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2021-08-31-accounts

Registered number: 7236795 Charity number: 1138870

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and administrative details of the company, its trustees and advisers 1
Directors’ report 2 to 6
Independent examiner’s report 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 – 14

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

Directors

JK Fuller B Simmonds K Williams C Ferdinando (appointed 11/11/21)

Company registered number

7236795

Charity registered number

1138870

Registered office

1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP

Company secretary

Dave J Parr

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

The Directors (who are also Trustees of the charity for the purposes of the Charities Act) present their annual report together with the unaudited financial statements of Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol (the company) for the year ended 31 August 2021. The Directors confirm that the annual report and financial statements of the company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Charities SORP 2015 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 2015).

Structure, governance and management

a. CONSTITUTION

The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 27/04/2010 and is a registered charity number 1138870.

The principal objects of the Company are the advancement for the public benefit of education and health, the preservation and protection of public health generally, the relief of persons who are in need, hardship or distress and the prevention and relief of poverty.

b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The management of the company is the responsibility of the Directors who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association. The appointment of new directors is at the discretion of the existing directors (and/or the Guarantor).

c. POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF DIRECTORS

Policies for the induction and training of new directors follow those of the Parent and Guarantor, Oasis Charitable Trust.

d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING

Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol (the Company) is a company limited by guarantee, whose registered number is 7236795. It is also a registered charity, number 1138870. The Company is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association of 27th April 2010. The Company is controlled by the Directors who are also the Trustees. Oasis Charitable Trust is the founding member and guarantor. The Company does not have a share capital. Directors are appointed by a majority of Directors or the Guarantor. The Directors have delegated the day to day activity of the Company to the HUB Leader, but retain responsibility for major strategic and governance decision.

The Company was established in furtherance of Oasis Charitable Trust’s intention to deliver individual and community transformation through local community hubs. As each Hub will need to respond to the issues and needs arising in its own locality and in order to engage local involvement each hub will operate as an independent legal entity but expressing the consistent ethos of Oasis.

e. RISK MANAGEMENT

The Directors have assessed the major risks to which the company is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the company, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

Objectives and Activities

The objective of the company is to operate as a catalyst for community transformation by facilitating improvements in the lives of individuals and community activity and cohesion. This will be achieved by identify and understanding the needs and issues within the community and by applying the Oasis Ethos to everything. The Oasis Ethos is:

Activities will develop as the needs and issues are explored but are likely to include Family Support, Children’s and Youth Work, Education and Healthcare Support.

Relationship of Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol to other Oasis companies

The Hub has three relationships with the wider Oasis group:

  1. With the national group of Oasis organisations

  2. With the Oasis Community Partnerships group

  3. With the local Oasis Academies

These are described below as follows:

1. The national Oasis Group

The Oasis family of charities in the UK has been structured to enable the entire group to benefit from working together towards national objectives while at the same time being able to deliver maximum impact in local communities. The challenge of running a national charity is in ensuring the correct needs are being addressed in local communities, while the advantage is working collaboratively at a national level to minimise cost locally and benefitting from the value of interdependent working. This ‘hybrid structure’ has been developed to ensure that local ownership and oversight is achieved whilst leveraging economies of scale.

At a national level, Oasis Charitable Trust is responsible for all Oasis’ activities in the UK and is the parent company for three national subsidiaries. These are:

  1. Oasis Community Learning – a multi-academy chain running 52 academies across England

  2. Oasis Community Partnerships – a charity delivering community development work

  3. Oasis Community Housing – a housing charity supporting vulnerable adults and young people

2. The Oasis Community Partnerships Group

Within this group structure, Oasis Community Partnerships is responsible for all of Oasis’ community development work in the UK. It is the national holding company for 19 local Oasis Community Hubs and one Trading Company, delivering integrated community development work in a number of targeted neighbourhoods across the country.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol is a local subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, which, in the same way as the group structure, is also a hybrid model. This enables sharing of resources, best practice and central support functions while Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol operates locally in order to respond appropriately to the needs of the local area. As a result, Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol benefits from higher quality and cheaper infrastructure than it would be able to access as entirely standalone organisation.

3. Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol and its partnership with Oasis Academies

Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol is governed by a local board of trustees, who are accountable for the financial management of the hub, overseeing the development of projects to meet local needs and ensuring that those projects benefit from any funds raised. As explained above, Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol is a subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, which, in turn, is a subsidiary of Oasis Charitable Trust.

