COMMiJNITY CHURCH
where people grow.
Kensington Park Road, London Wl12ES
Trustees, Annual Report
and
Statement of Financial Activities
lJanuary 2022 to 31 December 2022
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E-mail.. iMfo@Jhc¢.owg.uk
Registered Ch8rity No 1153289 Comp&ny No 08326749
Notting ￿.11 Con)munity Church is in fellowship with the Assemblies of G(NJ Inwrw)rated

Affjliated to the Evangeli¢￿ Allian¢e
CONTENTS
Pages
Annual Report
REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENr
OBJECTIVES AND AcTIVIT￿s
[4]
ACHtEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
5-6
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FINANCIAL REv￿w
Report of the Independent Examiner
(see accounts)
Balance Sheet
(see accounts)
Statement of Financial Activities
(see accounts)
Notes to the Accounts
(see accounts)

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Name of ¢barity'.
NOTTtNG HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH
Olber ttames by which Charity b kntswn".
NHCC
Previo￿ names.. PeDiel Chipel & Imrnanuel Cburcb
NHCC wasformd in June 2002 by the merger of Peniel Chrfxl, Kensington Patk Road, London Wl I
and Immsnuel Chw¢h, Lati￿¢[ Road. Londoll WIO. Both ¢hurches were ￿gistered ¢h8rities (nos
1054399 & 1054398 respectively) and in fellowship with Assembli¢$ of God Inc.
Charlty Registrntloll Nwnber".
Company Number:
1153289
08326749
Addre￿.
Kell8￿ Rorf London Wl 12ES
CurreD¢ Trusteei and Dlreetors:
Ken Persaud (Ch8inn8n)
Israel Gobcna
M8rta Casotto
- Minister of Reli￿0
- Butlder
- Charity WoFker
Pnbfe88lonal serylw:
Bankers..
HSBC Bank plc, Nottins Flill Ilranch,
25 Nottin8 Hill GAte, London Wl 13JJ
Kingdom Bwjk Lirnited
Media House. P￿ge Road, BeestOD. Nottulgham NG9 2RS
d¢p¢ndent Examill￿..
Th¢ Accounting Hous¢ CoTnpgLy Limited, Weir B3JJk, Monkey
18land Lane. Bray on Th8m4 M8ideT]head SL6 2ED
Soli¢itors'.
Geldatds LLP, Nulnber One Piide Pl￿ Pride Pwk. De￿Y
DE24 8QR
Building & Property..
Gould & Cornp8ny, Chartered SurveyoTS
Museum House, MuseuEn Strrt LorLdon WCIA I

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STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
>vtrnlnE do¢wDentr.
Trust deed- NHCC transferred all assets into a n¢w incotporated cbaTity effrttive fro￿ l Febnjary
2017 using the in￿or￿ted In￿1¢1 deed of the Asxmblies of G<)d
Cfjn$litutlon of f4HCC..
NHCC is self-8overnitl8.
NHCC has a fu]l-time (sa]aried) Se￿Or Minister- Revd. Ken Per8aud- assisted by otheT directors.
M8ny tasks ar¢ undertaken by memlxrs of the Church i>n a volllnt￿ b8sis alld others paid by hour.
job or p￿-1]me for specific pietts of work.
For d￿-to￿aY ￿atters concerned the numin8 of Ibe Church. the Pastor 1$ as8iSted by a part-tim¢
8dministrator 8nd also by other Tnembers who l¢ad departments (e.8. Music} and undertgke 8 vanety of
ministrLe5 and adrninistr8tive tasks on a volulltbry b8sis' Overst￿ by Th¢ Board of Directors
(Trustees). NHCC has a tnanagemellt doGLunent which together with the Trn￿t Deed details how tbe
chl￿Ch 18 to be ￿anaged. The Church holds Sn Annual General M¢¢tin8 of all mcmbcrs and othcr
Special Membcrs, Meetings if required The Annual Report alld Statement of Fin8llCi81 Activities are
re¢¢ived by the Borf of DI￿torS and the AGM. The spw)]ntm¢nt ofthe SeniorMinist¢r and
Directors are vakndatul by the AGM.
The Board of Dir￿torS is eolltllLU8lly l(KFkin8 to increase kt numberfrom the cutreDt millilllum level
with suitable skakd people. The ¢UTrent board is made up of a th.vene group of people. refiecting the
community.
NHCC is part of the fellowskn'p of AS￿bkneS of God 1ncortxn1￿- a grtsup of some 550 se]f-
gvv¢rning Pentff4)stsl ChU￿h¢S The Assemblies of God pmvides aGGr¢ditation and supptsrt for
Minis￿ and churGhr8. It or8ani7.es facililies that Arc better provided corpor8lcly than by individual
churches, e.8. a Bibl¢ Colle8e and Mi%kODary ￿pport organization. 'fh¢ AsBemblies of God 1$ a
eornpgny limited by gusr8ntec (no 2873415) regstered in England having Itsresis￿rcd offjces at
Nstional Ministry Cenire. Retf()rd Road. r)oncaster, South Yorkthire. DNIO 5FLD aud a r¢￿stered
¢harity (no 1032245).
Rlsk management:
The TrLLStee8 review the major risks to whi¢h the CTr￿1ty is exptssed. Systelljs 8r¢ estsblithed to
mxti8ate risk. Platts are in pr08ft￿8 to the Ch￿lty as a furth¢rprot¢clion snd at the sAm¢
time seek to incrcase ihe numEtr of tntste¢s.
A sensitive ￿￿tter for cbw¢hes is child prot¢ction. NHCC provides 5¢rvices for all age8. including
ehildren and youth. Such activities requ]re ¢8refvl supervision NHCC has adopt￿ a S￿¢gUarding
Pohcy which has been uplated eatly in 2014. To manage the Iisk. NHCC receives support from
thittyone."eight (previously known a8 the Church￿. Chim Protectson AthTiSA)ry Servir*). Swanley,
Kent, BR8 7UQ wbo act as all agency for DBS ¢h¢¢ks f<K trL￿te¢S. 8t8ff and volunteers who deal with
children and VLdllerable adults.

