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2021-05-31-accounts

ESCAPE2MAKE

Charity Registration Number: 1183572

Trustees’ Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

For the year ended 31[st] May 2021

ESCAPE2MAKE

CONTENTS

Page
Charity reference and administrative details 1
Trustees’ Annual Report 2
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the accounts 9

ESCAPE2MAKE

CHARITY REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

Trustees

Dr Matthew MacDonald Jennifer Natusch Eleanor Chapman FRSA Stuart Marshall Toby Hudson

(Resigned 5 October 2021)

(Resigned 17 November 2020) (Resigned 31 December 2021) (Resigned 20 August 2021)

Joseph Bourne Anne Mortensen Joanna Ball Drew Rowlands, Chair Nicole Cobb Peter Charnley Melanie McKay Jane Samson Subhash Chatterjee

Appointed 4 January 2021 4 January 2021 1 March 2021 1 July 2021 1 July 2021 1 December 2021 1 January 2022 18 January 2022 8 February 2022

Address

Marshrange Castle Park Lancaster LA1 1YQ

Independent Examiner

Moore & Smalley St Mary’s Gate Priory Close Lancaster LA1 1XB

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ESCAPE2MAKE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

The Trustees of Escape2Make (E2M) present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and 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.

The Trustees

The Trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows:

Dr Matthew MacDonald (Resigned 5 October 2021) Jennifer Natusch Eleanor Chapman FRSA (Resigned 17 November 2020) Stuart Marshall (Resigned 31 December 2021) Toby Hudson (Resigned 20 August 2021) Appointed Joseph Bourne 4 January 2021 Anne Mortensen 4 January 2021 Joanna Ball 1 March 2021 Drew Rowlands, Chair 1 July 2021 Nicole Cobb 1 July 2021 Peter Charnley 1 December 2021 Melanie McKay 1 January 2022 Jane Samson 18 January 2022 Subhash Chatterjee 8 February 2022

Purposes and Aims

Our charity’s purposes as set out in its governing document are:

To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 11-18 living in Lancashire by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:

  1. advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;

  2. advancing education;

  3. providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.

Ensuring our work delivers our aims

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in this our inaugural year.

The focus of our work

E2M is a pioneering, grassroots, youth-led charitable organisation supporting the wellbeing of 11-18-year-olds by providing free creative programmes feeding into community-based events. We contract local creative practitioners, local and national businesses, cultural organisations and universities to facilitate our programmes, which are carefully crafted to inspire and motivate young people to discover new talents, passions, and how these can be used to give back to the community.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

E2M is fighting back against the repercussions of a decade of statutory youth provision cuts and the now allconsuming presence of social media. Young people resultantly have nowhere to go out of school hours besides costly and sport-based clubs and are left to their own devices in their bedrooms with nothing but unhealthy use of television and the internet as entertainment. Bereft of activity, safe space and face-to-face communication, it is unsurprising that young people are officially the loneliest age group, experiencing the poorest mental health in the UK in higher numbers than ever before. E2M is a mental escape from the pressures of school, homelife and anxieties proven to be caused by use of social media, providing a haven for young people to meet face-to-face and create things side-by-side in an offline environment. We allow young people to make things, make friends, and make a difference.

Our programmes also provide unique educational experiences for young people struggling with the narrowing options on offer by the national school curriculum. Funding restrictions have gradually forced schools to lessen both GCSE and A Level subjects available in comprehensive schools, all too often resulting in the near extinction of ‘non-core’ subjects, including art, drama, food and design technologies. E2M, by offering vocational skill workshops ranging from ‘zine’ magazine editing and hair styling to film animation and chocolate making, allows students struggling to fit into the strictly academic school system to experience vocational options offered in colleges and other alternative educational channels offered after GCSE. Discovery of a talent or interest that would otherwise have gone unidentified could encourage struggling young people to stay in education, as well as increasing self-worth and motivation to do well in order to pursue a chosen interest.

Activities

E2M were hoping to deliver a Mini Green Festival and a Cabaret for the Over 70’s in summer 2020. Each event was going to have approximately 15 free creative 5-week courses leading up to it. However, with Covid-19 around we realised that this wasn’t going to be easy so we paused delivery.

Part of Escape2Make’s aim is to help young people escape from their struggles (including social media) and make friends in real life away from screens, so we made the decision not to shift our workshops on-line. Instead we decided to use the year to develop our board, strategy, a mixed funding model and relationships with partners and potential partners. We also began exploring the idea of becoming a social franchise in future as we continued to get more interest from other parts of the UK in our brand, grass roots model and methodology. E2M was only 1 year old, so in many ways the timing worked well for us as a new charity.

We also formed a strong relationship with The Eden Project, who are hoping to open Eden North in Morecambe in a few years. The Eden Project have offered to help work with the young people on our Architecture Group to design the E2M building - reimagining sustainable youth centres for the 21st century.

