REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 28201S
Report of the Trust¢cs
Unludlted Flnanthl Statements
for the Yexr E•ded 31 Detembtr 2021
for
Dulgner Bookblnders
Bullimores LLP
Chaner¢d Aeeounrants
Old PnnLcr5 Y#
156 South Strcct
DoTking
SuJTey
RM4 2HF

Designtr Bwkbillders
C•ttteiits ofthe StsltThellts
for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
P4¢
Report oltke Trustees
Independent Eiarnl&er'i Report
St•tement of FID*ncl41 Actlvltl
BalaThce Sheet
Notes to tlt Flth**el•l St*tem¢nts
7 to 12
Detalled St*t¢me4t of FlnaDcial Actlvltles
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Designer Bookbinders
Report of th¢ Trnjttes
ror the Year Ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2021
The tNstees presen( their fEPOrt with the fJJJaneial statcmemts of the tharity for the year ended 31 Dccembcr 2021. The
trnstees have adoptcd the provi5iOTk4 of AccounÉithg and Reporting by Chan'tics.. Slatrtnent of Recommended Practice
appljcable to Ghantics prcpanng their accounts in a(x0[dan￿ wÈth the Finarrial Rcp(Ktsng Standtrd appli¢&ble Jn the UK
and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 Icffective l January 2019
OB.IECTIVES AND AcfIviTIES
Objectlve5 and
The Society i5 d¢vo*d to the preservation and impr0￿MeT￿l of the •¢ desigrt and of contrmporary bookbinding
throu8h the cncoura8erncnt, ¢xercise maintenance of standard& and the pro￿￿10￿ of public miexest In the aru des1
and CTaft of contcmporary ty)okbinding.
P￿blIC benellt
In planning OUT activities for th¢ year. w¢ kw in mind the Charity Cornmi55ion gwdth¢c on public benefit at our uusw and
¢otmii*¢ m¢tungs.
ACHIEVEMENT AiYD PERFORMANCE
ChArliAble actlVLties
The So¢iety published its annual ediiion of Tr N¢w Bookbindetr journal. and uch quarter a T*wsletteT (2 pn'ttted ind 2
electronie v¢rsioosl, w&8 senl to all membm.
There was an onlinc cxhibition ol the witmill8 entries or thc l)B UK B¢Jokbinding Compeiition for UP-￿d.￿mIllg
bookbinders. The judging took place pirfly in.peYsoTh and partly onlinc with an onlinc awards ccrcmony held in April.
OnbL Covid r¢s￿¢tionS were litte4 2 bookbinding wothops wok ploc¢ in Septemtw 0¢￿ber. DB part
London Craft We¢k during Cktober with 6 Ewkbioditlg Worksho￿ lauBILi by DB Fdlows.
There was an inaugural online lecture presethted by Pr¢Sid￿l Cyn in April and availablc on You Tube. DB al
hosted an irtt¢rnatsonal online eveni In Octokr with 25 irttemaiionaj bindern (In¢I￿lIng DB Fellows and rncrnbcrsl. who had
bcen inVi￿d ¢0 blnd a p￿hO1r-p￿nied facsimile. discu55iDg their bindings. desi￿) ptottsses. The rec￿dIn8 is avwlable
011 You Tube. Alongside this even( D8 or8at)ixd a 241ay workshop leachin¥ the pocholT pnnlirt8 ￿chnIqUe
DB'S first public in-person cvent in 2021 wls the AGM •nd • tjlk on bidden fored8c paintlll8 held in July tr￿5￿Med from
April b¢¢au$¢ of Covid rcstrictlons). A vu¢uai thibitton of DB Fellows, and Liecniiates. Work. tJtl¢d WEP. wa5 on show
via the DB websit¢ durJn¥ the Summer. and was highly w¢¢etsful. An exhibition of DB F¢llows' 8t]d Li£ctstialcs' work 'The
Book Beautiful, wa$ held during LoThdon Craft Week in October. The six Booker bindivgs. produced by.six DH >ellows for
eA¢k shortlisted author, were cornplcted in 0(￿be1. The bindings were on VI￿￿1 display on the DB and Booker websi￿.
