THE WICKERS CHARITY
Charlty No. q 178580
(Rog18ter•d Chorlty In England and Walo¥1
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST AUGUST 2025

The Wickers Charlty
Contents Page
Pago
Legal and Admlnlstrativo Infomali)n
Tnth$' Report
Independent ExaM￿ffs Rewt
Statement of Finan¢ial Activf(E6
Balance Shoet
Note6 to Ihfy Financial Statem￿5
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The Wickers Charlty
Legal and Admlnistrative Informatlon
Trusts￿.
W. Hgnry
C. Reynolds
A. Henry-Doswell
M. Lee (Appoirrted 11th Septen￿er2Q2SI
T. Weekey (Appointed 11th September 2025}
Rrylstered Offlce:
Ironwood Woth8
Sulte 5
19 Willow Stro&1
London EC2A 4BH
Charlty Numbèr.
1178580
{RÈgi51ered Charity In England and Wales)
Indep•nd•nt Examlnor:
Leaman Mattol
Chartered Aceountants
s￿le 1. Flrst Floor
1 Duchess Str¢8t
Lond
W1W6AN
Bankern:
LI05￿S Bank PLC
25 Gresham Strfjot
London
EC2V 7HN
Govemlng Docum•nt
The Chwrty 18 conEtiluted as a Charitable Incorporated or￿nISatiOn by Its ￿n81￿{rtIoTh datèd 31 IAay 2018.
The financlal 5tatsrn￿ts ￿mplY with statutory wuiremonts and the chari￿8 goveming docum8nt&
TNstee Inductlon and Tralnlng
The above mentioned Trustees wero appointed 8¢xording to the procodures laid do1￿ the Consiitution.
Future Trusleos shall bg appointed by a reS￿ution passed at a propedy ctsnvened ￿￿￿ting of the Chwity
Tnjslees. N8wTruslees are briefed on thgir legal obllgations under charity law, the content of the Constitut*Jn,
ecision making pmcasses and the Rcent perfomiance of the Charity.
In selecting persons to bo app)inleil as Trusteè8, the Charfty Trustoes 8hall take Into aceounl the benefits of
appointing a person vhK> 13 able by virtue of hls personal 8nd l or professional qualffiC￿onS lo make a
contr¥bution lo the pursuit of lh8 obkcls tx the managèment of the Charity.
New Twslees must bg appoSnled bya resolution pa888d 8t a properfy convened me8llng ofthe Char]ty
Trt￿lee$.
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The Wickers Charlty
Trustse8' Report
For the year ended 31st August 2025
(Continued)
The Trustees present Ihelr report and the financral statements for the year ended 31 August 2025. The
Trustees confirm that thè Annual Teport and financHI statements of the Charfly ¢wipty Wbth the current
statutory requirements, th8 requirements of the chariils governing document and the provi$Th8 of
Accounling and Raport￿9 by Charities.. Statement of R￿Mmanded Practice AP￿icabL9 to Ch8Titi
preparing their accounts in accordance wtth the flnancigl raporting stand¥d applicable in the UK and Republ
Ir8land The FRS 102 Chariti8B SORP, publ&hwJ on Octob8r 2019.
Truste
The Trustees who servfjd ltrwjgh the year were..
W. Henry
C. ReYr￿Id8
A. Henr￿D0$W￿l
The Trusteès shall hold the Yeservgs and incc¥ne upon trltyt to apply thom forlha f01b￿)ng otiects:
To raduce the nurnbeT of yDung peop￿ errterlng the Grimir*al justice system, with particular emphasis on
r&Jucing the likellhcA)d of young pgople being involved gangs, gun crimes or knrfe crimes in LOr￿on,
through tt)8 prwstcm of..
Education %￿IrkshopS.
mènloring sonn￿s.,
coun8elling stiNces',
well-being Sèrv￿.,
opportunrf£w lo play te8m sportS',
training in employabilty and lo1￿$eekIng', and
any other means that moets the overall charilabk obi￿ts.
