Annual Report and Financial Statement
For the Year
1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
Our Mission: To be there for parents when they need us most
Our Vision: Supporting parents to create stronger families
Report of the Board of Trustees
The Board presents its report and financial statements for HomeStart South and West Devon for the year ending 31[st] March 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective January 201 8 ). The company being incorporated on 12[th] January 2005 and having extended its extended its accounting reference date to 31[st] March. It has no share capital and is a registered charity with the guarantee of each member being limited to £1. The governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company and the members of the Board of Trustees are the Directors of the Company.
Name of Charity: Home-Start South and West Devon Charity Registration No: 1108077 Company Registered No: 05331020 Principal & Registered Office: The Rees Centre, Mudge Way, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2PS
Board of Trustees and Directors :
Diane Jones – Chair
Mary Tayler – Vice Chair Stuart Harris – Treasurer (resigned 2/2024) David Monk – Safeguarding Advisor Helen Wilkinson (app. 20/11/23) Sue Stiles (app. 20/11/23)
Bella Westlake - GDPR lead
The following also serve in a representative or individual advisory capacity on the Management Committee, are members but are not Trustees:
David Carver
The following serves on the Management Committee in an advisory capacity but is neither a member nor a Trustee:
Andrea Chandler CEO – to whom strategic management of the Charity is delegated Zoe Bell Scheme Manager – to whom the day-to-day management is delegated
Its Bankers and Accountants are:
CAF Bank Limited and CCLA - Bankers
Morgan Accountants Ltd - Accountants and prepare Audit Exemption Report
Structure, Governance and Management
The articles provide that the trustees shall number from four to twelve and that one third must retire at each AGM. All Trustees are members of the Charity along with the other representatives on the Management Committee as set out above. Trustees are normally appointed following a three stage recruitment process (application form, interview and shadowing). All are handed a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and a Trustee Handbook. They undertake an induction including attending a volunteer Preparation Training Course. Further training is offered internally, through Home-Start UK and other local third sector support organisations.
The Charity is affiliated to Home-Start UK who provides the broad spectrum within which the charity operates and who monitor performance against set criteria.
The Trustees have delegated day to day management of the Charity to its CEO and Scheme Manager who report on the performance to the Trustees or as necessary to the Chair. The Trustees meet regularly and normally at not less than 8 weeks intervals, receiving reports from the Scheme Manager and CEO, and updated accounts showing performance to date against budget and forecast management accounts.
Risk Assessment
The Trustees review annually an assessment of the risks to which the Charity is exposed, operational and financial and have introduced procedures and reporting regimes to manage and reduce the identified risks. Trustees have agreed clear lines of delegation and authority to staff and have involved all staff and volunteers working within the organisation in recognition of risk in all their activities.
Management and Staffing
The Charity operates with a part-time CEO, full-time Scheme Manager, two full-time Co-ordinators, one part-time Co-ordinators, one full time Administrator, one part-time Administrator.
The remaining work of the Charity is undertaken by a group of sixty three volunteers supporting families for up to two hours each per week and by the Trustees and other the advisory members of the Committee.
Trustees Responsibilities
Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the income and expenditure of the company for that year. In preparing these financial statements the Trustees have:
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Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently
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Made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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Followed applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice without material departure or, otherwise stated the reason for such departure
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Prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Objects and Activities
The principal object is to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of parents and their children.
The core service is to offer befriending and mentoring support to parents who are experiencing difficulties. This is done primarily in the family home and local community but also via digital means (text, audio and video) or a hybrid mixture of both. We also deliver targeted group work to support families including reducing parental conflict programmes, peri-natal support, and support for Tri-service families.
April 2023 to March 2024 - Insight
Overview:
Home-Start S&W Devon programmes continued to be centred around improving mental health, reducing isolation and helping beneficiaries to improve their coping strategies. Coming into the third year evaluation of this project it is important to note that funding has reduced, meaning the number of people supported has decreased, but the same high standards of delivery remain.
Parents and individuals supported
224 support packages were delivered or are in progress. This a decrease in activity from last year due to a reduction in staff capacity.
60% of delivery was digital, this is down on last year, but this was expected as people return to normality in a post-Covid world.
Volunteer recruited and trained
10 new volunteers were recruited, which is a decrease from last year and a clear illustration of the challenges faced when recruiting new volunteers.
