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2022-03-31-accounts

CONTENTS Page
Reference and administrative details 1-2
Annualreport 3-13
Independentauditors' report 14-16
Statementoffinancial activities 17
Balance sheet 18
Statementofcashflows 19
Notestothefinancial statements 20-39

General
Fund
River
Medway
Fund
Bridges
Reserve
Fund
2022Total 2021Total
Designated Designated
Note £ £ £ £ £
Incomefrom:
Investments
Rents receivable 2,483,516 2,483,516 2,357,249
Dividends receivable 898,590 898,590 613,876
Bank andotherinterest 487 487 5,452
Totalincome 3,382,593 3,382,593 2,976,577
Ex~enditureon:
Raisingfunds
Investmentmanagement 3 190,689 190,689 190,909
Expenditure on properties 4 1,230,606 1,067,228 2,297,834 1,997,446
CharitableActivities
Maintenanceofbridges 5 1,092,805 (194,863) 897,942 6,968,646
Grants payable 6 18,761 2,000 71,779 92,540 31,910
Othercharitable activities 7 346,626 61,028 407,654 344,016
1,458,192 2,000 (62,056) 1,398,136 7,344,572
Totalexpenditure 2,879,487 2,000 1,005,172 3,886,659 9,532,927
Netincome/(expenditure)before
investmentsgains/(losses)
503,106 (2,000) (1,005,172) (504,066) (6,556,350)
Unrealised gain on
investmentassets
13b 1,004,653 1,004,653 7,384,616
Realised gain on
investmentassets
13b 365,197 365,197 1,421,121
Unrealisedinvestment
propertygain
13a 4,155,259 4,155,259 4,251,653
Realised gain oninvestment
propertysales
13a 433,952 433,952 551,054
Netincome/(expenditure) 503,106 (2,000) 4,953,889 5,454,995 7,052,094
Transfers between Funds 18 (299,375) 299,375
Otherrecognisedgains/(losses)
Actuarialgain/(loss)on
pension fund
11 186,000 186,000 (188,000)
Restriction on surplus on
pension fund
11 64,000
Unrealised gain on
fixed assets
12a/
12b
268,320 268,320 56,210
Netmovementinfundsfor
year
the 203,731 (2,000) 5,707,584 5,909,315 6,984,304
Total fundsbroughtforward £3,634,566 £35,664 £109,533,628 £113,203,858 £106,203,858
Total funds carriedforward 18 £3,838,297 £33,664 £115,241,212 £119,113,173 £113,203,858
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2022 2021
Note £ £
Fixedassets
Tangible assets 12(a) 1,865,280 1,600,271
Heritage assets 12(b) 811,810 586,971
Investmentproperties 13(a) 76,451,113 74,117,314
Investments 13(b) 38,476,566 31,929,802
117,604,769 108,234,358
Currentassets
Debtors 14 533,917 759,680
Shorttermdeposits 405 3,047,648
Cashatbankand in hand 2,407,531 2,875,344
2,941,853 6,682,672
Creditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear 15 (1,210,449) (1,500,172)
Netcurrentassets 1,731,404 5,182,500
Netassetsexcludingpensionliability 119,336,173 113,416,858
Pensionliability 11 (223,000) (213,000)
Netassetsincludingpensionliability £119,113,173 £113,203,858
Funds
Bridges Reserve Fund (Designated) 18,19 115,241,212 109,533,628
General fund 18,19 3,838,297 3,634,566
River Medway Fund (Designated) 18,19 33,664 35,664
Totalfundbalances £119,113,173 £113,203,858
2022 2021
£ £
Cashflowsfromoperatingactivities (3,735,220) (10,215,787)
Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities
Dividends andinterest 3,382,593 2,976,577
Purchaseofproperty,plantandequipment (28,408) (251,517)
Purchaseofheritage assets (16,519) (558)
Proceedsfromsaleofheritage assets 120
Purchaseofinvestments (9,257,974) (6,066,329)
Proceedsfromsaleofinvestments 6,510,731 7,734,529
Netcashprovidedbyinvestingactivities 590,423 4,392,822
Changein cashandcashequivalentsinthe year (3,144,797) (5,822,965)
Cash and cash equivalentsatthebeginningoftheyear 7,151,742 12,974,707
Cashandcashequivalentsattheendofthe year £4,006,945 £7,151,742
NotestotheCashFlowStatement
2022 2021
ReconciliationofNetIncometoNetCashFlowfrom £ £
OperatingActivities
Net income 5,454,995 7,052,094
Gains oninvestments (5,959,061) (13,608,444)
Depreciation charges 19,165 15,792
Loss onthesaleoffixed/heritageassets 234 7,480
Decrease in debtors 225,763 407,591
Decrease in creditors (289,723) (1,202,723)
Pension costs 196,000 89,000
Dividends, interestand rentsfrominvestments (3,382,593) (2,976,577)
Netcashusedinoperatingactivities (£3,735,220) (£10,215,787)
2022 2021
£ £
AnalysisofCashandCashEquivalents
Cashatbankand in hand 2,407,531 2,875,344
Shorttermdeposits 405 3,047,648
Cash heldbyinvestmentmanagers 1,599,009 1,228,750
£4,006,945 £7,151,742
AnalysisofChangesinNetDebt
At 1April Cashflows At31March
2021£ £ 2022£
Cash 4,104,094 (97,554) 4,006,540
Cash equivalents 3,047,648 (3,047,243) 405
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Total £7,151,742 (£3,144,797) £4,006,945
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3. INVESTMENTMANAGEMENTFEES 2022 2021
£ £
Investmentmanagementfees 130,100 109,884
Direct staffing cost(note8) 25,063 14,004