Advocates of E2M

“The E2M project is a beacon of hope in a world where the young feel lonely, afraid and isolated”. Professor Dame Sue Black, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Lancaster University

“I am hugely impressed with the vision, values and existing achievements of E2M. Our young people are growing up in a world which has stripped words like ‘connection’, ‘like’ and even ‘friend’ of any real meaning, and E2M acts as an antidote – restoring creativity, communion, intrinsic motivation and critical engagement to their lives”.

Dr Barry J Hymer, Emeritus Professor of Psychology in Education, University of Cumbria

“I believe that E2M’s vision to prevent mental health problems in young people will be immensely successful…. E2M will undoubtedly help counteract the stress, loneliness and lack of resilience that is the root of so many emotional problems in the younger generation”.

Sue Smith, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Chief Nurse, NHS – University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay

“What is impressive about the E2M model is that it brings together resources from organisations in the public, not-for-profit and business sectors to create supportive experiences for young people”. Gina Dowding MEP, MEP North West England (Green Party)

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ESCAPE2MAKE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

Financial Review

The total income for the year was £23,180, comprising 28% restricted funds (£6,500) and 72% unrestricted funds (£16,680).

Escape2Make received income from the following trusts and organisations:

Banks Lyon Memorial Trust £5,500 towards contractor costs Wilson Charitable Fund £1,500 towards production admin costs

Donations from the public constituted 62% of income (£14,400) and services donated in kind 10% (£2,280).

Reserves

As at 31[st] May 2021, the unrestricted reserves stood at £22,369.

The trustees reviewed the reserves policy during the year and agreed that the target for unrestricted reserves would be three months of running costs. The reserves policy and the analysis of income and expenditure will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Trustees

No remuneration is paid to any Trustees for their services as a Trustee, nor did any trustee have a material interest in any of the charity’s contracts during the year.

Staff

We do not plan to directly employ staff in the immediate future, instead drawing on appropriate skills and experience from arts and creative facilitators, production managers and event planners as freelancers.

Contribution of volunteers

The Charity is supported by highly experienced and dedicated volunteer Board members as well as a small number of volunteers who support the organisation more generally.

Plans for the Future

In the next year we seek to:

Beyond 2021 we seek to:

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ESCAPE2MAKE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

Risk management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Risk is reviewed by the Trustees on an annual basis.

Recruitment

New Trustees are appointed to the committee following recommendation to and approval by the existing Trustees.

Independent examiner

MHA Moore and Smalley have been re-appointed as independent examiner for the ensuing year.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Jenny Natusch Trustee

01/03/2022

Approved by the Board on …………………………

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ESCAPE2MAKE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ESCAPE2MAKE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 May 2021, which are set out on pages 7 to 15.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 accounts do not accord with those records

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.

Richard Hall FCCA

Independent Examiner Priory Close St Mary’s Gate

Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1XB

02/03/2022

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ESCAPE2MAKE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Chartiable activities
4
Investments
5
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
11
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
11		 Total
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
16,680
-
16,680
38,769
-
6,500
6,500
26,000
-
-
-
11
16,680
6,500
23,180
64,780
8,556
3,895
12,451
49,535
8,556
3,895
12,451
49,535
8,124
2,605
10,729
15,245
-
-
-
-
8,124
2,605
10,729
15,245
14,245
1,000
15,245
-
22,369
3,605
25,974
15,245

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities.

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MAY 2021

Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors:amounts falling due within
one year
10
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
Funds:
Unrestricted funds
11
Restricted funds
11
Total funds		 £
£
£
£
28,229
17,243
28,229
17,243
(2,255)
(1,998)
25,974
15,245
25,974
15,245
25,974
15,245
22,369
14,245
3,605
1,000
25,974
15,245
2021
2020
 £
£
£
£
28,229
17,243
28,229
17,243
(2,255)
(1,998)
25,974
15,245
25,974
15,245
25,974
15,245
22,369
14,245
3,605
1,000
25,974
15,245
2021
2020
28,229
(2,255)
01/03/2022

These accounts were approved by the Trustees and authorised for issue on the ........................ and are signed on their behalf by:

……………………………………

Jenny Natusch Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

1 Accounting policies

Legal form

The entity is registered as a charity in England and Wales with registration number 1183572. The address of the charity, the nature of its operations and its principal activities are all detailed in the Trustees’ report and charity administrative details pages in these financial statements.

Basis of accounting

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair’ view. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

During the financial period and post year end, there has been an escalation of measures taken within society to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trustees have considered the working capital of the charity and, at the time of approving the financial statements, have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Income

Income from grants and other donations are included as they are receivable by the charity, except insofar as they are incapable of financial measurement. Included within donations is grant income which is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to receive it.

Donated services where quantifiable and measurable are recognised in income with a corresponding cost to the charity. The charity estimates the open market value of such services.

