Stroud Dlstrict Foodbank ao
Reglstered with the Charity Commlssion for England arKI Wales no. 1176306
Re
ort of the Trustees for the Year from I
Til 2022 to 31 March 2023
OBJECTIVES AND AcnwnES
The objertlves of the charity are..
The relieAoAfinoncit71 hordshlp omongstpeople in Stroud Distrirtond the 5urmunding oreu or In otherports
of the Unlted Klngdom in such woys as the trusteesfrom time-to-time thlnkfft. In porticular, butnot
exclusively by..
oj pro￿ding emergencyfvod. essentiol toiletries ondhousehold item5 to indlvlduots andfomllles In need
ond/orfor dtstrlbutlon by chorltles orother orgonisotknns working to preventor ￿lIeVe poverty
bj 5uGh othermeans Including (but not Ilmited tol theproylslon ofsupportor slgnp05ting to relevant
Informatlon andother odvtsory5ervlces.
Strovd DlstrSct Foodbank extsts to provlde emer8ency food and sUPPOrt to people In crlsls.
Stroud Dlstrlct Foodbank Is part of the Trussdl Tru5Vs network of foodbanks across the UnSted Klngdom.
and works In collaborat5on wlth a number of a8enties locally both in the dlstrlbutlon of emergency food
and In slgnpostlng cllents to other specialtst advlce that they need.
In carrylng Out these actlvltles. the trustees have had re8ard to the Charlty Cornmlsslon's 8uldanee on
publlc benefit.
REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAIiS
Prlnclpal address
Unlt 19, Canal Iron Works
Hope M511 Lane
Brlmscombe
Stroud
GL5 25H
Trustees
Phlllp Coysh
Brian Chapman
Sophi3 Acland
Pippa Medcalf
Philippa Dickinson
Lawrence Miller
Alastair Kendall
Chalr
-T￿aSurer app(Mnted 15 Jufy 2022
- appointed 16 September 2022
- apwnted 16 September 2022
Annabel Mills
Nicola Tyler
Graham Gill
Mark Whitwam
Robert Cawthorne
re$l￿ed 31 March 2023
- resigned 31 March 2023
- resi8ned 16 September 2022
resigned 18 March 2022
resigned 20 May 2022
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Independent examlner
JD Frost ACA
J D Frost Accountsnts
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Cirencester
GL7 2NF
Bankers
Santander
FINANCIAL REVIEW
We are very gratefijl for the generous SUPPOrt we have recel¥ed which has allowed us to meet the much
Increased demand for our serv5ces and contlnue to show a healthy funds pos5tlon at the year end.
Our Income for the year was very strong at £458,6W beln8 an Intrease of £129O09139%1 over the prior
year. As antlclpated by the Trustees at the beglnnSn8 of the year, expenditu￿ was slmilarSy much hlgher at
£371,176 representlng an Increase of £93,366134%1. A feature of the year was the increasin8 necessity to
purchase food which accounted for 36% of the totsl brought Into the warehouse.
The resultlng net Inflow of £87.504, when added to the funds on hand at the start of the y￿r of £464,358,
produced a funds balance at 31° March 2023 of £551,862.
Once agaln our annual Incorne has exceeded £250,1￿ whlch ne￿550t￿e5 our adoptlng Accruals accountlng
rather than Receipts and Payments accountlng whkh we adopted last year. The comparative flgures for
2021-22 have been restated and a table showln8 the thanges has been Included wlthln the accounts. In
order to avoid these changes in accountlng In the fLrture the Trustees wlll con51der preparin8 fvture years
accounts uslng the Accruals basis irre5pectlve of the annual Income achleved.
Another than8e to the accounts includes valuing donated 8oods, chlefiy food and toiletry Items, and
Includlng thls value in Income when It Is received at the warehouse. Similarty 8oods dellvered to dlents are
valued when they are dlstrlbLrted and Included in expendtture.
All restrlrted funds recehed durlng the year were fully expended by the end of the year forthe purposes
specified.
ACMIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMAPXE
The food bank's objectives are delfvered by collectlng food donatlorbs from many dlfferent places IncludlnB
superniarkets, churches, workplaces and schools and through speclal seasonal collections at hajvest and
Christmas. These donations a￿ sorted and stored at the food banvs warehouse In Brlmscombe.
