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2023-07-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06955717 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1139442

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Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

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Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd (A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Hardings Chartered Accountants 6 Marsh Parade Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire STS iDU

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Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

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Report of the Trustees 1 to 5 Independent Examiner's Repert 6 Statement of Financial Activities 7 Balance Sheet 8 Notes to the Financial Statements 9 to 13 Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 14

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Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

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 31st July 2023. 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 Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Objectives and activities

Charitable Objects

The aim of the company is

To enhance the education of children below statutory school age in and around Stoke on Trent by the provision of a kindergarten.

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission'smust be appliedguidance for the benefiton public of thebenefit. children attending As a charity, ourthe parents settings.of our children have the assurance that all our income

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Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

Objectives and activities

Aims and intended impact

Within our objects we offer flexible childcare arrangements for the community around the setting but also affordable day care for families who work or study. As part of the charitable aspects of our work, and on the basis of applied criteria, we support wherever possible, requests from health professionals for respite care, and also 2-year funded places to help families in need.

We want to ensure that children have a safe place to spend their early years to ensure that we provide them with enhanced opportunities to access the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and other age-related activities.

Activities are differentiated to support the mterests and development of children's skills and knowledge through a variety of resources and opportunities for example visits into the wider Stoke-on-Trent area as well as local community.

We also offer free school meals for families in need, and in extreme poverty i.e families unable to claim monies due to their alien status.

This year we have supported two families of children who required additional childcare at the setting, providing free childcare for these additional days. We had some beautiful hot summer days and Thomas Boughey Kindergarten bought new sun hats for every child in the setting.

We took ali the school leavers out for the day and we supported the cost of this trip by paying for the coach. All the school leavers were bought a leaving gift too. Any family unable to find the payment required for the trip would have this covered by the nursery.

We have also supported a parent who wanted their child to join in with the extra physical sports activity but were struggling financially to fund the sessions for their child. The child was benefitting from the sessions which supported with individual development.

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All families were in receipt of Home Learning packs which were sent out to parents during the initial re-opening of the children's centre, to support and encourage families to begin accessing provision as the lockdowns began to ease, we have continued to provide home learning opportunities.

We have provided some extra support for children with SEND in the form of an intervention support worker. This strategy is proving very beneficial in supporting children's individual needs.

We work closely with Stoke-On-Trent Children and Young Peoples team, health professionals, educational professionals and the Local Authority, to ensure maximum public benefit from our charity.

During this year we have offered before and after school care provision with St Mark's CE (A) Primary School, which continues to be provided from the kindergarten.

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We are an equal opportunity organisation and are committed to a working environment that is free from any form of discrimination, on the grounds of colour, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability. We will make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of staff or children in our care who are or who become disabled.

Standards

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Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd actively supports the attainment of the highest standards through its links with other partner organisations linked to child care. The nursery continues to enjoy every success which includes an excellent reputation with the community and also partner professionals and excellent occupancy rates. In December 15 the setting achieved in all aspects of communication in respect of children and families. The setting was awarded a good Ofsted grade at the last mspection in October 2021.

Staff have worked extremely hard to achieve these standards.

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Objectives and activities

Principal activities of the year

Our principal activity is childcare, benefiting the public by ensuring that we provide excellent, affordable full daycare for children under statutory school age. We operate on one site within the Thomas Boughey Children's Centre offering full day care for children 0-5 years. All children, irrespective of where they live, individual circumstances, or abilities, within requisite age ranges are able to attend the setting.

Achievement and performance

Charitable activities

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The awards against which we have been accredited i.e Investors in People, Stoke Speaks Out level 4 Communication Friendly setting, Makaton Friendly status, alongside our GOOD Ofsted grade clearly demonstrate what our company is about, both excellence for our clients but also we respect and value our staff and ensure employment in a company of quality. We also have one member of senior staff who achieved Stoke Speaks Out level 5 qualification.

