Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

THE PRIORY OF ENGLAND AND THE ISLANDS OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

Provide First Aid Training, First Aid Services, Ambulance Services, Youth Services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 25 years

www.sja.org.uk

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£120,100	£120,400	£-300	£9,800	£116,100	£108,000	10.8	1,684	44,385
31/12/21	£114,100	£106,600	£7,500	£8,800	£119,800	£113,200	12.7	1,517	48,120
31/12/20	£92,300	£99,200	£-6,900	£9,100	£112,300	£103,500	12.5	1,414	17,570
31/12/19	£102,400	£108,100	£-5,700	£9,100	£120,700	£115,100	12.8	1,519	19,106
31/12/18	£98,000	£102,300	£-4,300	£9,100	£123,200	£119,200	14	1,494	24,938
31/12/17	£102,000	£99,700	£2,300	£9,600	£130,700	£126,300	15.2	1,506	0
31/12/16	£102,500	£102,800	£-300	£9,100	£125,700	£122,700	14.3	1,767	0
31/12/15	£106,900	£104,700	£2,200	£9,000	£121,800	£118,700	13.6	1,870	0
31/12/14	£99,300	£96,900	£2,400	£8,400	£122,800	£119,500	14.8	1,729	0
31/12/13	£91,400	£97,100	£-5,700	£8,500	£113,500	£110,400	13.6	1,682	0
31/12/12	£90,581	£100,119	£-9,538	£9,291	£117,506	£113,452	13.6	1,722	0
31/12/11	£87,023	£95,898	£-8,875	£9,997	£124,914	£120,026	15	1,977	0
31/12/10	£87,472	£93,658	£-6,186	£9,779	£133,769	£131,677	16.9	1,625	0
31/12/09	£82,173	£88,297	£-6,124	£6,996	£138,605	£134,815	18.3	1,557	0
31/12/08	£82,747	£84,373	£-1,626	£5,684	£141,164	£134,839	19.2	1,478	0
31/12/07	£78,518	£77,282	£1,236	£5,897	£156,658	£147,625	22.9	1,486	0
31/12/06	£73,456	£74,738	£-1,282	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£75,075	£72,554	£2,521	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£68,170	£64,772	£3,398	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 10.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