We deliver food to cllents both dlrectly from the warehouse and from kxal drop-ln centres across the
whole of the Stroud distritt. The drop4n ￿ntre5 sometimes provlde a valuable opportunlty to work
alongside other agencies offering additional complementsry service5 to Its clients.
Clients are referred to the fimxl bank by one of about 90 agendes. mostty care professlonals such as
doctors, health vlsitors, social workers and pollce who identify people In food cr15is and issue them wlth
food bank voucher. Special food bags are also delivered to dients at Christmas and to cover school
holidays.
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The total number of food parce15 delivered dLTrring the year was 8.663. Thi5 was a very large increase of
3,781177%) over the 2021122 figure of 4,882. whith was affected by the Covid pandemic, but It was also a
65% increase over the 2020121 figure. We are grateful to our small staff team and large body of
volunteers who made this possible.
PLANS FOR FLrruRE PERIODS
The Trustees a￿ very mindhjl of the continuin8 economlc pressure5 on our bocal community and Intend to
use our resources to meet their needs where we can appropriatety address them. With this In mlnd the
Trustees wlll hold a strategy day In September 2023 to consider future developments of OUT seThlces.
Durlng the year to 31 March 2023 we found it beneficlal to fund a Citizens Advice I"CA"15peclalist to work
wlth us helping clients in a number of ¥Yays bLrt In partiojlar to ensure that they are able to access financlal
support where It Is avallable.
Extending the support offered by the CA advlsor we have dedded to additionally fvndlng an employee from
the local P3 tharity. P3 are able to help cllents wSth a wlder range of support and complement the CA work
to provlde a hollstlc approath wh5ch Is grounded In the community.
By beln8 able to offer the above 5ervlces to our dlents we alm to help them become self-sufflclent and
thereby reduce thelr continulng need for our food parcels.
We have prepared a budget forthe current year whlth shows we are Ilkety to dlmlnlsh our cash resources
partty as a result of fundlng the CA and P3 5peclallsts but also from the need to 5ncreaslngly purchase food
to meet the very high level of client f¢)o(J reqLbests. These are approprlate uses of our fvnds and fully In
line wSth objectives to reduce food poverty In the area.
stRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The charity is a Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlon. and its governln8 document is Its corstltutlon, whlch
was registered with the Charfty Commlssion on 15 December 2017.
Appolntment of tru5t•es
Every trustee must be appolnted by a resolution p￿ed at a properfy convened meetlng of the exlstlng
charlty trustees. In seletting indlvlduals for appolntment a5 trustees, the exlstln8 trustees must have
regard to the skllls. knowledge and experfence needed for the effertlve adminlstratlon of the charlty.
Rlsk management
The trustees have a duty to IdentSfy and review the rlsks to which the charlty Is exposed ènd to ensure that
appropriate controls are In place to provlde reasonable assurance agalnst fraud and error.
Custodlan trustees
The trustees do not hold any funds as cus￿dian trustees on behalf of any other body.
Declaratlon
The trustees declare that they approved the trustees. report above on I September 2023
Signed on behalf of the charitvs t￿￿tee5 by
Phlllp C
sh Ichalrl
Brlan Chapman
reasurerl
Pag¢ 3

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Stroud District Foodbydnk CIO
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on the
following pages.
Respective responsibilities of trnslees aDd eiaminer
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011
(thc 2011 Act) and that an independent examination ib needed.
It is my responsibility to-.
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act:
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions giiven by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent exrdminer's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do noi providc all the evidence thal would
be required in an audit and consequcntly no opinion is given as to whether the accounls pres¢nt a
'tru¢ and fair vicw, and the report is limi*d to those malters sel Out in the statement bclow.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examinatio￿ no matter has come to my attention:
( l ) which biives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounls which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met. or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to k reached.
JDFrostA
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Gloucestershire
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGiAND AND WALES
Slroud Distn¢l Foodbank CIO
CI2ri1y No
1176306
Annual accounts for the
To
0110112022
3110312023
Section A
Statement of financial activities
R•¢omm¢nded cat•qorl••
Prior >wr
lunds
lund•
fvnd• Total l￿dI
kncomlnq rn8ourcM {Not• 31
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
Don•lth$ •nd Wi
Chart￿*
425.953
176
455.953
176
Othgrtmdlng
IrN••im•r
2.551
2.551
476
Total
R•sourc•• •xwnd•d (Not• 5)
328 871
Exp•ndltur• on..
