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2022

Prison is a hard environment for everyone. And you have no idea the incredible positive impact of a stranger showing you a bit of humanity, kindness and encouragement when all we are surrounded by is damaged people. From my heart and soul, thank you.

Foreword

The feedback from people in prison (like the quote below) provided the inspiration for New Bridge volunteers to resume visits with renewed enthusiasm in 2022 and this was an inspiring year for everyone at New Bridge. With the Covid restrictions of the previous years finally starting to abate, more of our volunteers have been able to visit the people that they support across many prisons in England and Wales.

Visits act as an incentive to remain positive, following prison rules instead of being troublesome to the authorities. Visitors help to remind one that we are not monsters, but human beings. They give us hope, a purpose for living in this hell waiting for that next visit. Their ‘positivity’ helps to keep me sane.

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Michael Spurr, keynote
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We were also able to hold our Volunteer Conference once again, for the first time since 2019 – an opportunity to bring new and experienced volunteers and supporters together to hear from a range of speakers connected with our work, including a former prisoner who benefitted from our service in the past. The conference was the first public engagement for our new President, Michael Spurr CB, former Chief Executive Officer of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), who we were delighted to appoint to role in September 2022. He brings with him a vast array of experience across criminal justice and unique insight into HMPPS. Michael said of his appointment: “ New Bridge Volunteers do an amazing job. They give up their time to support prisoners who have lost contact with the outside world and are struggling to cope. Through correspondence and visits they demonstrate our common humanity and provide hope. It is a huge privilege to become their President .”

However, against the backdrop of positive

progress for staff and volunteers, we know that the experiences of those in prison continued much the same, with the very slow return to pre-Covid routines hampered by staffing shortages. The number of people in prison began to rise in the second half of the year as the covid-induced court backlog began to ease, and people serving IPPs (Imprisonment for Public Protection) saw no response to calls for reform. We saw another increase in demand for our services, and more depictions of the impact of loneliness and isolation behind bars.

for those who have no one or who feel alone, isolated and need to hear from a friendly ‘voice’ – it means the world.

We therefore spent the summer and autumn convening staff, Trustees and a small group of volunteers to work on our new strategy, for 20232025. Our main goals were to find ways of being able to support more people, and to ensure that the support we do provide is truly impactful. We were delighted to finalise an ambitious three-year strategy which sees us looking to double the number of people we support by the end of 2025, alongside developing deeper insights into our work and a clearer impact measure. You can read more about the strategy in this report.

At a time when many charities have been

struggling to recruit volunteers, we have been overjoyed with the number of new volunteers who would like to make a difference to someone else’s life. 2022 was also a year where our volunteer community inspired us with their continued dedication, compassion and empathy. We were also humbled by their tenure: we presented longservice awards at the Volunteer Conference to 3 people who have been volunteering with us for 20 years, and 1 person for an astounding 30 years! We simply could not operate without the wonderful community of people who make up New Bridge,

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Ann with her 20
year service award
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It has given me hope in society for when I leave. I didn’t have that before.

and we’d like to formally thank every volunteer and member of staff for all that they do, and to celebrate their contribution throughout 2022 and beyond.

Helen Boothman Lucy Ball Chair CEO

About New Bridge

Our history

The New Bridge Foundation is a charity which was founded in 1956 with the intention of using volunteers to support people in prison to resettle back into the community after release, by prominent prison reformer Lord Longford. Over the years we have run a variety of additional projects to support people to this end, including Through The Gate programmes and family support programmes. However our core offering since our inception has been a befriending service delivered by volunteers, which we continue to run today . For over 65 years, our volunteers have offered a bridge to the outside world to people serving prison sentences across England and Wales by offering non-judgemental social contact.

We are proud to have Michael Spurr, CB (former CEO, HMPPS) as our President, and Professor David Wilson (criminologist, author and former prison governor) and Reverend Jonathan Aitken as our Vice Presidents, as well as a royal patron in HRH Princess Alexandra.

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Tony and his 30
year service award
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What we do

We support people in prisons in England and Wales, who are often some of the most isolated and marginalised people in society. We help to reduce their isolation and loneliness by matching them with a trained volunteer, with whom they communicate through letters or emails. Once they have been writing for at least 6 months, the volunteer can start visiting the person in prison, making 3-4 visits per year.

After being trained, every volunteer joins a Volunteer Support Group, which is Chaired by an experienced volunteer. Each group meets once per month and members attend to discuss their correspondence and visits, giving them the opportunity to raise any concerns about the relationship or the prisoner’s welfare in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Support groups are spread across the country, with volunteers choosing whether to join one which meets in person locally, or meets online via videoconference.

It has given me hope in society for when I leave. I didn’t have that before.

Jamie, former prisoner, speaks at our volunteer conference

Our vision:

Every person in prison feels a meaningful connection to the outside world.

Our mission:

We match people in prisons with trained volunteers who offer long-term support through a combination of correspondence and visits. This provides people in prison with a bridge to the outside world, along with an increased sense of value and potential for their future.

Our values:

Non-judgemental

We believe every person has value.

Inclusive

We accept applications from any person in prison, and any volunteer who shares our values.

Independent

We are wholly separate from and not influenced by the criminal justice system.

Prisoner-led

Our volunteers shape their support, correspondence and visits around the needs of the person they support.

Constant

We provide a reliable connection between those inside and outside prison.

Pre release thank you note to volunteer

2022 in Numbers

6,561 hours were spent volunteering (up from 6,113 in 2021)

We supported 1,035 people across prison 78 sites

We received We received > < 103 196 applications applications from from volunteers people in prison

768 292 people in prison connected with a volunteers befriender worked with us

470 9,884 phone calls letters and emails were made

were exchanged between people in prison and their volunteer

I would recommend this service to others because it has done me the world of good by not only staying in touch with the outside world but has opened me up on my trust issues and communicating with peers my own age.