1,684 employees
44,385 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£231,760
Garfield Weston Foundation	£133,500
Co-Operative Group	£79,662
CHK Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, Norfolk
£1,490	21/10/2023	We would like to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance. Our organisation enables them to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, Cambridgeshire
£1,444	21/10/2023	We would like to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance. Our organisation enables them to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Leicester
£2,368	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We want to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, North Yorkshire and Teesside
£1,627	21/10/2023	We would like to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance. Our organisation enables them to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, Cornwall
£3,682	21/10/2023	We would like to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance. Our organisation enables them to learn new skills, build confidence and make new friends.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance South and West Yorkshire
£2,704	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We aim to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Hampshire
£1,576	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills and build confidence. We aim to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Suffolk
£1,062	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We want to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Nottinghamshire
£1,220	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We aim to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Cumbria and Lancashire
£2,940	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We want to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance youth units.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Bristol
£1,023	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We want to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Dorset
£2,996	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills and build confidence. We aim to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Derbyshire
£2,090	21/10/2023	Our goal is to support young people as they get to meet new people, learn new skills, and build confidence. We want to give every young person the opportunity to be part of St John Ambulance.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Museum of the Order of St John
£0	05/07/2023	Cataloguing grant of £35,000 awarded towards 'Care and Community Response: The Founding Years of St John Ambulance (c. 1870-1939)'. Paid via Pilgrim Trust/National Archives joint programme Archives ....more Cataloguing grant of £35,000 awarded towards 'Care and Community Response: The Founding Years of St John Ambulance (c. 1870-1939)'. Paid via Pilgrim Trust/National Archives joint programme Archives Revealed (22871)
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Order of St John
£500	18/11/2022	As requested by the donor towards the humanitarian work of the Order of St John: "the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, ....more As requested by the donor towards the humanitarian work of the Order of St John: "the encouragement and promotion of all work of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering or danger, without distinction of race, class or creed".
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£750	23/10/2022	Towards core costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Leicester
£1,003	22/10/2022	St John Ambulance youth groups play an important role in bringing young people in the community together. We currently have 11,000 wonderful young people who are at the heart of the St John community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)
£1,004	22/10/2022	St John Ambulance youth groups play an important role in bringing young people in the community together. We currently have 11,000 wonderful young people who are at the heart of the St John community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Ipswich
£1,336	22/10/2022	Our goal is to support young people to contribute positively in their community; they are taught how to act under pressure, work in a team and develop leadership skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, Oswestry All Services Unit
£1,697	22/10/2022	We would like to purchase a Choking Charlie Manakin to enhance the training for members and the public in how to deal with a choking patient.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance - Derby
£3,551	22/10/2022	St John Ambulance youth groups play an important role in bringing young people in the community together. We currently have 11,000 wonderful young people who are at the heart of the St John community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance, Chelmsford
£3,271	22/10/2022	Our goal is to support young people to contribute positively in their community by teaching them how to act under pressure, work in a team, and develop leadership skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Coventry
£2,795	22/10/2022	St John Ambulance youth groups play an important role in bringing young people in the community together. We currently have 11,000 wonderful young people who are at the heart of the St John community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton Homeless Service
£10,000	13/05/2022	The funding will be used to deliver first-aid health and wellbeing care and treatment for people from the homeless community including rough sleepers and those housed in vulnerable accommodation. It ....more The funding will be used to deliver first-aid health and wellbeing care and treatment for people from the homeless community including rough sleepers and those housed in vulnerable accommodation. It will also provide first-aid training to the homeless community along with advocacy and signposting activities where appropriate. The project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the community by helping to prevent health issues escalating and encouraging and supporting individuals to engage with other relevant local services.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£66,500	18/03/2022	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to St John Ambulance Northumbria
£500	16/12/2021	Running costs of St John Ambulance Northumbria
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Brighton Homeless Service
£4,538	23/10/2021	We would like to buy first aid equipment and provisions including toiletries and clothes. Our service runs three drop-in sessions a week, all staffed by volunteers - our service is critical.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£1,018	23/10/2021	Our role in communities has never been more vital. We want to step up and reskill even more volunteers to continue to be the nation’s leading community health and first aid charity.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Footscray & Sidcup Young People Unit
£1,714	23/10/2021	We would like to buy some new CPR equipment, including a training AED machine to help train more children at the unit and within the local community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£1,285	23/10/2021	Our role in communities has never been more vital, we want to step up and up-skill even more volunteers to continue to provide first aid within communities and help the NHS in trusts or with 999 calls
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£876	23/10/2021	We would like to up-skill even more volunteers to continue to provide first aid within communities and help the NHS in trusts or with 999 calls.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£1,860	23/10/2021	We would like to up-skill even more volunteers to continue to provide first aid within communities and help the NHS in trusts or with 999 calls.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£1,534	23/10/2021	Working with the NHS, we respond to emergency 999 calls through our Community First Responders.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£1,044	23/10/2021	Our role in communities has never been more vital. We want to step up and reskill even more volunteers to continue to be the nation’s leading community health and first aid charity.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£67,000	05/02/2021	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - running costs
£500	28/01/2021	running costs
Suffolk Community Foundation - St John Suffolk Emergency Appeal
£9,850	15/12/2020 2	To support St John Ambulance across Suffolk. C19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£154,000	30/10/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. John Ambulance - Harrogate Unit