The Transfe￿thg De$igrt rrtoJe¢t held 2 workshops in Oc¢obcr Decembrr fimdr4J by th¢ Clothwork¢rs' Company
donaiion.
FINAIYCIAL RF.VIEW
Financial pusitio
The %urplus on OUT activiiies for thc ycar wa5 £2,266, whi¢h is split £1560 w the 8￿81 fund and £706 to Ihc Te5trictcd
fund.
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Dc5iEnCT BookbiDdcr5
Report of the Trustee5
ror theYeAr Ended 31 December 2021
FVIYANCTAL REVTEW
Re5erYes poucy
The charity h&% set rx)licy on rcserve5 although unall{￿a￿d rcs¢rvfs cquival¢rLI to one yeatrs Subscription income is
deemcd pnJdet)t.
The IrLteTnational ComWi¢ion Fund will bc trrlltcd a5 8ll¢x4ted fimds, th be useAJ ty adminisier the rtext Internation
Cornpetition and tour.
The Cloihworkcrs, C¢Jmpany atutU￿ don￿10￿ is Tcstriacd in thc sum tsf£750 towards pri2ts in thc DB UK Competition and
£3,500 for the Tr2n$f¢mng DcsigD project awarded in Novcmbu.
Golng eoneern
The Truste￿ are ￿tiSfIed thc Cl￿rity is vtable as a going ¢onu¥n in foTeseekble fiIDwe.
on
The exe¢utive commi¢*e Thorn￿1]y meets fow limes a year 8Dd me¢¢tog the Tr￿u￿ Bivu a fvll managcmcnt
rep)rt. 10 2021 however. due io Covid, three meetings weTe held i)nli•e January, April. and Junc. followed by ¢)nc
Lll-pcrson mreting iii Ikiobcr where a fujancial rewrt wts given.
All projects havc thcir own b￿8Ct whÉch 15 closdy nM)nitOTed and then the acts￿1 extthdiiuTC is analysed &fter th¢ PToje¢¢ 16
ai an cnd. Any interim rcqutsts. for ¢xp￿dI￿re are not sanciioncd wtthow the a8re£menL of both (he Treasur¢r and ihe
Executive CommLti¢¢ via ¢nwl.
STRUCTURF., GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMETr
Covernln% documeDt
The charity 15 ¢vntrolled by 118 gov¢rnin8 docum¢nk • d¢•1 of and ¢onMiou¢s ￿ unin¢orpor*t¢d charity.
Dc51￿￿ BookbindeTS ll rc8iStcrcd charitablc InLS1 (number 282018). and is cons11￿1&￿ by the tru8r deed dat¢d 3 May
1969 (amended 24 April 1999, 6 janu￿ 2017).
The Ex¢cutive Committee 1$ few￿1b1¢ for the ¢xecu¢J"on of the policy a¢uviues of the Society.
Re¢rulim¢nt ind *ppolntmtNI of thew trusltei
The Executive Comrnittee Shall ￿ Com￿Sed of a President and ci8hi oihcrs who shall k electrd from attd by Fellthw$,
LiccniiatGs and Asiwiaies of the S￿1£[Y for a nTry¢4T i¢rni ofoffice and for addirional (¢Tm% rc$tnc(ion. F.x¢luding
the Prcsidclll four Seats on the Exttutive CoTHmilttt 5baU be filled by Fellow5 ofthe Soci¢ty atld four scats shall be filled by
A550ciale5 and Licenliatc4 with a minimum of ODC AssLKiaie atld one LiccD¢ialc, and two others from the memb¢tship
including Honorary Fellow5 ai the ume of eleciion. Members of ihe Execuiive commit￿ are deerned 10 be ihe TN&iets of
the Society.