Service Users

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2% 2%
96%
Service users
by gender
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Our service is person-centred rather than placebased, so we accept applications from any person in any prison in England and Wales. During 2022 we received new applications from 196 people in prison, and over the course of the year we made 170 new matches with volunteers.

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35%
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We know that our service users value having a befriender, and the connection that our volunteers provide. They are also happy to recommend us to others: around 40% of the people we support heard about us through another person in prison.

Once a person has applied to join our service, we are committed to supporting them for the long-term. Whilst they are on the waiting list for a volunteer we will send them regular letters, along with birthday and Christmas cards. If a service user’s befriender decides at any point that they are no longer able to volunteer, then we will match them up with a new befriender as soon as possible.

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60% Service users by offence type
57%
50%
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30% 32%
20%
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2% 5%
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Drug Criminal Robbery Violence Sexual
damage &
arson
50% Service users by sentence length
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Initial analysis of our 2022 service evaluation indicates that the people we support feel better or much better about the following since being matched with their volunteer*:

Getting through their sentence 83% The future 78% Their connectedness to the outside world 75% Themselves 77%

*Data is still being analysed, and final results will be available in our service evaluation report, which will be published on our website.

Volunteers

It’s part of my social life; it’s widened my social circle; I get real letters delivered by the postman, to break up the constant stream of emails and texts. And if I get excited at the sight of an envelope on the doormat, how must a prisoner feel?

Our volunteers come from all walks of life, but have one thing in common: a belief in our mission.

Our volunteers are on the frontline of our work, delivering constant, reliable support to people in prison. They give their time and compassion through the highs and lows experienced by the people they support.

In turn, we ensure that our volunteers are supported: each person is a member of a volunteer support group which meets once per month and provides the opportunity to discuss their correspondence and visits and raise any concerns about the relationship or the person in prison’s welfare in a friendly and encouraging environment. Support groups are spread across the country, with a mixture of virtual and in-person settings.

Our volunteering offer is very flexible, with letters and visits being organised around each volunteer’s own schedule. This flexibility has helped people to continue in their role for long periods of time, fitting it in around their work, studies and personal lives. We gave out long service awards in 2022 to 3 volunteers celebrating 20 years with us, and 1 who had reached 30 years! This long service is testament not only to the flexibility of the role, but to the enjoyment that volunteers draw from building long-standing social connections with the people they support. Reflecting on her 20 years of volunteering with New Bridge, Ann said “ I think we can either be vengeful as a society or we can try to help, and it seems to be that befriending really does help reduce reoffending ”.

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Support group locations
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24%
18-25
33% 46-55
Volunteers by 26-35
age category
56-65
10%
36-45
3%
66+
10% 20%
80%
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60% joining New Bridge
40%
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We recruit and train volunteers all year round. If you are interested in volunteering with us (or know someone who might be) then you can find more information and our online application form: newbridgefoundation.org.uk/volunteer-with-us

Our Supporters

Getting a New Bridge befriender was the best thing I’ve ever done in prison, they have helped me develop as a person and in the way I see the world. They are amazing and would like to say a big thank you to those who take time out of their lives (even if it’s just 5 minutes to write a letter) to support someone in prison. Real stars.

We couldn’t exist to impact lives in the way that we do without the generous financial donations of our supporters.

Last year we were grateful to receive donations of over £1,000 from the following grant making trusts:

1772 Charity • 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust • Albert Hunt Trust
Allen Trust • Carr Gregory Trust
Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust • Dischma Charitable Trust
Drapers Charitable Fund
Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
Enterprise RAC UK Ltd
G M Morrison Charitable Trust
Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust
Michael & Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust
Mirianog Trust
Oak Trust
Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Robert Gavron Charitable Trust
Shanly Foundation
Sir James Reckitt Charity
Sir James Roll Charitable Trust
Vandervell Foundation
Zochonis Charitable Trust

We are keen to build further partnerships in 2023. If you are interested in supporting our work, please get in touch via info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk

Pre release thank you note to volunteer

We are pleased to support New Bridge Foundation and its important work in supporting some of society’s most marginalised people. When prisoners are isolated, with no visitors and confined to their cell for much of the day, correspondence or a visit from one of the charity’s trained volunteers gives hope and purpose.

Worshipful Company of Drapers

Volunteer Profile

How did I get involved with New Bridge? It wasn’t initially what I thought I was looking for. I’d long had an interest in prisons since a friend, in the 1980’s, spent months in jail and I saw the negative impact on his mental health and in fact, on the rest of his life. I’d had some involvement in prison-related activities but in recent decades hadn’t found ways of being involved.

During lockdown I heard an excellent short radio series where a woman spoke of her experience as the wife of a man imprisoned for fraud. This reignited my motivation to improve life for prisoners and I searched for ways of getting involved in prison reform. I found that as a

other than donating money there seemed little I could do, so I searched online for other prisonrelated activities. That was how I found New Bridge.

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600 Christmas cards signed
and sent out to people in prison
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volunteer, other than donating money there seemed little I could do, so I searched online for other prison-related activities. That was how I found New Bridge.

Things about New Bridge that attracted me were the promise of thorough training; the personal challenge of setting aside judgement and building and maintaining a connection with someone I might not initially like; commitment of and to a local support group; and – for me especially important because I’m often away from home – flexibility in when and where I honour these commitments. Whether our local monthly support group is meeting face to face or online, connecting via zoom is always an option so I can receive and offer support wherever I am.

The online training gave me plenty of facts, guidance and challenges to consider. Before choosing a prisoner to befriend I attended – online – a local support group meeting where members’ accounts of their recent contacts with the person or people they support brought to life the words and concepts from the training. Now I was ready to select my first ‘befriendee’. This took place about a year ago.