£2,626	24/10/2020	We would like to provide our members with equipment and training to save lives in the community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£2,870	24/10/2020	We would like to buy new training equipment and first aid kit, so we can teach more volunteers and our community how to save lives.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£3,191	24/10/2020	With your support we can buy more life-saving first aid equipment for our volunteers to protect and preserve lives in your community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance - Horsham Unit
£3,493	24/10/2020	We would like to make sure first aid is available where it is needed the most - at community events and in response to disaster.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 St John Ambulance
£1,095	17/06/2020	Supporting people with rare medical conditions
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St John Ambulance Sussex
£5,000	18/05/2020	St John Ambulance are working in partnership with the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, providing volunteers to support clinical teams at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton ....more St John Ambulance are working in partnership with the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, providing volunteers to support clinical teams at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath in the fight against Covid-19. Funding will continue to support communities after the crisis by training young people and adults to learn lifesaving first aid including the right preparation to ensure volunteers can help the nation in emergencies.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to St John Ambulance Essex
£10,000	28/04/2020	to purchase equipment for use by the volunteer staff of St John Ambulance in their ambulances as they provide support for the NHS across Essex during the COVID19 pandemic
Suffolk Community Foundation - Take the Strain Appeal
£5,000	22/04/2020 10	Supporting St. John Ambulance to work alongside ambulance services and hospital trusts in emergency situations. Covid19
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£25,000	08/04/2020	unrestricted (response to COVID)
DCMS - FINAL St John's Gate
£77,760	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - St John Ambulance
£15,000	27/11/2019	To develop and pilot a programme to equip young people from diverse backgrounds and hard-to-reach groups with the skills and confidence to respond to health needs relevant to their communities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance- Bexley Area
£2,668	15/11/2019	We want to buy first aid training equipment to train adult volunteers, young people and community first responders.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance Redhill Adult Unit
£10,069	15/11/2019	We want to replace our ageing defibrillator units as the batteries are no longer available.
National Lottery Community Fund - First Aid Provision for Homeless People
£9,880	18/10/2019 12	First Aid Provision for Homeless People
Masonic Trust - MCF Air Ambulance
£4,000	20/02/2019	Unrestricted funding for air ambulance service
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barking All Services Unit - St John Ambulance
£3,718	19/11/2018	We want to provide local first aid awareness demonstrations so that every person can be the difference between a life saved and a life lost.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance
£4,522	19/11/2018	We want to upgrade the radio communications equipment that our volunteers will use, helping us to cover a greater area.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance - East Ham Young People Services
£6,279	19/11/2018	We want to provide local first aid awareness demonstrations so that every person can be the difference between a life saved and a life lost.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John Ambulance (West)
£5,687	19/11/2018	We need funds for specialist equipment to support our volunteers in their roles and help them to save more lives in their local community.
Essex Community Foundation - Ipads for the Essex Youth
£4,000	06/02/2018 10	Towards the purchase of Ipads for the Essex Youth Team to continue to teach first aid and leadership skills to young people
Nesta - AC00604
£249,993	29/03/2017 30	Second Half Fund programme grant to St John Ambulance Grant Ref AC00604
DCMS - Second Half Fund
£124,997	29/03/2017	Nesta is undertaking a programme called the ?Second Half Fund? (?the Programme?) which is supported and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the Office for Civil Society. The ....more Nesta is undertaking a programme called the ?Second Half Fund? (?the Programme?) which is supported and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the Office for Civil Society. The aim of the Programme is to support the growth of innovations that mobilise the time and talents of many more people aged over 50 to help others, alongside public services in four key priority areas:Children and young people: People aged 50+ supporting and encouraging children and young people to succeed and find employment through social action.Parents and families: People aged 50+ supporting parents and families to nurture and encourage children and young people to be healthy and succeed.Ageing well: People aged 50+ supporting older people to age well.Resourceful and resilient places: People aged 50+ supporting resourceful and resilient neighbourhoods.
National Lottery Community Fund - North West Cycle Response Unit
£10,000	20/05/2015 12	The group will use the funding to purchase 2 new response bicycles. These will then be used by volunteers to continue to provide a fast response service to injured members of the public during ....more The group will use the funding to purchase 2 new response bicycles. These will then be used by volunteers to continue to provide a fast response service to injured members of the public during community events where a normal average ambulance response time would be too slow. This will ensure that members if the public are kept safe and volunteers are trained to provide a much needed service to the community.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Museum of the Order of St John
£69,400	10/06/2014	Voluntary Care in the Theatre of War
National Lottery Community Fund - Hastings Homeless Service
£236,064	17/04/2013 60	This continuation project will improve the health of homeless people by providing nurse-led health clinics, including podiatry, at two drop-in centres in Hastings. Most homeless and vulnerably housed ....more This continuation project will improve the health of homeless people by providing nurse-led health clinics, including podiatry, at two drop-in centres in Hastings. Most homeless and vulnerably housed people do not have access to GP services due to complex appointment systems.The project will raise awareness awareness among GPs and PCTs of the barriers faced by homeless people, while providing beneficiaries with signposting and referrals to agencies for issues such as housing, and drug and alcohol misuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - ST JOHN IS THE DIFFERENCE
£96,113	13/04/2011 36	This project will contribute to a new purpose built, accessible and fully equipped St John's Ambulance training centre. It will be built on land adjacent to the East of England Fenn Road Ambulance ....more This project will contribute to a new purpose built, accessible and fully equipped St John's Ambulance training centre. It will be built on land adjacent to the East of England Fenn Road Ambulance Service garages in order to support their work. It will offer free First Aid training to organisations, community groups and individuals tailored to their own need and lifestyle. An outreach service is also proposed to include isolated beneficiaries such as carers and older people in care homes.
National Lottery Community Fund - St John Ambulance Reminiscence Activities
£10,000	07/04/2011 12	This is a project by a charity in Somerset. The charity will use the funding to train new volunteers to deliver a reminiscence project for older people who live in residential care. This will ....more This is a project by a charity in Somerset. The charity will use the funding to train new volunteers to deliver a reminiscence project for older people who live in residential care. This will increase volunteering opportunities within the provision of care and reduce isolation for older people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sussex Homeless Service
£272,183	13/10/2010 36	This project provides an accessible health outreach service in Brighton to help homeless and vulnerably housed people to improve their health and access to health services. A team of staff and ....more This project provides an accessible health outreach service in Brighton to help homeless and vulnerably housed people to improve their health and access to health services. A team of staff and volunteers, including nurses and podiatrists, provide: drop in health clinics where beneficiaries can access nursing services, such as wound care, advice and treatment for skin disorders, drug and alcohol advice, and monitoring of ongoing chronic conditions such as diabetes.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN CABLE MBE Appointed: 2018

