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2022-03-31-accounts

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07731522 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1144722

Clifton Bethesda Church Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements 31 March 2022

Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2022

Page
Trustees' Annual Report (incorporating the Directors
Report) 1
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees 4
Statement of Financial Activities (including income and
expenditure account) 5
Statement of Financial Position 6
Notes to the financial statements 7
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 15

Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors Report)

Year ended 31 March 2022

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Clifton Bethesda Church Limited Charity registration number 1144722 Company registration number 07731522 Principal office and registered Alma Road office Clifton Bristol BS8 2ES United Kingdom The trustees Mr J Proctor Ms J Gibson Ms S Hogg Mr R Scott-Cook Mr D Price Independent examiner Joshua Kingston ACA Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

Structure, governance and management

Clifton Bethesda Church Limited is a registered Charity and was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 5th August 2011.

Simon Rotherham and Angela Moseley were Ministers during the period covered by this report and were supported by the Leadership Team who are responsible for the overseeing and direction of the church. Their role is to pastor, teach, plan and pray. They also oversee the leadership of Children's Church, Worship group and child protection.

Each area of the ministry within the church has a group leader: 1) Pastoral Care, 2) Missions, 3) Community and Evangelism, 4) Fabric/Finance, 5) Homegroups.

The church has no formal membership - all that belong to the church are considered members.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

Objectives and activities

Objectives

The church has 5 stated objectives:

Activities

The main activity of the Charity is the operation of a local Christian Church in the arranging and provision of worship services, meetings, seminars, conferences and training courses. The Church has operated for 150 years.

Public Benefit

As well as being a thriving Church where everybody from the local community is welcome, Alma Church runs a number of activities in the building. These include a conversation Café for international students, a parents and toddlers group and the utilisation of the building's excellent facilities for events ranging from children's parties, the local art trail and practice sessions by a local orchestra. Projects are also run for the local community in respect of pastoral and counselling needs. Funds are also raised for missions concerned with education and the relief of poverty and sickness in Bristol and around the world. The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.

Achievements and performance

We have continued to pursue our vision of:

Financial review

The activities for the period under review have resulted in a deficit of £2,290 (2021: deficit of £7,787) which has been in line with the forecasts made by the trustees. It is expected that the forthcoming periods should result in a small surplus.

Reserves policy

Free reserves are £118,705 (2021: £120,995) and deemed to be those that are readily realisable and exclude £2,240,247 invested in property.

As a matter of policy, each year the Trustees review the level of free reserves. Consideration is given to major risks in terms of their likely impact on income and expenditure. The present range for free reserves is to 9 to 15 months reported expenditure, i.e., £63,674 to £106,123 that the current free reserves are above this range as a result of reduced expenditure due to the Covid19 pandemic.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Directors Report) (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

The trustees (who are also directors of Clifton Bethesda Church Limited for the purposes of company financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that 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.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small exemption.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 18th December 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr J Proctor Trustee

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Year ended 31 March 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Clifton Bethesda Church Limited ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the

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 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

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 charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the financial statements 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.

Joshua Kingston ACA Independent Examiner Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

18th December 2022

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)

Year ended 31 March 2022

2022 2021
Total funds Total funds
Note £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 5 56,946 69,463
Other trading activities 6 14,339 6,485
Investment income 7 11,323 10,134
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Total income 82,608 86,082
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 84,898 93,869
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Total expenditure 84,898 93,869
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Net expenditure and net movement in funds (2,290) (7,787)
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 2,361,242 2,369,029
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Total funds carried forward 16 2,358,952
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2,361,242
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. All the funds and prior year fund balances are unrestricted.

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 March 2022

2022 2021
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 13 2,240,247 2,240,247
Current assets
Debtors 14 12,217 13,223
Cash at bank and in hand 114,179 110,840
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126,396 124,063
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 (7,691) (3,068)
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Net current assets 118,705 120,995
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Total assets less current liabilities 2,358,952 2,361,242
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Net assets 2,358,952 2,361,242
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
Fixed Asset fund 2,240,247 2,240,247
General fund 118,705 120,995
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Total charity funds 17 2,358,952
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2,361,242
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For the year ending 31 March 2022 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

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

These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 18[th] December 2022, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr J Proctor Trustee

Company Registration Number 07731522

The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 March 2022

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2ES, United Kingdom.

2. Statement of compliance

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011, Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. Please refer to page 3 the Trustees' report for their considerations of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its effect on going concern.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Income

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

Tangible assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost. The land and buildings were introduced in 2011 and have been included by the Trustees at the insurance value made on the 12th January 2012. The asset is depreciated at 0% as the Trustees operate a policy of continuous repair and refurbishment so that there is considered to be no material diminution in value.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

4. Limited by guarantee

The Charity is a Company Limited by Guarantee having no Share Capital.