Writing my first letter I was aware that I might not get a response. I was touched by the reply I received, so full of appreciation and readiness to connect. Initial letters were introductory, listing interests and experiences, searching for connections and topics to explore. Over the year it feels our confidence has grown so as well as ‘safe’ topics of shared interest we can now express and to some extent debate our very different political views.

Visits give a big boost to the sense of connection and prompt more personal exchanges. I was concerned before my first visit that I’d be a disappointment and

that we might struggle to fill the time. The exact opposite happened: time flew and we ranged over past, present and future in our conversation, some of it quite personal and all adding to a sense of mutual enjoyment of conversation and connection. Letters flow more easily after visits.

Following my second visit I left the prison with such a sense of elation, of the wonder that as humans we can make meaningful connections in the most unlikely situations, that I decided I was ready to request a second ‘befriendee’. This too has been a joy and has highlighted for me the different ways people respond to prison as well as the differences within different prisons.

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Letters from people in prison to be
redirected to their volunteer
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good news from ‘my’ prisoners and when they trust me enough to tell me something meaningful to them. Like all real relationships, yes, it’s a commitment but again, like all real relationships it makes me know I’m alive and it feels like one of the most constructive and rewarding uses of my time.

Anthea

No two prisoners will be alike just as no two New Bridge volunteers will be. I feel I’ve been lucky with the two people I write to: both are very responsive and very appreciative. I guess it’s inevitable that over coming years we might have dull or difficult times with letter writing, but I feel we’ve made a very positive start and I’m committed to continuing for as long as it’s what the ‘befriendees’ want.

I’ve been surprised that something I started doing from a sense of moral outrage has turned into a genuine heartfelt pleasure. I feel real joy when I hear

Strategy 2023-25

In the time since New Bridge was founded, the prison population has risen from around 20,000 to over 80,000 today. It is expected to rise to almost 100,000 by 2026.

It is widely accepted that having social contact whilst in prison improves a person’s mental health as well as helping develop pro-social attitudes which are known to drastically reduce the likelihood of reoffending on release (c.39% higher for those with no visits). The proportion of people in prison with no family or friends visiting them is estimated at 31%: currently c.24,800 people, rising to c.31,000 in 2026 on current projections.

and those with convictions for sexual offences can experience the most isolating sentences of all, so we expect the increases in these populations to lead to higher numbers of applications for our service.

I’m very grateful to New Bridge for providing me with an activity that I find very worthwhile and a new group of colleagues with whom I can share experiences and whom I can learn from. For anyone considering volunteering I highly recommend New Bridge.

The need for services like New Bridge is expected to continue to rise, both in line with the general rise in prison population, but also with the rise in specific groups more likely to need our services. 17% of the prison population are aged 50 or over (there are now more than three and a half times more people aged over 60 in prison than there were in 2002), and 43% of men aged over 50 are serving sentences for sexual offences. We know that older people in prison

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University of Sussex
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Strategic goals

Our new strategy focuses on improving our service and expanding our reach, so that more isolated people in prison can experience the benefits of a befriender.

Our 3 key strategic goals are:

1. Scale Up

2. Understand and deepen impact

3. Increase and diversify income

1. Scale Up

We want to double the number of service users by the end of the strategy. This will help us to meet the existing demand we see, with new applications arriving from people in prison every week, as well as prepare us to meet the increased demand we expect to see as prison numbers grow.

We will raise awareness of our service amongst the prison population, so that more people who would benefit from a befriender are aware of who we are and how they can join us
We will recruit and train a high number of committed volunteers from a broad range of sources, and make the recruitment and training process easier for people to access

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Michael Spurr, keynote address at our volunteer conference
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2. Understand and deepen impact

We want to learn more about the impact our work has on our service users, so that we can enhance these benefits. We also want to explore whether there are ways we need to develop or refine our offer in order to better meet the needs of people in prison.

We will partner with an external academic institution to help us conduct high quality annual service evaluations, allowing us to see how we are performing against our new impact measure
We will review all of the data we collect, to form hypothesis about the potential support needs of our service users in the future, in light of broader changes in the criminal justice system

Our new impact measure seeks to identify how a person in prison’s experience of being befriended by a New Bridge volunteer has affected:

Their ability to get through their sentence
Their feelings about themselves
Their feelings about the future
Their connectedness to the outside world

3. Increase and diversify income

We want to develop new funding streams and multi-year income sources to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of New Bridge to continue its long history of delivering services.

We will raise funds from large Grant Making Trusts (in addition to our existing small Trust supporters), and seek to secure multi-year funding agreements
We will develop an individual supporter fundraising stream, to steward individuals through the process of making a gift, and recognise their huge contribution

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£400,000 Fundraising target
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£250,000
£200,000
£150,000
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£50,000
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Feedback letter from person in prison

How will we get there?

To reach our strategic goals, we will need to focus on the following:

Raising our profile: we need to get better at telling our story, and to new audiences, in order to attract more potential service users, volunteers and funders
Embedding a culture of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: we need to attract and be able to offer tailored support to a broader range of people in prison and volunteers, so that people from all backgrounds and with diverse needs are able to participate, in order to better represent the communities we support and work with. We also need to seek out ways to diversify the make-up of our organisation at all levels as we grow over the next three years

How can you help us deliver our strategy?