Achievements and Performance 2020/21

Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol is primarily focused in the Knowle West, Filwood, Brislington and Hengrove areas of South Bristol. The work of the hub incorporates the five Oasis Academies in the area, as well as the variety of projects and services we are developing as part of the South Bristol Hub charity. For the past 4 years, the charity has been relatively dormant due to staffing challenges. In September 2020 we began to reinvigorate the charity to respond to local needs, particularly due to the challenges presented as a result of Covid-19.

With support from our local Oasis Academies and national Oasis staff, we applied for and were successful with funding to support our community in three key areas: food poverty, family support and youth and children’s work.

During this year, our work has focused around the community of Knowle West as this is one of the most deprived areas in the whole of Bristol and the area with the most need. Despite the challenges that the national lockdowns and restrictions presented in terms of face-face work, we were able to develop an approach to support our children and families at this crucial time.

Highlights

Food Poverty

Food Poverty is a major issue in the Knowle West community. This has been acerbated by the pandemic and the loss of income and support for many families. As a result, food support has become our top priority and consists of 3 elements:

Emergency support – we work with fareshare and our oasis academies to identify and provide emergency food to families in crisis. This year we have provided emergency food support to over 200 families. We also run a weekly, no questions asked food pantry, where families are able to access free food provided by Fareshare on a take what you need basis and over 20 families access this each week. During the summer holidays we also provided 150 frozen meals each week to children eligible for free school meals.

Sustainable food provision – In October, we opened a Food Club in partnership with Family Action. The Club now has 48 families access it each week, paying £3.50 for £15 worth of tasty, healthy fresh food and vegetables.

Food education – as a hub, we are passionate about ensuring our children and families receive a quality food education. We have partnered with the Square Food Foundation to run weekly cooking lessons for students of Oasis Academy Connaught. This year we also started our Cooking with Connaught parent cookery groups, takeaway Fridays – where parents have been batch cooking healthy take away meals which we then sell on Fridays after school.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

Family Support

With £15,000 of funding through Bristol City Council’s Emergency Covid Support Grants, we were able to support local families by providing one off emergency grants. Families were referred through our academies and provided with grants to purchase items such as beds, mattresses, bedding, gas and electricity, clothing, white goods such as washing machines and food. These grants were a lifeline to these families, many of whom were at crisis point.

Youth and Children’s Work

For many children and families in the area, school holidays are a stressful time. Families don’t have the money for activities and providing lunch can be challenge. Free and accessible holiday activities has therefore become a top priority for us. This year, we were successful in applying for funding through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme with Bristol City Council for the Easter and Summer holidays. During the Easter holidays we were able to ensure every year group at Oasis Academy Connaught had the opportunity to take part in one activity during the holiday with a total of 160 places available. Activities ranged from water sports to forest school to arts and crafts and sports. During the Summer holidays we ran 5 days a week of activities for 6 weeks with a total of 620 places for primary aged children. Activities included trips to a local adventure park and wildlife park, water sports, arts and craft, sports and cooking.

Financial review

These accounts represent the activity for the year ended 31 August 2021. The total incoming resources during the period ended 31st August 2021 amounted to £34,256 (2020: £nil). Expenditure amounted to £27,366 (2020: £nil). The overall result is a surplus of £6,890 (2020: £nil).

Going concern

The Directors have considered the risks to the Hub, including the impact of Covid-19, and these include the ability for the Hub to carry out its activities. The Directors have confirmed that the major sources of grant funding are committed. and the delivery of the activities can be adjusted to ensure that guidelines around social distancing can still be applied. Furthermore, the Directors are confident that costs will only be incurred to the extent that funding is secured. The Directors are confident that the Hub has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and, for this reason, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.

Plans for the future

Our ambition for 2021-22 is to build on the success of 2020-21. Our priorities for the upcoming year remain the same – Food Poverty, Family Support and Youth and Children’s Work, we simply wish to sustain and embed the support currently provided in Knowle West whilst expanding our work into another of our local areas – Brislington.

We work closely with Oasis Academy Connaught and are developing the Community Hub Space here to provide a “Community Kitchen” from which we will run all our food education and food programmes for Knowle West. This space should be ready for September 2021. We also hope to develop the remaining space in the hub building to maximum the potential use.

