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2024-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 213851

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

Chariot House

44 Grand Parade Brighton East Sussex BN2 9QA

BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to the Financial Statements 8 to 15

BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims

The objects of the charity are :

1.For the relief in sickness for the purpose of relieving in cases of needy persons resident in the area of the County Borough of Brighton and Hove who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm by providing or paying for items, services or facilities which are calculated to alleviate the suffering or assist the recovery of such persons in such cases but are not readily available to them from other sources.

2.With a view to assisting in the provision of an efficient domiciliary nursing service in the area of the former County Borough of Brighton by making grants and paying persons and paying pensions in cases of need to nurses who are engaged in domiciliary nursing in the said area or to retired nurses who were so engaged.

The objectives for the year are to seek to distribute its annual income by way of grants in furtherance of the objects of the charity.

Its strategies are to carefully ascertain the most deserving cases in need in the area of the grant, and to wisely invest and develop the charity assets.

The Trustees intend to utilise their annual income each year in respect of grants etc. as laid down in the Constitution and promotes itself locally to invite applications from qualifying beneficiaries. At its meeting in July the Trust review the applications for major grants against specified criteria. During the year it considers minor applications as and when they arise.

Grantmaking

Details of the grants paid are disclosed in Note 4 to the financial statements.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The charity has successfully achieved its objectives for the year as can be seen in the 'Financial Review' and in the area of support it has accomplished.

The investment portfolio performed well following the change Investment Brokers.

Fundraising activities

The charity does not engage in fundraising activities.

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The income from investments (including tax recoverable) and bank deposits amounted to £66,346 (2023 £67,245).

Amounts paid out for grants, donations and patient amenities total £93,476 (2023 £83,436). The general expenses of the Trust for the year amounted to £13,674 (2023 £17,233) giving a total amount of expenditure of £107150 (2023 £100,669).

The excess of expenditure over income was a deficit of £40,804 (2023 deficit £33,424), and this has been added to the realised and unrealised surplus on investments of £192,716 (2023 surplus £65,118) resulting in £151,912 to be added to the unrestricted accumulated funds (2023 £31,694 added to the funds).

The investments at 31 December 2024 had a market value of £2,763,580 (2023 £2,590,050) and after adding the net current assets of £54,721 (2023 £76,339) gave a total value of the Trust assets at 31 December 2024 of £2,818,301 (2023 £2,666,389).

The investment portfolio was managed during the year by Dowgate Capital Limited.

The charity does not invest in companies whose business is incompatible with the objects of the Trust.

Reserves policy

The level of reserves is regularly monitored by the Trustees and is currently considered to be reasonable given the nature and scale of the charity's activities. At this level of reserves the charity is able to generate sufficient income to be distributed by way of grants.

The Trustees intend to use the income arising from these reserves for charitable purposes together with annual running costs.

FUTURE PLANS

The charity will continue to support those in need by way of grant and to maximise its Investment Policies to distribute the income it generates.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The Charitable Trust is constituted by Trust Deed, and its objects are to relieve in cases of need persons who are resident in, or who are patients of medical practitioners practising in the County Borough of Brighton and Hove who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm.

Its governing document is the Trust Deed dated 19 June 1956 Constitution of the Association Scheme of the 13 January 1975 as amended by Resolution dated 26 September 1997 and further amended on 5 July 2022.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year are detailed in this report.

Appointment is governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new Trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing Trustee.

New Trustees are familiarised with both the scheme criteria and past grant activities. Trustees are encouraged to study and informed about changes in charity law and procedure.

Organisational structure

Trustees meet on a regular basis to consider grant applications where decisions are made on a unanimous basis.

Two Trustees are authorised to make grants of up to £500 and four Trustees are authorised to make grants of up to £1,500 outside these meetings.Such emergency grants are reported to the next meeting.

Related parties

There are no related parties to note.

