costs
costs costs (note 7)
Funds
Funds
2021
2021
2021
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
£
65,028
32,477
-
97,505
86,432
The Big Pathway
Direct Payments Support
Money in Mind
Managing my Money
The Big Group
Easy Read Service
Maths and English Project
A Good Life
Counselling
Stories
New Horizons
Big Science Club
COVID-19 project grants		 36,844
4,265
-
41,109
28,694
68,490
13,488
-
81,978
60,599
500
2,000
-
2,500
5,000
24,422
3,136
-
27,558
33,550
32,545
96
-
32,641
38,268
-
-
-
-
4,190
9,860
136
-
9,996
9,996
32,743
117,106
-
149,849
31,324
-
1,308
-
1,308
-
6,297
-
-
6,297
-
-
2,040
-
2,040
-
1,110
388
-
1,498
-
-
4,890
-
4,890
-
-
-
953
953
97,875
Core running costs
Total 2021
Total 2020		 277,839
181,330
953
460,122
395,928
180,526
68,961
146,441
395,928

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6 Expenditure on charitable activities (continued)

Expenditure on charitable activities – previous year

Support &
Direct staff Other direct
governance
Total
costs
costs
costs (note 7)
Funds
2020
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
£
Managed Accounts
Self Advocacy
Citizens Advocacy
Skills for Care
Knowsley Advocacy Hub
The Big Pathway
Direct Payments Support
Consultancy Project
Hate Crime
Money in Mind
Managing my money
The Big Group
Easy Read Service
Maths and English Project
A Good Life
Core running costs		 50,503
25,910
10,019
86,432
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,948
3,270
7,476
28,694
45,266
5,314
10,019
60,599
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,000
1,000
5,000
22,302
1,229
10,019
33,550
30,372
4,533
3,363
38,268
-
-
4,190
4,190
7,775
2,221
-
9,996
6,360
22,484
2,480
31,324
-
-
97,875
97,875
Total 2020 180,526
68,961
146,441
395,928

7 Analysis of support and governance costs

Analysis of support and governance costs
2021
2020
£
£
Wages and salaries
Other staff costs,expenses and consumables
Advertising
Premises costs
Office costs
IT costs
Consultancy, legal and accountancy fees
Rent
Sundries		 -
69,281
-
14,999
-
385
953
46,700
-
2,369
-
3,890
-
2,858
-
5,900
-
59
953
146,441

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8 Net (incoming)/outgoing resources

Net resources are stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation of owned fixed assets
Rentals under operating leases
Independent examination fee (exclusive of VAT)		 2021
2020
£
£
957
359
1,143
1,062
2,395
2,335

9 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses and the cost of key management personnel

Gross salaries
Employer's national insurance
Pension contributions
Th b f l di th fll		 Gross salaries
Employer's national insurance
Pension contributions
Th b f l di th fll		 2021
2020
£
£
282,627
249,057
18,362
15,941
7,538
5,879
308,527
270,877
e average numer o empoyees urng e year was as oows:
Head
count
Full time
equivalent
Head
count
Full time
equivalent
Engaged on charitable activities
10
9
10
9
Engaged on management and administration
5
4
5
4
15
13
15
12
2021
2020
15
13
15
12

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 per annum (2020: nil).

The charity trustees were not paid and did not receive any other benefits from employment with the charity in the current or previous year. Travelling and other reimbursed expenses amounting to £nil (2020: £43) were paid to no (2020: one) trustees during the year.

The employee benefits paid to key management personnel during the year were £37,373 (2020: £36,532).

Funds belonging to the charity have been used for the purchase of insurance to protect the charity from loss arising from the neglect or defaults of its trustees, employees or agents, or to indemnify its trustees, employees or agents, against the consequences of any neglect or default on their part. The cost of this insurance was £310 (2020: £177).

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

10 Pension scheme

The charity makes payments into defined contribution pension schemes for certain employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds. The pension charge represents contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amounted to £7,538 (2020: £5,879). There were no contributions outstanding at either the current or previous balance sheet date.

11 Tangible fixed assets

Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2021
Net book value
At 31 March 2020
At 31 March 2021		 Office
Equipment
£
39,540
2,602
42,142
39,448
957
40,405
92
1,737

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12 Investments

Investments
Investment in subsidiary undertakings held at cost 2021
2020
£
£
60
60
60
60

Knowsley Disability Concern holds 100% of the issued share capital of KDC (Commercial) Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales, company number 08489813. The subsidiary is controlled by the Charity by virtue of the power to appoint directors to the board of the subsidiary. The subsidiary is a trading enterprise engaging in trades to raise funds for the charitable activities of the holding company, and donates its entire taxable trading profit to the holding company by way of gift aid. In the year ended 31 March 2021 KDC (Commercial) Limited generated turnover of £218,257 (2020: £197,288) and reported a pre-tax profit of £37,005 (2020: £42,391), before the donation of taxable trading profits to Knowsley Disability Concern. KDC (Commercial) Limited’s net assets at 31 March 2021 amounted to £12,498 (2020: £12,409).