31.286
371 178
277.810
811
Tot•1
812
371 176
N•t In¢¢mdl•xp•ndltur•l b•forn Inv•stm•nt
g•ln8111088•81
813
87,$04
51,061
N•t In¢om•ll•xpondlturnl
Extraordlnary 5tom¥
Transf•rs botwwn funds
Oth•r Y•eognl••d galnslllo•••B):
815
87.504
51,061
sie
817
S19
N•t movement In fvnds
RKonclllatlon of funds..
T¢￿ fund$ ￿4h1 lorwwd
Total fund* ¢•nl•d fonv•rd
413.297
551862
551.862

Section B
Balance sheet
Ilnr••tslct•d Incorn• Endowm•nt Total th1•
funds
funds
funds
Totsl lut
yoar
Flxed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Herltage assets
Investm•nts
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
{Note 10)
14.459
14.459
9,062
Tot•1 lIx￿•S$ets
9,062
Current assets
Stocks
D•blors
Invostmonts
Cash at bank and In hand (Not• 141
(Not• 11
(Nots 12)
16.705
20.257
16.705
20.257
16,961
9.877
430.932
457.770
Blo
Credltors: wnounts falllb79 du• whhln
on? year
(Not• 131
23.943
23,943
2.473
Net cunmt Oss•￿(11¥bIII1lesj B12
455,297
Tot•1 Msots less Curr•ntll•l￿ll(l•5 B13
464.358
Credltors: amounts falllng dua aftor
one year
(Nota 13)
Provl•lon• for Ilabllltl89
B15
Total net assets or Il•bllltl•s
Funds of the Charity
816
551.862
551.862
464,358
Endowment fund•
RMtrfcl•d Incom• fund•
Unrnstrlctod funds
Revalua￿on res8N•
817
EJ18
19
551.862
551,862
464,358
Total fvnds 821
464,358
Siwd by on8 ortrn busle8s (n beh8Mrfa
the tw$te85
Dat8 of
approv81
ddlm
Prinl Name
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Soction C
Nots2
2.1 RECONCIUATION WTTH PREVIOUS GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING
PRACTICE
4511
end
172
s￿¢
44•7
PA YEwr
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Sp-tion C
Nol£-s Eo'.he ocCOJlits
Noto 2
2.2 INCOME
F￿￿1 tyhJFR$ 102SOPP*YFR5 101
w•rn*tl&lOtrJ&12 FR81fQ8(Wl
2.3 EXPENI)17URE AMD UABILmE8
J 11.19. FftS1ts2 S(XIP.

2.4 ASSETS

Note 3
Ana￿1$ of Incorno
Oon•tion5
and ltyacl••.'
207.037
20.819
237.037
20.819
127.012
12.TJ8
41.056
23.780
6.34D
11S.357
GrfIAhY
Lec418uthorknos
errnarkets
Dc*)81ed rh*5. knlfots¥ aThJ swvi
50.085
4.872
113.542
4.872
113.542
29.598
425.953
326.283
Ch•rftsbl•
F￿dra
176
176
176
176
othor trodlng
acti￿11￿.
Total
Intomo from
lnv•6tm•r￿.
Int•r•8t Incom•
476
Tot*1
2,551
476
8ep8rat•
m•t•v411 It•m
of l#eoM•:
Totsl
Totsl
TOTAL INCOME
Olh•r Irrform*kn..
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Nots4
tk¥nated goods. facllities and s•r¥l¢es
Thls y8•r
S•condgd staff
Us¢ of propgrty
Othr
113,542
113.542
115,357
115,357
La
sttx* Is ¥ab￿d on a pw bgsls
Pl••a• wovbd• dot•ll• of th•
a¢countlng pollcy for th• rgcognStloth
and valuatlon of donatsd goods.
facllltlès and str4k￿.