REFERENCE ATr4D ADMINISTRATIVF. DETAIts
Re£lstered CILarlty numb¢r
282018
Prlncipal address
10 Palt15QtL Road
Ltsndon
NW2 2HH
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DeS1￿¢r BoDkb1￿dels
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ellded 31 December 2011
Trustees
Stephen Paul Convdy
LA)Js LO￿lne Sauer (TCS18ned 14.4.21)
Angela Sam&q
Rachel Ward_S21¢
Peter Jones
Rtchard Bcadsmoorc
Nc$ta Davies
SaFah Butndt-Moor¢
Troy Moore
tX$l¢r Caw>n TTUSt¢e {oPW)iDt¢d 17.4.21)
Ind¢p¢ftd¢nt Exgmlner
Bullimores LLP
ChgrteTed A¢eountonts
Old Printers Yard
156 South Slr¢et
Dorking
Suryey
RJ14 2HF
Approv¢d by order of th¢ board of tnLqtee8 on .... ..
. aud si￿1 on its behalf by:
R￿¢1 Word-Salr- Ttust¢¢
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Independeni Esamlber's Report to th¢ Trn$t¢cs of
Deslgner Bookblnders
Independent exarniner'i report to the trnStee5 of Designer Bookblnders
I repon to the charity tsustets On Tny cxaTnillati¢Jn of the of Dc5i8ncr Brx)kbth (the Trust) for thc year ettd¢d
31 Decctuber 2021.
Responsibilities and bz5h of rtPOTt
As the chanty tnL%tee8 of the TnLsI you arc r4Th5iblc for thc ryepar*tioH ol the a￿]nts ill accordance with the
requirements of the ChaTtties Act 2011 Cihe Act?.
l Tepon in respect of my examination of the Trus¢s acwurtts ¢aTried out uTrJer g¢tion 145 of the Act and in ¢aTrying out my
examina11￿) I bave follow¢d all app]icablc Directions ￿Ven by the Cbanty Coll￿0￿$10n under sectson 145{SKbl of the ACL
Independettt examiner's statement
I havL ￿Mpleted Tny examinaijon. I confinD that no materwl mauers ￿Ve come to my atteth¢ioth Èn connection with the
¢xaminalioD giving me ¢au8e w believe in any mawLa] T¢spe¢L
ac￿U￿￿O￿ re¢ord5 wcre not kept in resp¢a of the TTUSt a5 rcquired by 130 of the Act: OT
the a¢counts do tLoI accord with thrA¢ rttords: or
the accounts do not comply wjth the applicable requirernAty collc¢rniug the (orn attd ￿l￿nI of accounts sel oui in
the Charities (Accounts and Report5) Re8ulaLions 2008 other than any rcquiremeni that thc accounts give a Irue and
fair view wlu"¢h is noi a matter corL5idered of Inde￿denl examit)*tson.
I have ao con¢¢ms and have Lome across no uth¢r JThaltU5 with the exam￿tson ￿ which attcntion should be
drawn in this rcport itl order to enable a proper unrkniaT¥Jin8 of Ihe accounts ￿ bc Tcached.
Nicholu Boot
FCA
Bullimores E.T.P
Chattrred A¢countsnts
Old Prinkr% Y&rd
156 South Strcct
DoTkin8
Surr¢y
RH4 2H
Date..