Prlnclpal Actlvlty
The pri￿1paI adiwty during the perknd was provision of faclltties and 8W41ce8 to reduce the numter of
ung people entertng the crimlnal lustlGe syEI8m.
Th& Tw8tees confirm that whèn plannirYJ activities they have consider￿1 the Chartty Commission's gvhdance
on Publ￿ benefit, indudlng the ould8nce'Publi¢ Bendf('. running a Charty IPB21'.
Restrfctloms knpo8ed by the CharftyS governlng d¢xument:
il In raising fvnds the Trustees shall undertake any 8ubstanlla Fwmanenl trading activity and ohall
confom to any rdgvant statutory regulations.
l All ¢￿qUeS and orders for Ihe p￿ent of money from the Charity bank account sh811 ￿ approv￿1 by at
a6t ￿e Trustee and the Operations Manager.
Oryanimlional Strudure
The charity is go￿￿ed by the Board OF Truslees WI￿ ore responsib￿ for tho govemance and thg $lratsg
direction of the organisation.
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The Wlckers Charity
Trustees. Report
For the year ended 31st August 2025
(Contlnued)
Review of actiV￿les. achlovomènts and perforfflan¢o
Ths report accompanies the Flnancbal Slaternents for 2025 and Irbcludes an ov8rview of the koy aCtIv￿e5 CO
tha Charity during the period under review. The achigvements and perfomiance of the Cha￿ty for the year are
hlghlighted bglow. With rea80n81￿e notice, the ffiltrs of the Charity are O￿n to inspection to any per50n.
ResgJve8 Poll
In determining the level of the rnsorveg polky of the Charity thè Trustees have consldered the level of I
operaling expense requlred. The total reserves al the year end of 2025 is £65.346 I￿l￿deS restrtcled fiJnd8
Ggrried foM*rd of £2.405, ¢on$isting mostly My Ends, grant to be spenl on aftér 8chool actiwlies, mentoring &
8mployabillty pr￿Mm8. The balance of £62,940 enllrdy comprise5 of general unrestricted funds ￿1)iCh are
avaik8ble for the Charivs general purposes ￿ClUdIng its general wnning costs and pro*ls. In 2024.
reserves balance ol1£42.4391 I￿1(￿1￿d IE50,663) unre8lrfeted reseNes.
Thè Iwel of fr88 re$ervg8 hes increawj sinco the previous year, arKf Is sufficlenl to ¢over tho antiupaled
wnnSng costs for the next ￿ months with corporate sponsorship and grarts already secured for tha next
nancial year. The Trustees anlirApate th8 Charity can continu8 to opwale self-sufficlerfy.
Rosujls for th8 Perfod
During the period, the Charity received In￿Me 01 £453,040 {2024.. £563,4S11. The chablty expemenced
decllne in income follo￿ng ¢hange8 to it8 funlralslng event arrangements.
Thè Charity made a $urFduslldeffcttl of £107,78512024'.1£131.1171).
At the year £104.73512024.' £34,404) cash held Sn the Charftys bank account.
Thtr TNstees promded their seNce5 to the charity free of charge in the year and these Se￿[ce$ have ncl been
qu8nlkfjed or rellecled in the accounts.
Tha Wckers Charlty c(x)tinue8 to creste a strcng foundation for future grovrth and the buil¢Jng of thi8
foundation will b8 integr81 to the Challty achrewng ts mission in the future. Some key achievements of the
Charity indude:
provlslon of a Xh￿ule of actl¥ttie¥ forthe young people in Hackney. The Charity ¢ontinues lo provlde
a schedule of adivilies for young people in the area, offering guidance and mentoring, ed(￿ltiOnal workshops.
leisure aolwili88 a soc181 hub for youths. This year, the Charlty h8s also stsrted lo offer more emplo￿bIl￿
hops as the Charity seek510 keep young people off ol the streets by g￿ing them leamiThJ and earning
oppOrtun￿les. The Charlty has ￿ntInue(l to in¢T&ose its outreach In the local community and further afleld. The
Charlty now cloyeFy with other partlè8, #uch as l¢xal s¢l>)ols, the Metropolitan Pollce Force and oth
Local Authorities to address the issues of knffe crim8 and gang v101￿cE.
