Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO | Trustees' Annual Report 2024 – 2025
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 July 2025
Charity No. 1202493
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Charity Number 1202493 Registered Office 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6UF Accountants Accounting for Good CIC, 2 Geordie Ridley Place, Upper Precinct Wesley Court, Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 5BT Trustees C. Harrison J.C. Sowerby-Robinson J.C. Wallenberg (resigned 30 May 2025) CEO Andrew Smith (appointed 1 May 2025) Naomi Kenneth (resigned 30 April 2025) Founder Graham Brewis Year End 31 July 2025
Structure, Governance and Management
Legal Structure
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), constituted in 2023. It is governed by its constitution and regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Trustee Recruitment and Appointment
The CIO's constitution provides for a minimum of three and a maximum of seven charity trustees. Trustees may be appointed by existing trustees or by members in accordance with the constitution.
New trustees receive a comprehensive induction covering Clean Slate's history, values and current strategy; Charity Commission guidance; a role clarity document; access to key governance documents; and introductory meetings with the CEO and Founder.
Trustee Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for:
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Setting and safeguarding the strategic direction of the charity
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Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, including with the Charities Act 2011 and FRS 102
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Oversight of finances and risk management
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Approving annual plans, budgets and financial policies
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Supporting and constructively challenging the CEO
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Ensuring robust financial controls and a reserves policy
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Ensuring data protection (GDPR) and safeguarding compliance
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Championing Clean Slate's mission and values
— Trustees also bring their unique skills, networks and lived experience as active contributors not just overseers.
Governance Approach
The Board meets quarterly as a minimum, with an annual strategy review. Trustees have — committed to a Human Learning Systems (HLS) approach to governance integrating reflective practice, case reviews and learning from what works into the governance cycle. This means governance is part of the learning loop, not separate from it.
Roles are clearly defined between the CEO (operational leadership and delivery), the Founder (strategic projects, networks and ambassadorial work), and Trustees (governance, oversight and shared ownership of strategy). This clarity creates the conditions for trust and effective collaboration.
Board Capacity and Recruitment
Following the resignation of one trustee during the year, the Board operated with reduced trustee capacity while trustee recruitment and appointment processes were undertaken. During this period, trustees focused on maintaining effective oversight and continuity of service delivery. Governance capacity has since been restored and strengthened.
Pay Policy
The CEO and staff are remunerated in accordance with the charity's pay policy, which is reviewed annually by trustees.
Clean Slate is committed to being a progressive employer, working towards paying the real living wage to all staff. No employee received emoluments over £60,000 in the year.
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Risk Management
Trustees have identified the following principal risks and have put mitigation measures in place:
| Risk | Mitigation |
| Reliance on grant income / funder concentration |
Active diversification of income streams; development of a fundraising strategy; growth in contract income; exploration of earned income opportunities. |
| Staff capacity and retention | Commitment to real living wage; workforce development. |
| Data protection and GDPR | Trustees actively oversee data protection compliance; policies reviewed regularly. |
| Safeguarding | Designated safeguarding lead in post; annual policy review; all staff and volunteers DBS checked. |
| Reserves / financial resilience | Trustees have set a reserves policy of a minimum of three months' operational turnover; progress against this target is actively monitored. |
Objectives and Activities
Charitable Objectives
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO is dedicated to the promotion of financial inclusion and wellbeing for young people aged 16 and over and adults who are recovering from addiction and mental ill health in Tyne and Wear.
Public Benefit
The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Clean Slate provides significant public benefit by directly supporting people in recovery from substance misuse, addiction and mental ill health in Tyne and Wear. Its work contributes to whole-person recovery and promotes financial inclusion, addressing root causes of poverty and social exclusion.
Our Approach
Clean Slate was founded by and for people in recovery.
Our team and Board members bring lived experience of addiction and recovery, offering a unique depth of understanding and empathy to everyone we work with. Shame, stigma and discrimination based on mental health status or addiction history are key reasons why people do not seek help. We take care to ensure that recovery is visible and celebrated at all levels of our organisation and because of this we have developed a reputation as a trusted service within the recovery community.
Our work is grounded in local communities and ensures accessibility is not hindered by unstable housing, access to technology, digital literacy gaps or cognitive challenges — all of which can be significant barriers when engaging with increasingly digital financial support services, creditors and service providers.
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Financial inclusion represents a critical component of sustainable recovery. Without addressing financial barriers, recovery efforts are undermined. The Clean Slate approach to financial inclusion creates a powerful positive feedback loop supporting sustained recovery and wellbeing.