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Designer Bookbbnder5
St¥temen¢ of FiDaniial Atliiryties
for the Year Ended 31 Defernber 2021
31.12.21
31.12.20
Total
fund%
UThrcwicted
funds
Restricted
funds
funds
IIYCOME AND F.NDOWMEfas FROM
Don*tions and.qubscriptions
40317
3.5
43.817
51.323
ChArltAble actlvitles
Charitabl¢ Activities
32.045
32.045
30.918
tnvt5tm¢nt it1￿rne
2,792
Total
71367
3.5
75.867
85.033
EXPENDITURE ON
Ch4rlt¥ble ictlvltl¢s
Charitablc ActLVitics
37.534
2.194
39,728
41 J74
Other
33273
33,873
24.121
Tot#1
70,807
2,794
73,001
65.495
]4FT INCOME
1.560
706
2.266
19.538
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tot41 funds brougllt forwArd
59,789
62.789
43,251
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
61 J49
3.706
65.055
62,789
The forni part ofthese rum￿181 sthrtments
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Duigpcr Bookbinders
Balance Sheet
31 De¢ember 2021
31.1221
Total
31.12.20
Total
U￿tric*d
Re5triaed
funds
No¢¢$
FIXF.D ASSF.TS
Tangible asscts
6,497
6.497
497
CURRENT ASSETS
8￿Cks
2.043
2,043
2.500
62,040
1.000
745
66,243
Cash at bank
58,334
3.706
61877
3.706
66.583
67.988
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
(5.025)
(5.025)
12,696)
NET CURRE￿ ASSETS
57.852
3,706
61.558
65.292
I'()'I"AL ASSF.TS LFSS CURRENT
LIABILITVF,S
64,349
3,706
68.055
6S.7R9
ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME
10
(3.0￿)
(3.WO)
13,000)
NET ASSETS
61.349
3.706
65,055
62,789
Unr¢stri¢i¢d funds
Restri¢*d fvtlds
61.349
3.706
59,789
3,OtH)
TOTAI. FUNDS
65.055
62.789
The fLTrancial statements w¢r¢ approved by the Boa¥d of Ttusttt8 aUd￿lSCd for issue on
aod were $Lgtwl on its be￿f by..
R2¢hel WaTd-Sale- TrLkStee
The notr$ fomi partof thcse financial statements
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Designer B￿kb1nderS
Notes to the FiD*Ld*l Sthtements
for the Y¢4r Ended 31 Dtctmber 2021
ACCOUNTING POLICILS
Ba$15 of preparlng the tIDanclal statements
The fitthncial Slalrrncnls of the ch2n(y, which is a public bcnefjl cntsty under FRS 102. have been prepared in
ac¢ordan¢e with the Charitics SORP {FRS 102) 'Accountin8 and iiwrting by ChaTitifs'. Statcmenl of
Recommended Practicc applicable to chan'tics preparing their aC¢o￿ty in accordancc with thc Financial Rq￿rting
Standard applicable in the UK artd Republic of treland {FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Fjnancial Repo￿ng
Standard 102 Ttte Financial Repo[￿￿¥ Ststtdatd appli¢able iti the UK and Republic of Ireland. atsd the Charities Act
2011. The fLt)artcial $&temeots have been prepared thc historic￿ ¢￿t conv￿(lOn.
The finanGiAI ststcments arc pre5eD¢ed in 1£) which is •tso thc fimctwnaj vJrrtn¢y for thc tharity.
FlnAnclAI reportlDg stsnd•rd 102- r¢du¢¢d dlKlosMre ￿emp￿0￿5
The chaniy has iaken advantage of the following disclosure exem￿10￿$ in preparing thcsc financi&l sutements, as
putniikd by FRS 102 The Financial ReporlÈDg Sthndard applLcabk th the UK aud Republic olIreEaDd':
the requir¢m¢nts of s￿￿Ort 7 Sts*meni of C￿h Flows.
Income
All ii)come is recognised in the Stawnent of Finan¢iat Aaivities once the chan'ty has entitlement w the Lt is
probable Ihat th¢ income will be rec¢ived and th¢ 01￿￿ni can be rrKasuTd reliably.
Expendlivrc
Lidbilitics arc recogniscd &8 expenditu￿ t8 srm as there is a legal or constructive obli8auon Committing the charity
lo that Lxpenditure, it is probable that a wansfu of rfonomic bcncfits will bc required in S¢L(lement atld the arnnunt
of thc ubligaiion c8n be measurd re]iably. EXp￿di¢￿￿ is accounted for on an a¢cnth15 basis and ha5 been clwificd
under heading8 that aggTC8a¢c all cost Tclated to the ca*80ry. Where Costs c￿n0¢ be directly attributed w particular
headings they have been allocaied (o aciivitses on a Iwis consisteni with the usc orTesou￿cS.