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OWEcnvES AND AcrivmES
NHCC'S objertive8 a￿..
(i) thc advancejnent of the CbristiaD religion by the pro¢l8JDAtioD aDd fUrtb¢r￿¢t of the
Gowl of G￿] ¢oncernitig His Soll. Jesus Christ the Lord
(ii) such chgtitsble pu￿0$¢3 &% 5h911 fi]rtber the Attainmrnt of the obJ￿ts of NHCC
(iii) the furtherance of tbe other cbaritsbl¢ wod( of NHCC consistent with the ststemellt (rf
fundamaLtal tKlkefs
(iv) the fUEther￿Ce of the WO￿ of the Assemblies of God Jllcorpordtd ST￿ the proTnotsoD of
spiritual teaching 8nd reh8ious obbervance
NHCC aims to dis¢h#r8e these re¥￿￿31￿.11tieS by (8) the bwldin8-up of 8 tlllivin8 Th0]ne' chutch and
(b) bein8 snvolved in wider n]inisty to m8k¢ known the GO￿¢1 el*where in th¢ UK aTLd overseas.
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ACIUEVEMENTS AI¥D PERFORMANCE
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Home Chureb Aetlvllks
All ¢hurch ￿ViCeS hav¢ be￿ held &tthe KensiD8ton Park Road. Wl I buildin& The style of service is
infomial £Dd ¢ont<xtLpor8ry alxl ts ai)Dcd at b¢in8 ae¢essible to pwle with no church back8fouDd or
knowledge.
The 2022 m8tn prowome consisted tsf..
Sunday I l.(X) Church opens for fellowshj'p, musi¢ rehearsal ond prayer.
11.30 aTll {ofte￿f0rtlllBht1YI + weekly senTices 80ing L>Ut QTL YouTube at 5pm.
Weekdays
Various Connect Groups meetin8 forf¢ll¢)wshAp I wayerl ¢8re I siudy at
the chutch & in churbh or electronica]ty. Also wup8, such asthe Worship
Tearn. llkeet forpractice.
Every Tuesday and W¢dllesday the food project rulls
The prowme has been desigttd to allow flexibdity for swial events or training. The Chuwh
Council keeps the Pro￿8mme underreview. seeking to dev¢lop futther activities. In adth.tion io th¢
maill programme. thc chutts'h ruDS trathing & development ￿urseS formembers. It 8180 holds courses
or one-olT¢vents to help wshin8 to ex)lore Chri*i8nity.
Con¢erned by the 8mWth ill food pov¢rty locally Nt4CC has since 2015 I￿VolVed in helping to
prvvide Some support. Since COVID this h8s been through a Community P8rtnership under th¢ n8me
North Kensingion Community Kitchen. wkn"¢h has enabled up to on¢ thousand pwple rrteiv¢ weekly
food parcels.
Melani¢ Wo]fe a well-known cOmmu￿ty charnpioll hss Trcen the key person beh]lld thi's alld though
Othe￿ have helped for a time h8$ led this project through almost threeyears. With the p8ndcmic
behind bul all economi¢ cri8is hittsng much of the nation we have decided to eontinue suppx)rt
thn)ugh until afterthe winier. From sorne timc in the spring of 2023 the proje¢t lead¢rs will continue
ill some way but with oul our fimdin8 andresources.