Services Delivered
Our core services include:
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Bespoke one-to-one financial inclusion interventions unlimited sessions, tailored to each person's circumstances
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Benefits advice — maximising income and claiming unclaimed entitlements
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Debt support including Breathing Space, Debt Relief Orders and credit report reviews
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Budgeting guidance accredited and non-accredited, individual and group
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Support for re-integration preparing people for student loans, home ownership and employment
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Drop-in sessions and outreach meeting people where they are
Achievements and Performance
Our Impact in 2024 – 2025
This year saw continued growth in demand for our services and steady progress in strengthening our reach and impact across the communities we support. Building on our first year as a CIO, we supported more people while maintaining a personalised and relationshipbased approach to delivery. Alongside increased engagement, we continued to strengthen partnerships and develop the organisational foundations needed to support sustainable future growth.
| Impact Metric | 2024–25 |
| Referrals received | 183 |
| Client engagement rate | 94% |
| People supported | 172 |
| Receiving benefits advice | 57% |
| Receiving debt support | 45% |
| Receiving budgeting guidance | 21% |
Referral Partners
Referrals were received from a wide range of partner organisations across the recovery, health and social care system, including:
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CNTW NHS Trust (Plummer Court) — 72 referrals
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Oaktrees Newcastle Addiction Treatment Centre — 51 referrals
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Road to Recovery Trust — 47 referrals
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Recovery College Collective — 8 referrals
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PROPS Family Recovery Service — 5 referrals
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Stories of Difference
— — The following case studies drawn from across the year illustrate the life-changing difference Clean Slate's work makes to individuals:
Debt, Housing and Recovery
— Client came to us with £25,000 of debt much of which they were unaware of.
Working through each creditor, we revealed the full picture, supported client to obtain a Debt Relief Order, ensured their bedroom tax was covered and supported them to be rehoused. At the time of writing, they have been abstinent for six months and are engaging consistently with recovery support.
Practitioner reflection: 'It has been a privilege to see their transformation from a frightened, damaged individual into a person with a zest for life.'
PIP Appeal, Debt and Autism
At age 15 this Client had a formal diagnosis of autism rescinded and was subsequently awarded zero points in a previous PIP application.
We supported them to appeal, their diagnosis was reinstated and PIP was awarded indefinitely.
A Debt Relief Order cleared £27,000 of debt.
Practitioner reflection: When I met them they were 'unable to see any solution' — this was someone who felt abandoned by the system. With consistent, patient support, trust was built, and they were able to keep their job and continue making a valuable contribution to the world.
Terminal Diagnosis and Debt
Client came to us facing a terminal diagnosis with over £23,000 of debt, much of it unknown to her, including priority bills.
We arranged a 60 day debt respite period - Breathing Space, sat with them to call each creditor. Once the full picture was clear we were able to support her in applying for a Debt Relief Order.
We also set up direct debits on all their ongoing accounts and provided budgeting guidance.
In their own words: 'I can live again.' The weight of their debt had been causing significant distress they had not fully realised until it was removed.
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Benefits, Domestic Abuse and Financial Stability
This client had recently escaped long-term domestic abuse and was struggling to survive financially. A full benefits assessment revealed they would be significantly better off on Universal Credit.
We completed the UC application at the first appointment, then applied for Council Tax — Support on their behalf they were awarded 100% support.
The outcome was that they are now £460 per month better off, with the financial stability she needs to begin rebuilding their life.
How We Learn
We understand the difference our work is making through:
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Asking the people we work with about their experience of our services
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Collecting and reviewing data about our activity and the financial outcomes for people we support
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Reflective practice and case reviews
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Applying what we are learning our trustees have committed to a Human Learning Systems approach that integrates governance with continuous learning and experimentation
Strategic Progress in 2024 – 2025
– During the year, the Board adopted Strategic Priorities for 2025 2028 and began implementation across the following priority areas:
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Build Team Capacity the charity has continued to grow its adviser capacity and is actively recruiting volunteers with lived experience of addiction issues
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Deepen Community Presence drop-in sessions and outreach continued across multiple partner venues; groundwork laid for a specialist gambling support service
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Financial Resilience — the charity achieved a substantial strengthening of its financial position (see Financial Review); diversification of income remains a priority
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Strategic Relationships partnerships across health, housing, justice and employment sectors were maintained and developed
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Communications and Learning the HLS learning culture continued to be embedded; impact storytelling has been a key tool for demonstrating value to funders and partners
Financial Review
Financial Performance
– The charity has delivered a strong financial performance in 2024 2025, significantly improving its position compared to the prior year. The following summary is drawn from the independently examined accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025.
