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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2021

Company Registration Number 06771265 Charity Number 1128721

BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

CONTENTS PAGE
Reference and administration details of the charity and its
advisors 2
Trustees annual report 3 to 6
Independent Examiners Report 7
Statement of financial activities (including income and
expenditure account) 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 to 17

BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

Reference and administration details of the charity and its advisors

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Status

Bristol Somali Resource Centre is a company limited by guarantee (06771265) incorporated on 12th December 2008 and granted charitable status by the Charity Commission on 20th March 2009 under number 1128721

Directors and Trustees

The Board of Directors, who are Trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.

Trustees

Saed Ali Chair resigned April 2021
Samira Muse Chair
Abdi Osman Mohamed Treasurer
Sado Jirde Member resigned April 2021
Madge Dresser Member
Kuba Jablonowski Member
Dr Henrietta Wilkinson
Fatia Gure appointed March 2021

Registered Office

43 Ducie Road Barton Hill Bristol BS5 0AX

Independent Examiner

Joanne Trowbridge MAAT Bristol Community Accountants CIC, The Park, Daventry Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1DQ

Bankers

Lloyds TSB PO Box 1000 Rushden BX1 1LT

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2021.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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).

Structure, Governance and Management

The number of association directors, not including persons co-opted in accordance with article 20 shall not be more than nine or less than three. Directors of Association are elected for a two year term after which they are eligible to stand for re-election.

Public Benefit

In shaping the objectives for the year and planning activities, the trustees have considered the Charity commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

Objectives and activities

Objects of the Charity:

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Vision

To create a strong and vibrant Somali community that is fully integrated into British society as active, social and economic participant.

Summary of main objectives in relation to the above objects

The Bristol Somali Resource Centre (BSRC) provides free and impartial information, advice and guidance on range of issues including welfare, housing, schools and employment. BSRC also organises training activities and workshops to enhance employment opportunities, social interaction and to help reduce isolation. We work with the most disadvantaged people in Bristol, resolving many problems and challenges that they face. We are committed to improving the lives of most vulnerable people in the community who are facing barriers such cultural and language barriers.

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

This year was a strange and challenging year for all of us. Our normal way of service delivery has been disrupted by challenges presented by Covid-19. As a result, we had to adapt our services and respond to those challenges. We realised that the challenges are immense, and the community has been hit hard and disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Therefore, we mobilised the community resources and set up a Covid-19 task force to support those who were self-isolating, lost loved ones or lost their livelihood. We helped people affected by lockdown with advice, guidance, information and translated information about the Covid-19 into community languages. We raised awareness about Covid-19, translated government Covid-19 guidelines and promoted vaccine uptake.

We continued to support Somali individuals and families across the City of Bristol, including those most affected by the COVID pandemic. As COVID highlighted, many families face multiple deprivations which have the potential to impact on their life chances over generations, generating cycles of digital exclusion (IT skills and equipment), food poverty, inadequate housing, and precarious employment.

We have been giving support and advice around employment, housing, mental health support, education, relocation and benefits, among many other areas. Our fantastic staff team has continued to perform miracles in the face of very limited time and resources and overwhelming demand for support.

Whilst providing ongoing free advice and support services, BSRC also learnt that there is existing food poverty among the community we serve, where many families and individuals struggle to afford adequate food. The reason is that majority of service users were on zero-hour contract and were not entitled to the furlough payments scheme. Also, many of them were self-employed or work in precarious jobs, which made them prone to catch the virus (Covid-19) and thus led them into selfisolation if not hospitalisation. Therefore, they could easily face loss of income within a short period

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

of time, which led them to struggle to put food on the table. To tackle this apparent food shortage, BSRC maximised its capacity to reach the most vulnerable people in the City. On a weekly basis, food boxes have been distributed to most disadvantaged people whom Covid19 and the subsequent lockdowns exacerbated their predicaments.

Since 1st lockdown, BSRC learnt through food delivery visits that digital poverty is also part of the problem in which most of our service users have. To respond to this, BSRC contacted digital trusts, foundations, private companies, and individuals for assistance on this. We secured refurbished laptops, PCs and brand-new tablets. Since April 2020, devices distribution has been underway, hundreds of families have been connected to the net for educational and societal purposes.

Similarly, BSRC spotted another group of people who had an extreme digital exclusion. Older adults encountered reduced social interaction during the lockdown. The use of Personal computers would help them maintain their social ties, which also improves their psychological wellbeing. A selfisolated elderly who lost his social contacts had after been reconnected lamented, “had I knew this would be accessible, I would have called BSRC in April (1st lockdown)”. In addition, parents who had school-age children benefitted from digital devices to track their children’s educational progress.

Coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns have severely affected the overall wellbeing of many people in our local communities, including those who use BSRC services. Some people we work with had previous experience of mental health problems, and some have developed emotional distress as the result of the Covid-19 effects. The majority of our service users approach us seeking support with multiple problems they face, including housing-related problems, unemployment, debt, benefits issues and so on. These create a significant degree of anxieties, worries and low mood, which negatively impact their general wellbeing and quality of life.