This fi)od pro]￿t hag all been made possible by the hard-WOTL ￿MP￿ssIon, and dedieatioD of many
people We have had ai legst 50-60 volunteers. Many resLdents. who volun￿r8 from NHCC. London
Live and more. The food h8s b¢¢n wpplied through many partners in particul8r City Hatvest and The
Felix PrOjÉ￿t. We work with many oth¢r10¢81 wup8 C<HI￿rAt￿8 iti makin8 proviskon for tlwse left
vulncrabl¢ to f£￿ povety d￿r￿S£he p&ndemic.
Initsally we feltthi"s had to be done so tskjng on the responsibility forfvidin8 the finance needed.
During the ye8r finance has more dthficu]t but bi8 thanks 80 to London Live who have continued
to support us. as well of collrse to the members of the NHCC commullity as well &$ some sign￿1¢8￿1
wpportfrom individuals. The big8est th8rks of All thougb sllust be to Melanie who continue5 to lead the
proje
2022 has ￿ntInued to be & challenge for churc]L ljfe. P￿pIc havebe¢n reluct8nt to co￿¢ back to chur¢h
the focd project hag tsken a lut of spwe and tillle in the building However, use of technology
has enabled us tu cOnt￿u# to proV￿e on-line services which have reached a wider audience than just
using th¢ builth'ng. WI￿ a mix of live streamin8. r¢cordings available on various platFornis alld the now
]lle￿tAble.z1￿. meeting w¢ have been Able to keep in tou¢h with $0 rngny p￿>ple.
In 2021 we rq)orted a fLnther¢h8lleDge of flo(din8 in the Ioc81 atea in July 2021. Local drains alld
8ewers were not able to ¢ott which pui a huge *ra]n on our own. This meant the entire entr¥nee aFea,
reaching halfway mto tILe moin hdl was badly damaged. The proce￿ of (lrying out, rq)I￿1llg fl00T￿g
etc.. was stIll noi complete by the end of the ye8r. The ￿ade it irnpossible for us to have regular
￿eti￿tieS and house the food p￿Je￿t. unfortt￿ateIy. the repairs were not ¢o)Dpleted untll May of this
yesr. InL'reased costs aDd supply issu¢s alK)unded. Thanks to our insuters who covered all replacement
costs wcll as wmethin8 tow8rd$108s of income.
The finances continue to reflect the large lo￿ of income ss we have been un8ble io hire out the building
for otljer than London Live and Strawbery Fields until the above repairs were W￿pIcted m8king sure
the bulth.ng as safe tt> use. In th¢ d￿l¢ll]I e¢onomic ¢limate. there will b¢ many challenges thcad. but
we 8re in a healthy pl8¢¢ still fmsncially. As far as l(K81 conjmullity psrtnershL'PS we have rarely been in
a better place.
(b)
Mlsslonary Aethrflle8
The Chwch has maintsincd Te8u18r fiwciai. praotscal arld prnyer support of its &dopted Th￿&$10￿￿ries.
Much of NHCC'S mi&sionary work is carricd out in ciH)peration witlk other ¢hurch¢s within the
Assemblics (?fciod Fdlowship. The World Ministries D¢pArtsnent of Awmblies of God c(x)rdinat¢3
this. Of COU￿ over th¢ last few years much of out ￿VIng t() missions has been ¢mcentr&ted on our
local are& with helpin8 those ]n food pov¢rty in porfioul8r. We hope m 2023 to become more a¢tivc
again in overseas sup￿rt. IqHCC wovides regular finan¢i818W)wrt for the following oveFse8S
missionaries..
Gil]iall Harris
Daniela & C7Abriel Co￿adin1
Cl8ire Kinkead
South Africa and M07Ambique
Spain
C8ribbean based sn J8m￿ta