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| 2024–25 £ | 2023–24 £ | |
| Total income | 84,910 | 77,446 |
| Total expenditure | 46,862 | 65,411 |
| Net income for the year | 38,048 | 12,035 |
| Total funds at year end | 47,364 | 9,316 |
Income
Total income was £84,910, an increase of £7,464 on the prior year. The main sources of income were:
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Grants (restricted funds): £66,907
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Contract income: £17,955
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Donations: £48
The charity remains largely grant-funded, reflecting its stage of development. Trustees are actively pursuing diversification of income streams, including growth in contract income and exploration of earned income opportunities.
Expenditure
– Total expenditure was £46,862, a reduction of £18,549 from the prior year (2023 24: £65,411). Key expenditure items were:
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Employee costs: £32,873 (2023 24: £42,965)
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Premises costs: £5,533
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Legal and professional costs: £2,750
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Charitable activities: £795
The reduction in expenditure reflects more efficient use of resources. No employee received emoluments over £60,000. Pension contributions totalled £502.
Reserves Policy
Trustees have determined a reserves policy of a minimum of three months' operational turnover, to be achieved by the end of the financial year 2025 – 2026. Reserves are to be built from unrestricted funds generated through donations, earned income and, where possible, efficiency savings. Progress against this target accelerated during the year following improvement in unrestricted reserves and continues to be monitored at each Board meeting.
Funds Position
– At 31 July 2025, total funds stood at £47,364 (2023 24: £9,316):
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Restricted funds: £41,324 (relating to Budgeting Support, Financial Wellbeing in Recovery, and Treatment & Recovery programmes)
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Unrestricted (general) funds: £6,040 (improved from a deficit of £3,556 in the prior year)
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The improvement in unrestricted funds from a deficit of £3,556 to a positive balance of £6,040 is a significant milestone. Trustees continue to monitor the balance between restricted and unrestricted funds and are working to grow the unrestricted base.
Assets
At 31 July 2025, the charity held:
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Fixed assets of £1,062 (intangible: £840 branding; tangible: £222 computer equipment)
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Cash at bank: £45,985 (a substantial increase from £6,824 in the prior year)
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Debtors: £1,502
Financial Approach
Our trustees ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively and that funds are directed towards our charitable objectives. The charity remains exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Plans for the Future
– Looking ahead to 2025 2028, the charity's six strategic priorities will guide its direction of travel:
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Systematise (not standardise) the client journey, implement a new CRM and ensure quality and consistency at scale
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Build team capacity by adding adviser roles in Gateshead and North Tyneside and providing administrative support
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Deepen community presence through a specialist gambling support service, volunteering opportunities and continued drop-ins
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Achieve financial resilience by meeting the three-month reserves target, diversifying income streams and developing a fundraising strategy
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Strengthen strategic relationships across health, housing, justice and employment, and build influence for systemic advocacy
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Develop a communications strategy and embed the HLS learning culture to demonstrate impact through evidence and storytelling
As our founder Graham Brewis has said: 'Recovery is not a destination — it is a direction of travel. So is the work of Clean Slate.'
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable
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Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the trustees
Approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on 22 May 2026.
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Date: 22 May 2026
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
Charity No. 1202493
Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 July 2025
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Contents
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Statement of Cash flows | 15 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 6 to 14 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 16 to 17 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Trustees Annual Report
The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity No. 1202493
Trustees
The following trustees served during the year:
C. Harrison
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson J.C. Wallenberg (Resigned 30 May 2025)
Accountants
Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT
Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson Trustee 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Independent Examiners Report
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees 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 can 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:
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the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached.
Kay Wightman FFA FTA Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Other trading activities 5 Total Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Other 8 Total Net gains on investments Net income 9 Transfers between funds Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Total funds | Total funds | |
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| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 48 | - | 48 | 2,146 | ||
| - | 66,907 | 66,907 | 60,254 | ||
| 17,955 | - | 17,955 | 15,046 | ||
| 18,003 | 66,907 | 84,910 | 77,446 | ||
| - | - | - | 674 | ||
| - | 795 | 795 | 3,213 | ||
| 8,407 | 37,660 | 46,067 | 61,523 | ||
| 8,407 | 38,455 | 46,862 | 65,410 | ||
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| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
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| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
| (3,556) | 12,872 | 9,316 | (2,720) | ||
| 6,040 | 41,324 | 47,364 | 9,316 | ||
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Balance Sheet
at 31 July 2025
| Charity No. 1202493 Fixed assets Intangible assets 11 Tangible assets 12 Current assets Debtors 13 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors:Amount falling due within one year 14 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets excluding pension asset or liability Total net assets The funds of the charity Restricted funds 16 Restricted income funds Unrestricted funds 16 General funds Reserves 16 Total funds |
2025 £ 840 222 1,062 1,502 45,985 47,487 (1,185) 46,302 47,364 47,364 47,364 41,324 41,324 6,040 6,040 47,364 |
2024 £ 2,100 378 |
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| 2,478 665 6,824 |
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| 7,489 (651) |
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| 6,838 9,316 |
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| 9,316 | ||
| 9,316 | ||
| 12,872 | ||
| 12,872 (3,556) |
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| 9,316 |
Approved by the trustees on 22 May 2026
And signed on their behalf by:
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson Trustee 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 July 2025
- 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting
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Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.