Supportcosts(note8) 35,526 67,021
£190,689 £190,909
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EXPENDITUREONPROPERTIES 2022 2021
£ £
Professional andotherfees 354,601 353,022
Maintenance and repairs 320,904 180,973
Operational Property 844,275 798,324
Direct staffing costs(note8) 178,190 111,586
VATIrrecoverable 207,403 162,059
Insurance 78,004 63,799
Ground rents 16,362 16,377
Compliance costs 18,382 14,389
Vacantpropertycosts 25,918 35,173
Baddebts 1,209 8,244
Supportcosts(note8) 252,586 253,500
£2,297,834 £1,997,446
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MAINTENANCEOFBRIDGES 2022 2021
£ £
Professional fees 183,123 701,183
Maintenance and repairs 272,851 282,710
Direct staffing costs(note8) 248,446 138,188
VATirrecoverable 38,060 1,092,214
Insurance 38,339 45,082
BridgeManagementand Operations 28,881 44,502
One-OffProjects (250,579) 4,432,674
Supportcosts(note8) 352,174 229,222
Recharged costs (13,353) 2,872
£897,942 £6,968,646
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6. GRANTSPAYABLE General River 2022 2021
Fund Medway Total
Fund
£ £ £ £
Miscellaneousgrants 71,580 2,000 73,580 6,985
Direct staffing costs(note8) 7,761 7,761 4,020
Othergrantcosts 199 199
Supportcosts(note8) 11,000 11,000 20,905
£90,540 £2,000 £92,540 £31,910
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OTHERCHARITABLEACTIVITIES 2022 2021
£ £
Direct staffing costs(note8) 147,256 109,012
Education resources 13,410 869
OtherCharitable Activities 13,360 56,409
Carbon Reduction 24,892
Supportcosts(note8) 208,736 177,726
£407,654 £344,016
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OTHERCHARITABLEACTIVITIES 2022 2021
£ £
Sundryincome (725)
Awards&Sponsorship 805 13,000
Exhibitions 6,610 15,338
Archive Projects 6,670 7,511
OtherCharitable Projects 20,560
£13,360 £56,409
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2022 Financial Other
Bridges Properties Invest- Grants Charitable Total
ments Activities
£ £ £ £ £ £
Direct
Wages and salaries 248,446 178,190 25,063 7,761 147,256 606,716
£248,446 £178,190 £25,063 £7,761 £147,256 £606,716
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Support
Wages and salaries 134,501 96,466 13,568 4,201 79,719 328,455
Insurance 35,102 25,176 3,541 1,096 20,805 85,720
Office andadministration 182,571 130,944 18,417 5,703 108,212 445,847
£352,174 £252,586 £35,526 £11,000 £208,736 £860,022
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2021
Financial Other
Bridges Properties Invest- Grants Charitable Total
ments Activities
£ £ £ £ £ £
Direct
Wages and salaries 138,188 111,586 14,004 4,020 109,012 376,810
£138,188 £111,586 £14,004 £4,020 £109,012 £376,810
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Support
Wages and salaries 96,562 106,790 28,233 8,807 74,869 315,261
Insurance 20,791 22,993 6,079 1,896 16,120 67,879
Office andadministration 111,869 123,717 32,709 10,202 86,737 365,234
£229,222 £253,500 £67,021 £20,905 £177,726 £748,374
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GOVERNANCE COSTS 2022 2021
£ £
Salaries and wages 90,788 47,073
Meeting costs 3,657 239
Auditors'remunerationin respectoftheaudit 12,950 12,100
Auditors'remunerationin respectofnon-auditservices 690 3,230
FRS102 Pension Report 822 723
£108,907 £63,365
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9. EMOLUMENTSOF EMPLOYEES 2022 2021
£ £
Salaries and wages 586,797 527,447
Employernational insurance 62,769 54,377
Superannuation 89,605 74,150
Netinterestand service costsofdefinedbenefitpension scheme 196,000 89,000
£935,171 £744,974
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No. No.
Averagenumberofemployees (headcount) 14 13
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No. No.
Averagenumberofemployees (fulltimeequivalents) 10 9
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2022 2021
£ £
Opening definedbenefitobligation 3,067,000 2,044,000
Currentservice cost 279,000 164,000
Contributionsbyschemeparticipants 48,000 42,000
Interestcost 64,000 48,000
Change in financialassumptions (191,000) 833,000
Change indemographicassumptions (24,000)
Experience gain on definedbenefitobligation 6,000 (25,000)
Benefits paidnetoftransfersin 22,000 (15,000)
Closingdefinedbenefitobligation £3,295,000 £3,067,000
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2022 2021
£ £
Openingfairvalueofplan assets 2,854,000 2,108,000
Intereston assets 60,000 51,000
Return on assets lessinterest 1,000 596,000
Administrationexpenses (2,000) (2,000)
Contributionsbyemployer 89,000 74,000
Contributionsbyschemeparticipants 48,000 42,000
Estimatedbenefitspaidnetoftransfersin 22,000 (15,000)
Closingfairvalueofplanassets £3,072,000 £2,854,000