Help spread the word about what we do, to raise our profile: could you share this report with someone who may be interested in our work?
Join us as a volunteer , or share our volunteering opportunity with people who may be a good fit newbridgefoundation.org.uk/volunteer-for-us
Donate: every donation helps us to reach more isolated people in prison
newbridgefoundation.org.uk/appeal/donate
Help us build corporate volunteering partnerships: we provide bespoke in-house training and quarterly reporting for organisations who help us recruit their staff as volunteers
Effective management and governance: we need to closely monitor our progress over the next three years to help us reach our strategic goals, finding ways to modernise systems and processes so that the cost per service user goes down as we scale up (by c.40% by the end of 2025). This will require full commitment from a skilled Board of Trustees, and strong performance management by senior staff

At New Bridge I found my new community and focus. The monthly support groups the befrienders attend provided contact with people with whom I now shared a common goal. People otherwise I wouldn’t have met. The reports from each member of the group helped me to gain in confidence and I now write to four people.

info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk 020 8671 3856

New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX Newbridgefoundation @new_bridge New Bridge Foundation

I’ve always felt I wouldn’t be able to cope on the outside world as I’ve been locked up for 13 years and in/out since 13 yrs old. But my volunteer tells me that I’ve got qualifications, I can work, I can get help with my mental health and live within the community.

New Bridge Foundation, 1a Elm Park, London SW2 2TX Registered Company No: 5048063 Registered Charity No: 1103511

REGISTKRED COMPANY NUMBER: 05048063 REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1103511 R¢port of the Tnutee5 and Unaudlted FitiO1 Statements for the Year Ended 31 DecemlJer 2022 lor The New Bridge Foundatio Grdnt Harrod Lernwj Davis Chartered Accountants 1st Floor Heahhaid Hous¢ Marlborough Hill Harrow Middl¢s¢x HAI IUD

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The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Decemb¢r 2022 Th¢ tNstees who were also directors of the charity for purposes of the Companies Act 2006. pr¢s¢ni their report with the financial statements of the ¢harity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The fit)aneial statements compty with th¢ Charities A¢1 2011. the Companies Aci 2006. the Memorandwn and Arti¢ks of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charttie5.' Statem¢nt of R¢¢ommended Pradicc applicable to charities preparing th¢ir accounts in 4c¢ordan¢e with th¢ Finomcial Reporting Stsndard for SmJll¢r Entities. ORIECTIVES AND AcfIviTIES Objectives And lim$ The New Bridg¢ Foundation 15 Y4 charity which supports people in prison. The obje¢1 of the ¢harity set out in the ¢ompattys memoranthim of &wciation is to PTomot¢ athd support the ducati0 befriending and r¢s¢ttl¢m¢M of p¢ople in prison and exwoffendeTS. Our &im li io swiport prisoners vknile they are in prison to build a connection to the outside world. We believe that this helps to aid r¢ini¢gration and reduce offending. PUBLIC BEIYEFrr Our core activity 15 the provision of a befrieTtding 5¢tvice to people serving pri50Ji sent¢nc¢s. We recruit dedicated volunteer5 and off¢r comprehensive training before ma(thin8 them with a prisoner. Prisoners and thetr befriend¢rs ex¢hang¢ lett¢rs, building a tstin& non-judgemental r¢l8tionship. Befrienders their prisoners can aJ80 ¢onnect ttlephone calls, and bcfiienders often &tt¢nd prisons to visit their pr2soner. W¢ beli¢v¢ that wniact with the outside world prepares prison¢rs for release by helpujg to develop PrSoCial attitudes and in¢Tease selfth¢Steem. New Bridge's service is unique in tbat our b¢frieDders stay matched with the sam¢ prisoner as they ore moved around the prison estate. Thi5 rontiThuity helps to build a deeper attd mor¢ tru$til]B relationship. at a time when prison¢rs are experieneing a large amount of ¢hange and disrumion to routine5. Th¢ befrienders who volunteer for New Bridge can often be the ottly souree of soeial connection or ¢moiional support for prisoners who are no lon8er in conia¢t with family or friends. We reviewd ad refined OUT vision and mission statemenis in 2022. which are a5 follows. Our Yisiotj.. Ew person in PTiSOll feels a meanin8fv1 connection to th¢ outside world. Our mission.. W¢ mat¢h people in ptison with trained volunteer5 wkn offer long-t¢rni support through a cK>rnbination of rrespondence and visits. This provid¢s p¢opl¢ in prison with a bridge to the outside world. along with an increased sense of value and potential for their future. Our befriending service 15 open to applications from any prisoo¢r in Englathd and Wales. Page I