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Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values.
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Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.
Income
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Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is expenditure reported gross in the SoFA.
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Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income.
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Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) and facilities where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material.
Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Expenditure
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Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which expenditure cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
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Expenditure on These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising raising funds trading costs and investment management costs. Expenditure on These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs.
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Grants payable All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet paid.
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Governance costs These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs.
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Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:
Computer Equipment 33% Straight Line
Freehold investment property
Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.
Intangible fixed assets and amortisation
Intangible fixed assets (including purchased goodwill, patents and trademarks) are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Brand 20% Straight Line
Stocks
Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.
All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.
Leased assets
Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.
Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.
Pension costs
The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services
All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.
2 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
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| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Total Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Other Total Net income Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses: Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 3 Income from donations and legacies Donations Received 4 Income from charitable activities Grants Received |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 2,146 - 15,046 17,192 674 3,213 14,142 18,029 (837) (837) (837) (2,720) (3,557) Unrestricted £ 48 48 Restricted £ 66,907 66,907 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ - 60,254 - 60,254 - - 47,382 47,382 12,872 12,872 12,872 - 12,872 Total 2025 £ 48 48 Total 2025 £ 66,907 66,907 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,146 60,254 15,046 |
| 77,446 674 3,213 61,524 |
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| Total 2024 £ 2,146 |
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| Total 2024 £ 60,254 |
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| 60,254 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
- 5 Income from other trading activities
| Contract Income 6 Expenditure on raising funds Fundraising trading costs Contract Income 7 Expenditure on charitable activities Expenditure on charitable activities Volunteer Expenses Governance costs 8 Other expenditure Bank loan and overdraft interest payable Employee costs Motor and travel costs Premises costs Amortisation, depreciation, impairment, profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets General administrative costs Legal and professional costs 9 Net income before transfers This is stated after charging: Depreciation of owned fixed assets |
Unrestricted £ - - - 3,222 1,416 1,019 2,750 8,407 |
Unrestricted £ 17,955 17,955 Restricted £ 795 795 Restricted £ - 32,873 2,476 2,311 - - - 37,660 2025 £ 156 |
Total 2025 £ 17,955 17,955 Total 2025 £ - - Total 2025 £ 795 795 Total 2025 £ - 32,873 2,476 5,533 1,416 1,019 2,750 46,067 |
Total 2024 £ 15,046 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,046 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 674 |
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| 674 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 3,213 |
||||
| 3,213 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 19 43,545 2,942 3,826 1,764 4,153 5,274 |
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| 61,523 | ||||
| 2024 £ 84 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
10 Staff costs
| Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Total employee benefits received by key management personnel 11 Intangible fixed assets Cost At 1 August 2024 At 31 July 2025 Amortisation and impairment At 1 August 2024 Amortisation charge for the year At 31 July 2025 Net book values At 31 July 2025 At 31 July 2024 Branding |
2025 32,371 - 502 32,873 2 |
Other £ 6,300 6,300 4,200 1,260 5,460 840 2,100 |
2024 44,137 (2,178) 1,006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42,965 | |||
| 3 Total £ 6,300 |
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| 6,300 | |||
| 4,200 1,260 |
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| 5,460 | |||
| 840 | |||
| 2,100 | |||
| Amortisation of branding |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
12 Tangible fixed assets
| Computer Equipment £ Cost or revaluation At 1 August 2024 545 At 31 July 2025 545 Depreciation and impairment At 1 August 2024 167 Depreciation charge for the year 156 At 31 July 2025 323 Net book values At 31 July 2025 222 At 31 July 2024 378 13 Debtors 2025 £ Trade debtors 900 Other debtors - Prepayments and accrued income 602 1,502 14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 £ Trade creditors 784 Other taxes and social security 402 Accruals (1) 1,185 15 Deferred Income Movement of the deferred income shown in_Creditors: amounts falling due within one year_ 2025 £ At 1 August - Released in current year - |
2025 £ 900 - 602 1,502 2025 £ 784 402 |
Computer Equipment £ 545 545 167 156 323 222 378 |
Total £ 545 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 545 | |||
| 167 156 |
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| 323 | |||
| 222 | |||
| 378 | |||
| 2024 £ - 41 624 |
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| 665 | |||
| 2024 £ 212 440 |
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| (1) | (1) | ||
| 651 | |||
