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- ↑ Mairéad Bailie; Ian Pembridge; Jennifer REYNOLDS (2 September 2019). Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2020/2021 26th Edition. Directory of Social Change. p. 972. ISBN 978-1-78482-061-9.