The New Bridge Fovndltion Rtport of the Trustee5 for the yeaF ended 31 Detember 2022 ACHIEVEMEIYT AND PERFORMANCE Aehi¢v¢m¢nts •Dd p¢rforman¢t During 2022 we saw th¢ prison regime slowly starting to rthm to a more nornial service, and were pleased ihat our volunteers could once again begin bookin8 visits to the people thq support. Over 100 visits were made to people across prisons itt England and Wales by our vOlUtrte¢ in 2022. Demand for ow service ¢onlinu¢d, with o fiffther 196 appliutions re¢¢iv¢d from p¢opl¢ in prison. A totsl of 1,035 people in prison were supported over the course of the year, by a community of 292 volunteets. We spent a significant part of the year on a Strategy development proje¢L bringing tog¢th¢r Ttuste¢s, staff And a sma]I group tsf voltecT5 to dcfinc Ncw Bridgc'5 VlsioD, mi55ion and Stratcgic goals for thc ncxt 5tr•t¢gy period, 2023-2025. Wc refer to the guidancc contained in thc Charity Commission's general guidanec on public bencfit and rcviewcd our a¢tiviti¢8 against the publi¢ bM)efit in our firtur¢ planning. With a bold ambi¢ion doubl¢ th¢ number of ben¢fi¢iari¢$ by the end of 2025, work beg&n in the autumn on a targeted voluntrer recrnitment eampaign which saw application5 in the last quarter more than double the total from first thre¢ qvart¢TS, provide ¢videnv of ow ability to find n¢w W&yS to grow and supp)rt inor¢ people in prison. As part of our strategy development work, we conducted a small survey with a cmss section of people we support. to m¢ure the impa¢t of our Work. R¢spons¢s d¢monstrat¢d that since bcing matched with a N¢w Bridgc volunteer b¢friender- - 880/• ofpeople fc]t betteT or much btttcr about setting thTOU8h their s¢ntenc¢ - 830/0 felt bett¢r or mu¢h better about themselves - 80Yo lelt better or much better eoDnectcd to the outside . 77Yo felt betrw or much better about the fire Every yeor we ask prÉsoners io complete an evaluation fotTh to rew>rt on the seNice we provide and ihe impact it had on th¢m. On¢ of th¢ p¢ople we supported in ?022 report¢d= "Prison 1$ a hard environment for everyon¢. And you have no idea th¢ in¢r¢dible posiiive impact of a stMig¢r showing you a bil of humanity, kindness and ¢n¢ouragement when all we are suOunded by 15 damaged peopk. From my heart and soul, thauk you." The charitys primary source of fvnding was grants from Trusts and Foundations, which accounted for 8l.W• of total in¢om¢. Donations from individuals acwunted for & rther 8.7/0 of income, with the remaining 9.3Vo interest froTn invested funds. We w¢re delighted to be allo¢a*d a plac¢ for the 2023 TCS London Mfiratho providing another av¢nue for fimdraising ihrough winter 2022 and itrto spring 2023. We are ¢xtr¢m¢ly gratefvl for the ¢ontinu¢d support of a r•nge of grant giving tri$ and foundation8 as well as itsdividual donors. FINNCIAL REVIEW The strategy dev¢lopllLent project saw the charity bl&e1 foi a deficil ID the year of £142,000, the loss on valuation of inv¢stm¢J)ts of £48,000 took th¢ total defi¢it to £190,000. We have budgeted for a much smaller deficit in 2023 of £85,01)0 &8 the development project continues. Resetves poli The total unrestrictsiE fdS as at 31 December 2022 totalled £308.0 and 15 in line with the cbarity's reBerves policy. A copy of this poli¢y is avallable on the charity's w¢bsii¢. srRUCTUR4 GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEiYr Governtng doevment The charity is controlled by its governing docurnent, a deed of tr£1, and constitute5 1 limited company, limited by guaraMt¢¢, &$ defined by the Cornpanies Act 2006 and incorpoTated in 2004. Rlsk mADsgemtnt The charity regularly revi¢ws its risk, in line with Chority guidan¢¢. Page 2

The New Bridge Foundation Report of the Trusttts t•)r the yw ended 31 De¢¢mbtr 2022 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Rttrultment and appo£Dtment of new trustee Tntee$ have 4 ratsge of experien¢e iti Criminal iusti¢e and busitiess. New trnstees aTe appointed through aa (peo advertssing caJTr]paign bighlighting the need for people with certain skills to oversee the Clwity. Trnstees are sent the Cbarity Commission's EtIal Trnstee Guide, the Articles of Asyoci&tiofy most reeent annual report and befrierding s¢rviv cvaluatiotL Induction includcs briefing ses8ions from the Chair about the obligations of truste and knw the board operates, an overview of fJnanc¢s from the Treasurer otrj briefings from the Chief Executive and stsff teanL Trustces are eneowaged to participate in a tsaiDin8 eouTse for volunte5 and to attend a regional group nr¢ting lo understand Tr)W New Bridge operates. Org4Diutiom•] struc¢ure The New Bridge Foundation has a t*)Brd of nine tsustees tneet four tin8 a year and are responsil)le for the 8trate8ie dittction and policy of the el)arity. Day to day re8ponsiDility for the ¢lJarity rests with the Chief Executive and proTri8ion of kfriending and maDag¢mellt of tbe volunteers is led by the Di[t0[ of Befriending supported by the Befrienthg Coordinaior. The otionS Maw is also Company Seeretary respoJJsiThle for regular fiLttdrri8ing aDd for financial tn January 2022 Judith Smith MBE rasiwKd as Chief Executive a( sweeeded by Dr IwBall iti FebruAry. Sir J08eph Pilling 8tepped dovm a8 Pre8ident in Augu8L having previou81y sw)ported New Bridge as Chair. Trustees wish to express their gratittth to Sir Josq)h Pillitt8 for the y¢ars of guidan¢¢ and ded1Oll he 8hoT6¢d th¢ ¢lwity. Ste¢ring it tbrough a variety of ¢hall¢n8es and SusSes. SAr Joseph Pilling was jded as President by Miehael Spurr CB in September. who Imd beLn a long-tenn supporttt of the charltys work Mthilst in role as CEO of HktPPS. The Trte¢S are delighted with hi8 appoiDtmeD¢. briogxog &s h¢ does such valuable insight into prisons probation and the criminal jwiice system more broadly. ReR8t¢d partie New Bridge has a wholly OWDed subsidiary company InsAde Time Ltd wbichproduces tbe newspaper. The Tre&surer another New Bridge ttwtee 8re of the Itjside Titi Board of Directors. REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTIL4TIVE DETAI[3 Regtstered Compally number 05(M8063 (Not speoifiedlother) Registered Charity llwnber 1103511 Registered offite IA Eltn Park London SW2 2TX Page 3