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 213851

Principal address

30 Coleman Avenue Hove East Sussex BN3 5NB

Trustees

P J Field M McPolin G W Hall D J May-Jones (Chairman) K Dean (Secretary) (appointed 1.3.24) C Appleton (appointed 1.2.25)

Investment Advisers

Dowgate Capital Limited 5 Gleneagles Court Brighton Road Crawley West Sussex RH10 6AD

Independent Examiner

Dr Shona F Wardrop CA ICAS Chariot House 44 Grand Parade Brighton East Sussex BN2 9QA

Working Name

B D N A T

Bankers

Barclays Bank PLC 139-142 North Street Brighton East Sussex BN1 1RU

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which 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 Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They 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 order of the board of trustees on 18 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

D J May-Jones - Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Brighton District Nursing Association

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Brighton District Nursing Association (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts 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 accounts to be reached.

Dr Shona F Wardrop CA ICAS The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Chariot House 44 Grand Parade Brighton East Sussex BN2 9QA

29 September 2025

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
2
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
3
Charitable activities
Grants
Support costs
Total
Net gains on investments
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2024
Unrestricted
fund
£
66,346
9,705
93,476
3,969
107,150
192,716
151,912
2,666,389
2,818,301
2023
Total
funds
£
67,245
13,633
83,436
3,600
100,669
65,118
31,694
2,634,695
2,666,389

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

BALANCE SHEET

31 DECEMBER 2024

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
8
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
9
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
10
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2024
Unrestricted
fund
£
2,763,580
59,132
(4,411)
54,721
2,818,301
2,818,301
2,818,301
2,818,301
2023
Total
funds
£
2,590,050
79,539
(3,200)
76,339
2,666,389
2,666,389
2,666,389
2,666,389

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 18 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

D J May-Jones - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.

The accounts are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objects of the trust. In the case of an unconditional grant offer this is accrued once the recipient has been notified of the grant award. The notification gives the recipient a reasonable expectation that they will receive the one-year or multi-year grant.

Grants awarded that are subject to the recipient fulfilling performance conditions are accrued when the recipient has been notified of the grant and if there any remaining unfulfilled conditions attaching to that grant then the grant will be asked to be repaid.

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty as to the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Raising funds

The costs of generating funds consist of investment management costs.

Charitable activities

Costs of charitable activities include grants made and support costs, mainly accountancy and audit fees.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax to the extent that its activities are applied to charitable purposes.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Fixed asset investments and realised and unrealised gains and losses

Investments are a form of basic instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price.

The trust does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments.

The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.

All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sale proceeds and their opening carrying value or their purchase value if acquired subsequent to the first day of the financial year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value. Realised and unrealised investment gains and losses are combined in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

3.

Investment income
Bank compensation
RAISING FUNDS
Investment management costs
Investment advice
2024
£
66,096
250
66,346
2024
£
9,705
2023
£
67,245
-
67,245
2023
£
13,633