| 2024 £ 15,625 (15,625) |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
16 Movement in funds
| At 1 August 2024 Restricted funds: Restricted income funds: Budgeting Support 4,707 Financial Wellbeing in Recovery 4,165 Treatment & Recovery 4,000 Total 12,872 Unrestricted funds: General funds (3,556) Total funds 9,316 Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds: Budgeting Support Financial Wellbeing in Recovery Treatment & Recovery 17 Analysis of net assets between funds |
Incoming resources (including other gains/losses ) £ 9,784 25,000 32,123 66,907 18,003 84,910 |
Resources expended £ (6,934) (4,165) (27,356) (38,455) (8,407) (46,862) |
At 31 July 2025 £ 7,557 25,000 8,767 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41,324 | |||
| 6,040 | |||
| 47,364 | |||
| Fixed assets Net current assets 18 Reconciliation of net debt Cash and cash equivalents Net debt |
Unrestricted funds £ 1,062 6,130 7,192 At 1 August 2024 £ |
Restricted funds £ - 40,172 40,172 Cash flows £ |
Total £ 1,062 46,302 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47,364 | |||
| At 31 July 2025 £ |
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| 6,824 | 39,161 | 45,985 | |
| 6,824 6,824 |
39,161 39,161 |
45,985 | |
| 45,985 | |||
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
19 Commitments
Operating lease commitments
Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and buildings |
Other | Land and buildings |
Other | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Operating leases with expiry date: | ||||
| Pension commitments | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| The pension cost charge to the charity | ||||
| amounted to: | 502 | 1,006 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Statement of Cash flows
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Cash flows from operating activities Net income per Statement of Financial Activities Adjustments for: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Amortisation of intangible assets Increase in trade and other receivables Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash from financing activities Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
2025 £ 38,048 156 1,260 (837) 534 39,161 - - 39,161 6,824 45,985 |
2024 £ 12,035 84 1,680 (665) (1,525) |
|---|---|---|
| 11,609 | ||
| (297) | ||
| - | ||
| 11,312 | ||
| 11,137 | ||
| 22,449 | ||
| Components of cash and cash equivalents | ||
| Cash and bank balances | 45,985 | 6,824 |
| 45,985 | 6,824 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Donations Received Charitable activities Grants Received Other trading activities Contract Income Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Costs of other trading activities Contract Income Total of expenditure on raising funds Charitable activities Volunteer Expenses Total of expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Bank loan and overdraft interest payable Employee costs Salaries/wages Employer's NIC Pension costs Staff training Motor and travel costs Travel and subsistence Premises costs Rent Premises insurances |
Unrestricte d funds 2025 £ 48 48 - - 17,955 17,955 18,003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,572 650 |
Restricted funds 2025 £ - - 66,907 66,907 - - 66,907 - - - 795 795 795 - - 32,371 - 502 - 32,873 2,476 2,476 2,311 - |
Total funds 2025 £ 48 48 66,907 66,907 17,955 17,955 84,910 - - - 795 795 795 - - 32,371 - 502 - 32,873 2,476 2,476 4,883 650 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,146 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,146 | ||||
| 60,254 | ||||
| 60,254 | ||||
| 15,046 | ||||
| 15,046 | ||||
| 77,446 674 |
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| 674 | ||||
| 674 3,213 |
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| 3,213 | ||||
| 3,213 19 |
||||
| 19 | ||||
| 44,137 (2,178) 1,006 580 |
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| 43,545 | ||||
| 2,942 | ||||
| 2,942 | ||||
| 3,000 773 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
| Premises repairs and maintenance General administrative costs, including depreciation and amortisation Depreciation of Computer Equipment Impairment losses - intangible FA Postage and couriers Software, IT support and related costs Stationery and printing Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone, fax and broadband Legal and professional costs Audit/Independent examination fees Accountancy and bookkeeping Consultancy fees Other legal and professional costs Total of expenditure of other costs Total expenditure Net gains on investments Net income Net income before other gains/(losses) Other Gains Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
- 3,222 156 1,260 61 142 395 - 209 212 2,435 835 1,867 - 48 2,750 8,407 8,407 - 9,596 9,596 - 9,596 (3,556) 6,040 |
- 2,311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37,660 38,455 - 28,452 28,452 - 28,452 12,872 41,324 |
- 5,533 156 1,260 61 142 395 - 209 212 2,435 835 1,867 - 48 2,750 46,067 46,862 - 38,048 38,048 - 38,048 9,316 47,364 |
53 |
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| 3,826 | ||||
| 84 1,680 87 191 687 1,739 1,433 16 |
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| 5,917 | ||||
| 928 4,036 275 35 |
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| 5,274 | ||||
| 61,523 | ||||
| 65,410 - |
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| 12,036 | ||||
| 12,036 - |
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| 12,036 | ||||
| (2,720) | ||||
| 9,316 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
Charity No. 1202493
Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 July 2025
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Contents
| Pages | |
|---|---|
| Trustees' Annual Report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Statement of Cash flows | 15 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 6 to 14 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 16 to 17 |
Page 1
Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Trustees Annual Report
The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity No. 1202493
Trustees
The following trustees served during the year:
C. Harrison
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson J.C. Wallenberg (Resigned 30 May 2025)
Accountants
Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT
Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson Trustee 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Independent Examiners Report
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees 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 can 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:
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the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached.