2022 2021
£ £
Present valueoffundedobligations (3,295,000) (3,067,000)
Fairvalueofplan assets(bidvalue) 3,072,000 2,854,000
Netliability (£223,000) (£213,000)

2022 2021
£ £
Servicecost 279,000 164,000
Netinterestonthedefinedliability/(asset) 4,000 (3,000)
Administrationexpenses 2,000 2,000
Total £285,000 £163,000
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Remeasurementofthenetassets/ 2022 2021
(definedliability)
£ £
Return on Fund assets in excessofinterest 1,000 596,000
Change in financialassumptions 191,000 (833,000)
Change indemographicassumptions 24,000
Experience gain on definedbenefitobligation (6,000) 25,000
Totalgain/(loss)intheyear £186,000 (£188,000)
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2022 2021
Equities 64% 64%
Gilts 1% 1%
OtherBonds 14% 12%
Property 12% 10%
Cash 2% 5%
Absolute Return Fund 7% 7%
Theassetsintheschemewere:
Valueat Valueat
31Mar2022 31Mar2021
£ £
Equities 1,978,000 1,838,000
Gilts 19,000 17,000
Otherbonds 424,000 356,000
Property 361,000 295,000
Cash 63,000 142,000
Absolute Return Fund 227,000 206,000
Totalmarketvalueofassets £3,072,000 £2,854,000
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Themajorassumptionsoftheactuarywere:-
At31Mar2022 At31Mar2021
CPIIncreases 3.20% 2.85%
Salaryincreases 4.20% 3.85%
Pension increases 3.20% 2.85%
Discountrate 2.60% 2.05%
Assumed life expectanciesatage 65 are: At31Mar2022 At31Mar2021
Retiringtoday
Males 21.6 21.6
Females 23.7 23.6

Assumed life expectanciesatage 65 are: At31Mar2022 At31Mar2021
Retiringin20years
Males 23.0 22.9
Females 25.1 25.1