Therefore, we (BSRC) provided 1 to 1 support over the telephone and face to face (where the person would benefit more on the f2f and it is safe to do so by strictly following covid-19 guidelines). We also provided group mental health awareness events via Zoom.

On the funding front, we thank all those who have supported us across the year, through funding and in-kind, including Bristol City Council, Quartet Community Foundation, BSWN, Lloyds Foundation and many more.

Samira Musse

Chair of Board of Trustees

Reserves policy and risk management

The trustees are working towards building reserves which will ensure it has sufficient funds to cover salaries and running costs. At present the unrestricted reserves stand at £106,926.

The trustees have examined the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. These procedures will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity.

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are also responsible for the contents of the trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.

The trustees declare they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

……………………………………………. Date ………………………………………2021

Samira Musse

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

I report on the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2021 which are set out on pages 8 - 17.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner

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, I 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 I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

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

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

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

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

I have 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

Joanne Trowbridge MAAT BCA, The Park, Daventry Road Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1DQ

……………………………………….

Date………………………….

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account)

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Incoming and Endowments from:
Donations and Legacies
3
Charitable Activities
4
Investments
5
Total
Expenditure On:
Charitable activities
6
Other
7
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of Funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds Carried Forward
17
Unrestricted
Funds
£
55,458
-
205
Restricted
Funds
£
229,847
-
-
Total Funds
2021
£
285,305
-
205
Total Funds
2020
£
90,154
1,300
303
55,663 229,847 285,510 91,757
3,276
1,077
133,677
-
136,953
1,077
68,411
1,053
4,353 133,677 138,030 69,464
51,310
1,880
53,190
56,375
96,170
(1,880)
94,290
2,933
147,480
-
147,480
59,308
22,293
-
22,293
37,015
109,565 97,223 206,788 59,308

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements

As required by paragraph 4.67 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.

*Details of the allocation of 2020 total funds between unrestricted and restricted are shown in note 18

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

BALANCE SHEET

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
16
Current assets
Debtors
14
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors : Amounts falling
due within one year
15
Net Current assets or liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
The Funds of the Charity
Restricted funds
17
Unrestricted funds
17
Total charity funds
267
208,893
2021
£
2,639
204,149
2020
£
-
-
63,660
209,160
(5,011)
63,660
(4,352)
97,223
109,565
59,308
206,788 59,308
2,933
56,375
206,788 59,308

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

These financial statements were approved by the trustees on ………………. and are signed on their behalf by:

……………………………….

Samira Muse - Director

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102),(effective 1 January 2019) - Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

2 Accounting Policies

i) When donors specify that donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods.

ii) When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-condition have been met.

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Income and Endowments From:

3 Donations and Legacies

Grants
Miscellaneous Income
Donations and Legacies prior year
Grants
Miscellaneous Income
4
Charitable Activities
Events
Room Hire
Unrestricted
Funds
£
54,243
1,215
Restricted
Funds
£
229,847
-
Total Funds
2021
£
284,090
1,215
Total Funds
2020
£
89,874
280
55,458 229,847 285,305 90,154
Unrestricted
Funds
£
82,374
280
Restricted
Funds
£
7,500
-
Total Funds
2020
£
89,874
280
Total Funds
2020
£
1,200
100
82,654 7,500 90,154
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
Total Funds
2021
£
-
-
- - - 1,300

Charitable Activities prior year - all unrestricted

5 Investments

Investments
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Investment Interest 205 - 205 303
205 - 205 303

Investments prior year - all unrestricted

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Expenditure on:

6 Charitable activities

Community Engagement
Staffing Costs
Volunteer Expenses
Elders
Consultancy
Postage & Stationery
Interpreting
Training & Publications
Rent & Room Hire
Travel
Website & Computer
Printing
Misc.
Telephone
Advertising and Marketing
Payroll Services
Bank Charges
Repairs & Maintenance
Refreshments
Charitable activities prior year
Community Engagement
Staffing Costs
Elders
Postage & Stationery
Interpreting
Training & Publications
Rent & Room Hire
Travel
Website & Computer
Printing
Misc.
Telephone
Payroll Services
Bank Charges
Repairs & Maintenance
Refreshments
Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
450
1
-
1,200
2
600
160
731
28
-
-
97
-
-
-
-
7
-
Restricted
Funds
£
32,577
82,662
1,449
-
-
-
-
-
8,729
-
5,687
367
103
423
842
-
-
588
250
Total Funds
2021
£
32,577
83,112
1,450
-
1,200
2
600
160
9,460
28
5,687
367
200
423
842
-
-
595
250
Total Funds
2020
£
3,014
48,347
-
800
-
24
450
628
10,738
30
862
280
363
326
-
576
23
713
1,237
3,276 133,677 136,953 68,411
Unrestricted
Funds
£
2,477
46,847
-
24
-
628
10,738
30
862
30
363
176
576
23
713
357
Restricted
Funds
£
537
1,500
800
-
450
-
-
-
-
250
-
150
-
-
-
880
Total Funds
2020
£
3,014
48,347
800
24
450
628
10,738
30
862
280
363
326
576
23
713
1,237
63,844 4,567 68,411