The setting has a committed Childcare Manager who has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of working within the Early Years sector who has a clear passion and dedication for the work we do. She is vigilant, enthusiastic and intent on achieving excellent practice in both quality and business growth to improve outcomes for children's learning and development, whilst bringing environments to life using the communication friendly spaces perspective, alongside a natural approach.

We continue to aspire to achieve the highest possible standards and the maximum benefit to the public who use our services.

We currently have 17 staff who give high levels of commitment to the company and excellent care to our children. They all acknowledge and support the ethos and pedagogy of the Kindergarten through excellent team work. The business continues to meet the challenges of the climate in our locality. It has been difficult to maintain the number of babies in our baby room due to the stance of the local college in placing children outside of their provision. The prohibitive attitude has now changed ensuring a growth in numbers and the business has also seen a rise in the number of paid children, thereby suggesting that future take up of these places will improve. The situation has, however, had some impact on the business. The company now offers staff a pension scheme and staff take up has been excellent. Fees are payable in accordance with the standard hiring agreement and scale of charges adopted for the year. It is intended that the scale of charges are sufficient to generate enough income to meet all expenditure incurred in providing the facilities of the nurseries but at the same time being affordable to our parents.

Our curriculum is extensive and includes trips into the local environment and community. These opportunities are offered to children, dependent on age and stage of the child. The company has access to a minibus which is made available on request from the local primary school which ensures that these activities can be assessed as planned. This is an extremely valuable resource and is enabling access to a much more exciting range of activities for all our children.

The setting is part of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) which enables relevant and professional partnership between legislation and practice.

The manager will complete an Early Years Professional Development Programme with the Department for Education and Elklan Training to highlight the importance of communication friendly settings and effective learning environments.

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The setting has re-established a good relationship with the local college where children now attend regularly whilst parents access adult learning courses such as ESOL, Mathematics and ICT.

Financial review

Incoming resources

During the year the Kindergarten received funding of £211,086 (2022: £191,701 from Stoke City Council which helps to fund the nursery and allow it to provide affordable childcare. We also furloughed some staff whilst we were unable to operate.

The other source of income in the year was childcare income paid by parents, was up on last year at £97,425 (2022: £81,785). Again a significant amount was received in childcare vouchers.

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Financial review

Resources expended

The major expenditure for the Kindergarten during the year was staff wages due to the regulations of Ofsted regarding child to staff numbers.

Other major expenses in the year were purchases which included food and play materials and the rent.

Reserves policy

The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets, which are the free reserves of the charity, should be between three and six months of general (unrestricted) operating costs and the trustees consider that this policy provides sufficient funds to cover management, support and administration costs to be able to continue the activities of the charity in event of a significant drop in funding, or businessThe trustees interruption.are constantly The free reviewing reserves these as atreserves 3st Julyto try 2023 and of£55,825 increase (2022:them. £41,887) are not within the above policy.

Investment Policy

The investment policy adopted by the trustees is to maintain a high standard of the assets of the company and implement a programme of continual development to optimise their use in line with the charity's objectives.

Future plans

Activity Provision

Maintaining the delivery of high-quality childcare is a key objective and maintaining provision for children which is outstanding is a priority. The 2023/2024 business plan recognises the importance of maintaining our provision at the highest level practicable.

Provision of before and after school care for children at St Mark's CE (A) Primary school now includes ages 6-11 years, this is growing slowly and remains on the Thomas Boughey Kindergarten site.

The kindergarten management board in cooperation with staff would like, over the coming year to achieve Time to Talk training so that all staff can support children's language development at all levels.

To contimue working together with the local schools and to help children to be school ready we would like to achieve a seamless approach in securing children and practitioner’s knowledge in phonics.

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The kindergarten have a focus on the commumity and outdoors, and also strengthening links with other settings, this provides opportunities, for the practitioners to see new and innovative practice.

Management will further develop overall practice using a variety of monitoring systems including peer observations. This will ensure that the setting and the practitioners are continually challenging each other to ensure consistently high standards. Management will use the NDNA membership to source appropriate training for staff to further develop their knowledge and understanding of effective learning environments.

