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2021-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06778249 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1128586

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FOR FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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Report ofthe Trustees 1 to 3
Independent Examiner's Report 4
Statement ofFinancial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
NotestotheFinancialStatements 7 to 15

FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 lreland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Mission Statement

Music Fusion aims to access and engage children / young people through music. Our activities encompass our key objectives:

Key Objectives

al To advancein life and help children and young people by organising programmes of music and related activities so as to develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.

  1. To advance the arts, in particular the art of music for public benefit. 3. To advance the education of the public, in particular children and young people and those who assist young people in music and related arts.

Public Benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the charity commission‘s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and planning future activities. The trustees referto public benefit throughout this report.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Public Value

Since setting up as an independent charity in 2009, Music Fusion have continued to develop appropriate systems of governance and delivery. We have successfully raised the required funding to deliver a complete and appropriate programme of activity. We have continued to develop our highly successful progression routes to encourage engagement, progression and excellence.

Provision

Skills on offer included MCing, freestyling, singing, music tech and instrumental skills (bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals). These sessions are ideal places for agencies to refer young people who are regarded as at risk. We worked with our local authorities, pupil referral units, special education units, children's charities and youth services.

Progression opportunities

Music Lab / Mavericks

Our programme continued to offer progression opportunities for our young people. This included free rehearsal / recording at our own East Street Studio. We offered live performance opportunities. We promoted our young artists via our extensive social media presence. Our workshops provided excellent diversionary activity for young people. It taught them transferable skills such as teamwork, communication, negotiation, professionalism, critical thinking and empathy as well as boosting their confidence and self-esteem.

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Music Fusion raised £96,393 in funding during 2020-21. This came from a range of sources / partners including Hampshire County Council the Police Crime Commissioner and Youth Music. A proportion of our income came from organisations who raised their own funds to buy in our services. Music Fusion also raised a proportion of our income through donations and corporate social responsibility. Reserve Policy Our strategic plan outlined that we should build our reserves to £70,000 (6 months’ worth of trading). Our strategic plan also outlined a PLAN B, which would be instigated if our core Youth Music funding were reduced or dropped entirely.

COVID19

Due to COVID19 Music Fusion shut our office and recording studio on the 17th of March 2020. It is worth noting the following:

  1. | We continued to deliver our outcomes and outputs as expected via five new mobile recording studios. Music Leaders accessed these studios remotely to continue to offer high quality musical provision to our young people. We delivered training to our Music Leaders to enable them to transfer their skills to this new platform.

  2. We enhanced our partnerships with local children's services to continue high level access to the young people that need it most.

  3. | We successfully continued to access funding to deliver high quality engagement to some of the most complex and vulnerable young people in Hampshire.

  4. We have since reopened our studio. Music Fusion have developed a robust strategy and implemented clear policy to all our staff, young people and visitors to ensure the maximum safety of our participants and the wider community.

Plans for the future

Our aims and objectives continue to inspire the development of our existing programme as well as consultation with our partners / young people which is helping to develop new programmes for 2021-24.

In addition to COVID19, Music Fusion are very much aware that our current economic environment is a strong threat to our sector. Our strategic plan has been revisited to maximise our security, income diversity, resilience and sustainability during this period. We have built on a set of key mitigations to address potential threats including loss of income, venue, partners and young people. Through this ongoing strategy we have continued to reduce our overheads and increase engagement / outputs.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Induction and training of trustees

Trustees are given an induction including guidelines for the responsibilities of trustee directors, last years independently examined accounts, the minutes from at least three previous meetings, our strategic plan and the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Organisation

The board of trustee directors administers the Charitable Company. The board meets four times a year. It decides over all policy for the organisation based on its objectives and delegates the day-to-day management to the chief executive officer, who is not a member of the board and is a paid employee of the charitable company.

Umbrella/ related parties

Youth Music has provided essential funding to the Charitable Company from 2009. Programmes in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham were hence referred to as the ‘Youth Music Action Zone’. In April 2012 Youth Music restructured the way they distributed their funds. Youth Music Action Zones were disbanded. Youth Music are no longer an umbrella / related party.