Tanglble flx¢d A¥s¢ts
Depreciation Is Provided At the followin8 annual Tatei in ord¢rto writ¢ off exh ¥set over its cstimato4 lif¢.
Plant and machinery
2￿A oncoy
Taxatlon
The ¢hanly is exempt from on its chsritable aoiviii¢s.
Fund accoyndn%
Urtrcstnctcd tiinds can bc u8cd tn accordance with th¢clwi4ble obj¢divts ai the disctetion of the tsustea.
Restricted funds Can only k used for particular restricted purp)sts wtthitt the objects of the charily. Rcsiri¢iions
arL5e whcn $pKifi¢d by the donor or when fimd% are rwed forparticul•rTestri¢ttyJ ￿r￿lSu.
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Designw Bookbinders
Notrs to th¢ Flnallchl Ststemetsts- eonilnued
for the Ye4r Emded 31 December 2021
INVEsfMENT INCOME
31.12.21
31.12.20
"videnth DBPL
Deposii 8¢count tnierest
2,257
535
2.792
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Thcrc werc trustc¢s' rcmunNalion OT other b¢nefits lor the ycar e4Mkd 31 Dcccmber 2021 nor for the yc8r ended
31 Decetth 2020.
Trusteu, expens
TTUStee5 expcnse5 of £270 {2020 - £403) wcrc paid in rcspxt of travcl and mccun8 eXpet￿. stauonery and othcr
Costs in the year ended 31 tkccmbcr 2021.
COMPARATtVES FOR THE STATEME￿ OF FINANCIAI. ACTIVITID.S
UnreslTiCted
Resrrictcd
fijnds
Totsl
fvnds
Ir4coME AND Ef4DOWmE￿r.$ FROM
Donaiions and sub8cnptiotss
51.323
51,323
ChAritable Actlvltles
Charitable Acitvities
30,918
30,918
lrtvesknertt in¢om¢
2,792
2.792
Totsl
85,03J
85.033
EXPF.NT)ITURF. ON
Charitahlt gctiviticj
Charitable A¢iiviti&$
41.374
41.374
24.121
24.121
Tot*1
65.495
65,495
NET INCOl￿￿
19.538
19,538
RECONCILIATION OF FUND8
Tot¥1 funds brought forTraTd
40.251
43,251
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
59.789
62,789
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Designer Bookbinders
Notc5 to th¢ Fi￿nE141 Statements- continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2011
ANAL YSIS OF INCOME AND EXPET4DITURE FROM AcfiviTtLg
Adiviti
ABC Online Sale
Bookbinding Comrrttition
BookeT Fellow Bindirtgs
Internaiioiul Bookbindirlg Comwition
Joint Workshop with Society of Bookbinden
The New BookbindcT
MasttrclLsses
Transfuring Design
Ncwsleuer
London Craft Wcck
Other
Inco
598
lusl
Deficit
598
11386)
2.171
{2.386)
(9.829)
iiorxj
3.648
8.122
(1.319)
(17.085)
(400)
{2,1941
{4.631)
{1.398)
14861
2J29
18.9631
(4CQI
{2,1941
(4,6311
999
4,794
2.397
5.280
32,045
(39.728)
{7.6831
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and
mKhinery
Wcbsitc
Tothls
COST
At l January 2021
Addilions
11,837
11.837
6,000
At 31 Decettth¢r 2021
11,837
17.837
DEPRECIATION
At l January 2021 and 31 Dttelnber 2021
I l J40
11,340
NET BOOK VALUE
Al 31 Deccmbcr 2021
497
6,497
At 31 December2020
497
497
STOCKS
31.12.20
Stock8
2,043
Pa8e 9
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Designer Bookbinders
Not¢s to the FIDxttt1￿ Sixtmettts-
for th¢ Y¢8r Ended JI Dttember 2021
DEBTOKS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WtTHIIY ONE YEAR
31.12.21
31.12.20
Othcr dcbtors
2,5(K)
745
CRED￿0￿$. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHLN ONE YEAR
31.12.21
31.1220
Othcrcrcditors
5,025
2,696
io.