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To source outside agencies to carry out a quality inspection visit ahead of Ofsted inspection to secure knowledge and understanding of the current expectations outlined by Ofsted.

Significant events since the year end

There have not been any significant events since the year end. The trustees are always striving to ensure that the kindergarten enhances the education of children below statutory school age in and around the Stoke On Trent area

Structure, governance and management Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

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Structure, governance and management

Recruitment and training of trustees.

The company’s elected trustees are appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Trust on the basis of nominations received. These nominations are based on the Company's specification concerning eligibility, personal competence, specialist skills and local availability. Any newly elected trustees will be inducted into the workings of the company including policy and operational procedures. Any training identified for trustees will be provided as and when funding available.

Organisational management

The directors and appointed/elected trustees of the company are legally responsible for the overall management and control of the company. The members of the board meet on a minimum of four occasions per year to carry out the management of the company including the implementation of most of the policies. One additional meeting is held specifically to approve the budgets and finalise the financial accounts and trustees report for approval by the annual meeting of the board of trustees. The board works under the chairmanship of the chair of the company. The board has adopted the code of governance published by the National Governance Hub as a means of building governance capacity and skills.

The day to day running of the company is delegated to the nursery manager. The directors along with the nursery manager report to the board at their quarterly meetings.

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Reference and administrative details
CompanyRegistrationNumber 06955717
Registered CharityNumber 1139442
RegisteredOffice CollegeRoad
StokeonTrent
Staffordshire
ST42DQ
Trustees (also Directors) L.Jones
J.Thompson
E.Massey
M_Johnstone
CompanySecretary L.Jones
Accountants Hardings
Chartered Accountants
6 MarshParade
NewcastleunderLyme
Staffordshire
ST5 1DU
Bankers NatwestBankPLC
Hanley Branch
1 UpperMarket Street
Stoke on Trent
ST11QA

Approved by order of the board oftrustees on 26th April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Mrs L Jones - Trustee Lfacr ~

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Thomas Boughey Kindergarten and Child Care Ltd Company’) I report to the charity trustees on my examination ofthe accounts ofthe Company for the year ended 31st July 2023.

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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, 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 your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member ofa listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 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:

I have no concems 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.

Hardings The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

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Statement of Financial Activities

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |31/7/23|31/7/22| |Unrestricted|Total| |Notes|fund£|fonds£| |Income|and endowments|from| |Charitable|activities| |Nursery|308,511|273,486| |Other income|2|553| |Total|308,513|274,039| |Expenditure on| |Charitable|activities| |Nursery|294,575|255,414| |—|—| |NET INCOME|13,938|18,625| |Reconciliation|of funds| |Total funds brought forward|41,887|23,262| |Total funds|carried forward|55,825|41,887|

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Balance Sheet

31st July 2023

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |31/7/23|31/7/22| |Unrestricted|Total| |Notes|fund£|funds£| |Fixed|assets| |Tangible assets|6|1,072|886| |Current|assets| |Prepayments|and accrued income|708|680| |Cash|at|bank|and|in hand|55,219|43,277| |55,927|43,957| |Creditors| |Amounts|falling due within one year|7|(1,174)|(2,956)| |Net current|assets|54,753|41,001| |Total|assets|less|current|liabilities|55,825|41,887| |NET ASSETS|55,825|41,887| |Funds|8| |Unrestricted|fimds|$5,825|41,887| |Total funds|55,825|41,887|

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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st July 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st July 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

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 financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 26th April 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

L Jones - Trustee (Lat .

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

  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 Ireland (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 statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

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.

Expenditure

Tangible fixed assets

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

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

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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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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st July 2023 2. Net income/(expenditure)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

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3. Trustees' remuneration and benefits

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st July 2023 nor for the year ended 31st Fuly 2022.