(a) Assetsrecognisedinthe Freehold Office Furniture Plantand Total
balancesheet Landand Equipment andFixtures Machinery
buildings
£ £ £ £ £
Valuation/cost
At1 April 2021 1,553,001 39,257 28,720 16,650 1,637,628
Additions 17,932 10,476 28,408
Disposals (936) (936)
Revaluation 60,000 60,000
Re-allocations 196,000 196,000
At31 March 2022 1,809,001 56,253 39,196 16,650 1,921,100
Depreciation
At1 April 2021 20,329 11,200 5,828 37,357
Depreciation chargeforthe
year 9,255 6,580 3,330 19,165
Disposals (702) (702)
At31 March 2022 28,882 17,780 9,158 55,820
NetBookValue
At31 March2022 £1,809,001 £27,371 £21,416 £7,492 £1,865,280
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At1 April 2021 £1,809,001 £18,928 £17,520 £10,822 £1,600,271
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
£ £ £ £ £
Balance brought forward 586,971 594,013 592,908 585,969 585,969
Purchases 16,519 558 1,105 6,939
Disposals (7,600)
Revaluation 208,320
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Balance carried forward £811,810 £586,971 £594,013 £592,908 £585,969
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INVESTMENTS 2022 2021
£ £
Investmentproperties
Valuationat1 April 74,117,314 70,805,644
Acquisitions 25,000
Disposalsatnetbookvalue (1,650,460) (919,983)
Reallocationtooperationalproperty (196,000) (20,000)
Revaluation 4,155,259 4,251,653
At 31 March £76,451,113 £74,117,314

b) Quotedinvestments 2022 2021
£ £
Marketvalueofinvestmentsat1 April 30,701,053 22,092,477
Additions 9,232,974 6,066,329
Disposalsatnetbook value (4,061,122) (4,842,370)
Unrealised gain on revaluation 1,004,653 7,384,616
Marketvalueofinvestmentsat31 March 36,877,558 30,701,052
Cash held byinvestmentmanagers 1,599,008 1,228,750
£38,476,566 £31,929,802
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Historic costat31 March (excluding cash) £28,929,255 £24,093,950
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Realised gain on disposals £365,197 £1,421,121
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2022 2021
£ £
Theportfoliois made up as follows:
UKEquities 21,985,491 17,576,951
Overseas Equities 12,944,563 11,861,755
IndirectProperty/Infrastructure 88,210 241,450
Private Equity 1,859,293 1,020,896
Cash 1,599,009 1,228,750
£38,476,566 £31,929,802
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14. DEBTORS:Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear 2022 2021
£ £
Rents receivable 31,397 234,948
Prepayments 220,379 159,596
Accrued income 198,395 179,729
Otherdebtors 83,746 185,407
£533,917 £759,680
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15. CREDITORS:Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear 2022 2021
£ £
Trade andothercreditors 205,629 496,147
Accruals 546,500 580,735
Deferred income(note16) 298,142 293,617
Grants allocatedbutunpaid(note17) 67,447 52,709
Othertaxesand socialsecurity 80,219 66,730
Pensioncontributionspayable 12,512 10,234
£1,210,449 £1,500,172
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16.
DEFERREDINCOME
£
Balanceat1 April 2021 293,617
Amountreleasedtopropertyincome (293,617)
Amounts deferred intheyear 298,142
Balanceat31 March2022 £298,142
17.
GRANTS ALLOCATED BUTUNPAIDRECONCILIATION
£
Balanceat1 April 2021 52,709
Paid in theyear (58,842)
Grants expiredorno longer required (500)
Awarded intheyear 74,080
Balanceat31 March2022 £67,447
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Ofwhich:
Falling due within oneyear £67,447