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The Wickers Charlty
Trustsas. Report
For the year ended 31st August 2026
Icontlnued)
Results fortho Pgrlod Icontlnuodl
orpor•t• spon$or8hip and funding
In last yeaffs wtsrt We highlight8d the Charity to be entirely sew-lundod. Through the team'8 hard work and
edic811(￿ In wurlng sponsorshy. grants aTrJ donations. the Chgrity continue to be OFeraliivJ Sa￿-sU￿￿1tinI￿.
The Charity secured £117.269 01 funding duriNJ the year to help after &tWit￿S. men￿￿lI¥j and
employabilty.
PartnorshlpB with like4ninded oryarbl&itlons
Th& Charty L8 ¢(￿lIN1n9 to IrKrease its thch through partner5hip5 with other likpATrinded Organisath￿s. For
examp￿. the Charity is paired wlh tsvo CIC8. One offers bo￿n9 Wth the focus of getting young perple off the
slreets. The other offèrs fcotball with a simiL3r aim bLtt 0150 focussing on the men181 beh￿our and development
youro peO￿e through thè provoslon of sports 8eMCÉS. We ha￿ a150 expanded the n[￿bar of after school
•¢livities Ihese aTe being h91d L9 str*99￿ p￿ces, where we Gan attract the'hard to reath, children & young
people.
The charity has also been a dellvery partnerfor a consortlum funded bythe London ma￿rS Office to redi￿¢
Vtolence in a ward in Hockney. This has also helpod us lo expand our ￿8¢h and also build relationships
with ¢)thor cfgani8ations wlthln the communty.
of development
There are three main areas of deveb)pment the Charity needs lo conlinue lo vrfort on in to support its
purposo..
1. Dd5vering activilios that kegp yDung off of the streets and byild thelr life skllls.,
2. Pmpding posttwo rd8 modelB that giva hop8 for a better Ilfe and preparalho young peopb fora posltfve
future., and
3. Give access to opportuniti8s for wnFtymenL
Improvemènt areas for the next year
1. Incwse st8ffmg to expand on semce delivery.
2. Partner with morg schcols in the local boroughs to Increase outmch.
3. Target rn0￿ ¢orporal&s, for fundraising and fjmployment opportunftms.
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The Wickers Charity
Trustees. Report
For the year ended 31st August 2025
(Continued)
T￿¥tr￿. Rospon$lbllld•$ Statsment
Thè Trustee$ aro wponslble for preparlng the Trustees, Report and the financial slalem&nl$ In a¢cordance with
the appI1¢ab￿ law and United Kingdom Accountlng Practices (United Kingdom G8ner8lly Aceeptod Accounting
Pr8cttcg1. Including FRS102 The Flnancial Repwlng Stsndard Applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland.,
Th& law app15cable to charrties in England and Wa￿$ requlres trustses to prepare financlal statements for each
financkl period which give a tNe and faIr￿eW of the stats of the affairs of the Charty and of the in¢omlng
resources and 8pplic8lion of re80urco5 of the Charftyfor that peric*J. In preparing the￿ financial stalgmgnts. the
Trusteès are requlred lo..
s¥le¢l sultablg accounting policies and then app￿ them consi8tenlly,
observe the methods and principles In the Charltles SORP:
make judgements and e$timatss that are reasona￿e gnd prudent..
st8tg whether applicable UK accounting standards, InclLKllng FRS 102 have been followed, subjgcl to any
mat8rial departure8 di8¢k)sed and explaln&d In Ihg flnanckl statements.,
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basls unk8SS it Is inappropri810 to presume that the
Charitywll conllnue In busln8ss.
The Truste85 are r88ponsibl8 keèplng adequate accounlr4J recLYds that are 5ufficièntto show and explaln the
chaTitys Irans8dons ond dbciose wth reasonable accuracy at any lime the finandal posltion of the Charty and
ènable them to ensure that the financial 8lalornènls cornply￿th tho Charfllfys Act 2011. the Charity (Accwnts anil
Reports) Regulations 2008 an¢J the prowskTrns of tho Charity Commlsslon. They are also responsib￿ foi
safeguardSng the assets of the Charfty and h&n¢¢ for tsklng re3$0nable steps for the prevention and detg¢tlon of
fraud and Othor Irregularttle$.