Kay Wightman FFA FTA Accounting for Good CIC 2 Geordie Ridley Place Upper Precinct Wesley Court Blaydon on Tyne Tyne and Wear NE21 5BT 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Notes Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 Charitable activities 4 Other trading activities 5 Total Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Other 8 Total Net gains on investments Net income 9 Transfers between funds Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Total funds | Total funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 48 | - | 48 | 2,146 | ||
| - | 66,907 | 66,907 | 60,254 | ||
| 17,955 | - | 17,955 | 15,046 | ||
| 18,003 | 66,907 | 84,910 | 77,446 | ||
| - | - | - | 674 | ||
| - | 795 | 795 | 3,213 | ||
| 8,407 | 37,660 | 46,067 | 61,523 | ||
| 8,407 | 38,455 | 46,862 | 65,410 | ||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
| 9,596 | 28,452 | 38,048 | 12,036 | ||
| (3,556) | 12,872 | 9,316 | (2,720) | ||
| 6,040 | 41,324 | 47,364 | 9,316 | ||
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Balance Sheet
at 31 July 2025
| Charity No. 1202493 Fixed assets Intangible assets 11 Tangible assets 12 Current assets Debtors 13 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors:Amount falling due within one year 14 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets excluding pension asset or liability Total net assets The funds of the charity Restricted funds 16 Restricted income funds Unrestricted funds 16 General funds Reserves 16 Total funds |
2025 £ 840 222 1,062 1,502 45,985 47,487 (1,185) 46,302 47,364 47,364 47,364 41,324 41,324 6,040 6,040 47,364 |
2024 £ 2,100 378 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,478 665 6,824 |
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| 7,489 (651) |
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| 6,838 9,316 |
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| 9,316 | ||
| 9,316 | ||
| 12,872 | ||
| 12,872 (3,556) |
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| (3,556) | ||
| 9,316 |
Approved by the trustees on 22 May 2026
And signed on their behalf by:
J.C. Sowerby-Robinson Trustee 22 May 2026
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 July 2025
- 1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting
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Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity.
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Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes. Revaluation funds These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their market values.
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Restricted funds These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal.
Income
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Recognition of Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity income becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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Income with related Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is expenditure reported gross in the SoFA.
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Donations and Voluntary income received by way of grants, donations and gifts is included in the legacies the SoFA when receivable and only when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the income.
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Tax reclaims on Income from tax reclaims is included in the SoFA at the same time as the donations and gifts gift/donation to which it relates. Donated services These are only included in income (with an equivalent amount in expenditure) and facilities where the benefit to the Charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material.
Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Expenditure
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Recognition of Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis. Expenditure includes any VAT which expenditure cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
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Expenditure on These comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income, fundraising raising funds trading costs and investment management costs. Expenditure on These comprise the costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and charitable activities services in the furtherance of its objects, including the making of grants and governance costs.
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Grants payable All grant expenditure is accounted for on an actual paid basis plus an accrual for grants that have been approved by the trustees at the end of the year but not yet paid.
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Governance costs These include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity, including any audit/independent examination fees, costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity, together with a share of other administration costs.
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Other expenditure These are support costs not allocated to a particular activity.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:
Computer Equipment 33% Straight Line
Freehold investment property
Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.
Intangible fixed assets and amortisation
Intangible fixed assets (including purchased goodwill, patents and trademarks) are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses. Brand 20% Straight Line
Stocks
Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.
Trade and other debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.
Trade and other creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.
All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.