Hours of Support
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Volunteer hours provided - 12,000
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Staff hours provided - 11,400 - a 12% reduction of paid hours from last year. Committee hours (trustee hours) - 300
Key learning
There has been a shift from last year in terms of group work, last year saw a lot of group work delivery, but these group sessions have either stopped or beneficiary numbers have reduced due to lower take-up.
Even with a drop in staff hours, Home-Start has managed to deliver a healthy number of ‘support packages’, but the learning from this is the extra pressure on the paid team to continually support large number of beneficiaries who often present with complex needs. This has an impact on the teams ability to sustain such a level of working.
Development
The work with the Navy has expanded in to tri-service delivery. Meaning programmes will be delivered to the Army and RAF in addition to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Working with Relate the aim is to increase delivery across the UK and potentially abroad, but this all hinges on partner referral pathways and processes.
8 - Home-Start South and West Devon Evaluation Report
Achievements and Programmes Impact in Numbers 2023 -24
These results are from parents who have received at least one review - they are scored at the start and at review/closing visits using a 0 to 5 scoring system (5 being high).
Score Changes - Score Changes - Mental Health Parental Conflict
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Same
Same
5.9%
8.3%
Up by more than one
23.8%
Up by more than one
29.2%
Up by one point
62.5%
Up by one point
70.3%
Score Changes - Child
Behaviour & Development
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Survey Results Headline Stats
Taken from beneficiary and volunteer survey results.
97% 100% Of referral partners rated Of volunteers rated the the services as Good or services as Good or Excellent - this is an Excellent - this is an improvement on last year. improvement on last year.
Volunteers observed a similar impact on confidence, communication and - wellbeing Compared to last year.
The Charity was successful in obtaining a grant from Big Lottery Community Fund. The grant provides partial funding from March 2021 for 5 years. This year was year 3 and match funding has been secured until March 2025.
We have continued to diversifying our funding to create long-term sustainability. Our CIC continues to make a modest contribution to funding.
We have been able to accumulate significant reserves which will protect the delivery for the next 2 years.
Reserves Policy
The Charity aims for a reserve fund equivalent to a minimum of 6 months running costs.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Name: Di Jones (Chair of Trustees)
Signed:
Home-Start South and West Devon Limited
A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee No 05331020
Registered Charity No. 1108077
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended
31 March 2024
Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Independent examiners report on the unaudited accounts to the Home-Start South and West Devon Limited
I re[p] ort on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 2 to 7.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees[(] who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of com[p] any law[) ] are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not re[q] uired for this year under section 144(2[) ] of the Charities Act 2011[(] the 2011 Act[) ] and that an inde[p] endent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that an audit is not required under company law and that the company is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act[;]
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follow the procedures laid down in the[g] eneral Directions[g] iven b[y ] the Chari[ty] Commission under section 145(5[)] (b[) ] of the 2011 Act[; ] and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
M[y ] examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given b[y ] the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts[p] resented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seekin[g ] explanations from you as trustees concerning an[y ] such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be re[q] uired in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a | "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:
1[) ] which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material res[p] ect the re[q] uirements -
- to kee[p ] accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accountin rP[g ] records and to comply with section 396 of the | Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and[p] rinciples of the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice ap r[p] licable to charities preparin[g ] their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportin[g ] Standard ap[p] licable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102[)][(] have not been met[; ] or effective 1 January 2019[) ]
2[)] to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a[p] ro[p] er understanding of the accounts to be reached.
DJ Cotton FCA, for and on behalf of:
Morgan Accountants Limited
Duke Court Bridge Street Kin[g] sbrid[g] e Devon TQ71HX
Dated ............. ..