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

4. GRANTS PAYABLE

Grants

2024 2023
£ £
93,476 83,436

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

4. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
AGE UK - To support new Daybreak Extra Personal Care Service for people
with dementia in Brighton and Hove and their carers. - 4,999
Beehive Art Club - Support for isolated people with health issues funding to
facilitate art and craft groups and outings to accessible exhibitions. - 6,300
Belltree Music Therapy - Music therapy to vulnerable individuals and groups. - 1,500
Brighton Dome and Festival Ltd (Dome Umbrella Club) - to provide financial
to the annual running costs in support for sick children. 3,000 -
Brighton Dome and Festival (Dome Umbrella Club) - Umbrella Club is
BDBF's creative club for children and young people with life-shortening
conditions and their siblings and carers. - 5,000
Brighton Parent Infant Psychological Therapy (BrightonPIP) -
trauma-informed service working to help parents reduce or overcome the
impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences. 10,000 5,000
City Gate Community - teaming up with FareShare Sussex and Surrey, and
Nurture Through Nature- to 'Fresh Food' - a project that supports vulnerable
loacl residents to grow fruit and vegetables at a 2,000 -
Clock Tower Sanctuary - to provide crisis support for homeless young people. 10,000 -
Dentaid Ltd - To provide emergency dental clinic for people experiencing
homelessness through Morley Street Clinic. - 1,250
Fabrica - drawing and making for dementia programme, offering weekly,
2-hour creative workshops for people living with dementia and their support
networks. 5,042 2,500
Headway Sussex - To support those who have survived acquired brain injury
including strokes, their families and carers - to help fund the cost of the
Brighton group. - 2,000
Homeopathy in the Community - Support for vulnerable and victims of
domestic abuse towards work with RISE. - 4,063
InterActive Stroke Support - to continuation the award winning reading
service twice a week to stroke survivors on Ward C10 at the RSCH. 2,500 -
Leukaemia Care - To help fund the Brighton support group establishing a
hospital hub as RSCH with a dedicated support worker. - 3,000
Lunch Positive - HIV Positive towards cost of employing a sessional worker
to co-ordinate community outreach. - 3,000
The Martlets Hospice - towards the cost of their new building. - 10,000
Oasis - Women and Family Support towards the cost of staffing their
therapeutic creche for children aged 0-11. - 4,000
Off The Fence Trust - towards the cost of oral care, nurse and physio
appointments during weekly drop-ins. 8,000 -
Pathways to Health - provide accupuncture that supports people at all stages
of their recovery. 3,500 5,000
Pedal People - train, manage and support staff to run accessible Cycle Rides
for elders plus all-ages living with disability or health needs. 5,000 -
The Sequel Trust - To support young person with Dystonic Quadraplegic
Cerebral Palsy. - 1,000
St John Ambulance - Contribution to support the service. - 5,000
Sundry grants. 22,354 2,944
Survivors' Network - Supporting survivors between the ages of 2 and 91 years
old who have suffered sexual violence. 5,000 -
Sussex Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - To provide funding
to run an adiser centre in Brighton and Hove. - 800
The Sussex Beacon - Nursing and agency costs for providing 24/7 year-round
services specialist hospice care and community services to support the health,
wellbeing, and lives of people with HIV. 3,000 5,000
Target Ovarian Cancer - To support women with ovarian cancer. - 1,000

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

4. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued

GRANTS PAYABLE - continued
Theodora Children's Charity - To provide funding towards professional
artistic performers to relieve distress, anxiety and isolation.
Together Collective - Connector Project that provides trained volunteers to
help peopel connect with others and engage in community activities,
promoting happier and healthier lives.
Vision Care for Homeless People - optical clinic specifically for local people
experiencing homelessness, who have no access to optical care.
Whoopsadaisy - Under 5s Service Children with physical disabilities to be
able to attend free, weekly, Conductive Education sessions, with a parent or
carer.
-
5,080
5,000
4,000
93,476
1,000
5,080
-
4,000
83,436

5. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Management costs Totals
£ £ £
Support costs 129 3,840 3,969
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
2024 2023
Support Total
costs activities
£ £
Website 129 -
Independent examination 1,380 1,200
Accountancy 2,460 2,400
3,969 3,600

6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

7.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Investment income
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Grants
Support costs
Total
Net gains on investments
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
8.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Market Value
Unrestricted
fund
£
67,245
13,633
83,436
3,600
100,669
65,118
31,694
2,634,695
2,666,389
Listed
Listed
Investments
Investments
Listed
Listed
Investments
Investments
Listed
Listed
Investments
Investments
2024
2023
£
£
At 1 January 2024 2,590,050
2,416,738
Additions 662,099
1,434,994
Disposals (628,772)
(1,326,800 )
Revaluation 140,203 (65,118
)
At 31 December 2024 2,763,580

2,590,050
An analysis of the split of investments as as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Inside the UK 1,644,068 1,619,810
Outside the UK 1,119,512 970,240
2,763,580 2,590,050

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Other creditors
10.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as
Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
follows:
Incoming
resources
£
66,346
66,346
At 1.1.24
£
2,666,389
2,666,389
Resources
expended
£
(107,150)
(107,150)
2024
£
4,411
Net
movement
in funds
£
151,912
151,912
Gains and
losses
£
192,716
192,716
2023
£
3,200
At
31.12.24
£
2,818,301
2023
£
3,200
At
31.12.24
£
2,818,301
2023
£
3,200
2,818,301
Movement
in funds
£
151,912
151,912
151,912

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.1.23
£
2,634,695
2,634,695
Net
movement
in funds
£
31,694
31,694
At
31.12.23
£
2,666,389
2,666,389

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
General fund
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
67,245
67,245
Resources
expended
£
(100,669)
(100,669)
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
65,118
31,694
65,118
31,694
Gains and
Movement
losses
in funds
£
£
65,118
31,694
65,118
31,694
31,694

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BRIGHTON DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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