13 Debtors

Trade debtors
Prepaid expenses
Accrued income
Amounts due from subsidiary undertakings
VAT recoverable		 2021
2020
£
£
10,000
1,280
28,130
26,580
52,506
62,136
15,060
17,897
-
6,339
105,696
114,232

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Accruals
Deferred income (note 15)
Other taxes and social security
Other creditors
VAT		 2021
2020
£
£
3,148
2,724
4,728
3,787
117,802
54,088
5,832
5,877
48
461
5,865
-
137,423
66,937

15 Deferred income

Deferred income
Released
As at
from prior
Deferred
As at 31
1 April 2020
years
in year
March 2021
£
£
£
£
Deferred income 54,088
(54,088)
117,802
117,802
54,088
(54,088)
117,802
117,802

Deferred income in the year includes a grant of £2,497 for the BIG Science Club project, a grant of £10,000 for the Managing my Money project, a grant of £14,750 from the Henry Smith Charity, a £23,549 Stories grant, a £19,358 National Lottery grant, a £10,000 KMBC grant, a £6,447 Skills for Care grant and a grant of £31,068 for the A Good Life project. These grants are deferred on the basis that the grant conditions will be met in the following financial year.

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16 Analysis of charitable funds

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At 1 At 31
April Incoming Outgoing March
2020 resources resources Transfers 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 131,118 265,326 (188,041) (11,709) 196,694
Restricted funds
Big Pathway, Big Group - Henry
Smith grant 350 58,100 (73,750) 15,300 -
Money in Mind grant - 2,500 (2,500) - -
Managing my Money - 5,815 (27,558) 21,743 -
A Good Life grant - 149,849 (149,849) - -
Maths and English Project grant - 9,996 (9,996) - -
New Horizons grant - 28,757 (2,040) (25,334) 1,383
Big Science Club grant - 1,498 (1,498) - -
COVID-19 project grants - 4,890 (4,890) - -
350 261,405 (272,081) 11,709 1,383
Total funds 131,468 526,731 (460,122) - 198,077
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The purposes of the restricted fund balances are as follows:

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16 Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Movement in funds – previous year

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Henry Smith grant
Money in Mind grant
Managing my Money
Easy Read Service grant
ESFA Big Pathway grant
Better Together grant
A Good Life grant
Maths and English Project grant
Reach Fund grant
Wolfson Foundation grant
Total funds		 At 1
At 31
April
Incoming
Outgoing
March
2019
resources
resources
Transfers
2020
£
£
£
£
£
77,440
253,403
(199,725)
-
131,118
2,627
57,317
(59,594)
-
350
-
5,000
(5,000)
-
-
(61)
23,258
(23,197)
-
-
-
4,190
(4,190)
-
-
6,453
-
(6,453)
-
-
3,770
-
(3,770)
-
-
-
31,323
(31,323)
-
-
-
9,996
(9,996)
-
-
-
12,680
(12,680)
-
-
-
40,000
(40,000)
-
-
12,789
183,764
(196,203)
-
350
90,229
437,167
(395,928)
-
131,468

17 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Fund balances at 31 March 2021 are represented by: Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities		 1,737
-
1,737
60
-
60
221,098
112,605
333,703
(26,201)
(111,222)
(137,423)
196,694
1,383
198,077

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

17 Analysis of net assets between funds – previous year

Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Fund balances at 31 March 2020 are represented by:		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
92
-
92
60
-
60
143,815
54,438
198,253
(12,849)
(54,088)
(66,937)
131,118
350
131,468

18 Commitments under operating leases

At the balance sheet date the charity had outstanding commitments for future lease payments under operating leases, which fall due as follows:

In less than one year or on demand
In two to five years		 2021
2020
£
£
245
1,143
-
245
245
1,388

19 Related party transactions

During the year the charity charged rent of £600 (2020: £600) and re-charged management costs of £41,647 (2020: £28,914) to KDC (Commercial) Limited, the charity’s subsidiary undertaking.

During the year ended 31 March 2021 KDC (Commercial) Limited donated £36,915 (2020: £42,482) of its profits in the form of gift aid. AT the year end £15,060 is due from KDC (Commercial Limited (2020: £17,897).

20 Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Interest receivable
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors		 2021
2020
£
£
66,609
41,239
(256)
(93)
957
359
8,536
(5,800)
70,486
29,377
146,332
65,082

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