The Bridge Follndation Report of the Trurtee ror the year ended 31 Deeejnber 2022 Trustees Dr Pettt John BellItt Dr LyDne Garne Susan Ellen Nicho]&s MBE John P4tri¢k O'R¢illy Sara Za]in Helen Boothman Chair ADDa Parley Ailie Rennie Jol]n S¢ampion (re$la 30.12022) Kevin TTryllor {4ppointed l.10.2022) Patrott HPII Prince&8 AlexaTrth The Hon IAdy OgilTry. KG GCVO Presldent Sir Joseph Pillin8 KCB Michael SpuTh. CB.. appointed September 2022 Viee Presfidemts Revere1 Jonathan Aitken Profeswr David Wi]son Chief Executive Judith Smith MBE- resiBned 31.01.22 Dr eY Ball- appointed 28.02.22 Company SeTretary Donna Frattces Kitlg IDdependent ExamlDer 1st Floor HealthaidHouse Marlborough Hill Haryov/ Middlesex HAI IUD Solficitors Bates Wel]s 10 Street Pl&ce London EC4R IBE Pag¢ 4

The New Brtdge Foundation Report of the Trustee5 for the year ended 31 December 2(122 REVERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIts Bxnktrs Barclays Bank PLC 5 High Road Willesdcn Grecn London NWIO 2TE CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Av¢nu¢ Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ HSBC 210 High Holborn London WCIV 7HD Approved by order of the board of trustees on.................... ........................ and signed on its behalf by.. Helen B - Trustee Page S

IDdependeDt Examiner'y Report to the Trustees of Th¢ New Bridge Founthtio Independen¢ txAmiD¢r's report to tht trnsttts ofThe New BrAdge Fowidadon Cthe Company,) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the &counts of th¢ Company forth¢ year ¢nded 31 December 2022. Responslbllltles basis of report A5 the charity'5 trustees of the Gxnpany (and also its directors for the purposes of company law} you are responsible for prepaNion of th¢ a¢¢ounts in a¢tordanc ith the rquirements of the Companie5 Act 2006 {'th¢ 2006 A¢V). Havin8 5at15fied myself that the a¢¢ounis of th¢ Company are not requtTed to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Ad Ml are eligible for independent examination, I report in respeet of my examination of your ¢hariWs accounts a5 carried out under Seetion 145 of th¢ Charities A¢t 2011 (Ihe 2011 A¢t'l. In caThying out my examtnation I have followed the Dire¢titsn5 giyen by the Charity Commission under Seetion 145151 (b) of the 201 l Act. Independent ex*mltstr's thtemeNt I have completed my examiDation. l ¢onfim] th&t no matters have rom¢ io Illy Attention in eomection with the ¢xaminalion giving me cause to believe: a¢nting records wer¢ not kept in respe¢t of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or the acc4)unts do >t accord with those rKords' or the accounts do not comply with the taUntIng r¢quiT¢m¢nrs of Se¢tion 396 Of the 2006 Act other than any r¢quiremen¢ that the a¢¢ounts give a true aj fair vi¢wwhich is not a wl¢¢r nSIdered w part of an independent xarntnation. or the accout)ts hav¢ not been prepard in accordance with th¢ method5 and principles of the Statement of R¢comnL¢ndcd Practice for accountin8 and rcportin8 by charities (applicable to chariti¢s preparing their accounts in accordance with th¢ Finan¢ial R¢porting Standard applicable in the UK And Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021). I have no concerns have come across oth¢r matters in ¢onn¢ction with the ¢xamination to which attelltion should be drawn in this report in order to enabl¢ a proper Underst1ng of the accout to be reaehed. J¢rtmy Harrod FCCA Grani Harrod Lemian Davis LLP Chartered Accountants 1st Fli)or H¢althaid Howe Marlborough Ilill Middle5ex HAI IUD Date.. Page 6

The New Bridge Foundation St*tement of FIll¢1 A¢tiTrltles for Ihe year ended 31 Decener 2022 2022 Totsl 2021 Totsl Unrcstticted R¢strict¢d Notes INCOME AND EN])OWMENTS FROM Donatiolls gDd le8aci¢s 98,746 98,746 146,055 Investsn¢nt iti¢on 10,198 10,198 9JOI 25222 Totsl 108.944 108,944 180.778 53.154 53.154 30,698 Ch•rltable actlrfd B¢frieudiug AilmiDiStrdtion costs Strategy DevelopnnI 152,550 25,923 68.790 152,550 25.923 68.790 148.786 31,445 Total 300.417 300,417 210.929 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) (191,473) (191,473) (30,151) RECOTr4'CILIATION OF Fuf4DS Totsl fulld$ brough¢ forvrnrd 499.020 499,020 529.171 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 307,547 307,547 499.020 The not&s forn] part of these financial statallents

The New Brldge Foundadon Balance Sbeet 31 December 2022 2022 Tothl 2021 Total fimds Unttstricted Restricted FIXED ASSETS 261.709 261.709 410205 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at baDk io 264 65,572 264 65,572 4.704 89,896 65.836 65,836 94,660 CREDoRs li (19.998) (L9,998) (5,845} NET CiIRRENT ASSETS 45.838 45,838 88,815 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 307.547 307.547 499.020 NET ASSETS 307.547 307.547 499,020 12 Unrestricted fi]trJ8 307,547 499,020 TOTAL FUNDS 307.547 499.020 The charitable ¢ornFAny is entitled to exemption froJD audi¢ und¢r Section 477 of tbe Compantes Act 21K)6 for th¢ y¢ar ded 31 December 2022. The members bave not requirEd the cowy to obtsin an audit of its financial $tatern¢nts for th¢ year ¢nded 31 Decejnber 2022 in accordance with S¢¢tion476 of the Compatii&s Act2000. The tnte¢S acl(nowled8e their responsibilities foT (a) ethwring that tbe charitable conwany keeps accounting records that wmpAy Thith Seclions 386 and 387 of the Companics Act 21J06 and preparing fitwic1 statethents which give a trne and fair view of the state of affairs of th¢ charitabl¢ ¢ompany as at the end of ea¢h fillancial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financiaI year in accordaJKe with the requirernents of Srftiott8 394 and 395 alld vALich othenvisc ¢omply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2(x)6 relating to fin¢]41 $tkt¢m¢Dt4 80 faras applicable io the ehaTitable company. (b) The notes fornipart of these financial statements