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

7 Other

Independent Examiners Fee
Insurance
Unrestricted
Funds
£
707
370
Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
Total Funds
Total Funds
2021
2020
£
£
707
683
370
370
1,077
1,053
1,077 -

Other prior year - all unrestricted

8 Net incoming resources for the year

This is stated after charging:

This is stated after charging:
2021 2020
£ £
Independent examination fees 707 683

9 Staff costs and numbers

The aggregate payroll costs were:

Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Pension Costs
2021
2020
£
£
76,938
45,353
2,768
878
3,406
2,116
83,112
48,347

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2020: £Nil)

The average monthly head count was 3 staff (2020: 2 staff)

10 Key personnel

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the board of trustees & two staff members. The total employee benefits of key management personnel, during the year, total £51,683 (2020: £48,347).

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

11 Trustee remuneration and expenses

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2020: £nil) neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2020: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2020: £nil).

12 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year (2020: £nil)

13 Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

14 Debtors

Prepayments and other debtors
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade Creditors
Pension Costs
HM Revenue & Customs
Accruals & Deferred Income:
Independent Examination
2021
£
267
2020
£
-
267 -
2021
£
1,200
639
2,465
707
2020
£
769
280
2,620
683
5,011 4,352

15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

16
Tangible fixed assets
Cost
Addition in year
As at year end
Depreciation
Charge for the year
As at year end
Net book value
As at year end
17
Analysis of Charitable Funds
Restricted funds
Oasis Talk
Quartet Community Foundation
Anti Tribalism Movement
Barton Hill Settlement
Black South West Network
Bristol City Council
Dolphin Society
Lloyds Bank
MIND
Nillari Agency
Race Equality Foundation
SOLON
Charity Aid Foundation
St Monica Trust
Total Restricted Funds
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
Total Unrestricted Funds
Total funds
At
01-Apr
2020
£
220
2,713
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Computer
Equipment
£
2,639
Outgoing
resources
£
-
(7,966)
(13,538)
-
(39,953)
(11,000)
(6,192)
(18,476)
(13,386)
-
(9,566)
(2,000)
(3,500)
(8,100)
Total
£
2,639
At
31-Mar
2021
£
220
9,747
1,462
7,569
162
35,623
3,808
20,000
-
12,500
432
-
-
5,700
2,639 2,639
- -
- -
2,639 2,639
Incoming
resources
£
-
15,000
15,000
7,569
41,995
46,623
10,000
38,476
13,386
12,500
9,998
2,000
3,500
13,800
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
(1,880)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,933 229,847 (133,677) (1,880) 97,223
56,375 55,663 (4,353) 1,880 109,565
56,375 55,663 (4,353) 1,880 109,565
59,308 285,510 (138,030) - 206,788

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BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Purpose of restricted funds

Oasis Talk Quartet Community Foundation

Anti Tribalism Movement (ATM) Barton Hill Settlement Black South West Network

Bristol City Council

Dolphin Society Lloyds Bank

MIND Nillari Agency Race Equality Foundation

SOLON

Charity Aid Foundation St Monica Trust

Community Elders activities

Money for Barton Hill Activities Club – a group of women who have no bank and asked us to hold money for them

Employ part time support worker to support families in affected by Covid-19 Staff cost for providing support to Boost Finance Project.

Providing support to people affected by covid-19. Providing advice, digital and food and financial support.

Supporting people affected by Covid-19 who are in crisis and people with mental health. Also promoting vaccination uptake

Supporting older people who are affected by Covid-19

Support activities and costs relating to charitable purposes and respond to the needs of the most vulnerable and marginalised people affected by Covid-19 Providing mental health support to people affected Covid-19

Mental health support for people recovering from Covid-19 Supporting older people with dementia or at risk of developing dementia and their families

Supporting people affected by Covid-19 Supporting people affected by Covid-19 Supporting Community elders and providing advice and support.

18 Analysis of charitable funds - previous year, as required by paragraph 4.2. of the SORP

Incoming and Endowments from:
Donations and Legacies
Charitable Activities
Investments
Total
Expenditure On:
Charitable Activities
Other
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds Carried Forward
Unrestricted
Funds
£
82,654
1,300
303
Restricted
Funds
£
7,500
-
Total Funds
2020
£
90,154
1,300
303
84,257 7,500 91,757
63,844
1,053
4,567
-
68,411
1,053
64,897 4,567 69,464
19,360
19,360
37,015
2,933
2,933
-
22,293
22,293
37,015
56,375 2,933 59,308

BRISTOL SOMALI RESOURCE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

19 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Fixed assets
Cash at Bank and In Hand
Other Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)
Total
General
Funds
£
2,639
111,937
(5,011)
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
£
£
-
2,639
97,223
209,160
-
(5,011)
97,223
206,788
109,565

20 Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.

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