Trustees’ expenses

There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 3 1st July 2023 nor for the year ended 31st July 2022. 4, Staff costs The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Staff|31/7/2317|31/7/2216| |No|employees received emohments|in excess|of £60,000.| |5.|Comparatives|for the statement of financial|activities| |Unrestricted| |fand| |£| |Income|and|endowments|from| |Charitable|activities| |Nursery|273,486| |Other income|553| |Total|274,039| |Expenditure|on| |Charitable|activities| |Nursery|255,414| |NET INCOME|18,625| |Reconciliation|of funds| |Total funds brought forward|23,262| |Total funds|carried|forward|41,887|

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Fixtures| |and|Motor| |fittings|vehicles|Totals| |Cost|£|£|£| |At|1st August 2022|24,189|13,665|37,854| |Additions|838|-|838| |Disposals|-|(13,665)|(13,665)| |At 31st|July 2023|25,027|-|25,027| |Depreciation| |At|1st August 2022|23,303|13,665|36,968| |Charge|for year|652|-|652| |Eliminated|on disposal|-|(13,665)|(13,665)| |At 31st July 2023|23,955|-|23,955| |Net|book value| |At 31st|July 2023|1,072|-|1,072| |At 31st|July 2022|886|-|886| |7.|Creditors:|amounts|falling|due within|one year| |31/7/23|31/1/22| |£|£| |Social|security and|other taxes|-|1,955| |Other|creditors|173|-| |Accruals|and deferred|income|1,001|1,001| |1,174|2,956| |8.|Movement|in|fands| |Net| |movement|—|At| |At|1/8/22|in funds|31/7/23| |£|£|£| |Unrestricted|funds| |General|fund|41,887|13,938|55,825.| |TOTAL FUNDS|41,887|13,938|$5,825|

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8. Movement in funds - continued

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Incoming|Resources|Movement| |resources|expended|in funds| |£|£|£| |Unrestricted funds| |General|fund|308,513|(294,575)|13,938| |TOTAL FUNDS|308,513|(294,575)|13,938| |Comparatives|for movement|in|funds| |Net| |movement|At| |At|1/8/21|in|funds|31/7/22| |£|£|£| |Unrestricted|funds| |General|fund|23,262|18,625|41,887| |TOTAL FUNDS|23,262|18,625|41,887| |Comparative|net movement|in fimds,|included|in the|above|are|as|follows:| |Incoming|Resources|Movement| |resources|expended|in funds| |£|£|£| |Unrestricted|funds| |General|fund|274,039|(255,414)|18,625| |TOTAE FUNDS|274,039|(255,414)|18,625|

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A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

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8. Movement in funds - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

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9, Related party disclosures

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st July 2023.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31st July 2023

Detailed Statement of FinancialFinancial Activities
for theYear Ended 31stEnded 31st31stJuly2023
for the Year Ended 31stEnded 31st31st July 2023 31/1/23 31/7/22
Income and endowments
Charitable activities
NurseryFees
Grants
97,425
211,086
81,785
191,701
308,511 273,486
Other income
HMRC JRS - 552
InterestReceived 2
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553
Totalincoming resources 308,513 274,039
Expenditure
Charitable activities
Wages 213,133 184,824
Social security 4,119 6,341
Pensions 3,211 2,700
OperatingLeasePayments 1,217 913
Insurance 1,388 1,218
Telephone
Postageandstationery
1,064
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1,733
384
Sundries 409 50
AgencyCosts 1,844 187
Purchases 28,856 21,461
IT Software 291 1,698
Cleaning 578 505
StaffTraining 1,270 1,231
Ofsted Report 35 35
BankCharges 469 433
Motor Vehicle Expenses - 403
Rent 24,932 19,656
Repairs &Renewals 1,835 531
284,703 244,303
Supportcosts
Governance costs
Accountancy fees 1,998 2,698
Legal fees 7,222 7,441
Depreciation oftangible fixed assets 652 972
9,872 11,111
Totalresources expended 294,575 255,414
Net income 13,938 18,625
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