The Ni ew Bridg¢ Foundtion Balance Sheet- continued 31 Detember 2022 These finDncial statements have been prepared in aCCOTdat)ce with the PTovi$ions appli¢abl¢ to charitable eompanics subj¢¢t to the smail companies rewk. The fi cia ststemtnts were approved by the Board of Tr1¢¢$ and authorised for i5$ue . and were signed on its behalf by.. oh H¢l¢n oothmhn. Tntstcc K¢vin Traynor- Truee The note5 forni part of these finaThcial statem¢nts Page 9

The New Bridge FouDdotiOD Notts to the Financial Statements for tbe year ended 31 Decembtr 2022 CcOU]NG POLICIES B85 of preparing the fmanei41 stAtements The financial statements ol. the ¢haritAble Company. which is a publi¢ benefit ¢ntity under FRS 102, hY4Ye bcen prepared in accordance 1th the Charitics SORP (FRS 102) 'A¢¢owiting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recomrnended PractÉce applicablc lo charities preparin8 their accounts in a¢cord#nce wth the Finan¢i81 Rewrting Standard applicable it) th¢ UK athd Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective l January 2019}', Financial Rcporting Standard 102 'The FinanGial Repoyting Standard app]ible in the and R¢public of Ireland. 8nd th¢ Comp8ni¢s A¢t 2006. The finala1 5tameThts have been prepared under the hi5toriial Cost eonv¢Dti0 with the exception of inveslments whi¢h ar¢ included at m8rk¢t valu¢, modjfi¢d by the revaluation of certaÉn ossets. Iniome All in¢ome is retogntsed in the Ststement of Financial Activities ODce the charity has entitlement to the fund4 it is probablc that the income will be received and the amount can be measw¢d r¢liabty. Expenditure Liabilities are recognised a5 expenditure s(M)n as ther¢ 15 a legal OT constructive obligation committing th¢ ¢hartty to that exp¢nditur¢, it is probabl¢ thal a transfrr of economic benefits will be required in s¢ttlemeni ottd the amount of th¢ obligation can br ]neasured Teliably. Exp¢nditUT¢ is a¢¢ounted for on an accn]als basis and has b¢¢n ¢lassifi¢d under beadings that aggre8ate 811 cost related to the category. Where ¢05ts ¢anrtot be directly attributed to partitu13r headings they have been allocated to aelivities on a basis consistent wtih the use of resource5. Allocalion and 4pportionmeDt of cost$ Support costs are based on a percentsge of the actual costs incurre& calculaied on a staff time basi& Tangible fiied s5ets Depre¢ialivn is pri>vid¢d at th¢ following annual rates in order to ]te off cach &4sel over its tstimated usefvl lrfe. Fixtures and fittings 2501• On Cost The ¢hariry is ¢x¢mpt from ¢orr)ration tax on its ¢haritable activities. Fwid t¢ounting Ufirestrided fvnds can be us¢d in accordance wih the choritable obje¢tiv¢s dt the discr¢ti¢m of th¢ In]5tees. R¢stricted funds can only be used for p&rticular restricted pPoSeS within thc objects of thc clwity. Restri¢tions arise when sp¢¢ified by lh¢ donor or wh¢n funds ar¢ rais¢d for parti¢ular restricted PUTposes. Further explanation of t]ie nature and purposc of each fund is included in the nole5 to t]K finanGial statements. Volunteers In acwrdance with SORP 2005, the ¢oniribution of volunteers is not [CgnIS¢d in th¢ FIn¢la1 Stat¢rnents. as Éh¢ value of their contribution cannot b¢ reasonably quantified in fiban¢ial temis. An ¢x¢¢ption may be made where a donor provides setvices &8 part of their trad¢ or profession and where the charily would othen¥ise hav¢ had to pUhaS£ thos¢ servi¢¢s ¢xt¢rnatly. In these c&se$, rf material. those donated seThic¢s would be va]ued at the open market value to the Chlty. Page 10 continued...

The New Bridge FouDdAtion Notes l• the Fitsall¢il StatemeDts- coDtinued for the yer ended 31 December 2022 INVESTMENT INCOME 2022 2021 OtheT investsnent income 10.198 9.501 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There wcrc no trustees, rernuneration or other benefits for the yeaT ¢nd¢d 31 December 2022 nor for the y¢ar end¢d 31 D¢¢¢mber 2021. Trvste¢s' expenses I'rustee8 were r¢imburs¢d tr¥v¢l ¢xp¢n5¢s during th¢ yr 4llK)unting lo £0.00 STAFF COSTS 2022 2021 Wages thd salaries Social se¢urity costs 152,986 11969 132,754 9,230 165.955 141,984 The av¢rag¢ monthly number of employees during the year was AS follows.. 2022 2021 Direct charitable work Administration No emptoyees received emoluments in excess of £60,UOO. No Staff member received a salary of more than £60,IJOO. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unr¢Stried fund Restricted fun Totsi funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 146,055 146,055 Investment ineome Other ineorne 9,501 25,222 9,501 25,222 Totsl 180,778 180.778 EXPENDITURE ON Raising fvnds 30,698 30,69B ChArll#ble activilies Befriending Administration ¢osts 148,786 31,445 148,786 31,445 Tot81 210,929 210.929 Page 11 continued...