The Trustees are re8ponsbi b for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial infom)allon In¢luded on
the Chariys web8it8. L￿lSIatitsn In th8 United Kingth)m goveTnirtg thè and (llssemln8lon offknandal
8tatsrnen15 may dlfferfrom l¥gkslatron In otheTjUfvddiCti￿8.
Th1$ roport was approved by the Trustee8 on
an¢J signed on their behalf by.
C. Reynold¥
Trustee
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The Wickers Charlty
Independent Examinerfs Report
For the year ended 31st August 2025
Ind•pendent examln•fs r•port to tho trust•è$ of The Wlck•Ys Ch*rity
I report to the trust898 on my èxamln8llon rf th& aC￿V￿ts crf the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Re¥ponslbiHtl•s ond basls ol roport
As th$ Charity's TTUStees you ars responslbl8 for Ihg proparatKin of the ac¢ounts In a¢cordarKe with the
requirements of tk* Charillos Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report In r8sp8ct of my examlnafjon of the TTU8V8 accounts Can1￿ out under section 145 01 the 2011 Ad and In
C8ryng out my examlnafjon I have foll￿1￿d all tho 8ppfirabEe Dlrections givon by the Charity Commlssksn under
section 145151{bl of the Act.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnerfs stat•mont
Sincè the Chafitys gross h)cA)mg ex¢8edèd £250,000 kn th8 year, èxomln6r mu81 be a member of a body
listed in socticn 145 01 the 2011 A¢1. I conflm that l am qualified to U¥Klertake Ihe examin816r)n bocause l am
mem￿( of the ICAEW, whKh 15 one ofthg Il$l¢d bc<JloS.
I havg ¢(l￿pleted my examlnakn. l ¢onfimi that no mBt&ri81 rnatters have com8 lo my attention In connectwjn with
tho gxamlnatkjn gfving me ¢auge to believe that in any material r8specL
r￿OrdS w¢ro not kept in respect of the Trusl as required bysecuon 130 of the Act: or
2 the accounts do Ml 8ccord wllh those lo￿al(l$. or
3 the a￿Ounts do rwjl comptywlth th6 appllc4bl6 requlremènts conceming the fomi and conl$nt of accounts set
out in the Charlllès {Accounls and Rep￿￿> Règulations 2008 othèrthan any requirement that Ihg a¢￿ints
glve a'true and fwr viw wtruch is not a matter conslderod as part of an independ¢nt examinaknn.
I have no ¢on¢ems and have comg au08$ no other matters in connoction the examlnallon lo which attention
should be drawn In thls in order to enable 8 proper ￿derStandIng of the accounts lo be rèachod.
Suite 1, First Floc
l Duchgs$ Streal
Lormlon
W1W 6AN
Paul Matt
Independent Ex8rnlMr
For and on behalf of Lgaman Mattel
Dats. 3/06/2L)16
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The Wlckers Charity
Statement of Financial Activities
For the year ended 31st August 2025
Unrestrlctsd
Funds
2025
R•strlcted
Fund$
2025
Total
2025
Income
Grnnts ond donaUon8
309210
143,829
Totsl kneom•
309 210
143.829
453,040
Expendlture on:
Raising Fund8
charitab￿ acaMtle$
47.457
47,457
297,798
149,648
Total Exponditure
149.848
Not {expondllur•Wln¢om• forth• porlod
113.603
15,8191
107.785
Total fuThJs brought fo￿8rd at
1st Seplernber 2024
50.663
42.439
Totsl funds carrled fonvard at
31st August 2025
62,940
2.405
65.346
Unreslri¢led
Funds
2024
Reslricted
Fund8
2024
Totfjl
2024
Incomè
Grant$ ond d￿alKIn5
202 655
Total Income
333.791
202.655
Expendlture on:
Raislng Funds
Charitable aCtiv￿e5
198.983
269.947
198.963
468.606
198,659
Total Exp6ndltur•
468910
198.659
Nat In¢0m￿(expendItuTO1 tor tha p•rlod
(135.113)
3.996
(131, 117)
Total funds brought forward at
1st Seplember2023
4.228
88,678
Totsl funds carrlod forward at
31st AuguBt 2024
AJI dlsclosures re￿19 orly to conunuing operations.
