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2020-12-31-accounts

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1154776

Seaem

Unaudited Financial Statements 31 December 2020

HAFFNER HOFF LTD

Accountants 2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

Seaem

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2020

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Statement of financial position 8
Notes to the financial statements 9

Seaem

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Seaem
Charity registration number 1154776
Principal office Selecta House
297 Swinton Hall Road
Salford
Manchester
M27 4DX
The trustees
Mr H C Goldstein
Mrs M M Goldstein
Mrs C E Simmonds
Mr A Levy (Appointed 14 June 2021)
Independent examiner Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA
2nd Floor - Parkgates
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester
M25 0TL

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Seaem

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Structure, governance and management

Seaem is constituted by a constitution and is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The constitution is dated 27 November 2013 and was registered as a charity on that day with a charity number 1154776.

There is no chief executive officer. The day to day affairs are undertaken by Mr H Goldstein on behalf of the trustees. All major decisions are taken collectively by the trustees and all the trustees give of their time freely. The trustees are unpaid and details of any related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts. The arrangements for setting the pay of the charity’s employees are the sole domain of the trustees.

There are no policies for the induction or training of new trustees.

Risk review

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the Trust, and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage our exposure to the major risks.

The risks faced by the trust are principally operational risks from ineffective grant making. These risks are managed by the trustees researching potential beneficiaries before granting donations.

Report back and review procedures strengthen these safeguards to ensure public benefit is achieved from all grants.

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Seaem

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Objectives and activities

The objects of the charity are the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Faith.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance on advancing education when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting grant making policy for the year.

Grant making policy

The charity is funded by donations and investment income. The charity gives out grants in line with the above objects.

There were no individual grants made during the year.

Grants made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

The application of the funds is by way of grants to either institutions or individuals and is almost always to institutions.

The trustees consider they have met the public benefit test and outline these achievements below.

The trustees measure the success of achieving the stated aims by the number and value of grants paid out for each object. The grants paid out in the year are detailed in the notes to the accounts and the trustees consider they have met their aims successfully this year.

The trustees consider the shorter term aims to be similar to the longer term aims and assess the achievement of the charity in the same way.

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Seaem

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Achievements and performance

The charity received £84,152 in donations during the year of which £97,655 was paid out by way of grants and support costs. These grants were made in line with the stated objects of the charity and were for the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Faith, relief of poverty or educational in nature.

The charity also had investment income receivable during the year amounting to £35,134.

The charity has low governance costs comprising professional fees.

All other office costs are borne by a local benefactor and the trustees wish to record their appreciation to the benefactor for the free use of their offices.

Grants over £1,000 made during the year to institutions are as detailed in the accounts.

The charity purchased various investments in the year. The details of these purchases can be found in the notes to the accounts.

There were no material fundraising costs during the year.

Related party transactions are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the accounts.

There was a net expenditure and net movement of funds for the year amounting to £9,143.

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Seaem

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

Financial review

Investment performance

The investments of the charity have all performed well in the year. The gross return this year was 4%. The trustees consider this acceptable when compared with returns available on deposits in any of the banking institutions.

Coronavirus

The trustees have considered the impact of coronavirus on the charity and specifically on the value of the investment properties. The trustees have taken advice and consider it too early to reduce the value of the investment property as there are no material indications yet to suggest a reduction in the values. This may change in the coming months and will be reported on next year.

Reserves policy

The Unrestricted Fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results.

The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the Fund is an acceptable level of reserves given the nature of revenue receipts against grants payable.

In considering the limited financial obligations of the charity, the trustees have resolved to maintain a minimum reserve as there are no formal obligations to pay out any grants.

The trustees have considered the fair value of the investment property taking into account and consider the holding value to be the market value.

The trustees are delighted to have made many valuable contributions to the community as a result of this income and hope to be able to do so for many years to come.

The free reserves, represented by the net current assets of the charity stand at £150,443, all of which are unrestricted.

The trustees' annual report was approved on 28 October 2021 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:

Mr H C Goldstein

Trustee

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Seaem

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Seaem

Year ended 31 December 2020

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Seaem ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

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

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Mr Howard Schwalbe ACA

Independent Examiner

2nd Floor - Parkgates Bury New Road Prestwich Manchester M25 0TL

28 October 2021

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Seaem

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 December 2020

2020 2019
Unrestricted
fundsTotal funds Total funds
Note £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 84,152 84,152 106,900
Investment income 5 35,134 35,134 118,106
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Total income 119,286 119,286 225,006
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Expenditure
Expenditure on raising funds:
Investment management costs 6 6,774 6,774 2,385
Expenditure on charitable activities 7,8 97,655 97,655 71,327
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Total expenditure 104,429 104,429 73,712
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Net losses on investments 11 (24,000) (24,000)
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Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds (9,143) (9,143) 151,294
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Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 998,110 998,110 846,816
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Total funds carried forward 988,967 988,967 998,110
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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.

