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2021-08-31-accounts

FLATPACK PROJECTS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR 1ST SEPTEMBER 2020 – 31ST AUGUST 2021

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE005084 (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1162754

”A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. GREAT TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, SHARING AN EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER FAMILIES. MY DAUGHTER STRUGGLES WITH ANXIETY AND THIS HELPED HER IN GETTING EXPERIENCE OF BEING OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN (POST LOCKDOWN) AND FEELING SAFE AROUND OTHERS.” - AUDIENCE MEMBER

THIS YEAR SAW US HITTING OUR STRIDE WITH ONLINE AND OUTDOOR WORK, CONTINUING TO ADOPT CREATIVE, VERSATILE WAYS OF SUPPORTING ARTISTS AND REACHING AUDIENCES DURING A TIME OF ONGOING UNCERTAINTY. OUR SECOND DIGITAL FESTIVAL ENABLED ATTENDEES TO DISCOVER THEIR INNER PENGUIN, AND AS RESTRICTIONS EASED IN THE RUN UP TO SUMMER WE TOOK OVER ALL SORTS OF PUBLIC SPACES AS PART OF OUR FLATPACK LOCAL AND CINECOV ACTIVITY.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.3

SHOWING AMAZING WORK P5 BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER P9 NURTURING NEW IDEAS P11 ILLUMINATING PLACE P14

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.4

SHOWING AMAZING WORK

FLATPACK FESTIVAL 2021

Flatpack Festival marked its fifteenth edition with an online jamboree in May 2021, where we continued to refresh the home viewing experience and connect with a global audience. Highlights included:

SHOWING AMAZING WORK

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.5

“IT WAS TRULY GREAT TO MEET YOU. IT GIVES ENERGY TO MAKE NEW THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEAR ABOUT SCIENCE FICTION MUSICALS I GET ALL EXCITED ABOUT CINEMA”

NICOLAS KEPPENS, FILMMAKER

SHOWING AMAZING WORK

FLATPACK FESTIVAL 2021

We were also able to unveil Journey to the South , the results of an audiovisual collaboration between musical duo ANNAM and animator Emily Scaife which we commissioned following a British Council trip to Vietnam in 2019.

SHOWING AMAZING WORK

FLATPACK ONLINE

Beyond the festival, other year-round highlights included a screendance programme and masterclass with Omari Carter, as well as maintaining an online family offer through regular Colour Box screenings and workshops.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.7

SHOWING AMAZING WORK

Screenings - 96

THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

Total audience figures - 14,594

Number of artists & filmmakers worked with - 47

Number of countries we reached - 20

Number of outdoor events over the summer - 28

Most popular animal avatar for attending online events - Penguin

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.8

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER

SCREENING ONLINE AND OUTDOORS

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER

It was very much a year of two halves in terms of the audience experience, with autumn and winter dominated by Zoom chats and online screenings. Despite public health restrictions and all the other challenges thrown up by the pandemic, a real sense of connection and community was created through these virtual events, with short content and discussions working particularly well in this format.

Then from May onwards we could plan certain physical activity with more confidence, and make full use of our new outdoor audiovisual setup. Working in partnership with a range of community groups we mounted events in a number of different green spaces across Birmingham. Most notably, a special Lion King event at Georges Park in Lozells drew over 500 local people, the vast majority of them new to Flatpack and giving universally positive feedback. The key to its success was the buy-in we had from the park’s friends group and other local organisations, and we’ll be looking to build on this ‘Flatpack Local’ approach in the future.

Collaboration was also crucial to CineCov, a project which created a platform and support framework for a huge range of film exhibitors, cultural organisations and community groups. After an extended period of online groundwork, this burst into life in summer 2021 with a series of outdoor events and workshops across Coventry.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.9

“FOR ME IT WAS A REVELATION TO DISCOVER THAT THIS WASN’T JUST ABOUT FILM. IT’S ACTUALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES. FILM IS THE EXCUSE FOR BEING HERE, GETTING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS, PLENTY OF PEOPLE YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW.”

NURTURING IDEAS

BUILD YOUR OWN FILM NIGHT

NURTURING IDEAS

Our role as a facilitator and commissioner became arguably more central to our work during the pandemic. Youth development scheme Build Your Own Film Night nimbly shifted to Zoom for most of the year, with groups in Coventry and north Shropshire learning about different facets of film exhibition including copyright, licensing, technicals and marketing. At the end of the process both groups mounted a number of events, resulting in three Coventry-based community exhibitors who are still putting on screenings and a monthly youth-led slot at Oswestry’s Kinokulture Cinema.

FILM CAMP

We also delivered Film Camp - our annual one-day training event for film exhibitors - online, working with Deaffest, Quiplash, Arts Connect and Cinema for All to explore the latest innovations in cinema exhibition, sharing fresh approaches to programming, audience development and accessibility.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.11

”I’VE FELT CONSTANTLY SUPPORTED AND TRUSTED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. BEING INVOLVED IN THIS HAS THEREFORE REMINDED ME WHAT SENSITIVE, FRIENDLY, AND STIMULATING FILM EVENTS LOOK AND FEEL LIKE.”