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The Wickers Chaiity
Balance Sheet
As at 31st August 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
Curr•nt Assèts
Debtors: Amout)l$ f8lllng
due within 1 year
Cash at bank and In hand
9.651
104,431
114,081
5,496
34.404
39.900
Cr•dltors: Amounts falling duo
wlthln on• yo•r
82,339
Net Current Assets
65.346
(42.439J
Assots I (Liabllltles)
65.346
42,439
Fund
General funds Ir6slrf¢¢8d)
Genwxl fijnds lunr&8trlcts(F)
2.405
62,940
8.224
65,345
42,439
The Finanual statements were approved by the Tru$teo8 on
nd slgned on thèlr b8half ty.
C. Roynold8
Trustee
Charity no. 1178580
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The Wickers Charity
Notes to the Financlal Statements
For the year ended 31st August 2025
Accountlng Pollcles
Bas1$ of proparatlon of Ilnanclal statsments
The financial stalements have been pr8pared 4) accordance with the Finan¢i81 Reporting Standard applKab18
in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102), published on October 2019. The Charty is a publi ben6fi1 entty
for the purposes of FRS 102 and Ihertyfo￿ also prepared tts financlal slalements in accor(lano with the
St*8ment of Recommer￿￿ Practice 8pplicable to chartties preparing their acc<)unts in 8ccord8nce the
Financial Reporting Standard applicabb in the UK and Republic of Ireland (The FRS 102 Charilies SORPI and
the Charibes Act 2011.
financial staternènts ar8 prqBrèd In sterfing, which is thè function81 cuttèn¢y of the coryjany. Monetary
ounts finonGial statements are rounded to th• nearest F￿und.
Going Concern Basiy
ThefIn￿¢1al glatements have been prepared on 8 gow)g concem ba818.
Hamrg carrie¢J out a review of the Charty8 re8ouiea arm1 the current econ¢xnic ch8llerye8 facing both the
Charity and its members the Trustees gre sgtlsfw Ihat Ihe Charity has $uffident C8sh fiows lo ma8t its
liabiliti8s as thay fall duè for at least one year from the dale of approval of the financial statements.
CrftIGal a￿UntIng gstlmatss and areas of Judg4menL
In the viffN of the Trustees in app￿n9 th8 ￿￿unlIng policies adoptsd. r￿1 judgements ￿Ere Nuired that
have • $ignfftsnt effect on the ￿ountS recogni88d in the flnanch21 statements, do any estimatey or
a85UrnPtions made carry a spnificanl risk of mater￿1 adjustment in the next financial period.
Fund accounllno
General funds are unrestrtded fund$ whiBh are avallable for use at the dI8¢￿tiOn of the board of Trustse8 in
rthtrance of the general objectNes of the charita)le ¢ompany gnd which have not been designated for ¢*hgr
purpc685.
ReStr￿ted furtds arè fund$ that are to bè used wi accordance wllh speclflc restrict*)ns Imposed by the donor8
or whkh have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The c081 of raising 8nd 8rSministeTing such
fuThl8 is charged 8gainst that spfrcific fund. The aim and use of each f@8tllcled fund is $01 out in the notes to
thè financial slat8mènls.
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The Wickers Charlty
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st August 2025
Accountlng Pollcles Icontlnuedl
Income
Incorne from charitable athfles is Included In th8 Stat8m8nt of Flnandal Acttwlties ISOFAI when the Charity
h8$ enlitkni¢nt over tho sn¢ome, the is probably and income can be measured relSably.