FINAf4CIAL REVIEW
Members of tbe congregatson have stsv88led furtbtt this Ye￿ as the pandemic Continu￿ and so
81vin8 15 8t an a)l-tiFne low. Not meeting regularly ig & probl￿￿ ss tlltsst of our people don't give
online orby ballkerfs order. We h&ve also lost some key people during th¢ last couple of ye8rs who
have rnoved oll. Dun"ng 2023 we wdl work ott building the conwgatioll 8nd fJndin8 more
rnodern ways for ￿pIC to give.
Other income has beeTh received from the Strewb￿ry Fidds Nunery attd LoDdoD Live for use of the
build]Th8. The usual additional hires have ]￿1 to be kq)l on hold because of flix)d ¢5￿￿&8¢ in j￿ly1
Au8u* m&king t￿'S unsaft However, w¢ hawe beell 8bl¢ to keep c08ts down.
We have ¢ontinued to make sure the building is kept in 8ry)d older whdst holding back on #ny major
ex￿Laitltre. Thanks to I￿4¢1 tiobeA)a for usirlg bis skills to keep an eye on the b￿ld￿8 fabric.
2023 will be ayear in which we have to Ii)ok at rq)lacing me of the heatiug system. updating the
light￿8 and inevitably IoL)k at sAime roof repair5.
W¢ have 8180 been &ble ts) dv online scrvice8 with th¢ minimum of &wditure, thanks go ￿ th¢
Per5aud fa￿1]Y for tbejr ingenuity over this and usill8 their home for mu¢h ofthe work.
The Deed 8ives the Church Council gellet￿ powers of investment. Reserve fulth ar¢ eurrently hdd
with Kingdom BaJ]k l.imit¢d on deFx)sit or in ourcurrent aG¢ount as ¢ash flow dem8nds.
NHCC prq)&es its a¢¢ounts on the acmisls b&8is alld in the fomiat P￿sCribed in the Ststelllent of
Recosnmended Praeti¢e for Charities (2005).
Signed
Ttustee ott b¢half of the NHCC TnJstee8

## **REGISTERED CHARITY No : 1153289** 

**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** _**Company Number: 08326749**_ 

**UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

**THE ACCOUNTING HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED** 

_**- Bray on Thames -**_ 



## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

## **INDEX** 

|**INDEX**||
|---|---|
||**Page**|
|Charity information|1|
|Trustees Report of the Directors|2|
|Report of the Accountants|3|
|Income Statement|4|
|Statement of Financial Position|5|
|Detailed Income Statement|7|





**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **CHARITY INFORMATION** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

**COMPANY NUMBER** 08326749 **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER** 1153289 **COMPANY OFFICERS** Director & Trustee K. Persaud Director & Trustee M. Casotto Director & Trustee I. Gobena **REGISTERED OFFICE** Kensington Park Road London W11 2ES 

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**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS** 

The directors presents their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

## **DIRECTORS** 

The directors serving throughout the year were as follows: 

K. Persaud 

M. Casotto I. Gobena 

## **SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS** 

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

This report was approved by the board of directors on 23 March 2023 

## **K. PERSAUD Director** 

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**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANTS TO THE DIRECTORS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

As stated on the statement of financial position, you are responsible for ensuring that the company has kept adequate accounting records and for preparing statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the company.  You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the period. 

In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled the unaudited financial statements set out on pages four to six from the accounting records and information and explanations given to us in order to assist you in fulfilling your statutory responsibilities. 

## **THE ACCOUNTING HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED** 

Weirbank Monkey Island Lane Bray on Thames SL6 2ED 

23 March 2023 

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## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **INCOME STATEMENT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

|**INCOME**<br>Staff costs<br>Depreciation of assets<br>Other charges<br>Tax<br>**PROFIT FOR THE YEAR**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>176,528<br>45,901)<br>(<br>5,606)<br>(<br>111,071)<br>(<br>-|**2021**<br>**£**<br>168,102<br>41,265)<br>(<br>6,596)<br>(<br>120,119)<br>(<br>-|
|---|---|---|
||13,950|122|



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**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION** 