NURTURING IDEAS

OPEN CALL

Diversifying the range of voices in the Flatpack programme was a key priority for us in 2020/21, leading to our first Open Call for curators and producers from under-represented groups. All three selected projects received advice and support as well as a delivery budget, and their successful events helped to draw a range of new audiences to the festival.

NURTURING IDEAS

COLOUR BOX AT HOME

Towards the end of the year we launched Colour Box at Home, a new iteration of our family programme with zines and activity kits complementing three themed programmes of colourful short films. Before rolling this out to families and communities across the region and beyond in autumn 2021, we worked closely with 15 artists throughout the summer to develop the activities and visual materials which would bring these programmes to life. The project was designed to support a diverse cohort of freelance artists, one of the groups disproportionately hit by the pandemic, and all were able to explore new ways of working with young audiences as part of the process.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.13

ILLUMINATING PLACE

FLATPACK LOCAL

It’s clear that our relationship with place changed significantly during 2020 and 2021, and this also had an effect on the way the charity works with communities. Flatpack Local was conceived in response to the way people were connecting more intensely with green space in their neighbourhoods, and was designed to show how activating a park with cultural activity can help to break down barriers and improve wellbeing.

SPAGHETTI JUNCTION

Given the limited scope for bringing audiences together, a good deal of our placemaking work happened online and in written form this year. We began to delve into Birmingham’s cinema history in preparation for the launch of the Wonderland project in 2022, and Flatpack director Ian Francis produced a longform appreciation of the notorious / iconic Spaghetti Junction for a new publication called Back to the Future.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.14

FLATPACK’S FANTASTIC PAEAN TO THE GRAVELLY HILL INTERCHANGE… “IF SPAGHETTI JUNCTION WAS THE ANSWER, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?”

ILLUMINATING PLACE

CINECOV

By summer 2021 Coventry was beginning to draw visitors with its City of Culture celebrations, and CineCov showed how film events can boost local pride and increase tourism.

ILLUMINATING PLACE

Supporting outdoor events in Coventry Cathedral and parks around the city, we also commissioned a series of CineCov Stories delving into little known cinematic tales including interviews with Billie Whitelaw’s childhood friend and a crane-driver who worked on The Italian Job.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.16

Flatpack Projects is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, reg no 1162754

Our core funders are Arts Council England and the British Film Institute. In partnership with Broadway in Nottingham, Flatpack also co-lead Film Hub Midlands as part of the BFI Film Audience Network.

THANK YOU

Along with core funding and earned income, Flatpack’s work would not be possible without the support of a huge range of partners, trusts & foundations and cultural institutes. In 2020/21, these included:

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 — P.17

PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, ‘Charities and Public Benefit’.

SUMMARY OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SET OUT IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT

  1. To promote appreciation of and education in the arts and their associated technologies, especially but not exclusively those of the cinema, film and other forms of moving images, through the production and performance of festivals, workshops, seminars, projects, events, online resources, new media and in any other ways as the CIO may decide from time to time.

  2. To advance the education of the public in the history, culture, aesthetics, practice and theory of arts, cinema, film and other moving images.

STATEMENT OF THE CHARITY’S POLICY ON RESERVES

It is the policy of Flatpack Projects (CIO) to retain sufficient reserves to cover the organisation’s overheads for a 3 month period should there be any unexpected costs or delays in receiving any funds owed.

CHARITY INFORMATION

The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 15 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Ian Francis - Trustee

ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 — P.18

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE005084 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1162754

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

for

Flatpack Projects

CJM Associates St Thomas House

83 Wolverhampton Road Cannock Staffordshire WS11 1AR

Flatpack Projects

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

Page
Report of the Trustees 1
Statement of Financial Activities 2
Balance Sheet 3
Notes to the Financial Statements 4 to 9
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 10 to 11

Flatpack Projects

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

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 31 August 2021. 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).

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.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

CE005084 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1162754

Registered office

Unit 304 The Custard Factory Gibb Street Digbeth, Birmingham West Midlands B9 4AA

Trustees

I Francis (Director) J Grimley D Lawson (Chairman) L Page L Thomas B Dosanjh (appointed 6.4.21)

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 4 January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

I Francis - Trustee

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Flatpack Projects

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
255,865
Other trading activities
2
82,006
Total
337,871
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
6,500
Other
309,313
Total
315,813
NET INCOME
22,058
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
116,641
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
138,699
Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,600
6,600
31.8.21
Total
funds
£
255,865
82,006
337,871
6,500
309,313
315,813
22,058
123,241
145,299
31.8.20
Total
funds
£
156,620
161,509
318,129
475
306,675
307,150
10,979
112,262
123,241

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Flatpack Projects

Balance Sheet

31 August 2021

Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
7
23,915
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
8
49,380
Cash at bank and in hand
136,740
186,120
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
9
(71,336)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
114,784
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
138,699
NET ASSETS
138,699
FUNDS
10
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
Restricted
fund
£
-
-
64,603
64,603
(58,003)
6,600
6,600
6,600
31.8.21
Total
funds
£
23,915
49,380
201,343
250,723
(129,339)
121,384
145,299
145,299
138,699
6,600
145,299
31.8.20
Total
funds
£
6,714
53,698
85,798
139,496
(22,969)
116,527
123,241
123,241
116,641
6,600
123,241

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2021 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.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 4 January 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

I Francis - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

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.