Income from donallons and gr¥nts is InckKI￿ when Tece￿ed. Dona￿0￿5 or grants for partkular p￿$ a
incI￿led as r0Strfcted funds.
l>onated goods, facllitles and seNIc•8
t)on818d gOCAJ$ in the fom of Cx)nsumabEes are rwnised In th¥ P￿9d of rn¢8lpt at¢osttotho v•ndor In
both Inctsm8 xftd èxp8ndilur8 in the SOFA.
EXpendI￿re
Exp8ndiiure Is Included In tho SOFA on an a¢cNal8 basis.
osts of rai$Trng Itjnds ¢omprfse fv ¢0sts ol all fundTaising 8dNitiEs and incr88sing tho proflle of thg tharlty,
Charltabk actl¥ities comptlsg cos¢$ of a¢tNlties in fvrth8rance of the charrty's obieclives. M includes direct
(x)sts of acllvilles and those o)sts of an Indiract nature necessary to 8upwrt th08e 8Gb￿lIes, allocated
bthtrèn 0xponditu￿ ¢8tegoritrs on an appropriate basL8.
FomlgD ¢urnn¢y tran¥Jlatlon
Monetary 8ssets gnd118blllYos d9nomlnat¢d in foreign currencies are translated into sterling al the rates of
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. T¥ansacilon$ th loreiyx ￿rrenC￿e8 ar¥ iewided al the rats mling
atthe ofthe trarbsaction. All differences we taken to th& SOFA.
CaBh at bank Ind In
Cash Inejudes cash In hand, deposlts heId at ¢811 wRh be￿, olhw sh¢)rt-lemi l*]Ltid investments with original
maturilies ofthree months or1888, and bank o¥erdf8fts.
Baslc Flnanclal I1￿1n￿ontr
The Charfty ￿lY holds ba$lc finandal Instsumenl$ 8$ defined by FRS 102. financial in8lruments recwvable or
payable within one year of the reporhng date are carried * their at transaction prf¢e and $ub5¢qu8nlly 81
amortiwl cost
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The Wi¢k•rn Charfty
Notss to the Flnanclal Stat¢monto
For tho yo8rand￿ 31st August 2025
UTrrnAtrlctAd
2Q2S
107,470
1B9.540
t.$6U
109,050
224,640
143,829
Tèlèl
2024
2024
24
,431
e4
320.4Jf
FLtyk1r8l￿￿9 ￿ti¥ll10$
Grants
¢hllrfthb*Act￿
Can%umY05 & Equltr*rt
T￿h￿s, vduntepts.
Adrnknlstral￿￿& InsuranL¥J
Ptwnbes C4J&ts
38,7e6
g,a37
23,729
è.9Y¥
2),72
59
287I60
9,937
297,797
RI￿￿￿FVndts
47.457
47,457
Restrbx&J
140,648
t85.670
145.648
195,6r17
9,837
335
n5￿Mall￿g& Equl
Te8¢Ws, vokrtews, ¥¢U¥rt
Ad￿ni$ll$￿v*& Insurw
Pr¢￿￿8￿¥￿￿￿
si*r.
49.330
49.920
19.tr10
31910
24.493
3Z9ro
24.493
3a9TO
Ra￿1￿8 Fund•
ApFeaL4tr1urOg
ga3
19a963
CknB•lfvd •.'
Ro91rf¢1
un￿atri#
198.059
434W
19aS89
464910
829TO
p*'.ii

Tl* l•Vkkew5 ChArity
N(tsstoth8 Flnanclal Statem•nl•
Forthi y•ar¢nd¢d 31st Aupust2021
S¢thtrT*¢f2924
NI￿2025
IA1341
11184
141
12S>
P4tt*tyA(*y￿y
2.125
,Èrn
125,QWI
AB
21.1
1M52)
iio.rn
Q23
170.552
14J87
4.1
2449
2&ei
4534

The Wlckers Charlty
Notes to tho Flnanclal Statements
For the year ended 31st August 2025
7 Dobt¢*rndu• within 1 y••r
2026
2024
Tradè Dèbto
0th9r Osblofs
Aecwod Incom & oxwn
500
7,651
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