Vc4￿100¥ Iws •￿nt to 22.¢M *hKh
at a mlnknwn 01 £9.5) pw to
a ctsrtr1t￿K¥1 cl £20V.LXY)
Vduntw ￿￿r8 aTrKMJnt to 18.700 hwr8
th at a mlnlmum wago of£8.91 pw Wr
eqUB18810 8 CCntritxJlk)n of £166.617
Phau elv• dota118 01 ot￿r tomw of
oth•r donatsd goods and ￿r¥I¢•I not
r•cognl••d In th• account& 99
Contrlbutlon d unp•ld ¥olunt••r
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Not• S
Analsffjh of •xpondllur•
ThL•y
TotsltrJnd•
ndltur• on Tahln
FuTh**
Totsl •xp•ndltur• on Tthlng furn
Exp•ndltur• on chwbbl•*etMUH:
SÈlari85 & trii
ent
1.289
ConwrnAbl••
PuNi¢l
Adminlmw
¢o•t•
10.367
rran
R￿1. r•te8 a
36.61t
40.683
Franth￿+ f•
2.031
DI! Il'll
31
Donot•d
118017
118017
GrantB & donoutr
Total •xpondlturn on ¢hwtt•b
31
¢)th•r
Totsl oth•r•Xp•nd1￿1*
TOTAL EXPEIIDITURE
339,
31206
371,176
239.077
38.733
2n.810
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Nots6
Detaits of wt¥in itoms of •xpenditure
&1 F•05 for •xamlna¢lon of the ac￿Ents
Please pmvlde d•ta115 01th*8*7￿￿nIpaIdfOrJ￿Y slatutsy¢*lvn•1scn￿Try ol
h¥•$ ￿ldPleaSe •nt8r V'ln th• •pproprfat8 box(85).
Th1# J••r
L••t
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnor'* f•
12C#)
Tax advhorylM•
Oth•r f••9 (for •x•mpl•: financ￿1 ad¥lo•. ¢on•ull•nry. •ccounlancy Mr¥1¢￿) pald
to th• Ind¢p¢nd•nt •x4rnln•r
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10
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Section C
Notes lo the accounts
(conti
Note 7
Pald employees
Pleaso complet8 thls note Mthe charlty I￿$ any omployogs
7.1 Staff C08ts
Th1$ year
Last yoar
8alarl•s and wag•s
Soclal securlty eosts
PgnsSon costs {dofined contrlbudon schem•
Othor &mployee beneflts
64,333
55,882
1,930
1,642
Totsl staff costs
66,263
Pl&888 glve detalls ol ¢h• numberof employ6w wljose total employeo b•n•ffts (excluding employ•r
penslon costsj lell wlthln each band of £10,OIXI from £60.000 U￿rdS. Mthorn are no such transactlons.
please ent•r tru•. In the box provld•d.
No employw$ r•¢•lved omployfje benafits lexcludlng ernploy•r
P￿s1On costs) for th• reportlng ￿rIOd of more than £60,OIKI
57,524
TRUE
Band
Numb6r of 8mpl
Thls y•ar
Last ￿•r
£60.000 10 £69.999
£70,000 to £79.999
£80,000 to £89.999
£90.000 to £99.999
£100,000 to £109,999
Thls
ar
La$t
ar
Ploa$è provlde the tolal amollnt pald to kay managom•nl
pgrsonnel (includes trustees and senlor management) for th•lr
5grvlG•S to the charlty. For specific amounts pald to Iwwtee8,
see N¢)ts 28.
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7.2 Av•rag• head count In lh• >*ar
Th• p•rt• of lh• charlty In whl¢h the
omployo09 work
Th18 yoar
Numb•r
Last ￿ar
Number
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Notes to the hc¢outits
t4ote 8
D•fined ￿nt￿bUt10n p•n$lon Kh•mo or d8fin8d b•nefit •ch•m account•d for a•
d•fln•d contrlbutlon •ch•m•.
L••t
Amount ol COb)trflxrtlon• r•¢ogn6Md In th• SOFAM #n •xp•n
1,930
1,642
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Nole% to the accoiinls
Note 9
Grnnlmakjng
Please ￿lPI¢l0 nol• Mlho m•d• *nYgr￿ ordgft•don8 **lGh kn •qgrnyl• lonn • m•t•rf*lp•rtolth•
Th1$ y￿r..