The New Bridge Foundatio r4otes to the FinAntial Ststemertts- eondnued for the yeAr ended 31 Deeembtr 21122 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEME OF FINANCIAL AcfivITIES • continued Ut)restyi¢t¢d Restricted rtd fu1$ Total fimds NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) (30,151) 130.151) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fiJThls brought forward 529,171 529.171 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 499,020 499.020 FIXED A&SET INVESfMEIS Shares in widertakings COST NET B(X)K VALUE At 31 December 2022 At I l December 2021 There wert no investment &ssets outsidc thc UK. The ¢omp8ng$ inY¢5tm¢nts at th¢ bal?n¢e sh¢¢t d8te includ¢ th¢ following.. Inside Time Limited Nathre of busÉness.- Publishing of newspapers for prisoners Inside Time Limited {a fully owied subsidiary) is a company limited by 8Ual4lltee and does not have any share ¢api. 2019 2018 A8gregat¢ capital and r¢s¢rye$ Surplus for the year 64,229 5.706 58,523 3.503 Page 12 continued...

The Ntw Bridge Foundfition Notes to the Firtanei41 Sta¢em¢nts- eontiDued for the ye4r ended 31 December 2021 INDEPENDEKf EXA[NATIoN FEE The Independent Examination Fee for the year is £1,920. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings COST At l January 2022 and 31 December 2022 3,025 DEPRECIATION At l January 2022 and 31 December 2022 3.025 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2022 At 31 December 2021 FIXED ASSET ITrVEsfMENrs Unlisted inv¢stm¢nts MARJkET VALUE At l January 2022 DisrM)sals Revaluations 410.205 (100.i)00) {48.496) At 31 D¢cwnb¢r 2022 261,709 ET BOOK VALUE At 31 De¢¢mber 2022 261,709 At 31 December 2021 410.205 Th¢re wer¢ no investm¢nt assets outside the UK. Cosi or valuation at 31 D¢¢¢mb¢r 2022 is r¢pr¢s¢nt¢d by.. Unlisl¢d imTesthients Valuation in 2019 Valuation in 2020 Valuatioth in 2021 Valuation in 2022 Cost 18.716 16.267 25,222 (53,484} 254.988 261,709 The companys inve5trneDts at the ba]an¢e sheet date tti the share ¢apitai of Companies in¢lude th¢ followitt8: Page 13 continued...

The New Bridge Foundltlon Notes to the Fiti4llci81 St#temtni8- eontinutd for the year ended 31 Defember 2022 FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS- tontknued Inside Time tAmited Registered office". N8tsre of busine8s.. Publishin8 of newsp8p¢rs for prison¢rs Class of shore: Ordinary holding 100 IrL8ide Tim¢ Limited is & llY owned subsidiary of The New Bridge Foundation, is a company limitrd by guarantce and doe5 not have any share capitsl. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Oiher debtors Prepayments and a¢¢ry¢d in¢ome 97 167 200 4.564 264 4,764 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Trade creditors Other creditor5 Accruals and deftrred income 10,949 7,129 1,920 396 3,529 1,920 19,998 5,845 MOVEMENT IN FL'IYDS N¢t movement in funds At 31.12.22 At 1.1.22 UDr¢stTiCt¢d funds Gen¢ral 499,020 (191,473) 307.547 TOTAL FUNDS 499,020 {191,473) 307,547 Net nM)veMeht itt fimds, in¢lud¢d in the aboY¢ are as follows: Incoming resources Resources Movement cxpended in fiu]ds Unrestricted fuDds General fund 108,944 (300,417) (191,473) TOTAL FUNDS 108.944 (300,417) (191,473> Page 14 cotttinued...

The New Bridge Fouthd4tic*n Notts to tbe FinADcIAI Statements- eotstirtued for the year ended 31 December 2022 12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS • continued Comp4r4Oves for movement ndS Net moveme in fwJd5 At 31.12.21 At 1.1.21 ureStrIcted funds General furhd 529,171 (30,151} 499,020 TOTAL FUNDS 529,171 (30,1511 499,020 Cotnparativ¢ net mov¢m¢nt in fimd& in¢luded in the aknve are as follows.. In¢oming resourcts Rcsour¢e$ expendcd Movement in fiinds Unrestricted fuDds General fund 180.778 (210.929) (30,151) TOTAL FUNDS 180,778 (210,929) (30.151} A current yw 12 months and prior year 12 month$ mbined position ig as follo. Net movement in fimds At 31.12.22 At 1.1.21 Unrestri¢ted funds Gcnerdl fund 529,171 1221,624) 307.547 TOTAL FUP4DS 529,171 (221.624) 307.547 A Lurrent year 12 months and prior year 12 months ¢ombined net mov¢m¢nt in f5, in¢luded in the above t as follows.. Incoming resources Resou¢$ expended Movement in funds UnrestTiCted funds General fimd 289,722 (511.346) (221.624) TOTAL FUNDS 289,722 (511,346) (221,624) Thc above funds werc rcstrictcd folloTh5: Befriending.. The Peter Stcbbings Memorial Charily Pa8¢ 15 continued...

The New Bridge FOndItion Notes to tbe FlnAntlal St•temtnts- continued ror the yegr ended 31 December 2&22 12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- e•nthiu¢d The Core actiwty of New Bridge Foundation is Befriending People in prisoft. many of whom have lost contaci with faTnily and friend5. Volunteer5 arc traill¢d in this role and 8re ¢xp¢¢t¢d to WTite to and visit th¢ir b¢friendees for the rest ofth¢ aL4todiai portion of their sentence. 13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES thjring the year the Charity receÉved a donation from its subsidiary. Itkside Ttm¢ l.imit¢d, amounting to £Nil (2021 £Nil)- 14. LIABILITY OF MEMBERS The company is constituted as a company lirnited by guarantee. In thc event of the charity bcing wound up member5 are required to ¢ontribLrte an amourtt not ¢x¢eeding £1. Poge 16

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