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Registered charity · No. 1091222 · PlymouthiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

Plymouth Marine Laboratory's network

12 people6 organisationsi11 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

11 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Daniel CrockettTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dr Beverley Anne MackenzieTrustee2019
7 yrs
Dr Jyotika Itee VirmaniTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dr Michaela SchratzbergerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dr Veronique GarconTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kerin Jean SequeiraTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mark James ButcherTrustee2020
6 yrs
Nick BucklandTrustee2017
9 yrs
Christopher Clive MooresCompany secretary (charitable company)2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Subsidiaries

2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Pml Applications Ltd 04232750 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 4178503, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Plymouth Marine Laboratory as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
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Smart Sound Plymouth Ltd 04114737 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 4178503, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Plymouth Marine Laboratory as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board

The board

11 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Daniel CrockettTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dr Beverley Anne MackenzieTrustee2019
7 yrs
Dr Jyotika Itee VirmaniTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dr Michaela SchratzbergerTrustee2024
2 yrs
Dr Veronique GarconTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kerin Jean SequeiraTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mark James ButcherTrustee2020
6 yrs
Nick BucklandTrustee2017
9 yrs
Nigel John GodefroyTrustee2015
11 yrs
Professor Richard Garth James BellerbyTrustee2024
2 yrs
Timothy Paul AllenTrustee2026
new
Christopher Clive MooresCompany secretary (charitable company)2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Beverly Kim Tremain (2001-2024), Foot Anstey Sargent Secretarial Limited (2001). Full officer list

Subsidiaries

2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
Pml Applications Ltd 04232750 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 4178503, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Plymouth Marine Laboratory as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Smart Sound Plymouth Ltd 04114737 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 4178503, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Plymouth Marine Laboratory as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
4.5y
median 3y
Longest tenure
11y
since 2015
Years in governance
9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
10
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
6
of 11 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Education/training 11Environment/conservation/heritage 11

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 18Property 8Finance 5

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5m£10m£15m£20m20252024202320222021£16.39m£9.41m
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£14.28m£15.02m£14.00m£15.66m£16.39m
Total expenditure£13.56m£14.56m£14.04m£16.11m£17.17m
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£2.74m£5.60m£6.98m£8.16m£9.41m
Income by source
Donations and legacies£0£0£100.00k£0£0
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0
Charitable activities£12.84m£13.24m£12.11m£14.22m£14.81m
Other trading activities£1.38m£1.72m£1.72m£1.33m£1.45m
Investments£62.00k£58.00k£76.00k£114.00k£134.00k
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0
Other income£0£0£0£0£0
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£13.10m£13.71m£12.73m£15.07m£16.28m
Raising funds£464.00k£852.00k£1.30m£1.02m£860.00k
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£38.00k£65.00k£76.00k£84.00k£60.00k
Investment management£20.00k£24.00k£23.00k£24.00k£26.00k
Other expenditure£0£0£0£24.00k£26.00k
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£20m-£10m£0£10m£20m£30m20252024202320222021£7.55m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Own use assets£10.61m£9.64m£8.96m£9.36m£9.00m
Long-term investments£3.63m£3.83m£3.71m£4.16m£4.09m
Other assets£8.57m£9.09m£8.78m£7.85m£6.34m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£14.78m£13.91m£13.01m£12.96m£11.88m
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£8.02m£8.65m£8.44m£8.41m£7.55m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£2m£4m£6m£8m£10m20252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Unrestricted funds£8.02m£8.65m£8.44m£8.41m£7.55m
Restricted funds£0£0£0£0£0
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0£0
Total funds£8.02m£8.65m£8.44m£8.41m£7.55m
Reservesas declared by the charity£4.37m£4.42m£4.33m£2.90m£7.55m
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£12.20m£12.93m£12.49m£12.01m£10.43m
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20263 December 20253 December 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 202517 December 202417 December 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 202430 November 202330 November 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202323 January 202329 November 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 202221 January 20229 August 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 04178503 has made 24 accounts filings since 2002. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 20259 October 2025Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)74 pages
31 March 202414 October 2024Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)75 pages
31 March 202330 November 2023Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)72 pages
31 March 202215 November 2022Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)62 pages
31 March 202129 July 2021Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)59 pages
31 March 202014 August 2020Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)58 pages
31 March 20197 August 2019Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages
31 March 20188 August 2018Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages
31 March 201726 September 2017Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages
31 March 201616 December 2016Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages
31 March 201526 August 2015Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 201430 August 2014Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 201327 November 2013Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 20123 August 2012Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)37 pages
31 March 201122 August 2011Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages
31 March 201013 August 2010Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages
31 March 200910 October 2009Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages
31 March 200823 July 2008Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages
31 March 200720 July 2007Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages
31 March 20061 August 2006Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages
31 March 200524 August 2005Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages
31 March 200418 August 2004Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages
31 March 200318 August 2003Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
24 March 20025 November 2002Dormant accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

