BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 2021
The Church Council submits its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 August 2021.
Members of the church are managing trustees of the Church, and the ordinary general meetings are held three times per annum. Day to day administration of the church is delegated to the Church Stewards and the other officers, including the Treasurer and to a number of committees, including Finance and Property.
The number of members at 31 August 2021 was 116.
The purpose of Bromley Methodist Church is to glorify God, proclaim the Gospel and seek to win people for the Kingdom of God
- e To nurture and care for those who are committed to Christ e To extend pastoral oversight to the church’s wider family e To promote Christian values e To respond in the name of Christ to contemporary issues e To share a vision of the world church
The following is a summary of the main activities undertaken during the year in pursuit of those objectives:
Worship: The Church meets regularly for acts of worship, the weekly 10.30 am service on Sundays attracting the largest congregation, averaging 65 adults and 9 children. The service takes the form of Holy Communion once a month and All Age Worship once a month (with occasional attendance of the uniformed organisations). Services were suspended during the lockdown with online alternatives being offered. The Sunday School has met online throughout the pandemic. The services are led by the Bromley Circuit Ministers and local preachers.
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The Church also holds mid-week prayer meetings on a Thursday with average adult attendance of 12. This attracts some of our elderly and more infirm members who cannot attend on a Sunday. This is led by both the local Methodist preachers and members of the church. During lockdown this was replaced by a weekly Zoom prayer and fellowship meeting.
Pastoral Care: Revd Karen George continues to take pastoral charge of Bromley Methodist Church. Karen is supported by a team of pastoral visitors whose work is overseen by the Pastoral Committee. There are 3 house groups which provide opportunities for fellowship and study for the church membership.
Service: The Church seeks to make itself available to the local community. It is open on a Thursday morning for coffee, fellowship and prayer. The Church also has close links with uniformed organisations (Scouting and Guiding) which meet weekly on Church premises and participate in regular ‘parade’ services. Rooms are also made available for the use of a wide range of groups and organisations (including local Alcoholics Anonymous and Bromley Drug and Alcohol service). During the year several collections of food and toiletries were organized in support of the Bromley Borough Foodbank.
From January 2021 the church hall has been used during term time by an independent Preschool.
Mission and Outreach: Members of the Church contribute to the mission work of the Methodist Church, both overseas and at home, through regular giving and by special fund-raising events. The Church has continued to support overseas mission work through two of its members (one working for Medic-Aid Africa and one working with ABCD (Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability) and a range of charities working at local, national and global level (JusB, Action for Children, Bible Society and Christian Aid) as well as providing significant financial support for Bromley Town Centre Chaplaincy.
Ecumenical: The Church is actively involved in the Churches Together in Central Bromley group. During August we shared services with the local Churches in Bromley and we participated in joint activities for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Social Events: During the year the Church held a number of social events, including some as charity fundraisers and some just for fun and fellowship.
Property: Our policy continues to be maintaining the fabric of the premises in good condition.
Finance: Details of the church’s financial affairs appear in the attached accounts. Normal church activities, which continued to be adversely affected by the pandemic, resulted in a loss of £14,911 and in addition £24,071 was spent on major building works. Revaluation of our investments resulted in a surplus of £36,050 and our Reserves stand at £317,018 compared with £320,020 at the end of the previous year. The Church Council is satisfied that the church's Reserves are adequate to meet the church's obligations and to allow for the future development of its work. Investments totaling £60,000 were converted to cash to compensate for loss of income and to enable urgent repairs to be done.
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities: Charity legislation requires the Trustees to prepare Financial Statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity as at the end of the financial year and of surplus and deficit for the period. In preparing for the Financial Statement, suitable accounting policies are to be adopted and consistently applied to the best of the Trustees’ knowledge and belief, making reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates as necessary. The statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting by Charities is to be followed, together with applicable Statements of Standard Accounting Practice. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and for preventing and detecting Fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are also required to indicate where the Financial Statements are prepared other than on the basis that the Charity is a going concern.