No income is shown net of expenditure.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Support costs are those which assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include governance costs.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

1 Accounting policies (continued)

Creditors

Creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable and payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents included within the accounts represent amounts held on a deposit account by the charity.

Funds

Unrestricted funds - these are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general activities of the charity.

Designated funds – these are funds set aside by Trustees for a particular purpose from unrestricted funds.

Restricted funds - these are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor. The restricted fixed asset fund represents assets purchased from specific grants and funds future depreciation of those assets.

Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity’s balance sheet when the charity becomes party to contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

2 Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Key assumptions, judgements and estimates

In the opinion of the Trustees’ there have been no significant judgements (apart from those involving estimates) made in the process of applying the above accounting policies.

There have been no key assumptions concerning future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and fundraising
Donated services		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
14,400
-
14,400
23,151
2,280
-
2,280
15,618
16,680
-
16,680
38,769

4 Income from charitable activities

The Elspeth J Thompson Charitable Trust
Banks Lyon Memorial Trust
E&R Wilson Charitable Fund
The Galbraith Trust
Lancaster BID
Lancaster City Council Community Fund		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
7,000
-
5,000
5,000
10,500
-
1,500
1,500
1,500
-
-
-
5,000
-
-
-
1,000
-
-
-
1,000
-
6,500
6,500
26,000

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

5 Income from investments

Income from investments
Bank interest received Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
11
-
-
-
11

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities
Activity
Programme costs
Marketing and communication costs
Contractor costs
Office costs
Support Costs (note 7)		 Total
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
2021
2020
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
-
3,895
3,895
26,910
2,280
-
2,280
11,000
5,072
-
5,072
6,225
-
-
-
690
1,204
-
1,204
4,710
Promotion of well-being of
young people
8,556
3,895
12,451
49,535

7 Support costs

Support costs
Legal costs
Independent examination
Insurance
Staff training
Volunteer costs
Bank and commission charges
Sundries		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
2,324
690
-
690
690
298
-
298
712
-
-
-
120
-
-
-
692
216
-
216
162
-
-
-
10
1,204
-
1,204
4,710

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

8 Net (income)/expenditure

Net income stated after charging:
Independent examiner's remuneration:
- independent examination fee		 2021
2020
£
£
690
690

9 Trustees and key management personnel remuneration

The Trustees of the charity are considered to be the key management personnel of the charity. No salaries or wages have been paid to employees or Trustees during the year. Trustees have received no expenses in the period except for reimbursed charity expenditure.

10 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Creditors
Accruals		 2021
2020
£
£
785
1,308
1,470
690
2,255
1,998

11 Analysis of charitable funds: Current year

Unrestricted funds
General funds
Designated funds
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Banks Lyon Memorial Trust
E&R Wilson Charitable Fund
Lancaster City Council
Community Fund
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 At 1
At 31
June
May
2020
Income Expenditure
Transfers
2021
£
£
£
£
£
13,405
16,680
(8,556)
-
21,529
840
-
-
-
840
14,245
16,680
(8,556)
-
22,369
-
5,000
(1,800)
-
3,200
-
1,500
(1,295)
-
205
1,000
-
(800)
-
200
1,000
6,500
(3,895)
-
3,605
15,245
23,180
(12,451)
-
25,974

Banks Lyon Memorial Trust – to fund an arts consultant to create a strategy and funding plan for the charity.

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

11 Analysis of charitable funds: Current year (continued)

E&R Wilson Charitable Fund – to fund a production admin to plan projects out of lockdown, including the press and film clubs.

Lancaster City Council Community Fund – to fund a production admin to plan and produce a pen pals project during lockdown.

12 LCC – to fund Analysis of charitable funds: Prior year

Unrestricted funds
General funds
Designated funds
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
The Elspeth J Thompson Charitable Trust
Banks Lyon Memorial Trust
E&R Wilson Charitable Fund
The Galbraith Trust
Lancaster BID
Lancaster City Council Community Fund
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 At 31
May
Income Expenditure
Transfers
2020
£
£
£
£
37,790
(24,385)
-
13,405
990
(150)
-
840
38,780
(24,535)
-
14,245
7,000
(7,000)
-
-
10,500
(10,500)
-
-
1,500
(1,500)
-
-
5,000
(5,000)
-
-
1,000
(1,000)
-
-
1,000
-
-
1,000
26,000
(25,000)
-
1,000
64,780
(49,535)
-
15,245

13 Net assets by fund: Current year

Fund balances at 31 May 2021 are represented by:
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
23,359
4,870
28,229
(990)
(1,265)
(2,255)
22,369
3,605
25,974

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ESCAPE2MAKE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2021

14 Net asset by fund: Prior year

Fund balances at 31 May 2020 are represented by:
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
16,243
1,000
17,243
(1,998)
-
(1,998)
14,245
1,000
15,245

15 Related party transactions

No related party transactions occurred in the period.

16 Control

There was no ultimate controlling party during the current or prior period.

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