Leased assets
Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.
Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs. Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.
Pension costs
The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services
All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.
2 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year
| 2 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Total Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Other Total Net income Net income before other gains/(losses) Other gains and losses: Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 3 Income from donations and legacies Donations Received 4 Income from charitable activities Grants Received |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 2,146 - 15,046 17,192 674 3,213 14,142 18,029 (837) (837) (837) (2,720) (3,557) Unrestricted £ 48 48 Restricted £ 66,907 66,907 |
Restricted funds 2024 £ - 60,254 - 60,254 - - 47,382 47,382 12,872 12,872 12,872 - 12,872 Total 2025 £ 48 48 Total 2025 £ 66,907 66,907 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,146 60,254 15,046 |
| 77,446 674 3,213 61,524 |
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| 65,411 | |||
| 12,035 | |||
| 12,035 | |||
| 12,035 (2,720) |
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| 9,315 | |||
| Total 2024 £ 2,146 |
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| 2,146 | |||
| Total 2024 £ 60,254 |
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| 60,254 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
- 5 Income from other trading activities
| Contract Income 6 Expenditure on raising funds Fundraising trading costs Contract Income 7 Expenditure on charitable activities Expenditure on charitable activities Volunteer Expenses Governance costs 8 Other expenditure Bank loan and overdraft interest payable Employee costs Motor and travel costs Premises costs Amortisation, depreciation, impairment, profit/loss on disposal of fixed assets General administrative costs Legal and professional costs 9 Net income before transfers This is stated after charging: Depreciation of owned fixed assets |
Unrestricted £ - - - 3,222 1,416 1,019 2,750 8,407 |
Unrestricted £ 17,955 17,955 Restricted £ 795 795 Restricted £ - 32,873 2,476 2,311 - - - 37,660 2025 £ 156 |
Total 2025 £ 17,955 17,955 Total 2025 £ - - Total 2025 £ 795 795 Total 2025 £ - 32,873 2,476 5,533 1,416 1,019 2,750 46,067 |
Total 2024 £ 15,046 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,046 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 674 |
||||
| 674 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 3,213 |
||||
| 3,213 | ||||
| Total 2024 £ 19 43,545 2,942 3,826 1,764 4,153 5,274 |
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| 61,523 | ||||
| 2024 £ 84 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
10 Staff costs
| Salaries and wages Social security costs Pension costs No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000. Total employee benefits received by key management personnel 11 Intangible fixed assets Cost At 1 August 2024 At 31 July 2025 Amortisation and impairment At 1 August 2024 Amortisation charge for the year At 31 July 2025 Net book values At 31 July 2025 At 31 July 2024 Branding |
2025 32,371 - 502 32,873 2 |
Other £ 6,300 6,300 4,200 1,260 5,460 840 2,100 |
2024 44,137 (2,178) 1,006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42,965 | |||
| 3 Total £ 6,300 |
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| 6,300 | |||
| 4,200 1,260 |
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| 5,460 | |||
| 840 | |||
| 2,100 | |||
| Amortisation of branding |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
12 Tangible fixed assets
| Computer Equipment £ Cost or revaluation At 1 August 2024 545 At 31 July 2025 545 Depreciation and impairment At 1 August 2024 167 Depreciation charge for the year 156 At 31 July 2025 323 Net book values At 31 July 2025 222 At 31 July 2024 378 13 Debtors 2025 £ Trade debtors 900 Other debtors - Prepayments and accrued income 602 1,502 14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 £ Trade creditors 784 Other taxes and social security 402 Accruals (1) 1,185 15 Deferred Income Movement of the deferred income shown in_Creditors: amounts falling due within one year_ 2025 £ At 1 August - Released in current year - |
2025 £ 900 - 602 1,502 2025 £ 784 402 |
Computer Equipment £ 545 545 167 156 323 222 378 |
Total £ 545 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 545 | |||
| 167 156 |
|||
| 323 | |||
| 222 | |||
| 378 | |||
| 2024 £ - 41 624 |
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| 665 | |||
| 2024 £ 212 440 |
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| (1) | (1) | ||
| 651 | |||
| 2024 £ 15,625 (15,625) |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
16 Movement in funds