ACCRUAtS AfqD DEFERRED INCOME
31.12.21
31.12.20
Aecrua15 4nd defcrred ir*ome
3.0(Kl
3,&)0
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
rnovcmcnt
ID fiJnd5
At
31.12.21
At 1.1.21
UDresirl¢ted lyndi
yencrdl fijnd
In¢erllalional Compelitson Fund
36.373
23.416
{2.240)
3,8(
34.133
27216
59,789
1560
61,349
Resirltied fuad$
The Llothworkets C¢Jmpkny
706
3,706
TOTAL FUNDS
62,789
2.266
65,055
N¢t mov¢ment in fund& ioclud¢d in th¢ atov¢ ate LS folfvs:
Incoming
Movement
in hjnds
cxpendcd
Unruirld¢d fund$
Gellcral fund
Internaiiotial Comwiiion Fund
68.567
3.800
(70.807)
12,2401
3,800
72,367
(70,8071
1,560
Restrlcted fundj
The Clothworkers Company
3,51XI
(17941
706
TOTAL FUNDS
75.667
173.601)
2,266
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Designer Bookbinde
Noiu to tht Flbancial Statements- tODtiDued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2021
ii.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued
ComparathTes for movullent th funds
Net
MOV￿￿¢￿1
irt funds
At
31.12.20
At 1.120
Unr¢$trlcied fund•
Gelle￿ fund
Intcrnational Competiuon FuDd
33 JOI
6.950
3.072
16,466
36,373
23.416
40251
19,538
59.789
Restrl¢ied fund5
The ClothworkeTS Compatry
3.000
TOT AL FUNDS
43251
19.538
61789
Comparative n¢t movem¢ni in fijnds. incjudcd in the 4knv¢ •r¢ as follows..
In¢ornin8 Raourtts
expend
Movem¢ni
in fjJThds
URr¢$tri¢tcd funds
General
Inlcrnalional Competition Fund
68,377
16.656
(65.305)
3,072
16,466
85.033
(65.495)
19.S38
TOTAL FUNDS
85,033
(65,495)
19,538
A cumt year 12 mottthi and prior year 12 month6 ¢ombintyJ w5ition is as follows..
Nci
movement
in fijnds
At
31.12.21
Ai 1.1.20
Unrestrlcted funds
Gcneral fijnd
Int¢rn41ional Competition Fund
33 JOI
6,950
832
20266
34,133
27,216
40,251
21,098
61.349
Restrfcted funds
The Clothworkers Compat)y
3.OCiI
706
3.706
TOTAL FUNDS
43,251
21.804
65,055
Pa8ell
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Designer Bookbinders
Notes to tbe Flll#Dcl￿ St#t¢mEDts- eontlnu¢d
ror the Year Ended 31 Decernber 2021
ii.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued
A current year 12 ownth$ and prior year 12 months C0[nbll￿ Det t[Lovem￿L in fi￿rts, included in the at#)ve are &8
follows..
Incorning
Movernent
in fund%
expended
Unrestrlcted fun
Gen¢Tal fi]nd
International CompetittoD Fund
136,944
20.456
(136.It21
(1901
832
20.266
IS7.4(￿)
(136.302)
21.098
Rt$trlcied Tuhds
The Clothworkers CorDpaDy
35(
(1794)
706
TOTAL FUNDS
160,9C
{139,096)
21.804
12.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURFS
The following fccs and cxpcDses were paid to tsw¢¢es in the perityj ID the fUffh￿¢¢ of ch￿table a¢tiv¥iies'.
Rachel Ward-Salc- £174 for London Cr&ft Wttk expen
Angela J3mes- £329 for Booker BiDdJngs expesL8es
RiGhard Bcad$moore- £1,000 (Honor￿UM) & £250 Pn¥ winnings
Troy m(￿e- £l.000 (Ediling and magazinc produ¢¢ion)
Stephcn Conway- £1.900 for Booker Bindin85
Pa8¢ 12