At Oasis Academy Brislington, the Academy have seed funded a Community Project Worker to work as part of the hub to develop our youth and community work in Brislington. We aim to develop a community space within the academy and start to develop food and family support programmes to holistically support the children and families at the academy. It is the intention of the Directors that in due course Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol will establish and retain sufficient funds to cover the running costs for 3 months.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The Directors (who are also Trustees of Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol for the purposes of charity law) are responsible for preparing the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

For the financial year in question the company was entitled to exemption under section 479a of the Companies Act 2006. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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

In preparing this report the Director have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the Directors on 14 February 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:

JOHN FULLER Director

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

EXAMINER’S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2021.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required 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:

have not been met; or

Mr Matt Ryan, FCCA

32 High Street, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6EA

Date: 07/01/2022

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021

Note
INCOME
Voluntary Income
2
TOTAL
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
3
TOTAL
MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS FOR THE
YEAR – NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) FOR
THE YEAR
Total funds at 1 September 2020
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 AUGUST 2021		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
6,041
6,041		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
6,041
6,041		 Unrestricted
funds
2021
£
6,041
6,041		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
28,215		 Restricted
funds
2021
£
28,215		 Total
funds
2021
£
34,256
34,256		 Total
funds
2020
£
-

-

-
28,215
394
394
5,647
367
6,014		 26,972
26,972
1,243
-
1,243		 27,366
27,366
6,890
367
7,257

-
-
367
367

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2021

Note
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
Intercompany
CREDITORS:amounts falling due within
one year
5
NET CURRENT ASSETS
NET ASSETS
CHARITY FUNDS
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
£
15,026
-



2021
£

£
15
352		 2020
£




367
15,026
(7,769)		 367
-



7,257 367
-
367
1,243
6,014
7,257 367

For the year ending 31/08/2021 the company was entitled to exemption under section 394c of the Companies Act 2006 relating to exemption from preparing accounts for a dormant company. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Directors 14 February 2022 and signed on their behalf, by:

JOHN FULLER Director

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

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

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' published in March 2005, applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act 2006.

1.2 Company status

The company is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in the UK and is a public benefit entity. Oasis Charitable Trust is the sole member of the company. The address of the registered office is 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the company.

1.3 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the company and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the company for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund.

1.4 Income

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the company is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and the likelihood of receipt of the income is gifts and donations are recognised on receipt.

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

• Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of educational activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. • Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred

1.6 Pensions

The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the income and expenditure account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

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

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid after taking account of any trade discounts due.

1.9 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.

1.10 Financial instruments

The company has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash and bank and in hand, together with trade and other debtors. Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise bank loans and overdrafts, trade and other creditors.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.

In the view of the directors, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.

In preparing the accounts, the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative items was required. In their estimation, the impact of transitioning is not material to the financial statements and therefore the restatement of comparative items is not required. The transition date was 1 September 2014.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

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

2. DONATIONS

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2021
£
2021
£
2021
£
Gifts and Donations
700
-
700
Grants
5,341
28,215
33,556
Voluntary Income
6,041
28,215
34,256
3.
DIRECT COSTS
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2021
£
2021
£
2021
£
Grants paid
-
12,759
12,759
Consultants in lieu of staff
-
6,819
6,819
Equipment
85
508
593
Insurance
-
1,203
1,203
Travel costs
-
165
165
Consumable supplies
-
5,098
5,098
Other costs
35
420
455
Governance costs
250
-
250
Bank charges
24
-
24
General
-
-
-
Total costs
394
26,972
27,366
4.
NET INCOMING RESOURCES / (RESOURCES EXPENDED)
This is stated after charging:
2021

£

Auditor's remuneration
250
During the year, no Directors received any remuneration (2020 - £NIL).
During the year, no Directors received any benefits in kind (2020 - £NIL).
During the year, no Directors received any reimbursement of expenses (2020 - £NIL).		 Total
funds
2020
£
-
-
-
Total
funds
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2020
£
-

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

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

5. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year

Creditors
Intercompany		 2021
£
6,918
851
7,769		 2020
£
-
-
-

6. ULTIMATE PARENT UNDERTAKING AND CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, a company incorporated in England (registered number 08749179) and a registered charity (number 1163889). Oasis Community Partnership prepares consolidated financial statements, and this is the smallest group for which accounts are prepared that incorporate Oasis Community Hub: South Bristol. Copies of these financial statement can be obtained from its registered office at 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP.

OCP’s principle objectives are to:

Oasis Charitable Trust (OCT) is the Ultimate Parent and is a company incorporated in England (registered number 02818823) and a registered charity (registered charity number 1026487). Oasis Charitable Trust prepares consolidated financial statements which include the results of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park, and this is the largest group for which accounts are prepared that include this company. Copies of the Oasis Charitable Trust group financial statements are available from its registered office at 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP.

OCT’s principle objectives are to:

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: SOUTH BRISTOL

(A company limited by guarantee)

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

7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

At year-end a balance of £851 was owed by the Hub to the parent company, Oasis Community Partnerships (2020: nil).

There were no other related party transactions during the year.

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