130 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 1 May 2014 to 18 September 2024.
Total from published grants
£14.9m
£14,903,063
Grants
130
published to 360Giving
Funders
5
distinct funders
Latest grant
Sep 2024
18 September 2024

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

5 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy70£9,838,1612014 to 2022
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology55£4,671,1372017 to 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1£178,9962024
Garfield Weston Foundation3£140,0002022 to 2024
Lloyd's Register Foundation1£74,7702016

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
18 September 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologySynchronising Earth Observation and Modelling Frameworks Towards a Digital Twin Ocean (SyncED-Ocean)£534,507
29 August 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyCreating a ground-truth in-water ocean data monitoring solution that will fact-check weather data for smart shipping route selection.£38,859
6 August 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyClosing the budget in marine atmospheric Oxidative Capacity through the quantification of Oceanic VOC emissions (COCO-VOC)£218,244
17 April 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyCarbon sequestration in BLUe EcoSystems - C-BLUES£40,754
10 April 2024Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£50,000
10 April 2024Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£50,000
3 April 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyOpen Access Block Award 2024 - Plymouth Marine Laboratory£28,225
1 April 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDPLUS213: Building baseline knowledge of mesophotic ecosystems in Ascension Island MPA£178,996
22 January 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: management of impacts on biodiversity£10,946
22 January 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyRestoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas£18,146
22 January 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: management of impacts on biodiversity£63,432
22 January 2024Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyLand-Sea interface: Lets observe together!£58,833
30 October 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyImpacts of bottom trawling on seabed carbon storage£91,434
25 September 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyCoccolitHophore controls on ocean ALKalinitY (CHALKY)£8,627
25 September 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyCoccolitHophore controls on ocean ALKalinitY (CHALKY)£43,565
5 July 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyEO4AgroClimate: VISualisation and Assessment of water quality using an Open Data Cube for the weStern English chAnnel - Vis4Sea.£236,383
2 June 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPromoting ocean and water literacy in school communities£81,772
2 June 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPromoting ocean and water literacy in school communities£177,667
24 April 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyOpen Access Block Award 2023 - Plymouth Marine Laboratory£26,823
1 March 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyConstrAining the Role of sulfur in the Earth System (CARES)£26,891
1 March 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyConstrAining the Role of sulfur in the Earth System (CARES)£134,891
3 February 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyEuro GO-SHIP: developing a Research Infrastructure concept to support European hydrography£48,916
3 February 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyEuro GO-SHIP: developing a Research Infrastructure concept to support European hydrography£51,776
24 January 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyRESTORATION OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN WATERS FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE FROM MOUNTAINS TO COAST£17,020
24 January 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAdvancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing£57,123
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Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

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Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING MARINE AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND DISSEMINATE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND DATA AND IDEAS GENERATED IN THE COURSE OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUCH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
Countries: Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, South Africa, South Korea, Cambodia, Philippines
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE. as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/03/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/12/2013 as amended on 30 Apr 2021 as amended on 21 Nov 2022 as amended on 29 Mar 2024 as filed
Register history
  • 20 March 2002Registered
Working name
PML

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 9 April 2024Resolution
  • 9 April 2024Memorandum and articles
  • 10 December 2023Resolution
  • 23 November 2022Memorandum and articles
  • 23 November 2022Resolution
  • 14 July 2022Resolution

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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