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 06778249 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number 1128586

Registered office The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre 56 East Street Havant Hampshire POS 1BS

Trustees Dr S Pitt | Piper D Barton Appointed 16 June 2021 Miss E West-Thomas S Greenfield Resigned 14 September 2021 M Buchan A Tait Appointed 16 June 2021 Chief Executive J Prowse Company Secretary J Prowse Independent Examiner Paul Underwood Morris Crocker Chartered Accountants Station House North Street Havant Hampshire POY 1QU

Bankers

National Westminster Bank Pic 23 West Street Havant Hampshire PO9 1EU

The charity operates under the name Music Fusion. Approved by order of the board of trustees on ABDC F207 and signed on its behalf by:

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF FUSION PLUS {A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Fusion Plus (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Company’)

(‘the

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’.

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Paul Underwood Morris Crocker Chartered Accountants Station House North Street Havant Hampshire PO9 1QU

Date: XMS. December. wn

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

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

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|funds|funds| |Notes|5|£|£|£| |INCOME AND|ENDOWMENTS|FROM| |Donations|and|legacies|2|5,217|-|5217|9,093| |Charitable|activities|3| |Music delivery|sessions|and|music|studio|22,346|68,830|91,176|143,940| |Total|27,563|68,830|96,393|153,033| |EXPENDITURE|ON| |Charitable|activities|4| |Music delivery|sessions|and|music|studio|41,209|81,641|122,850|139,387| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|(13,646)|(12,811)|(26,457)|13,646| |RECONCILIATION|OF|FUNDS| |Total funds|brought forward|31,906|95,916|427,822|114,176| |TOTAL|FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|18,260|83,105|101,365|127,822|

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The notes form part of these financial statemenis

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

BALANCE SHEET

BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2021
2021 2020
Notes E =
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible assets 11 411,030 1,210
CURRENTASSETS
Debtors 12 1,456 4,434
Cash at bank and in hand 92,853 127,956
94,309 132,390
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within oneyear 13 (3,974) (5,778)
NETCURRENTASSETS 90,335 126,612
TOTALASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 101,365 127,822
NETASSETS 101,365 127,822
FUNDS 16
Unrestricted funds 18,260 31,906
Restricted funds 83,105 95,916
TOTALFUNDS 101,365 127,822

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared 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 lreland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Companies Act 2006. The financial staternents have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings - 10% on cost Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Individual fixed assets costing £100 or more are capitalised at cost.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension 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.

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments

The charity only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable and investments in stocks and shares.Themeasurement basis used for these instruments is detailed below.

Debtors and cash at bank

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. Cash at bank and in hand included cash held on deposit or in a current account.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

  1. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

2021 2020
£ a
Donations 5,217 9,093
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
Activity £ E
Music deliverysessions and music
Grants studio 79,330 134,469
Music delivery sessions and music
Studio income studio - 1,361
Musicdelivery sessions and music
Invoiced income studio 11,846 8,110
91,176 143,940
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
2021 2020
£ £
Hampshire County Council - 14,490
Youth Music 29,516 72,617
PortsmouthBusinessExchange - 500
Hants Police CrimeCommissioner 410,500 5,250
The London Community - 41,612
Job retention scheme 39,314 -
79,330 134,469

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct Support
Costs (see costs (see
note 5) note 6) Totals
£ £ 7a
Musicdelivery sessions and music
studio 59,125 63,725 122,850
5. DIRECT COSTS OFCHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
£ £
Staffcosts 27,250 26,688
Music leaderfees 30,912 39,818
Equipment purchased 963 3,390
Other project costs - 6,972
59,125 76,868
6. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Management costs Totals
E £ a
Music deliverysessions and music
studio 62,945 780 63,725
Supportcosts, included in theabove, are as follows:
Management
2021 2020
Music
delivery
sessions
and music Total
studio activities
bz £
Wages 42,491 42,550
Social security 2,090 2,743
Pensions 2,275 1,140
Rent 6,360 10,680
Insurance 1,469 -
Telephone 625 614
Postageand stationery 20 1,051
Sundries 581 829
Repairs and maintenance - 397
Training - 250
Computerexpenses 498 -
Travel expenses 1,097 748
Subscriptions - 182
Bank Charges - 45
Bookkeeping and payroll costs 66 84
Depreciation offixed assets 5,373 426
62,945 61,739

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

6. SUPPORT COSTS - continued Governance costs

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Music| |delivery| |sessions| |and|music|Total| |studio|activities| |ou|£| |Independent|examiner's|fees|780|780| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)| |Net|income/(expenditure)|is|stated|after charging/(crediting):| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Depreciation|- owned|assets|5,373|426| |Other operating|leases|6,360|10,680|

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vA NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

  1. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.

Trustees’ expenses

During the year no trustees (2020: none) were reimbursed out of pocket expenses (2020: ENil).