FUNDS
River Bridges
2022 GeneralFund Medway Reserve Total
Fund Fund
Designated Designated
£ £ £ £
Balanceat1 April 2021 3,634,566 35,664 109,533,628 113,203,858
Net expenditure before investments
gains and losses 503,106 (2,000) (1,005,172) (504,066)
Unrealised gain on investments 1,004,653 1,004,653
Realised gain on investments 365,197 365,197
Unrealisedpropertygain 4,155,259 4,155,259
Realised gains onpropertysales 433,952 433,952
Transfers between Reserve Funds (299,375) 299,375
Actuarial gain on pension fund 186,000 186,000
Unrealised gain on tangible assets 268,320 268,320
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Balanceat31 March 2022 £3,838,297 £33,664 £115,241,212 £119,113,173
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River Bridges
2021 General
Fund
Medway
Fund
Reserve
Fund
Total
Designated Designated
£ £ £ £
Balanceat1 April 2020 12,715,940 35,664 93,467,950 106,219,554
Net expenditure before investments
gains and losses 546,324 (7,102,674) (6,556,350)
Unrealised gain on investments 7,384,616 7,384,616
Realised gain oninvestments 1,421,121 1,421,121
Unrealisedpropertygain 4,251,653 4,251,653
Realised gains onpropertysales 551,054 551,054
Transfers between Reserve Funds (9,627,698) 9,627,698
Actuarial loss on pension fund (188,000) (188,000)
Restrictionofsurplus on pension fund 64,000 64,000
Unrealised gain on tangible assets 56,210 56,210
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Balanceat31 March 2021 £3,634,566 £35,664 £109,533,628 £113,203,858
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River Bridges
2022 General
Fund
Medway
Fund
Reserve
Fund
Total
Designated Designated
£ £ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,865,280 1,865,280
Heritage assets 811,810 811,810
Investmentproperties 76,451,113 76,451,113
Investments 38,476,566 38,476,566
Current assets 2,243,194 37,775 660,884 2,941,853
Current liabilities (858,987) (4,111) (347,351) (1,210,449)
Pension liability (223,000) (223,000)
Totalnetassetsat
31 March 2022
£3,838,297 £33,664 £115,241,212 £119,113,173
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River Bridges
2021 General
Fund
Medway
Fund
Reserve
Fund
Total
Designated Designated
£ £ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,600,271 1,600,271
Heritage assets 586,971 586,971
Investmentproperties 74,117,314 74,117,314
Investments 31,929,802 31,929,802
Current assets 2,800,405 39,774 3,842,493 6,682,672
Current liabilities (1,140,081) (4,110) (355,981) (1,500,172)
Pension liability (213,000) (213,000)
Totalnetassetsat
31March 2021
£3,634,566 £35,664 f109,533,628 £113,203,858
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LeaseCommitments 2022 2021
£ £
Lease payments dueundernon-cancellable operating leases
falling due:
within one year 32,890 31,783
in more than oneyear 20,177 21,840
Total leasepaymentsundernon-cancellable operating leases £53,067 £53,623
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OPERATINGLEASE RECEIPTS
2022 2021
£ £
Minimum lease receipts under non-cancellable
operating leases
tobereceived:
notlaterthan one year 1,871,868 1,872,302
later than one year and not later than_five_years 3,579,930 3,940,929
later than_five_years 4,939,958 5,632,325
Total lease receipts under non- cancellable operating
leases
£10,391,756 £11,445,556
FINANCIALINSTRUMENTS
2022 2021
£ £
Financialassetsmeasuredatfairvalue
Investmentproperties 76,451,113 74,117,314
Investments 38,476,566 31,929,802

General
Fund
River
Medway
Fund
Bridges
Reserve
Fund
2021Total
Designated Designated
£ £ £ £
Incomefrom:
Investments
Rents receivable 2,357,249 2,357,249
Dividends receivable 613,876 613,876
Bank andotherinterest 5,452 5,452
Totalincome 2,976,577 2,976,577
Expenditureon:
Raisingfunds
Investmentmanagement 190,909 190,909
Expenditure on properties 1,018,597 978,849 1,997,446
CharitableActivities
Maintenanceofbridges 904,939 6,063,707 6,968,646
Grants payable 24,925 6,985 31,910
Othercharitable activities 290,883 53,133 344,016
1,220,747 6,123,825 7,344,572
Totalexpenditure 2,430,253 7,102,674 9,532,927
Net(expenditure)/income 546,324 (7,102,674) (6,556,350)
beforeinvestmentsgains
Unrealised gain oninvestmentassets 7,384,616 7,384,616
Realised gain oninvestmentassets 1,421,121 1,421,121
Unrealisedpropertygains 4,251,653 4,251,653
Realised gain onpropertysales 551,054 551,054
Netincome 546,324 6,505,770 7,052,094
Transfers between Reserve Funds (9,627,698) 9,627,698
Otherrecognised(losses)/gains
Actuarial loss on pension fund (188,000) (188,000)
Restriction on surplus on pension 64,000 64,000
fund 56,210 56,210
Unrealised gain ontangibleassets
Netmovementinfundsforthe (9,081,374) 16,065,678 6,984,304
year
Total fundsbroughtforward 12,715,940 35,664 93,467,950 106,219,554
Total funds carried forward £3,634,566 £35,664 £109,533,628 113,203,858
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