## **31 DECEMBER 2022** 

|**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Tangible assets<br>Investments<br>Current assets<br>Creditors: amounts falling due within one year<br>**Net current assets/(liabilities)**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**<br>**EMPLOYEES**<br>Average number of employees during the year<br>**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**<br>1 **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>At 31 December 2022<br>**Accumulated depreciation**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Charge for the year<br>At 31 December 2022<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 December 2022<br>At 31 December 2021<br>2 **Statement of changes in equity**<br>At 1 January 2022<br>Profit for the period<br>Appropriations<br>At 31 December 2022|**NOTES**<br>1<br>2<br>**Land & Property**<br>**£**<br>595,000<br>-|**Other Land**<br>**& Property**<br>**£**<br>628,566<br>-<br>-<br>628,566<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>628,566<br>628,566<br>**Retained**<br>**Earnings**<br>**£**<br>1,350,944<br>13,950<br>-<br>1,364,894|**2022**<br>**£**<br>1,255,336<br>2,561<br>1,257,897<br>111,247<br>4,250)<br>(<br>106,997<br>1,364,894<br>1,364,894<br>1,364,894<br>**No:**<br>2<br>**Furniture &**<br>**Fittings**<br>**£**<br>73,482<br>-<br>-<br>73,482<br>36,106<br>5,606<br>41,712<br>31,770<br>37,376<br>**Total**<br>**Equity**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>1,350,944<br>13,950<br>-<br>1,364,894|**2021**<br>**£**<br>1,260,942<br>2,542|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,263,484<br>92,495<br>5,035)<br>(|
|||||87,460|
|||||1,350,944|
|||||1,350,944|
|||||1,350,944|
|||||**No:**<br>2|
|||||**Total**<br>**£**<br>1,297,048<br>-<br>-|
||595,000|||1,297,048|
||-<br>-|||36,106<br>5,606|
||-|||41,712|
||595,000|||1,255,336|
||595,000|||1,260,942|
||**Private Limited**<br>**Company by**<br>**guarantee without**<br>**share capital use**<br>**of 'Limited'**<br>**exemption**<br>**£**<br>-|||**Total**<br>**Equity**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>1,350,822<br>122<br>-|
||-|||1,350,944|



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## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Continued)** 

## **31 DECEMBER 2022** 

For the year ended 31 December 2022, the company was entited 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 of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 

- The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions. 

These financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 23 March 2023 and signed on its behalf by: 

- ………………………………………………………………….. **I. GOBENA (Director)** 

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**FOR TRUSTEES INFORMATION ONLY** 

## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **DETAILED INCOME STATEMENT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** 

|**INCOME**<br>Tithes, gifts and offerings<br>Rental income<br>Other income<br>Investment income<br>Gift Aid<br>Amsvan insurance claim<br>Grants receivable<br>**TOTAL INCOME**<br>**ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES**<br>Salaries and NIC<br>Pension costs<br>Directors remuneration<br>Rent and rates<br>Light and heat<br>Communications<br>Printing, postage and stationery<br>Travel expenses<br>Insurance<br>Donations and gifts<br>Cleaning and caretaking costs<br>Flowers<br>Licences and certificates<br>Accountancy<br>Legal and professional<br>Computer & software costs<br>Repairs and renewals<br>Sundries<br>Hospitality and catering<br>Missions<br>Hire of equipment<br>Volunteers expenses<br>Grenfell Towers anniversary<br>Evangelical contribution to A.O.G.<br>Bank charges<br>Depreciation<br>**OPERATING PROFIT FOR THE YEAR**|**£**<br>21,563<br>128,311<br>508<br>19<br>1,375<br>14,324<br>10,428<br>6,568<br>525<br>38,808<br>4,078<br>7,626<br>1,689<br>547<br>2,821<br>6,768<br>2,990<br>9,108<br>605<br>917<br>3,378<br>1,585<br>4,550<br>17,575<br>772<br>1,178<br>14,931<br>4,548<br>15,676<br>300<br>9,360<br>69<br>5,606|**2022**<br>**£**<br>176,528<br>162,578|**2021**<br>**£**<br>32,224<br>125,864<br>-<br>14<br>-<br>-<br>10,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||168,102|
||||4,886<br>379<br>36,000<br>2,511<br>7,062<br>2,126<br>231<br>2,624<br>5,330<br>19,662<br>6,980<br>-<br>265<br>3,348<br>-<br>1,579<br>25,495<br>296<br>3,776<br>6,045<br>7,429<br>13,910<br>2,000<br>9,450<br>-<br>6,596|
||||167,980|
|||13,950|122|



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