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Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Statement of financial activities
for the year ended 31 March 2024
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|Unrestricted|Total|Total|
|Notes|Funds|Restricted|2024|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|Income|from:|
|Incoming|resources from|donors|
|Gift|aid|and|covenants|-|-|-|-|
|Voluntary|income|
|Grants|-|181,004|181,004|184,714|
|Donations|12,485|-|12,485|5,024|
|Charitable|activities|5,077|-|5,077|46,246|
|Investment|income|2|1,944|~|1,944|901|
|Total|income|~|19,506|181,004|200,510|236,885|
|Expenditure|on:|
|Charitable|activities|
|Fund|raising|costs|-|-|-|-|
|Charitable|activities|3|9,311|241,054|250,365|247,799|
|Total|expenditure|9311|241,054|—|250,365|247,799|
|Net income|10,195|(60,050)|(49,855)|(10,914)|
|Transfers|between|funds|-|-|-|-|
|Net movement|in funds|10,195|(60,050)|(49,855)|(10,914)|
|Reconciliation|of funds|
|Total|funds|brought forward|1|Apri!|2023|218,349|61,152|279,501|290,415|
|Total funds|carried forward|31|March 2024|228,544|1,102|229,646|279,501|
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All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 4 to 7 form part of these financial statements
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Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Balance Sheet
Company number 05331020
as at 31 March 2024
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|Notes|Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|Current|assets|
|Sundry debtors|and|prepayments|5|-|2,917|2,917|6,194|
|Cash|at bank|and|in|hand|6|246,544|1,720|248,264|286,736|
|____ 246,544|4,637|251,181|292,930|
|Current|liabilities|
|Creditors:|amounts|falling|due|
|within|one|year|7|18,000|3,535|21,535|13,429|
|Net current assets|228,544|1,102|229,646|279,501|
|Net assets|228,544|1,102|229,646|279,501|
|Funds|of the|charity|8|
|Restricted|funds|
|Per|note|8|1,102|61,152|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|Accumulated|fund|228,544|218,349|
|Total|Charity Funds|229,646|279,501|
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The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
Diane Jones Chair Dated.....:....
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The notes on pages 4 to 7 form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
- 1 Accounting policies
Accounting convention
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘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) (effective 1 January 2019) Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006 except so far as all capital expenditure is written off in the accounts in the year of purchase.
Income
All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Expenditure
All resources expended is accounted for on an accrual basis and are included on the SOFA. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Funds
Unrestricted - the Charify's general fund is to be used for the purposes of the charity and is not subject to any restriction as to its use.
Designated - represents monies set aside from the unrestricted funds for specific purposes, although such funds can be used for any purpose of the Charity. No funds have been allocated to this fund.
Restricted funds - these funds are only to be used for the operating costs of the charity as set out in the various grant applications. The funds are shown in note 8
Pension costs
The charitable company operates a defined contribution scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
- 2 Investment income
Deposit account interest
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2024 2023
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Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 3 | Charitable Expenditure | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2024 | 2023 | |
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| Funds | Funds | £ | £ | ||||
| Family visiting | - | 3,287 | 3,287 | 2,223 | |||
| Familysupportgroup | - | 3,500 | 3,500 | 1,101 | |||
| Salaries | - | 188,290 | 188,290 | 193,676 | |||
| Increase in redundancy provision | 9,251 | - | 9,251 | - | |||
| Employers NIC | - | 16,973 | 16,973 | 17,460 | |||
| Employmentallowance | - | (5,000) | (5,000) | (5,000) | |||
| Employer pension costs | - | 4,375 | 4,375 | 4,266 | |||
| Contract labour | “ | - | - | 187 | |||
| Training | - | 3,070 | 3,070 | 2,131 | |||
| Travel costs and expenses | - | 8,144 | 8,144 | 9,284 | |||
| Office expenses | - | 492 | 492 | 304 | |||
| Rent | - | 60 | 60 | 436 | |||
| Insurance | - | 1,112 | 1,112 | 1,063 | |||
| Printing, stationeryand advertising | - | 1,325 | 1,325 | 855 | |||
| Miscellaneous | - | 823 | 823 | 1,160 | |||
| Office and Computerequipment | - | 337 | 337 | 1,338 | |||
| Computerand software support | - | 4,578 | 4,578 | 4,321 | |||
| Website development | - | 324 | 324 | 714 | |||
| Bank charges | 60 | - | 60 | 72 | |||
| 9311 | 231,600 | 241,001 | 235,591 | ||||
| Costs ofcharitable activities for2023 was £235,591 ofwhich £1,341 was attributed to unrestricted | funds and | ||||||