5. Donations and legacies

Total Funds Total Funds
2022 2021
£ £
Donations
Offerings 46,482 53,470
Tax repayments received 10,464 15,993
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56,946 69,463
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6. Other trading activities
Total Funds Total Funds
2022 2021
£ £
Income from Use of Church 14,339 6,117
Refund of college fees - 368
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14,339 6,485
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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

7. Investment income

nvestment income
Total Funds Total Funds
2022 2021
£ £
Rent received 11,316 10,072
Bank interest receivable 7 62
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11,323 10,134
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

Support Total funds
Direct costs costs 2022
(Note 9)
£ £ £
Wages and salaries 22,260 11,058 33,318
Church building running costs 18,246 - 18,246
Church activities 3,812 - 3,812
Gifts and missions 19,000 - 19,000
Administration 929 8,333 9,262
Independent Examiners fee - 1,260 1,260
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Total 64,247 20,651 84,898
Support Total funds
Direct costs costs 2021
£ £ £
Wages and salaries 35,942 4,502 40,444
Church building running costs 27,807 - 27,807
Church activities 2,375 - 2,375
Gifts and missions 15,300 - 15,300
Administration 2,520 4,223 6,743
Independent Examiners fee - 1,200 1,200
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Total 83,944 9,925 93,869

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

9. Expenditure on charitable activities: Support costs

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10. Independent examination fees

11. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

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|||| |---|---|---| |2022|2021| |£|£| |Wages and salaries|33,318|40,444| |============================|============================|

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The average head count of employees during the year was 2 (2021: 2). No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2021: Nil).

The Trustees consider the key management personnel to be themselves and the minister, who is not a Trustee. Total benefits paid to key management personnel during the year were £22,260 (2021: £32,839).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees.

No trustee expenses were reimbursed or waived during the year or the previous year.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022

13. Tangible fixed assets

Land and
buildings
£
Valuation
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 2,240,247
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Depreciation
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022
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Carrying amount
At 31 March 2022 2,240,247
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At 31 March 2021 2,240,247

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The land and buildings were introduced in 2011 and have been included by the Trustees at the insurance value made on the 12th January 2012. The asset is depreciated at 0% as the Trustees operate a policy of continuous repair and refurbishment so that there is considered to be no material diminution in value.

14. Debtors

2022 2021
£ £
Trade debtors 1,050 -
Prepayments and accrued income 11,167 13,223
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12,217
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13,223
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15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2022 2021
£ £
Trade creditors 1,781 902
Accruals and deferred income 5,450 1,200
Social security and other taxes 460 966
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7,691
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3,068
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16. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At At 31
1 April 2021 Income Expenditure March 2022
£ £ £ £
Designated fund
Fixed asset fund 2,240,247 - - 2,240,247
General fund 120,995 82,608 (84,898) 118,705
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2,361,242 82,608 (84,898) 2,358,952
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Prior year comparative At At 31
1 April 2020 Income Expenditure March 2021
£ £ £ £
Designated fund
Fixed asset fund 2,240,247 - - 2,240,247

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 March 2022
General fund 128,782 86,082 (93,869) 120,995
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2,369,029 86,082 (93,869) 2,361,242
17. Analysis of net assets between funds
2022 Fixed General Total
Assets fund
free
funds 2022
designated reserves
fund
£ £ £
Fixed assets 2,240,247 - 2,240,247
Current assets - 126,396 126,396
Creditors due in less than 1 year - (7,691) (7,691)
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2,240,247 118,705 2,358,952
2021 Fixed General Total
Assets fund
free
funds 2021
designated reserves
fund
£ £ £
Fixed assets 2,240,247 - 2,240,247
Current assets - 124,063 124,063
Creditors due in less than 1 year - (3,068) (3,068)
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2,240,247 120,995 2,361,242

18. Financial instruments

The company currently holds no financial instruments.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Management Information

Year ended 31 March 2022

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Clifton Bethesda Church Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 March 2022

2022
2021
£ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Offerings 46,482 53,470
Tax repayments received 10,464 15,993
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56,946 69,463
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Other trading activities
Income from Use of Church 14,339 6,117
Refund of college fees - 368
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14,339 6,485
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Investment income
Rent Received 11,316 10,072
Bank interest receivable 7 62
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11,323 10,134
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Total income 82,608 86,082
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Wages and salaries 33,318 40,444
Ministry 1,800 500
Gifts and Missions 19,000 15,300
Pastoral Care 1,575 1,550
Community and Evangelism 300 270
Gas, Electric and Water 5,256 5,355
Cleaning and Gardening 4,787 4,416
Repairs 4,572 15,063
Insurance 3,127 2,973
Telephone 570 491
Audit Fees 1,260 1,200
Sundry 8,161 2,796
Chil 137 55
Other Capital Expenditure 929 2,520
Video Communications 106 581
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84,898 93,869
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Total expenditure 84,898 93,869
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Net income/(expenditure) (2,290) (7,787)
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