Tangible fixed assets

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

Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 25% on cost

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.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

Advertising Sales
Bar takings
Booking fee
Box office
British Film Institute
Programme partners
Submission fees
Merchandise sales
Year round projects
Subscriptions
Broadway
Carried forward
31.8.21
£
-
-
63
4,988
-
6,242
14,019
1,499
2,058
-
53,137
82,006
31.8.20
£
4,487
172
22
431
45,000
3,899
6,392
3,393
13,509
600
83,604
161,509

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES - continued

Brought forward
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation - owned assets
31.8.21
£
82,006
82,006
31.8.21
£
3,686
31.8.20
£
161,509
161,509
31.8.20
£
3,065

3. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

During the period remuneration of £35,976.96 was paid to the director of the organisation who is also a trustee of the charity.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 August 2021 nor for the year ended 31 August 2020.

5. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

6.

Director 31.8.21
1
31.8.20
1
Other staff 4 4
5 5
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Unrestricted
fund
£
Restricted
fund
£
Total
funds
£
Donations and legacies 150,020 6,600 156,620
Other trading activities 161,509 - 161,509
Total 311,529 6,600 318,129
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 475 - 475
Other 306,675 - 306,675
Total 307,150 - 307,150

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund fund funds
£ £ £
NET INCOME 4,379 6,600 10,979
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 112,262 - 112,262
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 116,641 6,600 123,241
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
COST Fixtures
and
fittings
£
Computer
equipment
£
Totals
£
At 1 September 2020 8,973 9,502 18,475
Additions 715 20,172 20,887
At 31 August 2021 9,688 29,674 39,362
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2020 4,091 7,670 11,761
Charge for year 1,220 2,466 3,686
At 31 August 2021 5,311 10,136 15,447
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2021 4,377 19,538 23,915
At 31 August 2020 4,882 1,832 6,714
8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors 31.8.21
£
46,051
31.8.20
£
51,187
VAT 815 497
Prepayments 2,514 2,014
49,380 53,698

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accrued expenses
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Designated Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Comparatives for movement in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Designated Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.9.20
£
116,641
6,600
123,241
Incoming
resources
£
337,871
337,871
At 1.9.19
£
112,262
-
112,262
31.8.21
31.8.20
£
£
19,358
1,661
7,581
(3,585)
96,318
22,643
6,082
2,250
129,339
22,969
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.8.21
£
£
22,058
138,699
-
6,600
22,058
145,299
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(315,813)
22,058
(315,813)
22,058
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.8.20
£
£
4,379
116,641
6,600
6,600
10,979
123,241

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Designated Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
311,529
6,600
318,129
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(307,150)
4,379
-
6,600
(307,150)
10,979

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

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Designated Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.9.19
£
112,262
-
112,262
Net
movement
in funds
£
26,437
6,600
33,037
At
31.8.21
£
138,699
6,600
145,299

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

Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Designated Fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
649,400
6,600
656,000
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(622,963)
26,437
-
6,600
(622,963)
33,037

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Flatpack Projects

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the period, £162.35 (2020 - £3,041.16) was paid to Made Media Limited for the maintenance of the charity's website. J Grimley, trustee, is a person of significant control at Made Media Limited.

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Flatpack Projects

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 August 2021
31.8.21 31.8.20
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Arts Council England 112,024 112,024
British Film Institute 77,910 -
Birmingham City University - 21,850
Grants 55,931 14,146
Trusts & foundations 10,000 8,600
Other trading activities 255,865 156,620
Advertising Sales - 4,487
Bar takings - 172
Booking fee 63 22
Box office 4,988 431
British Film Institute - 45,000
Programme partners 6,242 3,899
Submission fees 14,019 6,392
Merchandise sales 1,499 3,393
Year round projects 2,058 13,509
Subscriptions - 600
Broadway 53,137 83,604
82,006 161,509
Total incoming resources 337,871 318,129
EXPENDITURE
Other trading activities
Cost of raising funds 6,500 475
Other
Equipment purchase 3,688 2,016
PR and Marketing 19,255 40,798
Programme 60,680 67,625
Technical and Venue 11,504 19,831
Guest Care 271 49
Other direct costs 9,570 -
104,968 130,319
Support costs
Management
Wages 165,511 146,947
Rent, rates and utilities 20,711 13,203
Insurance 2,132 2,298
Telephone 599 586
Carried forward 188,953 163,034

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Flatpack Projects

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2021

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 August 2021
31.8.21 31.8.20
£ £
Management
Brought forward 188,953 163,034
Printing, post and stationery 605 908
Gifts - 31
IT costs 944 1,287
Office running costs 929 878
Other staff costs 622 827
Travelling expenses 4,163 2,474
Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets 3,687 3,065
Finance 199,903 172,504
Bank charges 553 572
Governance costs
Accountancy and legal fees 3,889 3,280
Total resources expended 315,813 307,150
Net income 22,058 10,979

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