| £234,250 was aitributed to restricted funds. | |||||||
| 4 | Governance costs | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Funds | Funds | £ | £ | ||||
| Affiliation fees | - | 4,266 | 4,266 | 4,500 | |||
| independentexaminer'sfees | - | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,530 | |||
| Trustees’ travel | - | 268 | 268 | 178 | |||
| Trustees’ training | - | - | - | - | |||
| Evaluation ofBig Lottery Project | - | 3,300 | 3,300 | 6,000 | |||
| a | 9,364 | 9,364 | 12,208 | ||||
| Governance costs for2023was£12,208 ofwhich all was attributed | to restricted | funds. | |||||
| 5 | Debtors | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| Debtors | - | 2,500 | |||||
| Prepayments | 917 | 1,694 | |||||
| Otherdebtors | ___ 2,000 | ~~__~~ | ~~2,000~~ | ||||
| 2,917 | 6,194 | ||||||
| 6 | Cash at bank and in hand | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||||
| COIF charities deposit account | 30,164 | 28,766 | |||||
| CAF bank | 218,100 | ~~257,970~~ | |||||
| 248,264 | 286,736 |
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Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 7 | Creditors: amounts falling due withinwithin one year | Creditors: amounts falling due withinwithin one year | 2024 | 2023 | |||
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| £ | £ | ||||||
| Trade creditors | 2,184 | 2,224 | |||||
| Redundancy provision | 18,000 | 8,749 | |||||
| Othertaxes and social security costs | - | 1,416 | |||||
| Othercreditors and accruals | 1,351 | 1,040 | |||||
| 21,535 | 13,429 | ||||||
| 8 | Movement offunds | Transfer | |||||
| Balance | Incoming | Resources | between | Balance | |||
| 1 April 2023. | resources | expended | funds | 31 March 2024 | |||
| Unrestricted | ~~218,349~~ | ~~19,506~~ | (9,311) | 228,544 | |||
| Restricted | |||||||
| Restricted Funds | 21,845 | 15,404 | (38,147) | 2,000 | 1,102 | ||
| HenrySmith | 15,491 | 30,000 | (45,491) | - | |||
| EDP | 2,000 | (2,000) | - | ||||
| The Big Lottery Fund | - | 110,000 | (110,000) | - | |||
| RNRMC RPC Fund Totalfunds All funds noted above, aside from the |
21,816 25,600 ~~61,152~~ ~~181,004~~ ~~279,501~~ ~~200,510 ~~ ‘unrestricted’ funds, have |
(47,416) - (241,054) ~~-~~ ~~1,102~~ ~~— (250,365)~~ ~~es~~ ~~229,646~~ limitations as to how the funds can be applied |
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| and are restricted funds. These restricted funds arise because | the donors have limited their use to | specific | |||||
| projects, within the stated objects ofthe Charity. | |||||||
| The unrestricted funds may be applied | bytheTrustees in anymannerwithin the stated objects | ofthe Charity. | |||||
| Movement offunds -comparativeyear | Transfer | ||||||
| Balance | Incoming | Resources | between | Balance | |||
| 01/04/2022 | resources | expended | funds | 31/03/2023 | |||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
216,050 - |
8,640 12,214 |
(1,341) (22,742) |
(5,000) 32,373 |
218,349 21,845 |
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| LotteryExtensionA HenrySmith |
11,027 55,120 |
30,000 | (69,629) | (11,027) | - 15,494 |
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| EDP Twin DWP |
2,000 6,218 |
43,531 | (33,403) | (16,346) | 2,000 ~ |
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| The Big Lottery Fund | - | 120,000 | (120,000) | - | |||
| RNRMC RPC Fund | - | 22,500 | (684) | 21,816 | |||
| ~~290,495 ~~ | ~~_236,885~~ | ~~__(247,799)~~ | ~~279,501~~ |
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Home-Start South and West Devon Limited Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
9 Controlling party and company status
The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and is controlled by the Trustees named on the Trustees Report. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.
10 Related Party Transactions
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st March 2024,
11 Big Lottery Fund Grant - restricted funds
included within Incoming Resources are the following amounts received from Big Lottery Fund. This income represents restricted funds.
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|Big|Lottery|Fund|grant|110,000|120,000|
|Amounts|included|in|incoming|resources|110,000|120,000|
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12 Trustee remuneration and expenses
No Trustee received any remuneration during the year. Incidental expenses were paid to trustees in the year, these amount to less than £1,000.
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|13|Staff costs|2024|2023|
|£|£|
|Salaries|188,290|193,676|
|Employer's|NIC|11,973|12,460|
|Pension|contributions|4,375 | 4,266|
|204,638|210,402|
|Average|number|of staff|7|8|
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No employees earned over £60,000 per annum.
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|Analysis|of|net|assets|between funds funds|funds|funds|Total|funds|
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|Current|assets|246,544|4,637|251,181|
|Current|liabilities|(18,000)|(3,535)|(21,535)|
|Net|assets|228,544|1,102|229,646|
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