| At 1 August 2024 Restricted funds: Restricted income funds: Budgeting Support 4,707 Financial Wellbeing in Recovery 4,165 Treatment & Recovery 4,000 Total 12,872 Unrestricted funds: General funds (3,556) Total funds 9,316 Purposes and restrictions in relation to the funds: Restricted funds: Budgeting Support Financial Wellbeing in Recovery Treatment & Recovery 17 Analysis of net assets between funds |
Incoming resources (including other gains/losses ) £ 9,784 25,000 32,123 66,907 18,003 84,910 |
Resources expended £ (6,934) (4,165) (27,356) (38,455) (8,407) (46,862) |
At 31 July 2025 £ 7,557 25,000 8,767 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41,324 | |||
| 6,040 | |||
| 47,364 | |||
| Fixed assets Net current assets 18 Reconciliation of net debt Cash and cash equivalents Net debt |
Unrestricted funds £ 1,062 6,130 7,192 At 1 August 2024 £ |
Restricted funds £ - 40,172 40,172 Cash flows £ |
Total £ 1,062 46,302 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47,364 | |||
| At 31 July 2025 £ |
|||
| 6,824 | 39,161 | 45,985 | |
| 6,824 6,824 |
39,161 39,161 |
45,985 | |
| 45,985 | |||
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Notes to the Accounts
19 Commitments
Operating lease commitments
Annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land and buildings |
Other | Land and buildings |
Other | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Operating leases with expiry date: | ||||
| Pension commitments | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| The pension cost charge to the charity | ||||
| amounted to: | 502 | 1,006 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Statement of Cash flows
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Cash flows from operating activities Net income per Statement of Financial Activities Adjustments for: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Amortisation of intangible assets Increase in trade and other receivables Increase/(Decrease) in trade and other payables Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash from financing activities Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
2025 £ 38,048 156 1,260 (837) 534 39,161 - - 39,161 6,824 45,985 |
2024 £ 12,035 84 1,680 (665) (1,525) |
|---|---|---|
| 11,609 | ||
| (297) | ||
| - | ||
| 11,312 | ||
| 11,137 | ||
| 22,449 | ||
| Components of cash and cash equivalents | ||
| Cash and bank balances | 45,985 | 6,824 |
| 45,985 | 6,824 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Donations Received Charitable activities Grants Received Other trading activities Contract Income Total income and endowments Expenditure on: Costs of other trading activities Contract Income Total of expenditure on raising funds Charitable activities Volunteer Expenses Total of expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Bank loan and overdraft interest payable Employee costs Salaries/wages Employer's NIC Pension costs Staff training Motor and travel costs Travel and subsistence Premises costs Rent Premises insurances |
Unrestricte d funds 2025 £ 48 48 - - 17,955 17,955 18,003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,572 650 |
Restricted funds 2025 £ - - 66,907 66,907 - - 66,907 - - - 795 795 795 - - 32,371 - 502 - 32,873 2,476 2,476 2,311 - |
Total funds 2025 £ 48 48 66,907 66,907 17,955 17,955 84,910 - - - 795 795 795 - - 32,371 - 502 - 32,873 2,476 2,476 4,883 650 |
Total funds 2024 £ 2,146 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,146 | ||||
| 60,254 | ||||
| 60,254 | ||||
| 15,046 | ||||
| 15,046 | ||||
| 77,446 674 |
||||
| 674 | ||||
| 674 3,213 |
||||
| 3,213 | ||||
| 3,213 19 |
||||
| 19 | ||||
| 44,137 (2,178) 1,006 580 |
||||
| 43,545 | ||||
| 2,942 | ||||
| 2,942 | ||||
| 3,000 773 |
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Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing Services CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
| Premises repairs and maintenance General administrative costs, including depreciation and amortisation Depreciation of Computer Equipment Impairment losses - intangible FA Postage and couriers Software, IT support and related costs Stationery and printing Subscriptions Sundry expenses Telephone, fax and broadband Legal and professional costs Audit/Independent examination fees Accountancy and bookkeeping Consultancy fees Other legal and professional costs Total of expenditure of other costs Total expenditure Net gains on investments Net income Net income before other gains/(losses) Other Gains Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
- 3,222 156 1,260 61 142 395 - 209 212 2,435 835 1,867 - 48 2,750 8,407 8,407 - 9,596 9,596 - 9,596 (3,556) 6,040 |
- 2,311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37,660 38,455 - 28,452 28,452 - 28,452 12,872 41,324 |
- 5,533 156 1,260 61 142 395 - 209 212 2,435 835 1,867 - 48 2,750 46,067 46,862 - 38,048 38,048 - 38,048 9,316 47,364 |
53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,826 | ||||
| 84 1,680 87 191 687 1,739 1,433 16 |
||||
| 5,917 | ||||
| 928 4,036 275 35 |
||||
| 5,274 | ||||
| 61,523 | ||||
| 65,410 - |
||||
| 12,036 | ||||
| 12,036 - |
||||
| 12,036 | ||||
| (2,720) | ||||
| 9,316 |
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