9.1 kn•lpl• ol grants pakl 11K￿ded In cost ol Gh•rltsbl• aclmkn)
Grant* to
¢3r•nts to Indmdu
T4)ts1
Gr8nts
20292
20392
92 Grants m*d• to Irtr•tl¢utlon•
Plo•¥9 pmvld•
d•l•lls of ¢harfty
URL
My ¢h4rlty has made grnnts ￿ P•rtlcul•rln¥dlv(loM th•t•rn m•t•rl•lkn lh•
¢on(•xt oflts grnnthi•klnq. D•t•lls oftho 8upported. pun￿* ofth•
pr•nt•nd lot•1p•￿ ￿ M¢h In•Wllon th 4v•lkW•4M th• ch•FItyS *•b 41¢4
Nama ol Sn•tltLrtton
Pyrpo#•
T•t•l amount of
Cllzon8Advk8 Str*>JJ Colswlds
20.292
Tol*l ynnts to Instltullons In trywlhwpwlod
Otherunanalyséd yr•nts
20,292
TofAL GRANTS PAID
20,2Y2
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Last yoar:
9.3 An
Is of r•rth wld
I￿luded In cost of ¢h•trttabl• •ctl¥l
Grtnts to
Anatyry
Support comts
Total
GrArty
21252
21,252
Totyl
21252
21352
gA Gr•nts mado to In•lltulloD•
Pl••s• provldo
ofcharlty
URL
¢oftt•xtof Its gr•nlm•klng. D•l*ll• off the Inllifvlkn *upport•d, purp￿0 of th•
9r•nt•ndlot•lp•ld lo lrt$Ultrtlon Is aV￿•bIg on th• ch•lty* w•b
Toill *nount of
r•nts •ld £
21,252
Nam•¥ ol In•lttuUoD
PurpH•
citlzon$ Ad￿¢¥ Stroud and Cotswokts
Tolalgrnnts lo ID¥ththn8 In rwthi9 pwlod
¢)th•r un•n•fy8￿ql•th1
TQTAL GRA14TSPAffD
21,252
21.252
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Notcs to the arcounis
Not• 10
Tanglbk flx•d a880ts
Pl¢•s• ¢ornphts thls note Ifujo ¢h•rfty IMS any IL¥•d•M•
10.1 Co•t orwlu•tlon
knnd &
Idln
FlxtrJ￿. fiWng•
•nd •4ulpm•nt
Total
m#hlMry
•nd motur
At th• beglnnw ofthg
Add￿￿$
7,663
7,663
R8v8lu8ticn8
Ok8pD8a16
Tran81•r•'
At gnd ol ytér
22.110
27,110
10.2 D•pr•¢l•tlon •nd lrnybrm•n¢•
SL crf RB Istiwthl
Lirn or R•thJcl
8o*nc41
SLorR8
25%
25%
At b89innin9 of the year
DI8p089
2,188
8,197
10.385
Deprxialbn
703
1,563
2,208
IMp81￿￿eTht
Tr8n8fer8'
At end of th• ye
2.891
9.780
12,651
10.3 N•t book valu•
Net ts)gk value attho ol the 5
2,812
8,250
9,062
Ntt bwk value atthe oThJ d the
2.109
12,350
14.459
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Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Not•11
sto¢ks
11.1 Pleas• Stat• the ca￿1n9 anjovnt ofstock •nd ln wJgr•B• ¥n•ly*l b•tw••n
activitsg6.
Stock
Work in
progro¥¥
For
dl•trllxrtlon
For r•salo
Fty
•trlbutlon
For r•8al•
Chorltabl• •ctith.
Owftlng
1.709
15.252
67.870
113,542
{63,6511
1118.0171
Imp•lr•d
5,928
10,777
Oth•r Ir•dlng actlvStl•8'.
Op•nthy
Exp•n••dln prtod
Oth•r:
EXPW￿•￿1ttp•rtQd
Closlnq
Total thls
Total wyvlous yvar
1,709
15252
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Notes to tlie accounts
Iconil
Not• 12
DobtOf8 and propaymonts
Ple•se ¢ompht• th18 not• Iltho ¢harlty h•s
debtorn orprnp•ym8nts.
12.1 An•ty•ls of d•btorn
Thls y•ar
La•t y•ar
Trndo d•blor*
Pr•payfflents and a¢¢ru•d Incom•
Olh•r d•btorn
20,257
9.877
20,257
9.877
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Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 13
Crodttors and accruals
Please complete th1$ not• If the clwity has any crnditorn or•¢¢Yu•l&
13.1 AMlysl$ of crnlitorn
Amounts falllng du• wlthln
Amounts f*lllng due after
more than one ygar
Thls y•ar
Last yèar
Thls year
L•st yèar
Accruals for grants ￿Yabl•
Bonk loans and ov•rdrnfts
Tradè ¢rndllor8
Paym•nts roc•l¥od on account for U￿ra¢ts or
rfomianc•q•latsd grnnts
10.(KKI
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Additlonal Dlsclosures
Th8 following arè slgnlflcant matters whlch are not covered In other notos and need to bo Includèd to
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