Bromley Methodist Church Signed on behalf of the Trustees College Road ete 3 Bromley LOTS, Loweye ; BR1i 3NS Wendy Whybrew Secretary of Church Council
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Bromley Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2021
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
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1127526
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If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
Revd. Karen George
Church Stewards:
Mick East Lea Galendos-Lopes SEE C71" "1 TP
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Treasurer:
Grace Devarajulu
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
Bromley Methodist
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Totals|this|Totals|last|
|SECTIONA|Funds|Funds|year|year|
|ates[RECEIPTS|reee|||poe||
|Offerings and Tax recovered|pF|52,233P||52,233|49,802|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3||Investment|income|2,691|2,691|4,463|
|aaftetings||rat|ar|41,769|
|a6|[[TOTAL]|Other receipts|[ RECEIPTS]|SSee|eyCYee| |eeeRc||16,626|
|SECTION|B|
|PAYMENTS|
|Circuit Assessment or Share|PF|62,791|P||62,791|61,922|
|p3[Donatins|||Trt|sal]|goat|||
|b4 [Repairs and Maintenance|ee|ee||58,686|
|b5|charges,Utilities (Insurances,heating &|ligh wa|t|ing)er|Pp|13,889po|13,889|12,429|
|Other payments|PY|17,140P||17,140|16,450|
|bg |TOTAL PAYMENTS|||142,008] 54]|142,082]|(b9)]]|149,487|
|SECTION|C|
|ci|NET|FOR RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS THE YEAR|a6-b8|38,864|54|38,918|036,027)36,827|
|Total|funds|brought forward|from|
|last|
|o2|||198"|92,683|1,928|||_|94,614]|(c@)|||__|131,438|
|Sub|total|citc2|53,819|1,874|94,611|
|Transfers and adjustments|53,091pe|[|
|TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|106,910||1,874]]|108,784|94,611|
|SECTION|D|
|FOR INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED AND|PASSED|ON TO|EXTERNAL|ORGANISATIONS|
|(these|amounts|are|not to|be|included|In|total|receipts/payments|figures|above)|£|£|
|Balance brought forward from last|year|po|po|
|Offerings/Gifts|- received for external organisations|S||
|Offerings/Gifts|- passed to external organisations|S||
|BALANCE STILL|TO BE PAID|(d1+d2-d3)|P||S||
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SUMMARY OF CHURGH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
‘Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Councl/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of
an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be
completed to arrive at the gross Income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross Income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals mathod of accounting
AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District
and connected District Organisations.
ORGANISATIONSINTERNAL cansRecelots | Payments NetPayments Receipts/ Adjustments balancesOpening Closingsang nomeas balances
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Organisations funds
Church accounts (totals
brought2 - totals forward column)from page 403,144] (a7) 142,062] (b9} (38,918) §3,091](c7) 94,611| (c6 408,784| (c8}
OTA ASH FUNDS HELU
jopvonuacH 103,144 142,062 (38,918) 63,091 94,673 oy | 408,846Mm
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
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SECTION F
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2021 BALANCES BALANCES
12,449
Central Finance Board
Trustees for for Methodist Church Purpose Purpose 7,958 4,049
Other funds funds 2,500 2,500
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts TOTAL - Church accounts - Church accounts Church accounts accounts 94,611 108,784
Totalbalance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612)balance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) above) Intemal Organlsations (612) Intemal Organlsations (612) (612) (the closing (e141) e12)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH CHURCH 94,673 408,846
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Central Finance Board
Trustees for for Methodist Church Purpose Purpose
| Other funds funds
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts TOTAL - Church accounts - Church accounts Church accounts accounts
Totalbalance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612)balance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) above) Intemal Organlsations (612) Intemal Organlsations (612) (612) (the closing
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OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
| Investments (include Endowments 225,410 208,235
A Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value. §,521,836 § 527,322
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Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. ic ach Signature of treasurer Sc Desewtipabnennsnnnnstiemnnnse Date 44... Adamahes wohl Name and address of treasurer rans DESI ayicheen cece eecaeenneaea eaters ane seer re eee eee ac cece ee eee ee nee nre enna een aees Post Code..G24. 482. SB a. hock... excess Ong eageen HEAT
Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held ON ......ce eee So Signature of the Chair of[the][ meeting] ~ n Name of the Chair of the veaine kee. FNexondra Al nesses. Date... are Nie 2) ; , Tenet. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Charity Number ../\22.£26
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Beom ut. fyemen 925.... Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages .? to %. As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
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| report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attentio connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to belli in, any material respect:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
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| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Mett Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Boar Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the bali sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner phe Nameof independent examiner ABT, RAAB REBE ccc ccccssesenessee Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Se ae Se ; Se
Nameoffirm (where appropriate) 2.00.0... cere ree ere eee eee eae cee e renee ces nee teeta ee ene ee ena es Address secs Beccceeee YD VAG LORD cect Lay Post Code 8&1 2P. Date Naw.