ASHLEY SWEETLAND MBE CSTJ Appointed: 2021

DR ROSALIND ANITA JANE SMITH Appointed: 2021

REAR ADMIRAL SIMON PAUL WILLIAMS CB CVO Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE BRITANNIA ASSOCIATION,

REV PAUL RHYS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: N/A, Other trusteeships: THE HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY AT CASTLE RISING, SANDRINGHAM ESTATE COTTAGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY TRUST, THE CENTRE FOR MARIAN STUDIES,

STUART JAMES SHILSON LVO DL (Chair) Appointed: 2022

TANYA COFF Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/1999, number: 1077265
Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1999, number: 03866129

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

20/03/2014 - Asset transfer in from TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEMPERANCE HALL
14/05/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE RAYMOND COLMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
23/08/2021 - Asset transfer in from EMBLETON TRUST FUND
13/09/2022 - Asset transfer in from GEORGE AYRES BENEVOLENT TRUST
22/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE PRIDE OF BRISTOL TRUST
Linked charity: ST JOHN AMBULANCE
10/07/2019 - Asset transfer in from ST JOHN AMBULANCE
22/12/2020 - Asset transfer in from ST JOHN AMBULANCE

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE RAYMOND COLMAN CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
Asset transfer in from EMBLETON TRUST FUND on 23/08/2021
Asset transfer in from GEORGE AYRES BENEVOLENT TRUST on 13/09/2022
Asset transfer in from THE PRIDE OF BRISTOL TRUST on 22/02/2023

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Main office

St John's Gate
St John's Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4DA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRIORY ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL STRENGTHENING OF MANKIND AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN SICKNESS, DISTRESS, SUFFERING OR DANGER AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND CARRY OUT WITHIN AND FROM THE TERRITORY THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE ORDER AS SET OUT IN STATUTE 4 (SEE PARAGRAPH 7 OF RULES)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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