  1. STAFF COSTS

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2020: none).

  1. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |funds|funds|funds| |£|£|£| |INCOME AND|ENDOWMENTS|FROM| |Donations|and|legacies|9,093|-|9,093| |Charitable|activities| |Music|delivery|sessions|and|music|studio’|29,711|114,229|143,940| |Total|38,804|114,229|153,033| |EXPENDITURE|ON| |Charitable|activities| |Music|delivery|sessions|and|music|studio|69,322|70,065|139,387| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|(30,518)|44,164|13,646|

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

10. COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - COMPARATIVES FORTHE STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds broughtforward 62,424 51,752 114,176
TOTAL FUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD 31,906 95,916 127,822
11. TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS
Fixtures
and Computer
fittings equipment Totals
£ £ £
COST
At 1 April 2020 25,524 4,668 30,192
Additions - 15,193 15,193
At 31 March 2021 25,524 19,861 45,385
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2020 24,314 4.668 28,982
Charge foryear 309 5,064 5,373
At 31 March 2021 24,623 9,732 34,355
NET BOOKVALUE
At 31 March 2021 901 10,129 11,030
At 31 March 2020 1,210 - 1,210
12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHIN ONEYEAR
2021 2020
E £
Trade debtors - 2,170
Prepayments 1,456 2,264
1,456 4,434

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |13.|CREDITORS:|AMOUNTS|FALLING|DUE WITHIN|ONE YEAR| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Trade|creditors|-|2,922| |Other|creditors|2,056|2,076| |Accrued|expenses|1,918|780| |3,974|5,778| |DEFERRED|INCOME| |2021|2020| |£|a| |Brought forward|-|946| |Amount|released|to|incoming|resources|-|(946)| |Amount|deferred|in|year|-|-| |Carried|forward|-|0| |14.|LEASING AGREEMENTS| |Minimum|lease|payments|under|non-cancellable|operating|leases|fall|due as follows:| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Within|one|year|13,360|13,360| |Between|one|and|five years|-|13,360| |13,360|26,720| |15.|ANALYSIS|OF|NET ASSETS|BETWEEN|FUNDS|

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |funds|funds|funds|funds| |£|£|£|£| |Fixed|assets|11,030|-|11,030|1,210| |Current assets|11,204|83,105|94,309|132,390| |Current|liabilities|(3,974)|-|(3,974)|(5,778)| |18,260|83,105|101,365|127,822|

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FUSION PLUS (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.4.20 in funds 31.321
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 31,906 (13,646) 18,260
Restricted funds
Studio Fund 145 (72) 73
Youth Music 95,771 (12,739) 83,032
95,916 (12,811) 83,105
TOTAL FUNDS 127,822 (26,457) 401,365
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ E: z
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 27,563 (41,209) (13,646)
Restricted funds
Studio Fund - (72) (72)
Youth Music 29,516 (42,255) (12,739)
Corona virusjob retention scheme 39,314 (39,314) -
68,830 (81,641) (12,811)
TOTAL FUNDS 96,393 (122,850) (26,457)
Comparatives formovement in funds
Net
movement At
At 1.4.19 in funds 31.3.20
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 62,424 (30,518) 31,906
Restricted funds
Studio Fund 217 (72) 145
Youth Music 51,535 44,236 95,771
51,752 44,164 95,916
TOTALFUNDS 114,176 13,646 127,822

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46. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ 5 E
Unrestricted funds
General Funds 38,804 (69,322) (30,518)
Restricted funds
Studio Fund - (72) (72)
Youth Music 72,617 (28,381) 44,236
The London Community 41,612 (41,612) -
114,229 (70,065) 44,164
TOTALFUNDS 153,033 (139,387) 13,646

General Fund

This consists of the general, unrestricted activities of the charity, which includes the Early Years project, the Beam Team band, the Radio Show, as well as other activities and core costs.

Studio Funds

This is a project to build and run a recording studio on the charities premises, which was funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

Youth Music

This is a project to fund music activities for young people.

The London Community

The London Community Foundation funded ‘True Beats', a twelve month project exploring young people's understanding and experiences of extremist attitudes and behaviour designed to enable critical thinking and build resilience into young people at risk of experiencing / committing hate crimes. To record the young people's journey through video and music in order to build a compelling and authentic counter narrative to hate and extremism.

Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme

This is a government grant to cover a portion of the salaries of staff on furlough.

  1. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2021.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

18. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The charitable company is not under the control of another entity or any one individual.

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