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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Bromley Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2021
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
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1127526
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If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
Revd. Karen George
Church Stewards:
Mick East Lea Galendos-Lopes SEE C71" "1 TP
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Treasurer:
Grace Devarajulu
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
Bromley Methodist
Church
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Totals|this|Totals|last|
|SECTIONA|Funds|Funds|year|year|
|ates[RECEIPTS|reee|||poe||
|Offerings and Tax recovered|pF|52,233P||52,233|49,802|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3||Investment|income|2,691|2,691|4,463|
|aaftetings||rat|ar|41,769|
|a6|[[TOTAL]|Other receipts|[ RECEIPTS]|SSee|eyCYee| |eeeRc||16,626|
|SECTION|B|
|PAYMENTS|
|Circuit Assessment or Share|PF|62,791|P||62,791|61,922|
|p3[Donatins|||Trt|sal]|goat|||
|b4 [Repairs and Maintenance|ee|ee||58,686|
|b5|charges,Utilities (Insurances,heating &|ligh wa|t|ing)er|Pp|13,889po|13,889|12,429|
|Other payments|PY|17,140P||17,140|16,450|
|bg |TOTAL PAYMENTS|||142,008] 54]|142,082]|(b9)]]|149,487|
|SECTION|C|
|ci|NET|FOR RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS THE YEAR|a6-b8|38,864|54|38,918|036,027)36,827|
|Total|funds|brought forward|from|
|last|
|o2|||198"|92,683|1,928|||_|94,614]|(c@)|||__|131,438|
|Sub|total|citc2|53,819|1,874|94,611|
|Transfers and adjustments|53,091pe|[|
|TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|106,910||1,874]]|108,784|94,611|
|SECTION|D|
|FOR INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED AND|PASSED|ON TO|EXTERNAL|ORGANISATIONS|
|(these|amounts|are|not to|be|included|In|total|receipts/payments|figures|above)|£|£|
|Balance brought forward from last|year|po|po|
|Offerings/Gifts|- received for external organisations|S||
|Offerings/Gifts|- passed to external organisations|S||
|BALANCE STILL|TO BE PAID|(d1+d2-d3)|P||S||
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SUMMARY OF CHURGH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
‘Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Councl/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of
an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be
completed to arrive at the gross Income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross Income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals mathod of accounting
AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District
and connected District Organisations.
ORGANISATIONSINTERNAL cansRecelots | Payments NetPayments Receipts/ Adjustments balancesOpening Closingsang nomeas balances
OS |Oe OO 0 ee ee eee
Oy| OO 0 ee eeee
Oe | feRO 9 |
oe rT] Fee
| ee ee oeee
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Organisations funds
Church accounts (totals
brought2 - totals forward column)from page 403,144] (a7) 142,062] (b9} (38,918) §3,091](c7) 94,611| (c6 408,784| (c8}
OTA ASH FUNDS HELU
jopvonuacH 103,144 142,062 (38,918) 63,091 94,673 oy | 408,846Mm
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
totals forward
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SECTION F
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2021 BALANCES BALANCES
12,449
Central Finance Board
Trustees for for Methodist Church Purpose Purpose 7,958 4,049
Other funds funds 2,500 2,500
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts TOTAL - Church accounts - Church accounts Church accounts accounts 94,611 108,784
Totalbalance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612)balance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) above) Intemal Organlsations (612) Intemal Organlsations (612) (612) (the closing (e141) e12)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH CHURCH 94,673 408,846
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Central Finance Board
Trustees for for Methodist Church Purpose Purpose
| Other funds funds
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts TOTAL - Church accounts - Church accounts Church accounts accounts
Totalbalance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612)balance funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) funds total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) total held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) held from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) from by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) by above) Intemal Organlsations (612) above) Intemal Organlsations (612) Intemal Organlsations (612) (612) (the closing
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4 September 2020 - 34 August 2021
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
| Investments (include Endowments 225,410 208,235
A Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value. §,521,836 § 527,322
Loan{s) - show amount outstanding at year end | po
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Name of CRUTCH sescccceceee 2 COMMON... AA STHO RIE. cccccetees NOs eee
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Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. ic ach Signature of treasurer Sc Desewtipabnennsnnnnstiemnnnse Date 44... Adamahes wohl Name and address of treasurer rans DESI ayicheen cece eecaeenneaea eaters ane seer re eee eee ac cece ee eee ee nee nre enna een aees Post Code..G24. 482. SB a. hock... excess Ong eageen HEAT
Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held ON ......ce eee So Signature of the Chair of[the][ meeting] ~ n Name of the Chair of the veaine kee. FNexondra Al nesses. Date... are Nie 2) ; , Tenet. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Charity Number ../\22.£26
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Beom ut. fyemen 925.... Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages .? to %. As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
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| report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of CHUICH .essseenes PAROLE. PIBTUS IT ecsse ssn snes NO weeeseeeeeee
Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attentio connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to belli in, any material respect:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
-
[the [the
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Mett Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Boar Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the bali sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner phe Nameof independent examiner ABT, RAAB REBE ccc ccccssesenessee Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Se ae Se ; Se
Nameoffirm (where appropriate) 2.00.0... cere ree ere eee eee eae cee e renee ces nee teeta ee ene ee ena es Address secs Beccceeee YD VAG LORD cect Lay Post Code 8&1 2P. Date Naw.
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