The notes on pages 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Seaem

Statement of Financial Position

31 December 2020

2020 2019
Note £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 15 838,524 816,325
Current assets
Debtors 16 40,341 45,000
Cash at bank and in hand 164,630 184,975
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204,971 229,975
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 17 54,528 48,190
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Net current assets 150,443 181,785
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Total assets less current liabilities 988,967 998,110
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Net assets 988,967 998,110
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Funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds 988,967 998,110
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Total charity funds 18 988,967 998,110
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 28 October 2021, and are signed on behalf of the board by:

Mr H C Goldstein Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 16 form part of these financial statements.

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Seaem

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 December 2020

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Selecta House, 297 Swinton Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, M274DX, UK.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the 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) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

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.

Fair value

Debtors and creditors are stated at fair value.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements did not require management to make judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported with the exception of the valuation of the investment property.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds held by the charity are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

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Seaem

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are 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:

Resources expended

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.

Investments

Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.

Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Investment property

Investment property is initially recorded at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure.

Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in income or expenditure.

If a reliable measure of fair value is no longer available without undue cost or effort for an item of investment property, it shall be transferred to tangible assets and treated as such until it is expected that fair value will be reliably measurable on an on-going basis.

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.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity 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.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

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Seaem

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Donations
Donations 84,152 84,152 106,900 106,900
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5. Investment income

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Income from investment properties 34,049 34,049 117,381 117,381
Bank interest receivable 1,085 1,085 725 725
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35,134 35,134 118,106 118,106
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Investment management costs
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Other investment management costs 6,774 6,774 2,385 2,385
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6. Investment management costs

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

7. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

Unrestricted
Total Funds
Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds
2020
Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 96,003
96,003
69,750 69,750
Support costs 1,652
1,652
1,577 1,577
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97,655
97,655
71,327 71,327
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Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Grant funding
Support
Total funds Total fund
of activities
costs
2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Charitable grants 96,003
151
96,154 69,828
Governance costs
1,501
1,501 1,499
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96,003
1,652
97,655 71,327
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Analysis of support costs
Analysis of
support costs Total 2020 Total 2019
£ £ £
General office 151 151 78
Governance costs 1,501 1,501 1,500
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1,652 1,652 1,578
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8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type

9. Analysis of support costs

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

10. Analysis of grants

2020 2019
£ £
Grants to institutions
A A C 5,000 5,000
B J C F 6,000 3,000
B C R 2,000
Beis Ruchel 5,000
Beis Tefillah 5,000 1,000
British Friends of Meor Beis Yaakov 5,000
Bnos Yehudis 5,000 10,000
Chasdei Aharon 7,500
Gateshead Talmudical College 7,000
Grants under £2000 9,153 7,250
Kolyom Trust 2,000 18,000
Mcr Mesivta 6,000 3,000
MTV Ltd 10,000
Ohel Torah 2,000
Tchabe Kollel 7,500 7,500
The Great Club 10,000
Y A M F 9,350
Yesoidai Hatorah School 2,000
Yad Shlomo 2,500
YTV London 3,000
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96,003 69,750
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Total grants 96,003 69,750
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Net losses on investments
Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020 Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on investment property (24,000)
(24,000)
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Independent examination fees
2020 2019
£ £
Fees payable to the independent examiner for:
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,500 1,500
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11. Net losses on investments

12. Independent examination fees

13. Staff costs

The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2019: Nil).

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2019: Nil).

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

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

15. Investments

Investment
properties
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2020 816,325
Additions 62,354
Disposals (40,155)
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At 31 December 2020 838,524
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Impairment
At 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2020 838,524
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At 31 December 2019 816,325
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All investments shown above are held at valuation.

Investment properties

Investments in UK investment property represent a wholly owned investment property as well as four property syndicates in which the charity owns 3.8%, 2%, 2% and 5% respectively.

Valuation of the investment property is at fair value in the opinion of the trustees at the year end.

16. Debtors

2020 2019
£ £
Prepayments and accrued income 341
Other debtors 40,000 45,000
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40,341 45,000
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020 2019
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 1,500 1,500
Other creditors 53,028 46,690
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54,528 48,190
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 December 2020

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds
At 01 Gains and At 31
Jan 2020 Income Expenditure losses Dec 2020
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 998,110 119,286 (104,429) (24,000) 988,967
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At 01 Gains and At 31
Jan 2019 Income Expenditure losses Dec 2019
£ £ £ £ £
General funds 846,816 225,006 (73,712) 998,110
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19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2020
£ £
Investments 838,524 838,524
Current assets 204,971 204,971
Creditors less than 1 year (54,528)
(54,528)
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Net assets 988,967 988,967
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Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2019
£ £
Investments 816,325 816,325
Current assets 229,975 229,975
Creditors less than 1 year (48,190)
(48,190)
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Net assets 998,110 998,110
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20. Related parties

Mr & Mrs H Goldstein, trustees of Seaem, donated £25,468 during the year to the charity.

Mr & Mrs H Goldstein, trustees of Seaem, lent various sums interest free to the charity in a previous period and the current period. They were repaid various sums during the year and the balance at the year-end owing to them on an interest free basis amounted to £3,028.

21. Charity status

Seaem is a charitable incorporated organisation. It is registered with the Charity Commission and has a limited financial liability status.

Seaem is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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