31 March 2025
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## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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01 April 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
**Charity name** Clean Water Modelling Advisory Group **Other names charity is known by** CwMAG **Registered charity number (if any)** 1171934 **Charity's principal address** Yorkshire Water Plc PO Box 500 Bradford **Postcode BD6 2LZ**
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|2 Neil Croxton
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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||See above|Wholeyear|
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by the members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The charity has 5 trustees and a committee of 11 members, inclusive of You **may choose** to include the above listed trustees. The members are made of industry additional information, where practitioners. The committee is elected by the registered members of the relevant, about: CwMAG. • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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CwMAG is an organisation focused on advancing best practices and knowledge sharing within the field of clean water hydraulic modelling. The Clean Water Modelling Advisory Group (CwMAG) was established in 2011 to serve as an independent platform for water network modelers to collaborate and share expertise.
**Aims & Objectives** The key aims of the organisation is to advance the science and practice of clean water modelling for the public benefit by:
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- **Summary of the objects of the** Providing a forum for clean water modelling professionals to **charity set out in its** share operational best practice •
- **governing document** Educating clean water modelling professionals, water delivery service agencies and the public by holding events, operating a website and disseminating useful learning
- For the purpose of this clause ‘clean water modelling’ means the use of mathematical models, usually computer based, of a potable water supply network to analyse the system’s hydraulic behaviour, to determine the effect of any changes and investigate remedial measures and improvements.
## We;
- Host an annual conference and workshop attended by circa 100 modelling professionals
- Host free to attend knowledge exchange webinars
- Support the industry with best practice support
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance Hosted a successful conference and workshop in Nov 24 attended by **Summary of the main** circa 100 industry practitioners. **achievements of the charity during the year**
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
- Our opening balance from the end of the previous financial period (March 2024) was £35,968. At the of the financial period (March 2025) our balance was £45,925 equating to an increase of **£9956.**
- • **Our policy is to ensure was have sufficient capital to hold a conference of around 100 attendees each year.**
- **We need to ensure that we have the capital resources to meet the costs financial costs of such an event should there be insufficient attendance.**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
No deficit
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Any surplus funds come from the payment to attend or sponsor our annual CwMAG conference. We aim to have enough reserve to manage the risk of poor attendance at the conference, ensuring we can still cover any costs incurred.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
The income for 2024/25 (conference 12 Year) was artificially inflated by late receipts for 2023/24 conference 11 Year), which was a one off situation. Action has been taken to ensure this situation will not recur.
## **Accounting Records and Missing Receipt**
During the financial year, the charity incurred three expenditure item for which the original receipt could not be obtained. In line with the charity’s financial procedures and the Charity Commission’s expectations that charities maintain clear and accurate accounting records, the trustees reviewed alternative evidence supporting this payment, including the relevant bank statement entry and a signed declaration confirming the purpose and validity of the expenditure. Three missing recpept forms have been submitted with the accounts and sign by a trustee.
The trustees are satisfied that the payment was made wholly in support of the charity’s activities and that appropriate steps were taken to verify and document the transaction. The charity continues to maintain robust financial controls consistent with accepted receipts-and-payments accounting principles for smaller charities, and no concerns have arisen regarding misuse of funds. The trustees consider this an isolated administrative issue with no material impact on the charity’s financial position or governance.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**
**etc)**
**Date**|
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||Neil Croxton||
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Treasurer||
||14/01/2026||
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**CwMAG Accounts 2024_2025**
**Opening Bank 35,969 Payments 11[Th] Conf - Lighting 178 11[th] Conf sales(part) 5,405 Payments 11[th] Conf – Magician 350 Payments 11[th] Conf – Soft drinks 53 Payments 11[th] Conf - Org. Gift 27 12[th] Conf sales 23,041 Payments for 12[th] Conf 17,451 Group subscriptions 370 Sundries 61 Closing Bank 45,925 Totals 64,415 64,415**
CHARITY COMMISSION I Independent examiner's report on the
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Clean Water Ihjdelling Advwry Gro
On accounts forthe year
ended
Charity no
{if any)
11714934
31" March 2025
Set out on pages '
I report to the trust*s on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trusf'l for the year ended 3110312025.
Responslbllltles and
i)asis of report
As the charitls trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
{"the ACY,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of th8 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
hav8 followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5){b) of the Act.
Independent he charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualrfied io
examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [Insert name of
applicable listed bodyl]. Delete [ l if not appIable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wth the examination (other than that
disclosed below") lch gives me cause to believ8 that in, any Material
respe¢i.'
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act,. or
the accounts did not accord wth the accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable r8quirements
concerning the fomi and content of accounts set OLrt ir¢ the Charities
{Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fail 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 understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
11 /01/2016
Name:
Claire Cowling
Relevant professional
AT Level 2
IER
Oct 2018
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
18 Redgate
Formby. Liverpool
L37 4EW
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of conrn
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidan for examiners).
Glve here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018